Ardmag Jingle Bells Edition : Dec 2022
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Jingle Bells Edition
Dec 2022
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Ho Ho Hello and welcome to the December edition of ArdMag.
Our Jingle Bells Edition brings you the highly anticipated, much debated results from the Big Ardmac Christmas poll, our good news from across the business units and a few gratitude highlights from our tree. We would like to wish everyone in Ardmac a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2022 has been a fantastic year for Ardmac from project wins to CSR initiatives, awards, and social events, we have come together to deliver excellence in our work and a sense of community within our team. See you in 2023 folks! Don’t forget this is your ArdMag, help us make it better by doing our short survey HERE
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O n the first day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me... 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s
O n the Second day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me... Two Fancy Coffee makers & 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s
O n the third day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me... Three DI&E Training courses Two Fancy Coffee makers & 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s.
O n the fourth day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me... Four New Accreditations Three DI&E Training courses Two Fancy Coffee makers & 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s.
O n the Fifth day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me... Five BIM Heroes Four New Accreditations Three DI&E Training courses Two Fancy Coffee makers & 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s.
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O n the Sixth day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me... Six brand new award trophies Five BIM Heroes Four New Accreditations Three DI&E Training courses Two Fancy Coffee makers & 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s. O n the Seventh day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me... Seven Laptops for schools Six brand new award trophies Five BIM Heroes Four New Accreditations Three DI&E Training courses Two Fancy Coffee makers & 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s. O n the eight day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me... Eight Yummy Mincepies Seven Laptops for schools Six brand new award trophies Five BIM Heroes Four New Accreditations Three DI&E Training courses Two Fancy Coffee makers & 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s.
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O n the ninth day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me... Nine Tool Box Talks Eight Yummy Mincepies Seven Laptops for schools Six brand new award trophies Five BIM Heroes Four New Accreditations Three DI&E Training courses Two Fancy Coffee makers & 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s.
O n the Tenth day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me...
Ten Ardmag Issues Nine Tool Box Talks
Eight Yummy Mincepies Seven Laptops for schools Six brand new award trophies Five BIM Heroes Four New Accreditations Three DI&E Training courses Two Fancy Coffee makers & 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s.
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O n the Eleventh day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me... Eleven Cyclists Cycling Eight Yummy Mincepies Seven Laptops for schools Six brand new award trophies Five BIM Heroes Four New Accreditations Three DI&E Training courses Two Fancy Coffee makers & 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s. Ten Ardmag Issues Nine Tool Box Talks
O n the Twelfth day of Christmas Ardmac gave to me... Twelve New Mental Health First Aiders Eleven Cyclists Cycling
Ten Ardmag Issues Nine Tool Box Talks
Eight Yummy Mincepies Seven Laptops for schools Six brand new award trophies Five BIM Heroes Four New Accreditations Three DI&E Training courses Two Fancy Coffee makers & 100 Tree’s for the Beeeeee’s.
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good news
Thanks to everyone who kindly donated to the Team Hope Shoebox appeal – your generosity is very much appreciated. Ardmac donated over 20 boxes to the appeal.
Michele Magee
Lisa Donnegan
CONGRATULATIONS Massive congratulations to Michele Magee and her partner Gary who recently got engaged.
WELCOME LITTLE ONE Congratulations to Lisa Donnegan and her partner Carl who welcomed their baby boy Logan on the 18th of November weighing 4.12kg
It was a big surprise for Michele. Everyone is thrilled for her
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George Walker
Eimear Dunne
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to George Walker who graduated from TU Dublin with a Diploma in International Selling achieving a distinction.
WELCOME LITTLE ONE Congratulations to Eimear Dunne and her husband David on the arrival of their beautiful baby son Bobby Kavanagh born on the 25th of October.
Ryan Taylor
Daniel Lane
WELCOME LITTLE ONE Congratulations to Ryan Taylor and his partner on the arrival of their beautiful son baby Cole William Taylor.
