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- Barry Group, Upper Quartertown, Mallow, Co. Cork, Ireland
Our Board of Directors
Our Board is committed to ensuring a culture of effective corporate governance while always considering our valued stakeholders.
Jim Barry
Managing Director
Denis Kennedy
Chairman
Edwina Lucey
Sales Director
Niall Hartnett
Buying Director
Our Milestones & Achievements
2015 - Present
1995 - 2015
1975 - 1995
1955 - 1975
2015 - Present
- 2013: Cork BIC, Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Award; Jim Barry
- 2015: Named as a Great Place to Work
- 2015:Stonehouse Gold Standard Award
- 2015: Jim Barry named ‘Most Trusted Leader’ at Great Place To Work Awards
- 2016: Listed as a Deloitte Best Managed Companies Gold Standard
- 2016: Great Place to Work Best Workplace
- 2016: Stonehouse Gold Standard Award
- 2016: IAIR Excellence of the Year in Innovation for Wholesale Distribution
- 2017: Deloitte Best Managed Companies Platinum Club
- 2017: Great Place to Work Best Workplace
- 2017: Listed as a Deloitte Best Managed Companies Gold Standard
- 2017: Cork Business Award, Best Off Licence Chain
- 2017: Great Place to Work, Best Medium Workplace Ireland
- 2018: Stonehouse Gold Standard Award
- 2019: Stonehouse Gold Standard Award
- 2019: Ireland’s Forecourt & Convenience Retailer Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, Jim Barry
1995 - 2015
- 1995 : Launch of Quik Pick symbol group
- 1998 : 100,000 square foot Central Distribution Centre
- 1999: Checkout Cash & Carry of the Year
- 2000: Acquired Costcutter franchise
- 2001: Checkout Cash & Carry of the Year
- 2001: Stonehouse Depot of the Year
- 2002: Stonehouse Depot of the Year
- 2004: Stonehouse Depot of the Year
- 2005: Acquired Kilkenny Wholesale Business
- 2006: Stonehouse Depot of the Year
- 2007: Opened Company Bonded Warehouse
- 2008: Company rebranded from Barry’s of Mallow to Barry Group
- 2008: Stonehouse Depot of the Year
- 2009: Acquired the Carry Out off licence business
- 2009: Stonehouse Depot of the Year
- 2010: Completed warehouse extension to expand warehouse to 150,000 square feet
- 2010: Awarded Stonehouse Depot of the Year Gold Standard
- 2010: Listed as Deloitte Best Managed Company Award
- 2010: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist – Jim Barry
- 2010: Cork Chamber “Cork Company of the Year” finalist
- 2010: Cork Business Person of the Year – Jim Barry
- 2011: Ulster Bank “Business Achievers” Service Sector Award Munster
- 2011: Great Place to Work Award (14th) Living Ethics Award
- 2011: Deloitte Best Managed Company Award – Reaccreditation
- 2012: AwardedStonehouse Depot of the Year 2012
- 2012: Reaccredited as a Deloitte “Best Managed Companies” 2012
- 2013: Awarded a Deloitte Gold accreditation 2013
- 2013: Great Place to Work Best Workplace 2013
- 2014: Listed as a Deloitte Best Managed Companies Gold Standard
- 2015: Named as a Great Place to Work
- 2015: Jim Barry named ‘Most Trusted Leader’ at Great Place To Work Awards
1975 - 1995
1995 – Barry Group launched Quik Pick Symbol Group
1955 - 1975
1955 – Company was founded by James A Barry.
Our Team
At Barry Group, we are comprised of a team of innovators, thought leaders, industry specialists and solution focused professionals with a deep pride in our work. We treat everyday as an opportunity to collaborate to ensure that we offer an unrivalled service for our retail partners while staying true to our family run, professionally led ethos.
Employing over 250 business professionals, Barry Group’s workforce includes the following disciplines: Buying, Sales, Store Development, Fresh Food Advisory, Marketing, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources and Logistics, Our team service each component of our business individually to ensure that our offering is specifically crafted to meet the needs of our valued customers.
As a business, we are committed to the health and well-being of each member of our team. We achieve this by ensuring that Barry Group is a healthy and happy workplace through our Employee Well-being program, offering our team members opportunities to grow both professionally and personally.