2025 Winners

Overall Operational Excellence Award

WINNER:

Cygnum Timber Frame

Operational Excellence Leader

RECIPIENT:

Willie Murphy

Operations Team of the Year

WINNER:

ResultsCX Ireland - Operations Team

ResultsCX Ireland - Operations Team

FINALISTS:

  • Apleona Ireland - Women's Team Apleona Ireland - Women's Team
  • OAKBERRY Ireland - Operations Team OAKBERRY Ireland - Operations Team
  • ResultsCX Ireland - Operations Team ResultsCX Ireland - Operations Team
  • Sláintedoc - Management Team of Laois Out of Hours GP Service Sláintedoc - Management Team of Laois Out of Hours GP Service
  • Traffic Management Installations - Operations Team Traffic Management Installations - Operations Team

Operations Manager / COO of the Year

WINNER:

EDAC Environmental Compliance - Sarah Fay

EDAC Environmental Compliance - Sarah Fay

FINALISTS:

  • Credit Management Outsource Solutions (CMOS) - Sinead Burke Credit Management Outsource Solutions (CMOS) - Sinead Burke
  • EDAC Environmental Compliance - Sarah Fay EDAC Environmental Compliance - Sarah Fay
  • evcoms - Hiba Fadhil evcoms - Hiba Fadhil
  • OAKBERRY Ireland - Alvin Galligan OAKBERRY Ireland - Alvin Galligan
  • ResultsCX Ireland - Natalie Spinn ResultsCX Ireland - Natalie Spinn
  • Tent Engineering - Diarmuid Healy Tent Engineering - Diarmuid Healy

Women in Operations

WINNER:

Kerry Group - Noeleen Donegan

Kerry Group - Noeleen Donegan

FINALISTS:

  • Apleona Ireland - Gráinne Carberry Apleona Ireland - Gráinne Carberry
  • evcoms - Hiba Fadhil evcoms - Hiba Fadhil
  • Greenlink Interconnector - Caroline Henry Greenlink Interconnector - Caroline Henry
  • Griffith College - Karen Sutton Griffith College - Karen Sutton
  • Kerry Group - Noeleen Donegan Kerry Group - Noeleen Donegan
  • ResultsCX Ireland - Paula Carmody ResultsCX Ireland - Paula Carmody
  • Salesforce - Jessica Minghinelli Salesforce - Jessica Minghinelli
  • The Mount Charles Group - Megan Armstrong The Mount Charles Group - Megan Armstrong
  • The Production People & Casting Ireland - Deirdre Ryan The Production People & Casting Ireland - Deirdre Ryan
  • University of Galway - Dr Olivia McDermott University of Galway - Dr Olivia McDermott

Operational Excellence in Construction

WINNER:

Cygnum Timber Frame

Cygnum Timber Frame

FINALISTS:

  • Activ8 Solar Energies Activ8 Solar Energies
  • Bridgewater Homes Bridgewater Homes
  • Clarke Construction Clarke Construction
  • Cygnum Timber Frame Cygnum Timber Frame
  • Europlan Group Europlan Group
  • Kirby Group Engineering Kirby Group Engineering
  • Resolute Engineering Group Resolute Engineering Group
  • Tent Engineering Tent Engineering

Operational Excellence in Facilities Management

WINNER:

Apleona Ireland

Apleona Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Apleona Ireland Apleona Ireland
  • LMC FM LMC FM

Sponsored by:

Karcher

Operational Excellence in Financial & Professional Services

WINNER:

Quantmatix

Quantmatix

FINALISTS:

  • Informed Decisions Financial Planning Informed Decisions Financial Planning
  • Quantmatix Quantmatix

Operational Excellence in Healthcare

WINNER:

Sláintedoc

Sláintedoc

FINALISTS:

  • Musgrave House Musgrave House
  • Sláintedoc Sláintedoc

Sponsored by:

ISS Ireland

Operational Excellence in ICT, Media and Telecoms

WINNER:

evcoms

evcoms

FINALISTS:

  • evcoms evcoms
  • IP Telecom IP Telecom
  • The Production People & Casting Ireland The Production People & Casting Ireland

Operational Excellence in Life Sciences

WINNER:

WuXi Biologics Ireland

WuXi Biologics Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Apleona Ireland Apleona Ireland
  • WuXi Biologics Ireland WuXi Biologics Ireland

Operational Excellence in Manufacturing

WINNER:

Viatris Little Island

Viatris Little Island

FINALISTS:

  • Boston Scientific Galway Boston Scientific Galway
  • Cygnum Timber Frame Cygnum Timber Frame
  • Flamers Flamers
  • Oliver Conroy Pallets Oliver Conroy Pallets
  • Viatris Little Island Viatris Little Island
  • WuXi Biologics Ireland WuXi Biologics Ireland