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Daniel, Rebecca and family on their wedding in October.
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More News
Paul Barron
Paul had the great pleasure to be part of the Wicklow Male Voice Choir concert on Sunday last With Celine Byrne and Robert Vickers as soloists See link below of part of Silent Night that was performed that I think people may find very moving.
https://fb.watch/hpnjeqBRXS/
Matthew Carroll
Darren Tennyson
Darren Tennyson and his team have been supporting the Swords Men’s Shed by giving them old pallets from site. They use the timber for flower boxes, bird boxes , bench’s, and book shelfs for local schools and children’s reading groups. Contact 0860590004 / 0872105515 if anyone knows anyone who may wish to join the Men’s shed.
MUSIC VIDEO Matthew’s sister, Amy Michelle releases her official music video for ‘Patience’ WATCH HERE
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Bernard Holohan
Ardmac subscribed to and had our sustainability performance assessed by EcoVadis. EcoVadis operates an evidence-based online platfoarm, providing supplier sustainability ratings and allowing companies to assess the Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG) performance of their global suppliers, and currently rates over 100,000 companies in 175 countries, across 200+ industries. The EcoVadis sustainability assessment Ratings and Scorecards system is an evaluation of how well a company has integrated the principles of Sustainability/CSR into their business and management system. We are pleased to say that Ardmac have achieved a silver rating at our first attempt, placing us at the 73rd percentile, which means our score is higher than or equal to the score of 73% of all companies rated to date. An action plan has been put in place and will be implemented by the Sustainability work group to build and improve upon this rating during the next round of assessments in Summer 2023. The sustainability work group comprises of Michele Magee, Robert Farrington, Terry Keegan and myself.
Conor Sweeney
Dermot McKenna
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Conor for graduating from Dublin City University with a Bachelors in Enterprise Computing!
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Dermot on becoming a Grandad to the cute little Poppy McKenna
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The results are in ...
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Question One : Is Santa coming to your house this year?
Question Two: Have you been Naughty or Nice?
Yey Santa
72% 28%
Naughty
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Glad to see the majority of the Ardmac community have been good this year.
Don’t forget to leave out a carrot for Rudolph.
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Question Three: Mince Pies Vs. Christmas Pudding
Question Four: Real Tree or Fake Tree
Mince Pies
39% 26% 35%
Real Fake
37% 63%
Christmas Pudding
Yuck to both
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Question Five: What is on top of your Chritmas Tree?
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Question Six: Who’s your favorite movie Santa?
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Ardmac’s Favourite Christmas Song
#1
Click for Spotify Link
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Ardmac’s Favourite Christmas Movie
#1
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DCs for Bees Orchards in the Community
After months of planning, we’ve finally arrived at the DCs for Bees Orchards in the Community planting season!
Thanks to your support and involvement we are delighted to announce that by the end of this winter Host in Ireland will have planted 2,792 orchards, that includes Ardmac’s 100 tree’s. That’s a phenomenal 13,960 fruit trees that will have found homes in every county on the island of Ireland. Thank you so much for making this initiative so successful - our pollinators will certainly reap the benefit.
Did you know that looking after our bee friends is one of the most important sustainability actions we can take? These fantastic but powerful little insects help plants, fruit and vegetables grow and are a huge part of the bio-diversity we all depend on.
Well done to everyone involved.
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Christmas Traditions
to anxiously await Santa’s arrival. The getting up super early has thankfully gotten later with age but Christmas morning we open gifts and they head off for a sea-swim, I haven’t given in to that part...yet! Irish Coffee for breakfast. All the family plays ‘frienemies’. We each bring in a funny present (or a really cool one to guarantee chaos) and names gets picked out of a hat. The first person selects whatever present they want, but whoever is next has the change to keep the present they picked up OR change it with someone else...... Ideally you keep hoping you are the last one as you can choose whichever present you want !! Family meal on Christmas eve followed by Mass. The young members of the family prepare the Christmas Tree, mother prepare the foods that will all have at Christmas lunch. And sometimes we all stay together and chop finely ingredients for beef salad and prepare the festive cakes. And hoping that during this time children will visit us and sing Christmas song for sweets. Candles on the tree. We have mimosas on Christmas morning and the girls in my family wear matching pyjamas and recreate a photo taken years ago.
