Winners of the 2020 IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards
The winners of the 2020 IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards were revealed at a special ceremony and gala dinner held recently at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin. A total of 18 awards were presented, covering the main sectors of the Irish manufacturing industry and its supply chain.
Boston Scientific won two awards, with its Clonmel operation being named the Lean Manufacturing Company of the Year and its Cork business winning the Best Use of Robotics accolade. The Micro/SME and Large Manufacturing Company of the Year categories were won respectively by Ventac and Dell Technologies. All the winners are listed below.
The IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards showcase exceptional achievement, teamwork and innovation in Irish manufacturing. 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.
The recipients of the IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards exemplified all of these characteristics such as cutting edge research & innovation, best in class manufacturing and outstanding teamwork as well as the valuable contributions being made to the both the regional and national economy.
Having won the ICT Manufacturing Team of the Year Award, Mergon International was also named as the IMR Manufacturer of the Year, after being selected by the Judging Panel from all of the other various category winners.
An award for Outstanding Contribution to Industry was bestowed on Intel Ireland.
The Life Time Achievement Award was conferred on Michael (Mick) Guinee, Chairman, CEO and Co-founder of Shannon-based Ei Electronics, which, under his leadership, has become one of Ireland’s leading indigenous electronics manufacturing and exporting companies.
Now in their second year, 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 IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards marked a fitting conclusion to the opening day of the 2020 National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, which was held at the nearby Citywest Convention Centre.
Winners of the 2020 IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards
Best Use of Robotics sponsored by Cobots.ie
Boston Scientific Cork.
Industry Research Partnership of the Year
SEAM Research Centre WIT & Boston Scientific Clonmel
Best Supply Chain Innovation Sponsored by Rhenus Logistics
Controlant
Health & Safety Project of the Year
EPS Group
Sustainable Manufacturer of the Year Sponsored by AIB
Pfizer Grange Castle
Contract Manufacturer of the Year
SteriPack Contract Manufacturing
Lifesciences Manufacturing Team of the Year Sponsored by BDO
Pfizer Ringaskiddy
Engineering Manufacturing Team of the Year Sponsored by Festo
Irish Pressing Ltd
ICT Manufacturing Team of the Year
Mergon International
Product Innovation & Design Sponsored by GS1
Dromone Engineering
Smart Factory Manufacturer of the Year
Seagate Technologies
Lean Manufacturing Company of the Year Sponsored by SA Partners
Boston Scientific Clonmel
Best Training & Development Program
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Micro/SME Manufacturing Company of the Year Sponsored by Bank of Ireland
Ventac
Large Manufacturing Company of the Year
Dell Technologies
Outstanding Contribution to Industry
Intel Ireland
The Gran Prix or the IMR Manufacturer of the Year Sponsored by Irish Manufacturing Research
Mergon International
LifeTime Achievement Sponsored by Irish Manufacturing Research
Michael Guinee, Chairman, CEO and Co-founder of Ei Electronics