Operational Excellence in Public Sector

WINNER:

The "An Post Way" Operational Excellence Programme

The "An Post Way" Operational Excellence Programme

FINALISTS:

  • The "An Post Way" Operational Excellence Programme The "An Post Way" Operational Excellence Programme
  • Translink - NIR Translink - NIR

Operational Excellence in Retail

WINNER:

Stocktaking.ie powered by RGIS

Stocktaking.ie powered by RGIS

FINALISTS:

  • ALDI Ireland ALDI Ireland
  • refurbed refurbed
  • Stocktaking.ie powered by RGIS Stocktaking.ie powered by RGIS

Operational Excellence in Third-Level Education

WINNER:

Griffith College - Faculty of Law

Griffith College - Faculty of Law

FINALISTS:

  • Griffith College - Faculty of Law Griffith College - Faculty of Law
  • Queen’s University, Belfast Queen’s University, Belfast

Operational Excellence in Tourism & Leisure

WINNER:

Doolin Ferry

Doolin Ferry

FINALISTS:

  • Clayton Hotel Charlemont Clayton Hotel Charlemont
  • Doolin Ferry Doolin Ferry
  • Easy Street Entertainment Easy Street Entertainment
  • The Mount Charles Group The Mount Charles Group

Best Use of Technology in Operations

WINNER:

IRLCA

IRLCA

FINALISTS:

  • Energia - LiDAR Technology for Optimised Wind Farm Operations Energia - LiDAR Technology for Optimised Wind Farm Operations
  • IRLCA IRLCA
  • LMC FM - ProStrategy LMC FM - ProStrategy
  • Stocktaking.ie powered by RGIS - Figure Laser, RGIS Vision, NGEN, AI Flow & Performance Tracker Stocktaking.ie powered by RGIS - Figure Laser, RGIS Vision, NGEN, AI Flow & Performance Tracker
  • Translink - NIR - Condition Based Maintenance Project Translink - NIR - Condition Based Maintenance Project

Innovation in Operations

WINNER:

Translink - NIR - Condition Based Maintenance Project

Translink - NIR - Condition Based Maintenance Project

FINALISTS:

  • Energia - LiDAR Technology for Optimised Wind Farm Operations Energia - LiDAR Technology for Optimised Wind Farm Operations
  • Heron Joinery - Custom Roller/Turntable Production Line Heron Joinery - Custom Roller/Turntable Production Line
  • LMC FM - Forward Maintenance Planning LMC FM - Forward Maintenance Planning
  • Translink - NIR - Condition Based Maintenance Project Translink - NIR - Condition Based Maintenance Project

Green Operational Excellence Award - Large

WINNER:

Gilead Sciences Ireland – Embedding Operational Excellence for Sustainable Impact

Gilead Sciences Ireland – Embedding Operational Excellence for Sustainable Impact

FINALISTS:

  • Apleona Ireland Apleona Ireland
  • FoodSpace FoodSpace
  • Gilead Sciences Ireland – Embedding Operational Excellence for Sustainable Impact Gilead Sciences Ireland – Embedding Operational Excellence for Sustainable Impact
  • refurbed - Pioneering Sustainability Through the Circular Economy refurbed - Pioneering Sustainability Through the Circular Economy

Green Operational Excellence Award

WINNER:

Greenlink Interconnector

Greenlink Interconnector

FINALISTS:

  • EDAC Environmental Compliance EDAC Environmental Compliance
  • Glancy Enviro - Review for Trees Program Glancy Enviro - Review for Trees Program
  • Greenlink Interconnector Greenlink Interconnector
  • Junction 14 - Sustainability Initiatives Junction 14 - Sustainability Initiatives
  • Klass Energy - Klass Oil's Green Fuel & Renewable Energy Initiative Klass Energy - Klass Oil's Green Fuel & Renewable Energy Initiative
  • Planet Blue Energy - Corporate Solar Offer Planet Blue Energy - Corporate Solar Offer

Digital Transformation and AI Award

WINNER:

Salesforce - Revolutionizing Partner Support with AI

Salesforce - Revolutionizing Partner Support with AI

FINALISTS:

  • Cygnum Timber Frame - Redefining Efficiency, Scalability, and Quality in Offsite Timber Frame Manufacturing Cygnum Timber Frame - Redefining Efficiency, Scalability, and Quality in Offsite Timber Frame Manufacturing
  • EDAC Environmental Compliance EDAC Environmental Compliance
  • Quantmatix - Redefining Investment Strategy with AI From Data to Decisions Quantmatix - Redefining Investment Strategy with AI From Data to Decisions
  • Salesforce - Revolutionizing Partner Support with AI Salesforce - Revolutionizing Partner Support with AI