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Europcar Ireland Wins Two Awards
The Europcar Ireland franchise received two awards at Europcar’s global conference.
by Staff
June 14, 2016
Europcar Ireland was recognized for its website and technology systems at Europcar's global conference. Photo courtesy of Europcar Ireland.
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Europcar Ireland was recognized for its website and technology systems at Europcar's global conference. Photo courtesy of Europcar Ireland.
The Europcar Ireland franchise received two awards at Europcar’s global conference.
The first award recognized the Ireland franchise for its new technology systems with Europcar’s “Most Innovative Country” award.
The franchise also picked up the award for Best Europcar Website/Online Marketer, according to the company.
"We’ll continue to strive for further awards in the coming years of course as there are big plans in place," said Ronan Menton, manager of Internet strategy at Europcar Ireland.
Currently, Europcar Ireland has 17 locations across the country: Athlone, Cavan Town, Cork Airport, Cork City, Dublin Airport, Dublin City, Dublin South, Dublin City North, Drogheda, Galway City, Ireland West Airport Knock, Kerry Airport, Navan, Portlaoise, Naas, Shannon Airport, and Waterford.
For more information, visit www.europcar.ie.
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