Motion · S6M-06953 · 24 Nov 2022

ICON Awards 2022

Lodged by Stuart McMillan (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 15 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the return of Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce’s annual business awards, which aim to recognise business excellence in Inverclyde; appreciates that the newly-named ICON Awards, previously named the Bee’s Knees Awards, is now in its 17th year and were last held in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic; congratulates the 10 award winners: Ocean Youth Trust Scotland (for diversity), Firth of Clyde Boat Tours (tourism), Summerhouse Media (internationalism), On-Site Scanning (business growth), Storm In A Teacup (sustainability), RIG Arts (community benefits), Clyde Eats (entrepreneurism), The Wee Crafty Owl (Covid resilience), Diodes (skills development), and West College Scotland (health and wellbeing); applauds all those in attendance for raising £1,100, which was collected by the Chamber’s trustee, Bruce Newlands, to go towards the chosen charity for the awards, Inverclyde Shed; wishes all of Inverclyde’s business community well for the future, and commends the Inverclyde Chamber for the work that it does to support local businesses.

Supporters (15)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.