Finalists Announced For the IMR Manufacturing & Supply Chain Awards 2020
The finalists in the 2020 IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards have been announced. First introduced last year, the IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards showcase exceptional achievement, teamwork and innovation in Irish manufacturing. They are unique in recognising not only the achievements of Irish manufacturing companies and their supply chains but also of the collaborating teams within them.
The Awards competition was established to highlight the implementation of smart thinking to enable competitive manufacturing, while reflecting Ireland’s capacity to deliver world class manufacturing and attract inward investment. All of the finalists are listed below under the various categories which span the full spectrum of the Irish manufacturing industry.
The winners in each category of the 2020 IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards will be announced at a special ceremony and gala dinner in the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on the evening of Wednesday, 29 January 2020. Early Bird Tickets are available until 20th of December 2019 – contact Premier Publishing & Events on Tel 01 6120880 or lauren@prempubevents.com.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available – for further information contact Sylvia McCarthy, Group Operations & Awards Director at Premier Publishing & Events on Tel 01 6120880 or copy@prempub.ie.
The Awards are run by Premier Publishing & Events, the Dublin-based international conference and exhibition organiser and publisher, in association with Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), the independent not-for-profit Research Organisation, funded under the Enterprise Ireland/IDA Technology Centres programme, to provide applied research solutions and advanced manufacturing expertise, technology transfer and training to the manufacturing sector in Ireland.
The Awards presentation dinner will be a fitting conclusion to the opening day of the 2020 National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition taking place at the CityWest Convention Centre on 29–30 of January. The 2019 National Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition set new records in terms of its scale and visitor numbers, attracting more than 5,000 people from all over Ireland.
THE FINALISTS
Manufacturing Team of the Year
Winners will be presented on the awards night under the following categories – Engineering, ICT, & Lifesciences
Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals Ringaskiddy Cork
Micro/SME Manufacturing Company of the Year (sponsored by Bank of Ireland)
Horan Automation and Consulting
Best Use of Robotics (sponsored by Cobots.ie)
Health & Safety Project of the Year
Industry – Research Partnership of the Year
SEAM Research Centre WIT & Boston Scientific Clonmel
Smart Factory Manufacturer of the Year
Best Supply Chain Innovation (sponsored by Rhenus Logistics)
Sustainable Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by AIB)
Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland
Glassovation Limited
Contract Manufacturer of the Year
SteriPack Contract Manufacturing
Product Innovation & Design (sponsored by GS1 Ireland)
Avectas (Spraybase Instruments)
Effluent Treatment Innovations
Lean Manufacturing Company of the Year (sponsored by SA Partners)
Kerrygold Butter Packing Limited Ireland
Best Training & Development Program
Logistics Associate Apprenticeship Consortium
CAPTION:
Horan Automation and Consulting was Micro Manufacturing Company of the Year at the 2019 IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards. Pictured at last year’s awards ceremony were (from left to right): Brian Cooney, General Manager of Kuka Ireland (award sponsor); Emma Lacy, Commercial Director of Horan Automation and Consulting; and Gerry Horan, owner and MD of Horan Automation and Consulting.
