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Motor factors scoop big at Irish CV Workshop Awards 2025

The prestigious Irish Auto Trade Awards and CV Workshop Awards made a welcome return this year, which were fiercely contested across both national and regional categories.

Presented during Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO 2024 in the RDS Dublin, the big winners in the motor factor categories for 2025 were Parts for Cars in Blanchardstown, winning the overall ‘Motor Factor of the Year’ award as well the ‘Motor Factor of the Year’ title for Dublin, while the ‘CV Motor Factor of the Year’ award went to Dennison Fast Parts in Naas following victory in the Leinster (Excl. Co. Dublin) regional category.

Top Part Motor Factors won the overall ‘Workshop Equipment Supplier of the Year’ award.

At Auto Trade EXPO 2024, FG7 (Factor Group 7) and LKQ Euro Car Parts were recognised for their impressive stands, winning ‘Best Large Stand Irish Exhibitor’ and ‘Best Large Stand International Exhibitor’, respectively.

In the regional awards, Top Part in Galway was voted Motor Factor of the Year for Connacht/Ulster (Excl. Northern Ireland); John Laverty Motor Factors in Dundalk won Motor Factor of the Year for Leinster (Excl. Co. Dublin); Scanlon Motor Factors in Waterford won Motor Factor of the Year for Munster; and Colin Adams Motor Parts in Belfast won Motor Factor of the Year for Northern Ireland.

In the regional commercial vehicle awards, Mannions Parts in Oranmore was voted CV Motor Factor of the Year for Connacht/Ulster (Excl. Northern Ireland); Truck & Bus Parts won CV Motor Factor of the Year for Dublin; Transpart Ireland Ltd in Cork won CV Motor Factor of the Year for Munster; and TVC Parts in Newtownabbey won CV Motor Factor of the Year for Northern Ireland.

Gary Murphy (left) and Derek Tohill of Parts for Cars, Motor Factor of the Year 2025.
John Browne of Dennison Fast Parts, CV Motor Factor of the Year 2025.
Eoin Cuttle, Editor, Auto Trade Journal (left) presents Donal Dillane of Top Part Motor Factors with the Workshop Equipment Supplier of the Year award.
l-r: Kevin O’Kane, Colin Hampsey, Peter Cox and Marc Glasgow of FG7, Best Large Stand Irish Exhibitor.
LKQ Euro Car Parts, Best Large Stand International Exhibitor.
John Laverty of John Laverty Motor Factors in Dundalk, Motor Factor of the Year for Leinster (Excl. Co. Dublin).
Brendan McDonagh of Top Part Galway, Motor Factor of the Year for Connacht/Ulster (Excl. Northern Ireland).
Andrew Moore of TVC Parts, CV Motor Factor of the Year for Northern Ireland.
Enda Guirke of Mannions Parts in Oranmore, CV Motor Factor of the Year for Connacht/Ulster (Excl. Northern Ireland).