FinTrU & Feargal McCormack Honoured At 2022 AIB Business Eye Awards

FinTrU & Feargal McCormack Honoured At 2022 AIB Business Eye Awards

Belfast and Derry/Londonderry-based FinTrU has won the coveted Company of the Year Award at the 2022 AIB Business Eye Awards for the second year running.

The fast-growing financial services software company recently announced a new base in Portugal and has been widely praised for the measures it has introduced to help its employees through the current cost of living crisis.

The 2022 AIB Business Eye Awards, covering 19 different categories, were awarded at a black-tie event attended by almost 600 guests held at ICC, Belfast.

A Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred on Feargal McCormack, the founder of FPM Chartered Accountants, former President of Chartered Accountants Ireland and an active spokesperson for the business community in Northern Ireland.

Meanwhile, the 2022 Business Personality of the Year Award went to Judith Totten MBE, founder and Chief Executive of working capital finance specialists Upstream, and a board member at Invest Northern Ireland.

Amongst the other key winners announced on the night included retailers Lidl Northern Ireland as Employer of the Year and pharmaceuticals giant Almac Group as Manufacturer of the Year. Ballymena-based Wrightbus picked up the Green/Sustainable Company of the Year Award for their low and no emission range of buses while a brand-new Diversity & Inclusion Award went to Antrim-based high-tech manufacturers, Sensata Technologies.

“We were delighted with a record-breaking entry for this year’s awards, despite the economic challenges which businesses are facing in the present climate,” said Richard Buckley, Editor of Business Eye. “The awards reflect the resilience and continued commitment of Northern Ireland companies and their leadership teams to innovate and continue to succeed whatever the economic climate.”


AIB, a key supporter of the Northern Ireland business community, is a long-standing partner of Business Eye and its award programmes. Congratulating this year’s finalists and winners, Brian Gillan, Head of Retail & NI at AIB said; “The AIB Business Eye Awards are a fantastic showcase of local business leaders and innovators who are continuing to drive best-practice and inspire others. The competition grows from strength to strength every year and we offer our congratulations to all those shortlisted as well as to the overall winners. Your hard work, determination and resilience encourages others to embrace these qualities and contributes to the success of our local business community as a whole.”

Full List of Winners AIB Business Eye Awards 2022


Homegrown Business of the Year

Highly Commended:
Shredbank

Winner:
Bathshack


Innovative Business of the Year

Winner:
Artemis Technologies


Employer of the Year

Highly Commended:
FinTrU
Seating Matters

Winner:
LIDL Northern Ireland


Tourism & Hospitality Company of the Year

Winners (x2):
Galgorm Collection
Marine Hotel Ballycastle

Outstanding Management & Leadership

Highly Commended:
Barbara McKiernan, Van Rath

Winner:
Louise Skeath, SDG

R&D

Winner:
ESO

Executive Support Professional of the Year

Winner:
Joelene Poole, Retail NI

CSR/Community Award

Highly Commended:
Musgrave NI
ArtsEkta

Winner:
Hagan Homes


Diversity & Inclusion Award

Winner:
Sensata Technologies


Medium/Mid-sized Business of the Year

Highly Commended:
Foods Connected

Winner:
Barclay Communications

Green/Sustainable Company of the Year

Highly Commended:
Fraser Millar Homes

Winner: 
Wrightbus


Young Business Personality of the Year

Winner:
Laura Haldane, Scileads

Fast Growth Business of the Year

Highly Commended:
Viberoptix

Winner:
Maine Surface Finishing


Professional Services Firm of the Year

Highly Commended:
Pinnacle Growth Group
Cavanagh Kelly

Winner:
MKB Law


Manufacturer of the Year

Highly Commended:
AG Paving & Building Products
TBC Conversions

Winner:
Almac Group

Small Business of the Year

Highly Commended:
Industry Training Services (ITS)

Winner:
SDG


Business Personality of the Year

Highly Commended:
Terry Moore, Outsource Solutions

Winner:
Judith Totten, Upstream 


Company of the Year

Highly Commended:
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Almac Group

Winner:
FinTrU


Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner:
Feargal McCormick