Derry firms named among Deloitte 2016 Best Managed Companies Award winners

Two Derry firms have been named on Deloitte’s list of the Best Managed Companies in Ireland for the first time. City-based Learning Pool and Magherafelt’s Combined Facilities Management, were awarded were among five companies from the North awarded Best Managed status following a lengthy qualification and judging procedure in which the complete performance of a business is assessed, moving beyond finances to such areas as operational excellence, strategy, and human resource processes. Almost 40 per cent of the first time winners came from the technology and media industries, with 20 per cent coming from the construction sector. The awards event in Dublin’s Convention Centre marked the eighth year of the Deloitte Best Managed awards programme, in association with Barclays Bank Ireland. The awards were attended by over 800 people from the Irish business community. In total 115 companies employing 47,000 staff have achieved Best Managed status and the network of businesses has a combined turnover of almost €10bn. The Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards, in association with Barclays Bank Ireland, is open to companies from all 32 counties on the island of Ireland.

It is the only awards programme that considers a business’ performance from every perspective.

Pictured is Paul McElvaney, Learning Pool chief executive