2025 Winners

Celebrating the Winners of the 2025 Health & Safety Excellence Awards We’re delighted to congratulate this year’s winners and finalists. The awards were presented at the Gala Ceremony on 17 April 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

Health & Safety Excellence Awards - Grand Prix

WINNER:

Activ8 Solar Energies

Health & Safety Team of the Year - Large

WINNER:

Primeline Group

Primeline Group

FINALISTS:

  • Danone Nutricia Danone Nutricia
  • Primeline Group Primeline Group
  • Rehab Group Rehab Group

Sponsored by:

Ashview Consultants

Health & Safety Team of the Year

WINNER:

Bretland Group

Bretland Group

FINALISTS:

  • APC & VLE Therapeutics APC & VLE Therapeutics
  • Bretland Group Bretland Group
  • EM News Distribution (Menzies) EM News Distribution (Menzies)

Sponsored by:

Panda

Health & Safety Manager of the Year

WINNER:

Glanua - Aine Healy

Glanua - Aine Healy

FINALISTS:

  • Ashview Consultants - Declan Havern Ashview Consultants - Declan Havern
  • EM News Distribution (Menzies) - Keith Richard Byrne EM News Distribution (Menzies) - Keith Richard Byrne
  • Glanua - Aine Healy Glanua - Aine Healy
  • Greenlink Interconnector - Caroline Henry Greenlink Interconnector - Caroline Henry
  • P&D Lydon - Megan Lydon P&D Lydon - Megan Lydon
  • Primeline Group - Eleanor Treanor Primeline Group - Eleanor Treanor
  • Securitas Ireland - Stephen Hardiman Securitas Ireland - Stephen Hardiman

Sponsored by:

Bretland

Innovation in Health & Safety Award

WINNER:

Chadwicks Group - Forklift Safety Observations App

Chadwicks Group - Forklift Safety Observations App

FINALISTS:

  • Chadwicks Group - Forklift Safety Observations App Chadwicks Group - Forklift Safety Observations App
  • Coillte & Cobblestone Learning - Electricity Awareness eLearning Course Coillte & Cobblestone Learning - Electricity Awareness eLearning Course
  • Guardian Safety Guardian Safety
  • Hollister - FindWhere Application for Emergency Response Hollister - FindWhere Application for Emergency Response
  • Mitie Facilities Management  - Plan Zero Mitie Facilities Management - Plan Zero

Sponsored by:

HSI Skillko

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Construction (Large Organisation)

WINNER:

Conack - Implementation of Electronic Safety Management System

Conack - Implementation of Electronic Safety Management System

FINALISTS:

  • Ardmac Ardmac
  • ASEE Group ASEE Group
  • Coffey - Critical Risk Focus Coffey - Critical Risk Focus
  • Conack - Implementation of Electronic Safety Management System Conack - Implementation of Electronic Safety Management System
  • Farrans Construction Farrans Construction

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Construction

WINNER:

Bretland Group

Bretland Group

FINALISTS:

  • AG Paving + Building Products - Lock-Tag-Live Initiative AG Paving + Building Products - Lock-Tag-Live Initiative
  • Airconmech - Safe Haven Project Airconmech - Safe Haven Project
  • Bretland Group Bretland Group
  • Callan Construction Callan Construction
  • OCC Construction OCC Construction
  • Shareridge Shareridge
  • Structure Tone - Safety 360° Initiative Structure Tone - Safety 360° Initiative
  • Vision Contracting Vision Contracting

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Retail

WINNER:

Primark - Digital Checklists

Primark - Digital Checklists

FINALISTS:

  • Circle K - Store Anti Aggression System Circle K - Store Anti Aggression System
  • Primark - Digital Checklists Primark - Digital Checklists

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Facilities Management

WINNER:

LMC FM

LMC FM

FINALISTS:

  • Aura Holohan Group Aura Holohan Group
  • LMC FM LMC FM
  • Mitie Facilities Management - LiveSafe Programme Mitie Facilities Management - LiveSafe Programme