Watching Elf on Xmas eve :) Mulled wine after mass with the whole extended family. About 40 of us crammed into one living room. Goal Mile Every Christmas Morning. Early dinner, quizzes, bingo (for money) and kitchen disco afterwards. Famiy dinner, visiting relatives, Christmas movies. Christmas pyjamas party. Getting me to make breakfast.... Wearing matching PJs. Pub on Xmas eve after mass. My cousins come to my house for dinner. All our traditions are changing this year. Don’t know if I like it very much. I’ll just have to wait and see. My step-daughters come up on Christmas Eve, we get take-away, play a few rounds of darts, watch a christmas movie and then head to bed
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Christmas Eve when kids in bed we put on National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and have Jawbox Gin, Ginger Ale and Honeycomb. Christmas morning Sinead and I wake up early and exchange our own gifts, then I get my Christmas morning training session in. When Kids wake, I (Dad, my own Dad did this in my house) always goes downstairs first to make sure Santa has been and gone. We then have both families over for Dinner and a day of fun. (Ryan Rocks) We Climb Mount Errigal beside every year at Christmas some time if weather lets us. Meeting for church on Christmas morning and going to each other houses for dinner. No arguing. Mixing the puddings. Swim on Chritmas day. Family time get-together / eat drink and be merry. It is the only time of year all the family go to mass and then to the pub after mass on Christmas eve. Family fry-up after mass on Christmas Eve. Santa presents Christmas morning - kids’ reactions are everything!
Climb a mountain Mass on Christmas Eve with the family Giving food hampers to all the senior citizens in our local town. Typical Christmas tradition in the Philippines is gathering of the whole clan. We normally celebrate it on Christmas eve and we have games for the kids, exchange gift, lots of food and drinks. (Jerrick) (10/10 cheese) - When my wife and I put up the Christmas tree every year we ALWAYS put Elf (w/ Will Ferrell) on the TV, the lights always go and first and before we switch them on she closes her eyes, counts to 3 & blows on the tree as if switching the lights on....something that she has done since a child which we now like to do together as tradition :) Baking cakes & puds together. Go to the pub on xmas eve. All the family coming home for Christmas dinner. There’s not a present to be opened until all of my family are up and in the living room and this also goes for our 5 dogs , we wouldn’t want them to miss out!! (Lauren O’Shea) Cant beat a well iced Baileys on Christmas morning with the whole family after mass. Christmas Eve board game nights! (Peter J)
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The B.I.G North Pole 2023 Sea Ice Research Expedition Edel Kieran will be one of a team of six going on an expedition to the Arctic Ocean sea ice next year- before it’s gone.
Here is a brief overview of her expedition and the science. More here : https://www.bignorthpole.com/the-expedition
Coming together from around the globe this team of like-minded women is mindful of the fact that they may be some of the last people ever to be able to stand at the North Pole on frozen ocean. It is this terrible likelihood that inspires and unites them. The sound of the ice cracking and moving below the tent at night is only one of the frightening experiences they will face. The team will each spend a few hours every night in camp on polar bear watch gazing up at the northern lights. This will be one of the most memorable experiences. Facing temperatures that can fall as low as 40C/F, the B.I.G. expedition team will ski across the surface of the frozen Arctic Ocean to reach the North Pole in April 2023. Hauling everything they will need during their journey in sledges that they drag behind them, they will camp out on the ice and use the 24-hour daylight to navigate their way through obstacles of ice rubble and open water on the pack ice. It is a constantly shifting landscape that poses many risks.
