2023 Winners
Please see below the winners and finalists from the 2023 Operational Excellence Awards.
The winners were announced on Thursday, June 15th, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin.
Operational Excellence in Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure
WINNER:
O'Donoghue Ring Collection
FINALISTS:
- Griffith Halls of Residence
- Guildhall - Derry City and Strabane District Council
- O'Donoghue Ring Collection
- The McWilliam Park Hotel
Overall Operational Excellence Award
WINNER:
Gas Networks Ireland
Operations Team of the Year- SME
WINNER:
Wines Direct
FINALISTS:
- George Best Belfast City Airport
- Honeycomb Jobs
- LMC FM, Irish Prison Service and Arup
- Wines Direct
Operational Excellence in Public Sector
WINNER:
An Post
FINALISTS:
- An Post
- ESB
- Gas Networks Ireland
- Guildhall - Derry City and Strabane District Council
- Uisce Éireanns
Operational Excellence in Pharmachem
WINNER:
Eurofins BioPharmaceutical Product Testing
FINALISTS:
- Eurofins BioPharmaceutical Product Testing
- MIAS Pharma
Operational Excellence in Retail
WINNER:
Wines Direct
FINALISTS:
- Primark
- Wines Direct
Operational Excellence in Third-Level Education
WINNER:
Griffith College Faculty of Law
FINALISTS:
- DCU Anti Bullying Centre
- Griffith College Faculty of Law
Operational Excellence in Manufacturing
WINNER:
Mannok
FINALISTS:
- Abbott Nutrition Cootehill
- James Leckey Design
- Kerrygold Park AGV
- LotusWorks
- Mannok
- Ventac
- West Pharmaceutical Services
Operational Excellence in Utilities
WINNER:
Gas Networks Ireland
FINALISTS:
- ESB
- Gas Networks Ireland
- Rural WiFi
- Uisce Éireann
Operational Excellence in Logistics & Transport
WINNER:
South Coast Logistics
FINALISTS:
- Easy2Go Logistics
- Fastway
- South Coast Logistics
- Translink
Best Use of Technology in Operations
WINNER:
Fastway
FINALISTS:
- Autodesk BIM 360 - BAM FM
- Fastway
- Keltech
- Pmac
- PwC
- Sensori Facilities Management
- Wines Direct
Operational Excellence in Healthcare
WINNER:
AllView Healthcare
FINALISTS:
- AllView Healthcare
- Centric Health SCOPE Project
- Comfort Keepers Homecare
- Eurofins BioPharmaceutical Product Testing
- SOS Kilkenny
Operations Manager / COO of the Year
WINNER:
Conor Baxter - Mannok
FINALISTS:
- Áine Kerr - Kinzen, by Spotify
- Conor Baxter - Mannok
- Erwin McKee - Leckey
- Gavin Keogh - Wines Direct
- Grace Tooher - Rural WiFi
- Jason Casey - Ardmac
- Joe McCaffrey - Duke McCaffrey
- Mark Flanagan - Communicare Healthcare
- Susanne Carpenter - LMC FM
Operational Excellence in Food & Beverage
WINNER:
Abbott Nutrition Cootehill
FINALISTS:
- Abbott Nutrition Cootehill
- Kerrygold Park AGV
- Pigalicous Snack Magic
Operations Team of the Year
WINNER:
Breedon Group
FINALISTS:
- Breedon Group
- Courts Bundle PPP Team - BAM FM
- ICD Team- Mitie Facilities Management
- ISS HSEQ Team
- Onboard Customer Service Officer Team - Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail
- Tirlán
- Viking Direct
Operational Excellence in Facilities Management
WINNER:
LotusWorks
FINALISTS:
- BAM Facilities Management
- Halcyon Eco
- LMC FM
- LotusWorks
- Mitie Facilities Management
- Sensori Facilities Management
- Workhuman
Graduate Training Programme of the Year
WINNER:
Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail
FINALISTS:
- AbbVie`s Operations Development Program
- Ardmac
- Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail
Operational Excellence in Construction
WINNER:
Kirby Group Engineering
FINALISTS:
- Bridgewater Construction
- Crannog Roofing
- FaithfulGould
- Kirby Group Engineering
Innovation in Operations
WINNER:
Elis CONNECT - A SMART Pest Control Solution
FINALISTS:
- Ardmac
- Elis CONNECT - A SMART Pest Control Solution
- Iarnród Éireann
- Keltech
- LMC FM
- Sustainable Energy Solution - Sensori FM
- Wines Direct
COVID-19 Crisis Response Award
WINNER:
DPD Ireland
FINALISTS:
- Comfort Keepers Homecare Ireland
- DPD Ireland
- Keltech
- Mitie Facilities Management
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