Musgrave news

Best Kept Awards: Environment Needs Childrens’ Input

The 2009 SuperValu Best Kept Awards were launched recently with news of a campaign to get more young people involved in environmental projects.

At the launch of the prestigious awards scheme that acknowledges towns, housing areas, healthcare facilities and schools for their commitment to our natural and built heritage, organisers urged more young people to get involved and announced an increase in the prize fund available for schools.

The prize money for winning schools has more than doubled and is now £300 per school (up from £125), with runners up getting £120 (up from £65). The overall wining school receives an additional £200.

The Best Kept Awards are organised annually by the Northern Ireland Amenity Council (NIAC) and have been supported by SuperValu and its independent retail partners across Northern Ireland since 2004. They attract hundreds of entries every year from towns, housing areas, healthcare facilities and schools hoping to gain recognition for their commitment to the environment.

The closing date for the SuperValu Best Kept Town, Village and Housing Area Awards is April 24. Healthcare Facility Awards close on May 29 and the Schools category is open until March 6. Entry forms are available from NIAC on 9040 3681 or visit www.niacbestkept.com for more information.

 

Big Bus Partnership: Example of Excellence

SuperValu’s community partner Action Cancer held an event recently which not only highlighted the Big Bus service sponsored by SuperValu, but also the exemplary nature of their partnership.

The event was co-hosted by the Construction Employers Federation (CEF) for their member businesses to hear about the Action Cancer Big Bus. Musgrave Retail Partners NI Marketing Director Christine Grant was invited to speak to the assembled audience about the award-winning partnership between SuperValu and Action Cancer.

Christine spoke about how SuperValu’s support of the Big Bus formed part of its Corporate Responsibility strategy. She also talked about the nature of real partnerships and how much they can achieve and encouraged all the companies attending the event to make use of the Big Bus at their workplaces.

The Action Cancer Big Bus provides early detection, cancer prevention and support for people at risk of cancer, or experiencing cancer. SuperValu committed a funding package of £600,000 in the first three years of the service to help Action Cancer launch the Big Bus unit and cover the running costs. SuperValu stores raises funds all year round to keep the Big Bus moving.
 

Musgrave Crumlin Golf Classic

Musgrave Crumlin Golf Classic which Musgrave Head Office has sponsored for the last 11 years was held in September 2009.   The competition involves all golf clubs throughout the country who are circularized about the competition.  On an annual basis, Musgrave usually have over 100 golf clubs who participate.

Over €1 million Euro has been raised in that time from the classic, and all of this money has gone towards building the National Burns Unit at Crumlin Children's Hospital. It is the only one in the country and is state of the art.

 

Musgrave Group named as one of Ireland’s 25 Best Managed Companies!

Musgrave Group wins at IGD Food Industry Awards

Musgrave Group has won the John Sainsbury Award for Learning and Development at the prestigious IGD Food Industry Awards that were held in London yesterday evening. The John Sainsbury award recognises companies who have made a real commitment to people development. 

It is awarded for an initiative which has achieved demonstrable business results, people development, sustained learning and on-going performance improvement.

The award recognised our MLD programme on our Leadership Pathway which is aimed at building the leadership capability of the management population across the various divisions of Musgrave. The programme is designed using the Musgrave Values, Guiding Principles and strategic direction as the core building blocks to the programme. In this category we achieved the award ahead of other companies like Nestle UK and Greencore Group.

Congratulations to our colleagues in Musgrave GB who despite competition from Booker Group (Overall winners), Tate & Lyle Sugars, the ICE Company, were short listed finalists in the Supply Chain Excellence Award.

Our Budgens retail partner Guy Warner walked away with the Social Innovation Award for Warner's Budgens where he had been shortlisted with companies like ASDA, Kellogg's and Morrison's.

Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland achieves Platinum ETP

Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland has achieved the Excellence Through People Platinum award.  This is an outstanding achievement for the team who worked on this and Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.  It is a highly prestigious and widely recognised award for excellence in people management and development.  It identifies Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland as one of the premier employers in Ireland. 

Musgrave Sustainability Site Launched

In Musgrave, we see sustainability as our core responsibility. For us it’s about minimising our environmental impact and making a positive contribution to people’s lives, to their communities and to society as a whole. Read more about how we are meeting our commitments by clicking on the link below

Musgrave Sustainability Site