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The B.I.G team will draw on their united effort to haul their pulks which will weigh upwards of 85kgs over the dynamic ice of the frozen ocean. Navigating around open water and manoeuvring through the pressure ridges they will burn up to 8,000 calories a day. Teamwork will be everything if they are to be successful. The team will be led by Felicity Aston MBE , record setting polar explorer. Even as it disappears, there is much detail we still do not know about this unique environment. The B.I.G team will be collecting data for several critical research studies throughout the expedition in collaboration with key scientific experts. The data collected will be studied for the presence of Black Carbon, Microplastics also Physical and Psychology DRiFT, Arctic Cloud formations and snow observations. Best of luck Edel, what an amazing adventure! Follow The B.I.G Team and Edel’s own adventure log at the links below
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Christmas Traditions
I get one of my friends who does not come too often (so kids could not recognize) coming over dressed up as Santa every year to give small presents to the kids on 24th during the dinner and promise presents under the tree next morning if they are good. Or to manage their expectation depending on the brief from parents. Done for last 14 years.
The adults saying they will open one present each late on Christmas Eve and then opening everything within 5mins.
Exchanging gifts after dinner.
Giving presents on Christmas Eve.
Start day with Christmas sea swim followed by Christmas dinner at home with elderly mother, and visits to relations - copious quantities of Christmas movies and biscuits!!
Arguing.
Turkey-Ham and all the trimmings, including brussels sprouts!
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CHRISTMAS SPIRIT Our site team in Drogheda got into the Christmas spirt early! Check out the Christmas tree they created using all recycled materials. The tree is made of hazard tape, blue booties and temp lights. Thanks for sharing!
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Ardmac cycle for hope €68,500 raised for pieta
Cycle for Hope was a great success once again this year. We raised funds through our corporate and individual donations. A very big thank you especially to you, who reached out to contacts and suppliers and got them to participate and sponsor us for the day. This is where most of our donations came from. Their sponsorship and social media campaigns, linked with ours boosted our ratings and our reach significantly. Overall it meant that a great deal of our impact was made before the Cycle even started on the day. Well done to everyone who cycled, marshalled, organised, participated and volunteered on the day, you made it all happen, thank you.
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€68,500 150 cyclists
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We have had requests for more team profiles so we asked a few of the Ardmac Architect team to tell us a little about themselves. We hope this will become a regular feature so keep an eye on your inbox for when we are profilling your department. Who are you?
What do you do? What do you like?
“My name is Jerrick, I am an Architectural Technologist reporting in Craigavon office. I work with the wonderful people from the Engineering Department’s Design team. I play drums with my all-Filipino band based here in Northern Ireland. I’m also a drone enthusiast and love editing them for personal use. I listen to a wide range of music genres, and I can’t be disturbed when a Marvel movie is playing. Can work with minimal supervision is the complete description of being in a satellite office or working from home. I like the idea that Ardmac put trust into their employees.” “I’m Shane, Architectural Technologist with Ardmac. I live in Wexford with my wife, Lynda, and our two kids, Cormac 8 and Sophie 6. I work with the pharma design department. We are responsible for the cleanroom design and the production of Ardmac design solutions including drawing, schedules, and technical submittals. What I like most about Ardmac is the helpfulness of our team, no matter how busy they might be they will always have time for you.”
