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Hastings Hotels elevates operational excellence with Safe to Trade accreditation

Author: Belfast News Letter

Hastings Hotels in Northern Ireland achieves Safe to Trade food safety accreditation, strengthening operational excellence across its six properties. The voluntary programme verifies standards beyond legal requirements and enhances hygiene, allergen management, and customer confidence.

Enxoo strengthens operational excellence with Cloud Jungle acquisition

Author: The Fast Mode

Enxoo, a Salesforce systems integrator, acquires Liverpool-based Cloud Jungle to expand operations in the UK & Ireland. The deal strengthens cloud service delivery, accelerates digital transformation, and drives operational excellence across communications and digital infrastructure sectors.

Kneat drives operational excellence for global biopharma leader

Author: GlobeNewswire

Kneat, a Limerick-based digital validation platform provider, secures a global biopharma client to standardise equipment validation. The deal supports harmonised processes and long-term operational excellence across more than 60 sites in Europe and worldwide.

Productivity Gains

Author: Archie Villaflores

For our first 2026 edition, we examine how engineering, aviation, and other sectors are embedding operational excellence into their core strategies, driving efficiency, and delivering tangible business outcomes. Our curated newsletters provide insights into trends shaping productivity and innovation across these industries. Flashback to last year, ‘Apleona Ireland Wins Operational Excellence in Facilities Management at Operational Excellence Awards 2025’ highlights innovation, sustainability, and measurable impact. As attention turns to the 2026 awards cycle, this achievement sets the benchmark for the sector’s continued evolution. In addition, ‘Ryanair strengthens operational excellence through fleet scale’ demonstrates how strategic operational decisions enhance performance and efficiency across complex aviation networks. This story underscores the link between operational strategy and organisational resilience. Meanwhile, ‘SalamAir renews third IOSA audit to reinforce operational excellence’ exemplifies the role of compliance, safety, and systematic process improvement in sustaining long-term operational gains. These insights collectively show how operational rigor supports competitive advantage. This edition positions operational excellence not merely as an aspiration, but as a practical driver of measurable results. Explore the detailed stories below to understand how these approaches are shaping the future of business operations.

Apleona Ireland Wins Operational Excellence in Facilities Management at Operational Excellence Awards 2025

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Highlighting last year’s achievement, Apleona Ireland was named winner of Operational Excellence in Facilities Management at the 2025 Operational Excellence Awards, setting a benchmark for facility management innovators in 2026.

Wyeth Nutrition reinforces operational excellence through sustainable manufacturing

Author: The Manila Times

Philippines-based Wyeth Nutrition reinforces its operational excellence with sustainable manufacturing and advanced technology integration. The company continues to prioritise product quality, efficiency, and environmental responsibility while supporting long-term growth in science-driven nutrition.

SalamAir renews third IOSA audit to reinforce operational excellence

Author: Travel and Tour World

Oman-based SalamAir has renewed its third IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), confirming its adherence to global aviation safety and operational excellence standards. The certification strengthens the airline’s reliability and supports planned regional and international growth.

ProfileTree marks 14 years with sustained operational excellence

Author: EIN News

Belfast-based ProfileTree highlights operational excellence with consistent client delivery and process discipline. The digital agency celebrates fourteen years with over 450 five-star Google reviews, reflecting sustained performance across web design, SEO, content, video, and AI services.

Inform Nutrition expands operations through leadership and automation investment

Author: Agriland

Ireland-based Inform Nutrition is strengthening operational excellence through senior leadership appointments and targeted automation investment. The Cork-headquartered animal nutrition manufacturer is scaling efficiency, quality and supply-chain capability ahead of its 40th anniversary.

Ryanair strengthens operational excellence through fleet scale

Author: Travel and Tour World

Ireland-based Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost airline, continues to demonstrate operational excellence through fleet standardisation and scale. Its position as the world’s largest Boeing 737-800 operator highlights efficiency-led short-haul aviation across Europe.

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