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Warehousing

WINNER:

United Hardware

United Hardware

FINALISTS:

  • EM News Distribution (Menzies) EM News Distribution (Menzies)
  • Primeline Group Primeline Group
  • United Hardware United Hardware

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Utilities & Services

WINNER:

Activ8 Solar Energies

Activ8 Solar Energies

FINALISTS:

  • Activ8 Solar Energies Activ8 Solar Energies
  • Bretland Group Bretland Group
  • Greenlink Interconnector Greenlink Interconnector
  • KOS Ergonomics KOS Ergonomics
  • P&D Lydon P&D Lydon
  • Shareridge Shareridge
  • Uisce Éireann Uisce Éireann

Mental Health and Well-being Initiative of the Year

WINNER:

Ashview Consultants

Ashview Consultants

FINALISTS:

  • Ashview Consultants Ashview Consultants
  • Edwards Lifesciences Ireland Edwards Lifesciences Ireland
  • ESB and Bord na Móna - Timahoe North Solar Farm ESB and Bord na Móna - Timahoe North Solar Farm
  • Gem Construction - Light on a Dark Day Campaign Gem Construction - Light on a Dark Day Campaign
  • Greenlink Interconnector Greenlink Interconnector
  • Irish Life Group - Everyday Moments of Wellbeing Irish Life Group - Everyday Moments of Wellbeing
  • Longford County Council Longford County Council

Safety Culture Transformation Award - Large

WINNER:

ESB Engineering and Major Projects

ESB Engineering and Major Projects

FINALISTS:

  • Astellas Ireland (Kerry Plant) - TasK Astellas Ireland (Kerry Plant) - TasK
  • ATC Computer Transport & Logistics - Forward High-5 Initiative ATC Computer Transport & Logistics - Forward High-5 Initiative
  • Beauparc Beauparc
  • Dublin Airport - Safety Stack Dublin Airport - Safety Stack
  • ESB Engineering and Major Projects ESB Engineering and Major Projects

Sponsored by:

HSI Skillko

Safety Culture Transformation Award

WINNER:

United Hardware

United Hardware

FINALISTS:

  • APC & VLE Therapeutics APC & VLE Therapeutics
  • Ashview Consultants Ashview Consultants
  • Celtic Safety Training Celtic Safety Training
  • McArdle Skeath McArdle Skeath
  • Tritech Group Tritech Group
  • United Hardware United Hardware

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Public Sector

WINNER:

Longford County Council

Longford County Council

FINALISTS:

  • Bord na Móna - Derrinlough Wind Farm Bord na Móna - Derrinlough Wind Farm
  • Longford County Council Longford County Council
  • Uisce Éireann Uisce Éireann

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Food & Beverage

WINNER:

Tirlán

Tirlán

FINALISTS:

  • Danone Nutricia Danone Nutricia
  • Tirlán Tirlán

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Manufacturing

WINNER:

Takeda Ireland

Takeda Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • AbbVie AbbVie
  • Danone Nutricia Danone Nutricia
  • Edwards Lifesciences Ireland Edwards Lifesciences Ireland
  • ETEX - Site Traffic Safety Improvement Plan ETEX - Site Traffic Safety Improvement Plan
  • Freudenberg Medical Galway Freudenberg Medical Galway
  • Integer New Ross Integer New Ross
  • Takeda Ireland Takeda Ireland
  • Tirlán Tirlán

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Life Sciences

WINNER:

Boston Scientific Clonmel

Boston Scientific Clonmel

FINALISTS:

  • APC & VLE Therapeutics APC & VLE Therapeutics
  • Boston Scientific Clonmel Boston Scientific Clonmel
  • Novo Nordisk - F7 Incident Prevention Program Novo Nordisk - F7 Incident Prevention Program
  • Sisk & AstraZeneca - Project Joyce Sisk & AstraZeneca - Project Joyce
  • Takeda Ireland Takeda Ireland

Sponsored by:

ISS Ireland