IFCR Award Winners
Forecourt Retailer of the Year
Pictured with the winning trophy are Bill Penton, awards organiser; Gavin Moran, store manager at Junction 14; Dorottya Krizsan, model;
Nigel Scully, commercial director, retail for Aryzta Food Solutions and David Madden, Junction 14.
Lifetime Achievement Award
(L-R) Dessie J. Aughey, Air-Serv (category sponsor), Maxol Group CEO Tom Noonan with his award and Clive Steel, Air-Serv
Training Initiative of the Year
Pictured with his winner’s trophy is Philip Wright of Moran’s Star/SuperValu, Ballykelly in Co. Derry and category sponsor, Ciara Rafferty of Mintel Ireland.
Best Food to Go
Category sponsor, Ken Stewart of Valley Forge is pictured presenting the winner’s trophy to Seamus Griffen of KCR Texaco Londis, Terenure in Co. Dublin.
Store Manager
Gavin Moran of Junction 14 Spar Express/Texaco at Mayfield is pictured with his winner’s trophy. Included is Pearl Clarke of category sponsor, PostPoint.
Forecourt and Convenience Store of the Year (Cat 1) with convenience store up to 1,100 sq. ft.
Martin Hyland of category sponsor, Tax Accounting Ireland, is pictured with the winner, Ray McCaughey of McCaughey’s Top/Daybreak, Castleblayney
Forecourt and Convenience Store of the Year (Cat 2) with convenience store 1101 – 1750 sq. ft.
Damien Emerson of category sponsor, Station Master, is pictured presenting the winner’s trophy to Mari Pold of Topaz Dublin Airport.
Best Customer Service
David Coffey of category sponsor, PostPoint is pictured presenting the winner’s trophy to Una Lilley, Alison Smith and Shane Maguire of Lilley’s Topaz/Centra in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh.
Best Oil Company Initiative
Michael Conroy of category sponsor, Costa Express Ireland, is pictured with category winner, Laura Murphy of Topaz Energy’s Play or Park programme.
Newcomer of the Year
Dave Allen of category sponsor, Nestle Professional, is pictured with the winner, Pat McDonagh of Barack Obama Plaza Spar/Topaz in Co. Offaly.
Forecourt and Convenience Store of the Year (Cat 3) with store up to 1751 sq. ft and over
Jim O’Connor of category sponsor, The National Lottery is pictured with Matt Scally of winning site, Applegreen MSA, M4 Enfield (west-bound) in Co. Meath.
Best Forecourt Facilities
Pictured are Gavin Moran, Junction 14 Spar Express/Texaco at Mayfield, with category sponsor, Mike Phelan of Temptronix Inc. and David Madden from Junction 14.
Best Site with a licence to sell alcohol
Category sponsor, Ronan O’Neill of Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard with winner, Francis O’Leary of Conway’s Maxol/Spar in Ratoath, Co. Meath.
Best use of category management
The winner in this category, Barry O’Sullivan of O’Sullivan’s Topaz/Centra in Innishannon, Co. Cork is pictured with the sponsor, Paul Cummins of SeaChange Ltd.