2024 Winners
Overall Operational Excellence Award
WINNER:
An Post Commerce - The "An Post Way"
Operational Excellence Leader
RECIPIENT:
Enterprise Ireland - Robert Hernan
Operations Team of the Year
WINNER:

Sensori FM - Team Astellas
FINALISTS:
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Adman Civil Projects
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Danone Nutricia
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Gleneagle INEC Arena
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Greenlink Interconnector
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H&MV Engineering
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ISS Ireland - ISS Hotel Services
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LMC FM
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Sensori FM - Team Astellas
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Sodexo Ireland
Operations Manager / COO of the Year
WINNER:

ISS Ireland - Adrian Curtin
FINALISTS:
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Gleneagle INEC Arena - Shane O' Driscoll
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Irish Pensions & Finance - Carol Crahan
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ISS Ireland - Adrian Curtin
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ISS Ireland - Aidan Walker
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LMC FM - Susanne Carpenter
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South Coast Logistics - Bosco Creed
Operational Excellence in Tourism & Entertainment
WINNER:

Gleneagle INEC Arena
FINALISTS:
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Follow the Camino - Sustainability Tourism Company
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Gleneagle INEC Arena
Operational Excellence in Facilities Management
WINNER:

Apleona Ireland
FINALISTS:
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Apleona Ireland
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Gleneagle INEC Arena
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ISS Ireland
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LMC FM
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LotusWorks
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Sodexo Ireland
Operational Excellence in Construction
WINNER:

Writech - Fire Protection Engineering
FINALISTS:
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Bridgewater Construction - Arlington Kerry Pike, Co Cork
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Writech - Fire Protection Engineering
Operational Excellence in Public Sector
WINNER:

An Post Commerce - The "An Post Way"
FINALISTS:
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An Post Commerce - The "An Post Way"
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ESB - Unleashing Operational Excellence: Empowering Innovation and Growth
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Gas Networks Ireland - Service Window Cutter
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The Passport Service - Innovation and Excellence in the Passport Service
Operational Excellence in Transport & Logistics
WINNER:

An Post Commerce - The "An Post Way"
FINALISTS:
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An Post Commerce - The "An Post Way"
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BWG Foods
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cargo- partner
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Derry Bros Shipping & Customs Clearance
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Jacobus Coaches
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South Coast Logistics
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Viking Office Ireland - Viking's Return
Operational Excellence in Warehousing
WINNER:

BWG Foods
FINALISTS:
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BWG Foods
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E2G Logistics
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Meteor Space
Operational Excellence in Utilities
WINNER:

Gas Networks Ireland - Service Window Cutter
FINALISTS:
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ESB - Operational Excellence: Building the Foundations for Net Zero by 2040
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Gas Networks Ireland - Service Window Cutter
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LotusWorks
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MDE Installations - Empowering Utilities: Journey to Operational Excellence
Operational Excellence in Third-Level Education
WINNER:

Griffith College - Faculty of Law
FINALISTS:
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Better Together and South East Technological University - Co-Produced Research Project
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Griffith College - Faculty of Law
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Queen's University Belfast - Professor Michalis Matthaiou
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UCC - MRes
Operational Excellence in Retail
WINNER:

ALDI Ireland - Store Operational Efficiency and Sustainability
FINALISTS:
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ALDI Ireland - Store Operational Efficiency and Sustainability
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Pride & Pinion
Operational Excellence in Manufacturing
WINNER:

Viatris Little Island
FINALISTS:
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Abbott Nutrition - Cootehill
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CJ Sheeran Group
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Viatris Little Island
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WuXi Biologics
Operational Excellence in Life Sciences
WINNER:

APC & VLE Therapeutics
FINALISTS:
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APC & VLE Therapeutics
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LotusWorks
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WuXi Biologics
Operational Excellence in Healthcare
WINNER:

Comfort Keepers Homecare
FINALISTS:
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Comfort Keepers Homecare
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Connected Health
Graduate Training Programme of the Year
WINNER:

Dublin Bus - Public Procurement Graduate Programme
FINALISTS:
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APC & VLE Therapeutics - The Graduate Program
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Dublin Bus - Public Procurement Graduate Programme
Best Use of Technology in Operations
WINNER:

AllView Healthcare - TeleDermatology
FINALISTS:
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AllView Healthcare - TeleDermatology
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Bulgari & Inpute Technologies - Paperless Warehouse Project
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Connected Health
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MDE Installations - Leading with Technology
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Sodexo Ireland
Innovation in Operations
WINNER:

ISS - Pure Space Cleaning
FINALISTS:
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Centric Health - Project Phoenix
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Comfort Keepers Homecare - Skin Integrity and Reducing Hospital Admissions
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Health Products Regulatory Authority - Process Innovation in Medical Device Assessment
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Health Products Regulatory Authority - Use of AI and Reports to Enhance Processes
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ISS - Pure Space Cleaning
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University of Galway & Medtronic - Diploma in Operations Engineering