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

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