Two Mayo firms feted at 'best managed companies' awards
Two Mayo companies - Portwest, Westport, and CMS Distribution, Kiltimagh - have been feted at Ireland’s Best Managed Companies Awards programme.
The programme is led by Deloitte Ireland, in association with Bank of Ireland.
With this year’s new winners, there are now 139 companies that are recognised as Ireland’s Best Managed Companies.
This network of companies has a combined turnover of €8.5 billion and employs a total of 40,000 people.
A total of two Mayo-based companies were recognised as Best Managed Companies this year with CMS Distribution (Kiltimagh) and manufacturing company Portwest (Westport) featuring in the list of winners.
The latter was also awarded the inaugural Family Business Award.
This year’s programme saw the highest number of new applicants in its thirteen-year history and culminated in a virtual symposium and awards ceremony this week.
The winning companies represent 26 counties across the island of Ireland and come from a range of sectors – from retail and hospitality to manufacturing and construction.
This year’s winning cohort of companies also features a strong presence from the technology sector.
Ireland’s Best Managed Companies Awards programme promotes and recognises excellence in Irish/Northern Irish owned and managed companies and is the only awards scheme on the island of Ireland that considers a business’ performance from every perspective.
Entrants to the programme compete for the designation in a rigorous process that evaluates the calibre of their management abilities and practices in addition to the strategy, capability, innovation, culture and financial performance of their companies.
This year’s awards programme saw the addition of two new award categories. Mayo company Portwest received the inaugural Family Business Award, supported by the Family Business Network.
The company is a global manufacturer and innovator of workwear, safety wear and PPE. The award is testament to how they have demonstrated resilience, not only in the past year but throughout their years in business.