SCDI: Gala Dinner & Awards

SCDI Gala Dinner & Awards

The dinner has created its own niche in the recognition of excellence in enterprise, exports and various other awards categories. It provides a unique platform to showcase the global achievements of companies based throughout Scotland in a wide range of sectors to a key business audience.

The Gala Dinner and Awards is firmly established as the premier business awards and corporate entertainment dinner in Scotland and is attended by around 750 guests drawn from all sectors of industry and commerce.

To set the event above the plethora of other business award dinners in Scotland the Gala Dinner is themed in an innovative and entertaining way. Recent themes include Russia, Brazil and Bollywood.

2008 Gala Dinner & Awards:

The Awards 2008

The Royal Bank of Scotland Award for Outstanding International Achievement 2008
IndigoVision, Edinburgh

Determined to Succeed Award for Outstanding Partnership Working with a School 2008
Boo Boutique, Glasgow

Envirowise Award for Outstanding Achievement in Resource Efficiency 2008
Syngenta Grangemouth Manufacturing Centre

Scottish Disability & Business Award 2008
Presented by Leonard Cheshire Disability in association with Gillespie Macandrew WS
Holiday Inn, Edinburgh

Glasgow : Scotland with style Award for Best Business Tourism Company 2008
Scottish Exhibition Centre Ltd, Glasgow

ScottishPower Award for Outstanding Achievement in Renewable Energy 2008
SgurrEnergy, Glasgow

Outstanding Achievement in Exports 2008
FMC Technologies, Dunfermline

Outstanding Achievement in Exports 2008
Teknek Limited, Inchinnan

Award for Outstanding International Achievement in Scotland’s Colleges 2008
Perth College UHI

Award for Outstanding International Achievement in Scotland’s Universities 2008
Glasgow Caledonian University

SCDI Young Engineers Club of the Year Award 2008
Banff Academy, Aberdeenshire

SCDI President’s Award 2008
Aggreko plc, Glasgow

For further information contact nicola.seeley@scdi.org.uk

Principal Partner 2008

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Quotes from recent attendees

“A fantastic evening which was out of the ordinary and most memorable!”

- Dawn Dickson, Lindsays

“It is always good to celebrate success and the dinner gives Scottish business that opportunity. The importance of the networking opportunities cannot be underestimated and having the opportunity in an informal enjoyable environment makes it easy.”

“Thank you for a wonderful evening on Friday. It was one the best events I have ever attended and it was obvious that a great deal of thought and effort had gone in to all aspects of the planning.”

- Andrew Lennox, Global Connections Scotland

- University of Strathclyde