National Q Mark Award winners announced
On Friday, 28 September at the Clayton Hotel in Dublin 4, the winners of The National Q Mark Awards 2018 were announced. The awards were presented by Excellence Ireland Quality Association (EIQA) and officiated by Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys
Print2 October 2018
2018 has been a very special year for the Q Mark Awards, as EIQA celebrates its 50th anniversary. Almost 600 people representing 140 companies attended a formal black-tie ceremony at which 27 awards were presented.
The overall national winners, sponsored by eTravel and Virgin Atlantic, were Fanagans Funeral Directors (Overall National Winner for their Quality Management Systems) and Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise named as Overall National Winner for Hygiene and Food Safety.
The Q Mark Award is the highest accolade an Irish business can achieve, given both the intense competition and the exacting standards required. Speaking at the event, Irene Collins, managing director of EIQA said the awards winners are leaders with vision, innovation, integrity and empathy. “The results of their Q Mark Audits and assessments are used to create a sustainable future,” Collins said, “adding value for their customers and allowing them to manage with agility.”
All of the 105 companies nominated were in the top 6.75% of all audits completed by the EIQA on the island of Ireland. To win one of the 27 coveted awards means that those companies are at the very top of the Q for highest standards of Quality and Excellence in Ireland.
Winners on the night for the Q Mark Awards for Hygiene and Food Safety included Byrnes Spar IFSC, Roche’s Mace Shanagolden, Broderick’s Spar Croom, Moriarty’s SuperValu Palmerstown, Shanahans Centra Borrisoleigh, Eurest at IBM Server 2, Glanmore Foods, Roadbridge Staff Catering, Musgrave Marketplace Belfast, Central production unit Midland Regional hospital Mullingar, Catering Department Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, Regan’s Centra Pallasgreen, Donnellans Centra Loughville, Quish’s SuperValu Tramore, Whoriskeys Eurospar Ramelton and O’Gorman’s SuperValu Kingscourt
The Q Mark Award for Nursing Homes went to Gormanston Wood Nursing Home, The Q Mark Award for Leisure Center’s went to Newpark School Sports Centre, Bluebird Care Head Office scooped the Q Mark Award for Homecare. The Q Mark Awards for Quality Management Systems (QMS) went to Euro Car Parks (Ireland), Ballyhoura Development, Southside Partnership Local Employment Service, Dublin City Council Customer Services, Kirby Group Engineering, Roadbridge and Fanagans Funeral Directors
EIQA (Excellence Ireland Quality Association) has been Ireland’s national quality association since 1968. It is known as the ‘Guardian’ of the Q Mark which identifies its various certifications, namely: The Q Mark for Hygiene & Food Safety, The Q Mark for Quality Management Systems, The Q Mark for Nursing Homes, The Q Mark for Leisure Centres, The Q Mark for Accessibility (ABLE).
To lesrn more, visit www.eiqa.ie.
Fans 0
Followers