Kildare Good News
The Covid-19 virus has certainly presented many of our Business clients and communities with serious challenges.
However, sometimes with challenge comes opportunity, and as said by Winston Churchill, we must never waste a good crisis!
Over recent weeks, we are seeing how businesses and communities have innovated and adapted despite the restrictions.
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Our next good news story comes from recent Overall Winner of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Kildare 2019, Conor Browne of Conor Browne Wreaths and Mountain View Christmas Trees.
Jacqui Mc Nabb Head of Enterprise Kildare County Council
Conor Browne Wreaths
Ireland’s largest producer of fresh Christmas Wreaths, Conor Browne Wreaths is a manufacturing business that produces Christmas wreaths, Christmas trees, fresh cut foliage and florist supplies.
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“Every problem breeds opportunity, and as an entrepreneur we must adapt to changing markets in order to preserve our business and Irish jobs.
At the start of the Coronavirus outbreak here in Ireland, there was an unprecedented demand for alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel from both the general public, businesses and front-line staff. I was inundated with requests to source this and secure a much-needed supply for those who needed it most.
Although my primary business is Christmas wreaths, I have extensive contacts around the world and I am heavily involved in the import and export market.
I capitalised on my business’ vast supply chain and the contacts I have in all corners of the globe to ensure Ireland was well equipped for the fight against Covid-19.
We are now selling huge volumes of hand sanitizer gel high quality PPE equipment directly to businesses. We have donated lots of hand sanitizer and PPE equipment to local elderly people and those in the high-risk categories as well as to front-line services such as homeless charity workers and the local Gardai.
The Covid-19 crisis is actually opening new doors for me as it’s giving me the opportunity to establish strong contacts as I network my way through this sales bonanza!
Irish people have a great spirit and I hope my products can help in the fight against Covid-19. The quicker I can get back to my Christmas trees the better!”
Conor Browne of Conor Browne Wreaths and Mountain View Christmas Trees
