2025 Winners
Celebrating the Winners of the 2025 Operational Excellence Awards We’re delighted to congratulate this year’s winners and finalists. The awards were presented at the Gala Ceremony on 23 May 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.
Overall Operational Excellence Award
WINNER:
Cygnum Timber Frame
Operational Excellence Leader
RECIPIENT:
Willie Murphy
Operations Team of the Year
WINNER:

ResultsCX Ireland - Operations Team
FINALISTS:
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Apleona Ireland - Women's Team
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OAKBERRY Ireland - Operations Team
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ResultsCX Ireland - Operations Team
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Sláintedoc - Management Team of Laois Out of Hours GP Service
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Traffic Management Installations - Operations Team
Operations Manager / COO of the Year
WINNER:

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

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

Cygnum Timber Frame
FINALISTS:
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Activ8 Solar Energies
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Bridgewater Homes
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Clarke Construction
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Cygnum Timber Frame
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Europlan Group
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Kirby Group Engineering
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Resolute Engineering Group
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Tent Engineering
Operational Excellence in Facilities Management
WINNER:

Apleona Ireland
FINALISTS:
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Apleona Ireland
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LMC FM
Operational Excellence in Financial & Professional Services
WINNER:
Quantmatix
FINALISTS:
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Informed Decisions Financial Planning
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Quantmatix
Operational Excellence in Healthcare
WINNER:

Sláintedoc
FINALISTS:
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Musgrave House
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Sláintedoc
Operational Excellence in ICT, Media and Telecoms
WINNER:

evcoms
FINALISTS:
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evcoms
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IP Telecom
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The Production People & Casting Ireland
Operational Excellence in Life Sciences
WINNER:

WuXi Biologics Ireland
FINALISTS:
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Apleona Ireland
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WuXi Biologics Ireland
Operational Excellence in Manufacturing
WINNER:

Viatris Little Island
FINALISTS:
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Boston Scientific Galway
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Cygnum Timber Frame
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Flamers
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Oliver Conroy Pallets
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Viatris Little Island
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WuXi Biologics Ireland
Operational Excellence in Public Sector
WINNER:

The "An Post Way" Operational Excellence Programme
FINALISTS:
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The "An Post Way" Operational Excellence Programme
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Translink - NIR
Operational Excellence in Retail
WINNER:

Stocktaking.ie powered by RGIS
FINALISTS:
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ALDI Ireland
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refurbed
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Stocktaking.ie powered by RGIS
Operational Excellence in Third-Level Education
WINNER:

Griffith College - Faculty of Law
FINALISTS:
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Griffith College - Faculty of Law
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Queen’s University, Belfast
Operational Excellence in Tourism & Leisure
WINNER:

Doolin Ferry
FINALISTS:
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Clayton Hotel Charlemont
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Doolin Ferry
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Easy Street Entertainment
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The Mount Charles Group
Best Use of Technology in Operations
WINNER:

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

Translink - NIR - Condition Based Maintenance Project
FINALISTS:
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Energia - LiDAR Technology for Optimised Wind Farm Operations
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Heron Joinery - Custom Roller/Turntable Production Line
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LMC FM - Forward Maintenance Planning
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Translink - NIR - Condition Based Maintenance Project
Green Operational Excellence Award - Large
WINNER:

Gilead Sciences Ireland – Embedding Operational Excellence for Sustainable Impact
FINALISTS:
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Apleona Ireland
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FoodSpace
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Gilead Sciences Ireland – Embedding Operational Excellence for Sustainable Impact
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refurbed - Pioneering Sustainability Through the Circular Economy
Green Operational Excellence Award
WINNER:

Greenlink Interconnector
FINALISTS:
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EDAC Environmental Compliance
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Glancy Enviro - Review for Trees Program
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Greenlink Interconnector
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Junction 14 - Sustainability Initiatives
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Klass Energy - Klass Oil's Green Fuel & Renewable Energy Initiative
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Planet Blue Energy - Corporate Solar Offer
Digital Transformation and AI Award
WINNER:

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




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