Jerrick Santos Architectural Technologist
Shane Walsh Senior Architectural Technologist
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“I’m Shane, Group Architectural Manager with Ardmac. I really enjoy working with the wide range of individuals across the team. With my role there is a lot of interfacing with the various departments which gives me a great opportunity to meet the broader team of people from all corners of the company. What I love most about Ardmac is the Culture and the desire as a company to always look to improve and do better. We have the backing from the top down to always look to keep ahead of the curve in terms of our approach to delivering all our projects. Outside of work I am very busy with my children one of which is 7month old Ollie who is wrecking the house already and the other, Bea, who is 2 years and 3 months and never takes a breath to stop talking. I did like golfing in my spare time before they came along and am hoping I can get back out there again soon.” “I’m Ciaran, Pharma Architectural Manager with Ardmac. My role is to ensure we have the right structures and resources in place to deliver the Architectural Design of our Pharma, Design & Build and Modular projects for our clients. I enjoy seeing team members develop their skills and produce new, innovative ways to deliver our projects. I also enjoy the construction stage of projects, where we see our designs materialise on site, and the knowledge and learnings we pick up from this stage of the project and bring to the next one. Lastly I enjoy knowing that we are involved in some of the largest projects in the country, employed by industry leaders and working along side other leading contractors who are always striving to embrace the latest technologies and improve how we collectively deliver projects.”
Shane Hudson Group Architectural Manager
Ciaran McMahon Pharma Architectural Manager
“I’m Lee, architectural technologist with Ardmac. I live in Eastwall with my very large family, our home is currently undergoing the Christmas makeover that happens every year for about 2 weeks! I work with the engineering department and in my own time I do a lot of rock climbing, and work with bands, sound engineering the odd weekend.”
Lee Carabini Architectural Technologist
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We have had requests for more team profiles so we asked a few of the Ardmac Architect team to tell us a little about themselves. We hope this will become a regular feature so keep an eye on your inbox for when we are profilling your department. Who are you?
What do you do? What do you like?
“I’m Shannon, Architectural Technologist with Ardmac. I’m from Derrylaughan, Co.Tyrone. I am part of the design team for battery facilities. In my own time I am the CAD support for my families small engineering business. We design and manufacture a range of products from thermal breaks used in construction to cabinetry for lorries. My hobbies are camping, walking my dogs and shopping! My favourite thing about Ardmac is being part of such a strong, enthusiastic and supportive team.”
Shannon McAliskey Architectural Technologist
“I’m Sean Taggart, Architectural Technologist with Ardmac. I am currently located in Mons on the GBL5A Project, but I am originally from Cookstown Co. Tyrone.
I work with the Design department on the Data Centre Team.
In my own time I enjoy playing and watching sports of any kind. I like to travel as much as I can and explore new places. What I like most about Ardmac is my team, the comradery between the team and the willingness to improve each other.”
Sean Taggart Architectural Technologist
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“I’m Peter Jardine, a Senior Architectural Technologist here at Ardmac. I have worked in several different locations throughout Europe and currently based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Heading up the Architectural Design for Ardmac’s venture into Battery Production Plants. I am from Banbridge, Co. Down but as I am newly married, spend most rotations in Cardiff, South Wales with the new Welsh half of my family. In my free time I like to play and (mainly!) watch football and tennis and enjoy exploring as much of the surrounding area as possible in all the locations I get sent working with Ardmac. For me, the best parts of working with Ardmac are the new challenges involved with each different project, the team spirit and the ability to grow and progress in your field. The help and support from all sectors of the company is second to none.”
Peter Jardine Senior Architectural Technologist
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Take a different approach to Gratitude Gratitude - it can feel a bit cheesy, confined to the realm of motivational posters and journals. But if we get to the core of it, gratitude is quite different. Gratitude is radical. In a mere moment, it can shock us out of seeing ourselves: as separate, disconnected individuals who exist alone in the world. Gratitude awakens you to the truth that you are embedded within a web of connections. In realizing the ways that others have contributed to your life, it becomes shockingly and immediately obvious: you are a part of it all, you are a beneficiary of goodwill, you are shaped by countless kind acts. Gratitude is the superhighway to connection with yourself and connection with others, self acceptance and community.
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This year we asked the Ardmac community to share who or what they were grateful this year. We got some great responses and hung them on the Swords Dublin Office Christmas Tree. Check out the Tree for many more and please continue to add more.
