2026 Shortlist

Announcing the Finalists for the 2026 Health & Safety Excellence Awards We're delighted to reveal this year's shortlist. Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala on 30 April 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

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Health & Safety Excellence Awards - Grand Prix

The winner of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Health & Safety Team of the Year - Large

FINALISTS

EHS Team

Boston Scientific Clonmel

Dalata Hotel Group

Dalata Hotel Group

Danone Nutricia Wexford

Danone Nutricia

HSEQ Team

entegro

ISS Ireland

ISS Ireland

Re-Gen Waste

Re-Gen

Health & Safety Team of the Year

FINALISTS

EHS Team

APC Ltd and VLE Therapeutics

Ashview Consultants

Ashview Consultants

Our Digital Journey

CROWN

InPost Newstrade Ireland

InPost Newstrade Ireland

Jons Civil Engineering

Jons Civil Engineering Ltd.

NFP Delivered by SeaChange, an NFP Company

NFP (SeaChange and NFP Company)

Obelisk Group International

Obelisk Group International

Operations Team

Safe Events Global

United Hardware

United Hardware

Health & Safety Manager of the Year

FINALISTS

Claire Cagney

APC Ltd and VLE Therapeutics

Yara Gomes

ATC Logistics and Transport

Keith Byrne

InPost Newstrade Ireland

Lisa Hughes

ISS Ireland

Eric Behan

Nua Healthcare Services

Sarah Jane Ivers

Nua Healthcare Services

Wesley Jameson

Regen Waste

Women in Health & Safety Award

FINALISTS

Claire Cagney

APC Ltd and VLE Therapeutics

Geraldine Gallagher

Ashford Castle Hotel Ltd.

Yara Gomes, Eliane Alves, & Paola Cavalheiro

ATC Logistics and Transport

Melissa McNamara

Galway Simon community

Lily Rose Murphy-Ownsworth

Jons Civil Engineering Ltd.

Mariane Merchiori

Mitie Facilities Management

Nicola McEvoy

Power Capital Renewable Energy Limited

Rising Star of the Year

FINALISTS

Julia Clarke

InPost Newstrade Ireland

Izabela Malnowicz

Primeline Logistic

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Construction (Large Organisation)

FINALISTS

Safety First

Ardmac

Know Your Numbers

Cairn

Dowds Group

Dowds

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Construction

FINALISTS

Evolution to Digital Safety

CROWN

Greenvolt Next Ireland

Greenvolt Next Ireland

Jons Civil Engineering

Jons Civil Engineering Ltd.

Leo Lynch

Leo Lynch

MMD Construction (Cork)

MMD Construction (Cork) Ltd

Shareridge

Shareridge

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Facilities Management

FINALISTS

ABM Ireland

ABM Ireland

Career Development Initiative

Apleona Ireland

Ashford Castle Hotel

Ashford Castle Hotel Ltd.

