And the WINNER
is...
Congratulations
to the entire TRY Team on being named the 2010 London Chamber of Commerce
Business Achievement Awards Small Business of the Year!
On March 24, 2010 at the annual
Business Achievement Awards Gala at the London Convention Centre, TRY Recycling
Inc. was named winner in the Small Business of the Year category. Jim Graham, CEO and Owner of TRY
Recycling Inc. accepted this prestigious award in front of over 1,000 members
of the London business community.
Accompanied by members of the TRY Team,
Mr. Graham thanked the Team, our loyal customers, and the London business
community for their recognition and for supporting an organization that is
dedicated to the environmental well being of the local community and beyond!
A special congratulation goes out to
the other finalists in the Small Business of the Year category: Black Fly
Beverage Company, Echidna Solutions and London X-Ray Associates. All of these worthy companies are
excellent examples of leading and innovative organizations doing work here in
London and across Canada!
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From the Desk of Jim Graham
I felt
like Mick Jagger...
Lights
were in my eyes and all I could see were hundreds of heads anticipating my
words from the microphone. I was stunned that a team of recyclers would receive
the London Chamber of Commerce, Business Achievement Award in the small
business category. It wasn't that I didn't feel our team deserved the
recognition but that we don't fit the suit and tie model that attends this type
of event. We can clean up as well as anybody but our comfort zone is making the
gritty process of recycling successful for our customers!
For
the last 19 years the TRY team has worked to develop new products and increase
the amount we divert from landfills. I hope that our transparency and
commitment to serve you, the customer by doing the right thing has underlined our
appreciation for your business. Last year alone we recycled over 150 000 tonnes
(that's the equivalent of 11 million blue boxes) and diverted over 90 % of the
materials that you dropped off. There are many options to dispose waste and we
thank you for choosing recycling and TRY. We have been able to grow as a
business because of your loyalty and support. We thank you!
We
look at this award as starting point rather than a goal lined crossed. We will
continue to strive to make the recycling of your materials as convenient and
cost effective as possible. We will continue to offer transparency to ensure
your efforts to do the right thing aren't "green washing" to make you feel good
but not produce the maximum positive effect for the environment. We look forward
to your input to improve our services and recognize your recycling efforts. We
look forward to helping you grow your business and leaving an environmental
legacy that your children will benefit from.
From
the TRY team we thank you for the recognition and are inspired to continually
improve your bottom line and maximize your recycling efforts.
Jim
Graham, CEO,
Owner, TRY
Recycling Inc.
