2020 Irish Motor Industry Awards

in partnership with Bank of Ireland Finance

SIMI President Gabriel Keane with Derek McDermott, Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Finance 

2020 Award Winners

Bodyshop of the Year 

For optimised investment in innovation to deliver enhanced efficiency and productivity

Accident Repair Centre (ARC) Dublin 24

L-R Derek McDermott Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Finance, Gabriel Keane SIMI President, Owen Cullen Proprietor ARC, Brian Cooke Director General SIMI
L-R Derek McDermott Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Finance, Gabriel Keane SIMI President, Paul Cooke Director Rathcoole Commercials VTC Ltd, Brian Cooke Director General

Commercial Vehicle Operation of the Year

For delivery of targeted performance enhancements in conjunction with a focused extension of services in anticipation of customer needs.

Rathcoole Commercials VTC Ltd Co. Dublin

Franchised Sales Operation of the Year

For the achievement of an emphatic sales performance in a challenging market.

Hutton and Meade Ltd Dublin 15

L-R Derek McDermott Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Finance, Jonathan Meade, Joe Hutton, Nigel Brennan of Hutton and Meade Ltd Gabriel Keane SIMI President, Brian Cooke Director General SIMI
L-R Derek McDermott Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Finance, Gabriel Keane SIMI President, Brian Scanlan, Colm Quinn (Director), John Reilly, Vincent Murphy of Colm Quinn BMW, Brian Cooke Director General SIMI

Franchised Aftersales Operation of the Year

For outstanding professional excellence across all aspects of aftersales.

Colm Quinn BMW Galway

Independent Sales Operation of the Year

For development and delivery of a distinctive customer proposition in a highly competitive sector.

Green Auto Service, Dublin 18

L-R Derek McDermott Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Finance, Gabriel Keane SIMI President, Gregg Moore, Daniel Davies, Marek Sterdas of Green Auto Service, Brian Cooke Director General SIMI
L-R Derek McDermott Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Finance, Gabriel Keane SIMI President, Jude Donnellan, John Donnellan of Donnellan Auto Services, Brian Cooke Director General SIMI

Independent Aftersales Operation of the Year

For successful expansion of aftersales service capabilities through strategic partnerships and targeted investment.

Donnellan Auto Services, Co. Galway

Motor Factor of the Year

For sustained growth built on consistent delivery of an exemplary customer experience.

Parts for Cars, Dublin 6

L-R Derek McDermott Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Finance, Gabriel Keane SIMI President, Gary Murphy, George Tohill, Jack Bromowski Parts for Cars, Brian Cooke Director General SIMI
L-R Derek McDermott Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Finance, Gabriel Keane SIMI President, Peter Hamill, Brian Hamill of Hamill’s Rentals Ltd, Brian Cooke Director General SIMI

Vehicle Recovery Operator of the Year

For the achievement of excellence through focused investment in training and technology.

Hamill’s Rentals Ltd, Co. Westmeath

L-R Brian Cooke Director General SIMI, Professor Denis Cusack of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, Moyagh Murdock CEO Road Safety Authority, Gabriel Keane SIMI President.

SIMI/RSA Award:Outstanding Contribution To Road Safety

Professor Denis Cusack of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety receives this years Outstanding 
Contribution to Road Safety award from SIMI and the Road Safety Authority. Professor Cusack is a 
constant in advocating for effective enforcement of the Drug Driving laws and an expert internationally on the issue of impaired driving.