PHA awards Derry~Londonderry Healthy Workplace to Woodvale Construction
Dr Eddie Rooney, Chief Executive, Public Health Agency (PHA) presented the ‘Healthy Workplace Award’ to Woodvale Construction, tonight (1 June), at the gala Derry~Londonderry Business Awards 2012, at the City Hotel, Derry.
The ‘Healthy Workplace Award’ category, sponsored by PHA, was one of fifteen Business Awards being presented to leading businesses from the Derry area. The Awards were organised by the Londonderry Chamber of Commerce, City Centre Initiative and principal sponsor Money Exchange.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Dr Eddie Rooney, Chief Executive, PHA, said: “Workplaces not only provide employment and financial stability but also motivation, satisfaction and a sense of pride, purpose and identity for those employed. This in turn contributes to positive health, wellbeing and quality of life.
“The Public Health Agency was set up to tackle health inequalities and does this in partnership with many organisations, including businesses. I am delighted to present the PHA sponsored ‘Healthy Workplace Award’ and congratulate Woodvale Construction, along with the other shortlisted businesses.
“Woodvale Construction has worked closely with Foyle Health @ Work, the PHA funded service that supports local businesses to develop and improve their work-based health and wellbeing initiatives.
“This Award recognises and rewards the investment and commitment of Woodvale Construction to their workforce and to the long term sustainability and prosperity of their business, the community and the North West as a whole.”
The Business Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the outstanding achievements of local businesses and their employees, during the last year. To enter, applicants provided a brief business profile, reasons why they should win each category entered and supporting documentation.
Contact the PHA Press Office on 028 9055 3663
Picture, (L-R): Sinead Mc Laughlin, Chamber; Jim Roddy, City Centre Initiative; Dr Eddie Rooney, PHA; Brian Kelly, Woodvale Construction; Richard Smith, Woodvale Construction; Sabrina Dunne, Derry Healthy Cities and Padraig Canavan, Chamber.
- The Healthy Workplace Award is sponsored by Foyle Health at Work/Derry Healthy Cities.
- Foyle Health @ Work, funded by PHA has provided strong and conclusive evidence for the development of a workplace settings approach to health and wellbeing over the last six years.
- Support available to businesses in the north west includes: assessment of current policy and procedures; staff/management health needs assessment and implementation groups
- The Healthy Workplace Award recognised businesses that proactively demonstrate a holistic approach to investing in the health and wellbeing of their employees, eg by implementing new initiatives, policies, raising awareness of health at work or providing a healthy working environment.
- The shortlisted businesses in the Healthy Workplace Award category were:
- Londonderry Port and Harbour
- St Columb’s College
- Woodvale Construction