Ardmag HAPPY New Year Edition : Feb 2023

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Feb 2023

Sean

All over the world you played your game Respect and loyalty followed your name Strong and fair with a healthy bite Friends with all as day turned to night Most at home in a good debate Regardless of topic you’d stay to checkmate Knowledge and detail of all far and wide So glad that you were on our side You’d say “Riddles and silence can win any war Loose lips sink ships, carry that far” And sure enough, never in doubt Those battles were won, without even a shout Always around when one needed to chat Never too busy with this or with that Great fun on a run, or the craic with a wine Memories to take to the finish line

With dry humoured charm And the glint in your smile Taken too early While still in your prime

A gentleman, A leader, A colleague, our friend Rest well Sean, the best to the end.

Hel

“If January is the month of change, February is the month of lasting change. January is for dreamers. February is for doers.” Marc Parent Hello Ardmac and hello February. It’s a new year! While not every day is good, there is good in each day, if only we take a moment to see it. Take time to be mindful, see the positives and be grateful for the little things that make each of our lives special. In this edition, we have our good news stories from across the business, a profile on our finance team, a look at Ardmac’s SkyBlue programme and more! We hope you enjoy the February Ardmag and remember this is a community magazine and we want to hear from you. Whether its good news stories, project wins or book reviews, share all and any stories with taine.kingofarrell@ardmac.com or submit through from here https://forms.microsoft.com/e/8AGp9fS99n

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llo February

February

Bank Holiday

Valentines Day

Pancake Tuesday

good news A round up of good news from all over the business. It’s important for us all to celebrate the little things and get to know one another. So if you have any good news stories – please be sure to send them on to Emma.Hoey@ardmac. com at any time.

Rodney Mason

Hilary Moloney

WELCOME WEE CUTIE Congratulations to Rodney and Grace on the arrival of baby Sam Mason.

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Hilary and her partner Roger on their new home.

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Peter Lonergan WELCOME LITTLE ONE Congratulations to Peter and Jennie on the arrival of baby Dáire.

Lee Carabini CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Lee and his partner Avril on their new home. Fergus Nugent CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Fergus and his partner Amy on their new home.

Michelle O’Brien

David McGrath

After 7 full days missing on the mountain, Sophie (Michelle’s mum’s dog) was found! Well done to all who volunteered and shared Sophie’s story online. Jackie is just overjoyed to have her home.

Meet Ash …. After 9 years of constant torment from my two daughters I finally succumbed to getting a cat. Our Maine Coon Kitten has made her dominant presence around our home, with the dog already knowing her place.

More good news

Lisa Jennings

Caoimhe Reilly

Lisa and her girls attended the Annual Armagh Camogie Dinner Dance in the Armagh City Hotel on Friday 27th January. Both girls made their Mammy proud with Aoibhe picking up a medal for winning the U14 All Ireland blitz as part of the County Squad and Lauren picking up the U12 Division 2 Armagh Championship Shield for Crossmaglen.

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Caoimhe Reilly on her fantastic college exam results.

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Bridgin Grant Osgood

AN UPDATE ON OLLIE

Thank you from the Grant and Farrell Families.

Thank you to everyone who donated, shared, sent messages and prayers to my nephew Ollie who had spinal surgery on the 3rd Jan. More than £45,000 was raised in 45 hours in December to allow Ollie to have specialist spinal surgery under Dr. Ahmet Alanay in Turkey for Scoliosis. Ollies curvature was at 87 degrees at the start of December and Dr. Alanay hoped he could achieve a 40 degree curve with the surgery but thankfully now it is at 19 degrees. Ollie, with his mummy and Daddy, returned home Day 5 post op and he is improving each week and is looking forward to getting back to school at the start of March, hopefully. Ollie has also started his new role as assistant coach for his U11 GAA football and hurling teams and hopes to return to playing in the summer but this may not happen until he has finished all his surgeries/treatment and is fully grown.

Ardmag Agony Uncle

We have had a request to kickstart an Agony Aunt Style feature in this years upcoming Ardmag. This wise and thoughtful person would like to offer their unique perspective to the Ardmac community and ‘ just for fun’ sort out a few problems.