ATC Logistics and Transport

ATC Logistics and Transport

Aura Holohan Group

Aura Holohan Group

ISS Ireland

ISS Ireland

LiveSafe Programme

Mitie Facilities Management

Nua Healthcare Services

Nua Healthcare Services

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Food & Beverage

FINALISTS

Digitisation of HACCP, and Improved Orientation Training

Carton House, A Fairmont Managed Hotel

Incident Elimination DMS, Sphera Integration, and Strong Risk Prevention Focus

Danone Nutricia

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Healthcare

FINALISTS

Proactive Womens Health Initiative

Cuan Mhuire

GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare

Nua Healthcare Services

Nua Healthcare Services

Safe Distance, Step Away, Stay Safe Project

Rehab Group

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Life Sciences

FINALISTS

APC and VLE Therapeutics

APC Ltd and VLE Therapeutics

Linked Controls, Safer Work

Boston Scientific Clonmel

Project Joyce

John Sisk and Sons Limited

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Manufacturing

FINALISTS

EHS Culture

AbbVie

ATEX Ready

Boston Scientific Clonmel

Incident Elimination DMS, Sphera Integration, and Strong Risk Prevention Focus

Danone Nutricia

Proactive Safety Culture Through Innovation

Intel Ireland

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Public Sector

FINALISTS

Clare County Council – Transformations Leading to ISO 45001 Recognition

Clare County Council

Employee Lifecycle Integration

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Longford County Council

Longford County Council

Safe Distance, Step Away, Stay Safe Project

Rehab Group

Critical Incident Stress Management Programme

Tusla Child and Family Agency

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Retail

FINALISTS

Digital Integration and Proactive Prevention

Lidl Ireland & Lidl Northern Ireland

Operation Christmas Tree

Primark

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Telecoms & Communications

FINALISTS

From Competence to Control: Delivering Safer Telecoms Operations

entegro

Building a Limitless Ireland

National Broadband Ireland

Obelisk Group International

Obelisk Group International

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Tourism & Entertainment

FINALISTS

Ashford Castle Hotel

Ashford Castle Hotel Ltd.

Dalata Hotel Group

Dalata Hotel Group

Wild Lights at Dublin Zoo

Safe Events Global

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Transport

FINALISTS

ATC Logistics and Transport

ATC Logistics and Transport

Dublin Express

Dublin Express

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Utilities & Services

FINALISTS

Blabo Automatic Tank Cleaning System

Ambipar

Energia Group

Energia Group

Gas Installation: Confined Space Remediation

Gas Networks Ireland

Greenvolt Next Ireland

Greenvolt Next Ireland

Integrating Safely

Ohk Energy

Power Capital Renewable Energy

Power Capital Renewable Energy Limited

Shareridge

Shareridge

Siemens Energy Ireland

Siemens Energy Ireland

Health & Safety Excellence Award - Warehousing

FINALISTS

Proactive Safety

InPost Newstrade Ireland

Primeline Group – Proactive Safety

Primeline Group

United Hardware

United Hardware

Innovation in Health & Safety Award

FINALISTS

Forward Safe Plan (FSP)

ATC Logistics and Transport

Lean Methodology

InPost Newstrade Ireland

Sisk Series 1300 Lifting Operations

John Sisk and Sons Limited

Operations Through Integrated Innovative Technology

Regen Waste

The Sorensen-Boxcore Digital Ecosystem

Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd

Best Use of Technology

FINALISTS

EHS Insight App/Platform

ATC Logistics and Transport

SHE Software Solution

Greenvolt Next Ireland

integrated Digital Safety Ecosystem

Jons Civil Engineering Ltd.

Digital Safety Transformation Project

Quantum Homes

Integrated Technology-led Ecosystem

Regen Waste

Bespoke Digital Operations

Safe Events Global

Mental Health and Well-being Initiative of the Year

FINALISTS

Combi Wellbeing 2025

Combilift

CROWN Thrive Programme

CROWN

Iarnród Éireann

Iarnród Éireann

Our People, Our Priority: Creating a Culture of Wellbeing

Longford County Council

MMD Construction (Cork)

MMD Construction (Cork) Ltd

the 'Whole Person' Approach

Power Capital Renewable Energy Limited

Wellbeing Ambassador Programme

Tusla Child and Family Agency

Safety Culture Transformation Award - Large

FINALISTS

Acre Security (Vanderbilt and TDS) Ltd

Boston Scientific Clonmel

Danone Nutricia

Gas Networks Ireland

National Broadband Ireland

Uisce Éireann

Safety Culture Transformation Award

FINALISTS

Ashview Consultants

Exertis Ireland

InPost Newstrade Ireland

Power Capital Renewable Energy Limited

Quantum Homes

United Hardware

Excellence in Health & Safety Training Award

FINALISTS

ATC Academy

ATC Logistics and Transport

VR Training Programme

BioPharmaChem Skillnet

Online Manual Handling

Primark

Primeline Group – From Induction to Verified Competence

Primeline Group

Re-Gen Waste

Regen Waste

Transformational Training Strategy

Uisce Éireann