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I am grateful for...
Haydn Devoy, he is like the office welcome wagon. Makes people feel comfortable with his friendly approach. To the VIE 01 Project team for their hard work throughout the year! Fantastic team spirit. Aisling Kelly - thanks for constantly keeping the spirit in the office high and always being in a good mood. To the Melies 001 project team for delivering an excellent project in tough conditions. To the Battery team, we have formed a new team this year and its great to be part of it. Fergus Nugent - thanks for all the Cycle for Hope support - the marketing team. Thanks Jason Casey for rounding up so much corporate sponsorship for Cycle for Hope - the marketing team.
The entire Ardmac Team - Magic, and my supporting family (long suffering as they are). I am grateful to have work colleagues like Brendan, Marina and Frank, who are friends when you need it most. I am truly grateful for work friendships. They have unknowingly lifted my spirts when it was really needed. I am grateful for the hybrid working policy. It has reduced certain stresses immensely and re- invigored an appreciation for the office environment and culture. Many thanks Marina for organising flights, hotels, cars etc. You do an excellent job ! Michelle Magee, you have done a cracking job keeping us all fed, watered and organised throughout the year, many thanks!
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Thanks Karen O’Hara for inspiring us all year! Thanks Dermot McKenna for always taking the time to explain the more technical side of things. Thanks Michael Quinn for always being so approachable and bringing a positive attitude to the office. Grateful for the laughs Brendan Prenty brings to the office. Jamie Fitzsimons - for being so helpful no matter how stupid my IT Question is Andrew Campbell & Alan O’Mahony. Daryl O’Reilly - brightening my day I would be unable to pick out a small number of colleagues for special mention, but it is fair to say that I would be very grateful for the culture of collaboration and respect that is engendered in Ardmac, and I find that that is evident on a daily basis through dealings with manager, senior management, and all team colleagues.
Grateful for Emma Hoey in HR, the amount of behind the scenes work that she carries out for all of us here in Ardmac is phenomenal! Thank you Emma! The team in accounts - Martina, Joan, Alicia, Deirdre & Ashley - without them processing & paying the bills I don’t know what we would do. Thank you team. I’m grateful to Alan Coakley for his decisiveness and guidance throughout the year. Fabrizio! Thanks for all your recent tech support with the cameras. Patrick Matthews - for always boosting my mood with a cheerful Hello. David McGrath thanks for being so helpful and patient. Conor Sweeney - for his great IT support (and dumb question support). Hilary Moloney - For being a very supportive team leader.
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I am grateful for...
Joan Dunne - always gets the job done... Alicia Carolan - keeps those invoice trails ticking! Martina Purcell - will do whatever she can to get a customer / client / subbie paid. Deirdre Kelly - works very hard to get payments set up and released to keep our customer base happy! Ashley Lynch - only new to the accounts team but is learning quick and fast! David Kavanagh & Pearse McCartan - between them they help me keep Safety First at the top of my list! Yvonne O’Sullivan - always has an open door and guidance to give when it’s looked for. Michelle O’Brien - always there to get a PO generated as fast as is possible in a minefield of Brexit chaos! Not to mention a dab hand with her creative skills!
The Ardmac zip up jackets! I am thankful to have a great team who are open, trusting and committed. Happy Christmas to you and your families! Flexible work conditions! A beautifully decorated office Working with great people who I can now call friends. The chats with the girls while out on the lunchtime walk. To Lana Alkhatatneh for all that she has done to support Melies & RDD Vienna this year. It is a pleasure to work with her. To Tadhg Curran for the hardwork and dedication over the last year. To Lauren O’Shea for care and empathy she shows to our operatives on site, always putting their safety as the main priority.