Submit your questions here https://forms.microsoft.com/e/iULG56Dmcm

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five secrets to happiness

happy new you year! We need to learn, and be comfortable to love ourselves exactly how are are now - not when we work harder or when we acquire wants. Are you subconsciously withholding self-love until you have achieved something or checked something of your list? Identify your list, become of aware of it and consciously choose you are worthy of love as you are. Offer love to yourself // Pay attention to the words you use as you speak with yourself // Ask yourself ‘What do i need today?’ // Forgive yourself

Respond with Kindness Happiness Skill #1

Everyday, we will have to deal with stressful moments. You can beat yourself up, which makes the stress bigger. Or you can be kind to yourself, which helps to reduce it. Kindness is a choice that has a huge impact on your health, relationships, productivity, and well-being. When you’re stressed and you treat yourself with kindness, it can help to calm this stress response down. Breathe Deeply // Move, release stress energy // Label the feeling // Share how you are feeling // Face challenges with others // It will take time to unlearn old habits and learn new ones, and self-compassion is essential on the journey. Self-compassion has been associated with greater life satisfaction, emotional intelligence, social connectedness, happiness, and optimism, and less depression, perfectionism, and anxiety. We can’t eliminate stress from our lives. But we can treat ourselves with kindness when we experience it, and in the process, make it easier to cope with.

Loving Yourself Happiness Skill #2

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Notice The Good Happiness Skill #3

At every moment of your day, you’re paying attention to something. Your attention is like a flashlight. At a background level, your brain shifts into default mode to contantly scan for possible threats. We need to learn how to take control of our flashlight and point it at the good in our lives. ‘Noticing the good’ and you also might call it gratitude, savoring, or celebrating. Gratitude isn’t toxic positivity. It doesn’t ask us to deny what is real and challenging our lives: it means consciously choosing to look around and notice the positive things that are also occurring in your world. It’s also especially useful in hard times. Research has shown that practicing gratitude in hard times is not only good for you, it can even be helpful for overcoming your challenges. Go outside and experience nature // Send a gratitude note, email or message // Share about what you are grateful for // Take pause. take a mental picture of your postive monents in the day. said, “The root of joy is gratefulness. It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”

adapted from : www.thenewhappy.com

Build a Bridge Happiness Skill #5

Hope and Act Happiness Skill #4

Our need for connection is so critical: feeling disconnected impacts not only our mental health, but our physical health, too. We need each other, and we need to help each other. Here are some ways to build bridges between you and other people, and you and the world around you. Check in with a family member, a friend, someone who might need you right now // When you see something that makes you think of someone, share it. // Offer your help to someone else // Deepen your existing relationships.

None of us know what the future holds. But we all have a deep psychological need to have a positive image of our own future. Doing so helps our happiness, health, and resilience. Here’s how to dream up your own future — and take action to make it a reality. Choose an area to focus on, you cant do it all at once // Break down your vision into goals // Aim for consistant small steps // Ask for help // Check in with yourself, you are allowed to change your mind.

adapted from : www.thenewhappy.com

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“And I urge you to notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at this point, ‘ If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is’.”

It is so easy for us to notice when we are unhappy. And even easier to express those feelings out loud. How many conversations do you have in a day that consists largely of you and a friend, co-worker or family member airing out your respective grievances? Now think about how many conversations that you have in a day about your happiness. We live in a world where the bad is easier to find and even easier to talk about than the good. Let’s try to notice when you are happy, especially for the little things.

