Top companies shine bright at Irish motor industry awards
THE SIMI Irish Motor Industry Awards in partnership with sponsor Bank of Ireland Finance were held last night at a glittering ceremony at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Dublin. The accolades were announced by RTE presenter Des Cahill in front of over 700 of the Motor Industry’s senior figures and guests in attendance.
The awards now in their sixth year honoured those businesses that have demonstrated excellence and best practice in their Industry over the last 12 months. Open to all sectors of the Irish Motor Industry nine award categories in total were presented by Mark Boggan President of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry ( SIMI) and Pat Creed, Managing Director of Sponsors Bank of Ireland Finance.
Award Winners
Franchised Sales Operation of the Year – Finlay Motor Group, Kildare
Franchised Aftersales Operation of the YearJoe Duffy BMW. Dublin
Commercial Vehicle Operation of the YearTruck Services, Cork
Independent Sales Operation of the Year – Kevin Egan Cars, Sligo
Independent Aftersales Operation of the Year- Mark Murphy Motors, Kilkenny Bodyshop of the Year- Red Abbey Motors, Cork Vehicle Recovery Operator of the Year- Irish Towing Services, Dublin Motor Factor of the Year- Parts for Cars, Dublin Outstanding Achievement Award- Climb4Cancer
Backed by the SIMI, the official voice of the Motor Industry in Ireland, the awards are held in partnership with Bank of Ireland Finance.
Pat Creed Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Finance comments; “Bank of Ireland Finance is delighted to continue its partnership with the Society of the Irish Motor Industry to recognise outstanding achievement and excellence within the Industry. BIF is the leading provider of funding to the Irish Motor Industry through tied relationships with 14 Manufacturers/ Distributors which account for in excess of 50% of the total Industry”.
Alan Nolan, Director General of the SIMI, said; “This is the sixth year of the SIMI Motor Industry Awards and each year they have continued to grow in both entries and categories. This year’s entries have really raised the bar in terms of both standard and quality. It is great to see our members continuing to develop and improve their business. The SIMI Irish Motor Industry Awards in sponsorship with Bank of Ireland Finance is a night of celebration for the Motor Industry and for the companies that are shortlisted it is recognition of their hard work and to win the accolade is extra special.”