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To Ciaran McMahon for supporting us on the recent ICE Award Submission. To Taine for all the support & amazing graphics during the year, you have really taken our presentations to the next level that has without doubt helped us secure more projects. To Stefan Hopwood for making the effort to be part of the team from the outset and for bringing a great energy to everything he does. The IT team - Chris, Caroline, Jamie & Conor - always on hand to help solve a technical problem. Be lost without them!! Hugh Ward - still only new but a total pleasure to work with! Our friendly office staff, Coffee Machine And Lunch crew!! The Board - working away at keeping us all ticking and learning, that in turn is what makes Ardmac ‘Build Better’.
To Vincent Ormonde for supporting the close out of project Melies even when busy with other projects. To Sahan Deva for putting in the effort to improve her design skills over the year while working on RDD Vienna, her positive attitude is great. To Paddy Mooney for juggling multiple projects at once. To Liana Karachalia for the excellent job completing the RDD schedule and maintaining it throughout the project. To Jason Casey for all the support and guidance throughout the year Marina and Michele for dealing with us and being always there when we need help!
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See the list below for open positions, send your application to careers@ardmac.com.
refer a friend Did you know? You can benefit by recommending a friend to Ardmac. Receive a pro rata payment of either €1,500, €2,500 or €3,500 (pro rata in £ stg for UK) The payment will be made in TWO halves (After three months and following one year service of referral)
Open Roles Quantity Surveyor Carpenters Construction Planer
Project Manager Regional Manager Site Manager (Multi Location) Architectural Technologist BIM MEP LEAD
Building Services Design Engineer Control & Instrumentation Engineer Junior Project Engineer Product Development Lead Pre Construction Lead Bid Executive Technical Writer Senior Quantity Surveyor SHEQ SHEQ Advisor Building Services (MEP) Supervisor Estimator Click here for full list and details www.ardmac.com/open-positions
Payments will be subject to normal statutory deductions and will be paid with salary.
Open to all salaried and hourly paid employees (excluding all Directors)
In 2020, Ardmac paid out €10,000 and £3,000 in Refer a Friend referrals. Employees will not be eligible if recruiting to a position with direct line responsibility or for which an agency payment is due. Scheme covers recruitment of permanent or salaried employees only. Introductions to Director positions will be dealt with on an adhoc basis by the Group Board.
The scheme is subject to change at the discretion of the Directors who reserve the right to either change or discontinue the scheme.
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welcome to the ardmac community Christmas 2022
Our new starters – we would like to wish you all a warm welcome.
Alex Popescu
Denmark
SHEQ Advisor
Caoimhe Matthews
Ireland Ireland
Recruitment Manager Quantity Surveyor Project Administrator Construction Manager
Ciaran McCoy Cibele Rocha Colin Hanna David Gowans Dean Russell Debbie Brady Declan Moore Dragos Stanca Eamonn Rohan
Denmark
Ireland
UK
Estimator
Dublin Ireland Ireland Belgium Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland UK UK Ireland Belgium Ireland Denmark UK
Construction Graduate SHEQ Administrator Senior Financial Accountant Trainee Quality Advisor
Project Manager
Edel Kieran Ger Hersee Gogul Vinod
Estimator
Contracts Manager
Trainee Architectural Technologist Architectural Technologist
Jamie Callaghan Jaque Gerszewski Keelan Galvin Kirby Thompson Liam Griffin Marco Guedes Michael McQueen Neil Parkinson Paul Clarkson Ray Barnes Sean Nolan Stephen Roche
Compliance Officer
Graduate Quantity Surveyor Senior Quantity Surveyor
Project Engineer BIM MEP Lead Project Engineer
Chief Financial Officer Construction Manager Document Controller Quantity Surveyor
Site Manager Quality Advisor
TJ Sweeney
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Give blood this Christmas
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is urgently looking for Blood Donors. Supplies are very low and they are experi- encing high demand.
If you can please make an effort to donate.
Donation clinics can be found here:: https://www.giveblood.ie/find-a-clinic/clinic-finder/
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