Mullingar Crystal Reach Final of Enterprise Awards

Mullingar Crystal reached the final of the 2009 County Enterprise Awards. The Awards were held at the Radisson Hotel in Athlone and were presented by Patricia Callan of the Small Firms Association. The overall winners were Robotic & Drive Services Ltd who stood out with their hi-tech assembly systems for industry.

We wish them well in the future as we do to all the finalists.

Mullingar Crystal become supplier of Awards for Chambers Ireland.

(Press release from Chambers Ireland July 30th 2009)
Mullingar Crystal become supplier of Awards for Chambers Ireland
We are delighted to announce that Mullingar Crystal are the suppliers of Crystal Awards for both the Corporate Social Responsibility Awards and the Excellence in Local Government Awards. Mullingar Crystal was set up in 2006 by managing director Bernard Flynn. Mullingar Crystal offers a wide variety of Prizes and Awards to suit all budgets and offer a promise of “the price you see is the price you pay”. Mullingar Crystal have developed a system called CrystalPrint whereby a colour logo, text or even a photograph can be added to the crystal piece thereby creating a truly unique personalized prize or award.The awards will come from their newly designed CrystalArt range. As the name suggests, CrystalArt is where “crystal meets art”, a new range specially tailored for true winners. The pieces are modern in look and evoke feelings of triumph and success.

Making your Charity Event Work

In the current economic climate, making your charity event is harder than ever. Golf classics are harder filled and there are so many others looking for funds from the same people.

We at Mullingar Crystal get asked on an almost daily basis to sponsor events. As we make our money from such events, we can hardly work for free.

However, as business is hard, we are willing to talk to event organisers and come up with a solution. We can sometimes sponsor a category or if the event is suitable (whereby we can promote Mullingar Crystal), we can come to some other arrangement.

Talk to us, tell us your needs and we will come up with an affordable solution so that you can have a successful event.

Guide to Crystal Awards by Matt Alderton

Guide to Crystal Awards
Crystal employee recognition awards are the perfect way to say 'Thanks' and 'Good job'
By Matt Alderton

Crystal awards are stylish. They’re sophisticated. They’re sturdy. They’re also smart, as crystal corporate awards are small tokens that make a big difference in engendering allegiance, excitement, gratitude and respect within the workplace. In fact, crystal awards and crystal trophies -- which are made of brilliant glass -- are the perfect means to many ends. For example:1. Crystal employee recognition awards, used to thank employees and honor their accomplishments, can increase employee motivation and retention.2. Crystal trophies, given as thanks to partners and suppliers, can improve and secure vendor relationships.3. Crystal achievement awards, on display where customers can see them, can improve customer confidence and loyalty.

While most crystal awards have lead in them, those with the 'lead crystal' distinction have upwards of 70 percent lead content; higher lead content translates into crystal awards with more shine, brilliance and clarity.

For an artistic aesthetic, choose optical crystal awards
Optical crystal awards are among the most popular crystal trophies. Known for their incredible clarity and flawless finish, they capture light in order to create beautiful rainbow prisms and refractions.

Corporate recognition awards come in many shapes and sizes. For truly unique crystal employee recognition awards, look beyond crystal trophies and plaques and consider engraved crystal gifts, such as paperweights, figurines and bowls.

Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
• When choosing a crystal award, consider the occasion for which you're giving it; obelisks and triangles are popular for sales achievements, for instance, plaques for financial achievements or donations, and stars for more personal achievement awards.
• Crystal awards can cost less than $100 or more than $400; the more customized and unique the design, the more expensive the award.
• While vendors tend to offer the same types of crystal corporate awards, what differentiates them is customer service; look for vendors that offer free engraving, discounted shipping or complimentary logo setup.
• Choose traditional clear crystal awards for more formal occasions and treated or colored crystal awards for more innovative achievements.
• Consider where you will be presenting your various crystal awards before you purchase them; taller pieces are appropriate for crystal awards that will be presented in front of a large audience in a large space, while smaller pieces are appropriate for crystal awards that will be presented in a more intimate ceremony.

Best of Irish Awards

Mullingar Crystal were the awards of choice at the "Best of Irish" awards held recently in the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin. This prestigious event which is run by TV3 and The Star Newspaper is unique in that the recipients are chosen by the readers/ viewers of both TV3 and The Star. On the night, there was a monthly winner for each of the twelve months with August being shared by our three Olympic boxing heroes. The overall award went to Bernard Dunne.

In previous years, the awards came from Waterford and thus Mullingar Crystal is delighted to have been chosen for such an event.

Make more money from your golf classic

In this "difficult" year, many are finding it very hard to fill time sheets for golf classics.
One simple solution that I came across in the USA is to use your own grounds.
This of course is only suitable for certain clubs, schools and associations.
The idea is that you"make " an 18 or 27 hole course on your own grounds. This does not need to be long. It can be almost crazy -golf like.
This system has many advantages. The course can be mapped out and mown in a few hours.
You can be much more inclusive with the entry by including kids and of course adults who would not normally play golf.
The big winner is the organiser. As the "classic" is held on own grounds, all proceeds therefore go to the organiser. You can charge teams a lot less and thereby automatically get more entries. You can still have all your sponsors including tee sponsors.

The Mini Golf Classic could be your organisations money winner for 2009.

If you would like any further help or information, just email sales@mullingarcrystal.com

Mullingar Crystal to sponsor annual Rugby Club Golf Classic

Mullingar Crystal will sponsor this year’s Rugby Club Golf classic to be held at Mullingar golf club on the Friday of the May bank holiday weekend.
Speaking at the announcement, Bernard Flynn, MD of Mullingar Crystal expressed his delight in teaming up with MRC. He went on to say that in this commercially difficult year, it is incumbent upon business to continue to support local and in turn for all of us to support local business.
Mullingar Crystal will use the event to showcase their new range of CrystalArt which will be the prizes on the day.

Pictured are Bernard Flynn, MD, Mullingar Crystal and Brendan Leahy, President, Mullingar Rugby Club at the announcement of Mullingar Crystal’s sponsorship of MRC golf classis.