ROCCO Awards Return in 2021 - Now Open for Entries!

Renfrewshire Chamber have announced the return of the ROCCO’s (the annual business awards of Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce) which are now open for entry.?

The Rocco’s are Renfrewshire’s premier business event now in their 17th?year and will take place on Friday 19th November at the Normandy Hotel. For the third year the ROCCO Main Sponsor is Paisley.Is, the destination brand for Paisley & Renfrewshire.

CEO Bob Grant commented “We are pleased to return with ROCCO 2021 which will be a celebration of everything our business community has achieved together in challenging times. Resilience, recovery, and rebuilding sustainably are all key themes for ROCCO 2021. Thank you to all our sponsors, without their support, the ROCCO’s would not be possible. I encourage businesses & organisations from all sectors to consider entering. Winning a ROCCO is a great achievement and competition is always fierce – the process we follow for selecting a winner is taken very seriously. Across the 17 categories we have something for everyone; from a sole trader or young entrepreneur & community group to well established SMEs and large corporates. You have plenty of time to enter the Rocco’s however please don’t leave it to the last minute. You can enter as many categories as you wish.”

Louisa Mahon, Head of Marketing and Communications for Renfrewshire Council said

‘It is wonderful to see the annual ROCCO awards return in 2021, signalling an important step forward in Renfrewshire’s recovery and the opportunity to reconnect and reflect why Renfrewshire is a great place to do business. It has never been more important to recognise and celebrate the remarkable resilience, generosity and ingenuity of businesses operating across Renfrewshire throughout what has been one of the most challenging times in our history. We are honoured to place Paisley.Is at the heart of this year’s ROCCOs and to hear from and honour the best of the best in Renfrewshire.”

The ROCCO’s are free to?enter?for members based anywhere plus non-members that are based in Renfrewshire. The 17 categories this year are:

ROCCO Award for Environmental Sustainability – Sponsored by Paisley Is

ROCCO Award for Developing the Young Workforce?– sponsored by Developing the Young Workforce (West)

ROCCO Award for Innovation & Technology – sponsored by Creation IP

ROCCO Award for Excellence in Manufacturing -sponsorship available

ROCCO Award for International Trade -sponsored by Glasgow Airport

ROCCO Award for Excellence in Business Resilience – sponsored by Invest in Renfrewshire

ROCCO Award for Employer of the Year – sponsored by West College Scotland

ROCCO Award for Most Promising New Business -sponsored by Renfrewshire Council

ROCCO Award for Family Business of the Year – sponsored by The Malcolm Group

ROCCO Award for Young Business Person of the Year – Sponsored by Rolls Royce

ROCCO Award for Resilience in Tourism – sponsored by Paisley.is

ROCCO Award for Community Champion – sponsored by Engage Renfrewshire

ROCCO Award for Outstanding Performing Business 5 or fewer employees – sponsored by Braehead

ROCCO Award for Outstanding Performing Business 5<25 employees – sponsored by University of the West of Scotland

ROCCO Award for Outstanding Performing Business >25 employees – sponsored by Doosan Babcock

ROCCO Award for Business Leader of the Year – sponsored?by Diageo

ROCCO Award for Renfrewshire’s Favourite Business – Sponsored by The Paisley Daily Express

Opens for entries at the end of August.

The awards are?open for entry?until the 17th September. Shortlist will be announced early October and the winners announced at our awards ceremony on Friday 19th November at The Normandy Hotel hosted by Fred MacAulay.

On the night a charity raffle will support 2 charities including St Vincents Hospice and Kidney Research UK.

For more info and to enter / book a table – please visit?www.roccoawards.com

The social medial hashtag is #2021Rocco