Discerned annually, the EFQM Excellence Award is Europe’s most prestigious award for organisations: the highest form of recognition an organisation could receive, discerned from among its own peers. Exceptional performance in a specific area or subject is rewarded with a prize.
Organisations which receive the award or prizes are not the only winners. Finalists have told us over the years that they have benefited from the rigor of preparation and the insight from feedback offered by the assessment team. Many choose to repeat the exercise several years in succession.
Finalists, prize and award winners come from countries all over Europe and neighbouring countries. European divisions of multinational companies count among the winners, as do organisations located in a single country. From school and hospital, family owned company, to government department or publicly listed corporations, the list of winners reveals that no sector or activity has a monopoly on excellence.
Read the attached list to discover who has been among the champions celebrated over the last sixteen years.
Please to discover more about the 2009 award winners.