Notice when you are happy Journal about it Tell a friend Tell yourself Feel present in your happiness Slow down and feel it Breathe it in Take a snapshot in your mind Take an actual snapshot Print it and hang it up proudly Thank the people around you Thank yourself Enjoy your happiness

adapted from : Sadie Trombetta

We have had requests for more team profiles so we asked a few of the Ardmac finance 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 Daniel the Group Financial Controller at Ardmac. I have been working in Ardmac for 4 years but its seem longer! :) In Ardmac I work on everything financial from monthly accounts, commercial reports, taxation, audits etc. I also love a good excel spreadsheet!! Personally, I’m a Kerry man, living in Kildare with my wife and baby daughter Pippa. In my spare time, I still play a little bit of GAA and try to go to games whenever I can. I also enjoy doing DIY jobs and I’m currently doing some wood paneling work around house.” “I’m Declan, Senior Financial Accountant with Ardmac. I joined Ardmac only 3 months ago. Everyone is very friendly and helpful …..so far! :) I’m the entity accountant for Ardmac Limited. I prepare the monthly accounts, commercial reports, tax, and audits etc. I would class myself as a “Country Dub”. I grew up surrounded by fields in North County Dublin. I play GAA for my local team in Lusk. The training and games help with keeping the extra few pounds off the waist but my days competing at a relatively high level are long gone. I just love the craic and banter both on and off the field. I’m getting married in July, so weekends are ruined (I mean spent) looking at stuff for the wedding :) “

Daniel Lane Group Financial Controller

Declan Moore Senior Financial Accountant

“My name is Suellen and I am a Graduate Trainee Accountant here at Ardmac. As part of the finance team my work includes reconciliation of accounts, supporting with commercial Reporting and meeting regulation deadlines such as taxation. Having lived in Waterford for most of my life, the sunny south east is what I call home (UP The Deise!). I enjoy the outdoors so activities such as Kayaking and hiking is what I enjoy doing most.”

Suellen Cruz Graduate Trainee Accountant

Feb 2023

“I’m Dara, a Senior Financial Accountant at Ardmac. I’m the lead accountant for Ardmac Performance Contracting and Ardmac Gmbh. I only joined the company in December so still learning a lot but enjoying the experience. I’m from Galway but currently live in Navan with my partner Becky and our two sons Ruairí and Caoimhín. Outside of work I enjoy watching sports and like to get out for a run whenever I get a chance. When the weather gets good I also enjoy doing some gardening.”

Dara Quinn Senior Financial Accountant

“I’m Ronan, I’m a part qualified accountant with Ardmac, I’m from and live in Malahide. I count any loose change we find around the office, no on a serious note I work on all things Finance. I’m also always up for a laugh and getting involved in whatever is going on around the place. I like to go to the gym and play golf in my spare time and I always have to be doing something I don’t like being idle.”

Ronan Farrelly Part Qualified Accountant

“I’m Keith, Finance Manager with Ardmac. My role includes budgeting, forecasting, compliance and reporting, both internal and external. It’s a very busy environment, no day is the same and priorities can change quickly as the need arises. I enjoy the culture within Ardmac and our constant focus to adapt, improve and integrate new process and technologies. I also enjoy the chance to work with other departments in the Company. Originally from Galway but now living in Swords with my wife Ciara and 2 girls, Eva (3) and Kate (1). I like watching movies, sports (mainly GAA) and playing some golf when I can. Before returning to College I worked in construction as a labourer, banksman, then a carpenter for 4+ years so I have a keen interest in the sector and like to take on a new project around the house each year!”

Keith Egan Finance Manager

montrose Aparto We want to show you something we are very proud of:

The new stylish, modern student residence comprises of 206 apartments, 28 communal kitchens along with Reception, Study and Laundry rooms.

Montrose Aparto which was originally constructed as a hotel in 1960’s was converted into student apartments in 2014. Following a two- stage tender process, Ardmac were appointed to carry out complex structure and fire remediation works along with the full refurbishment of the five floors of student apartments.

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The project consisted of the removal of plasterboard ceilings and sections of walls, removal of stud partitions and full strip out of all finishes. New stud partitions were constructed along with the installation of fire rated ceilings, encasement of beams and columns, installation of fire stopping and new dampners, installation of putty pads and intumescent pillows in trunking and alterations to the existing fire detection and emergency lighting systems. The 5 floors were fitted out with new finishes, fixtures and furnishings along with upgrades to existing services to accommodate new ceilings and partitions. Works were completed over busy live retail units, including Bank of Ireland, Spar, Insomnia and Subway. A Health & Safety Construction Stage Plan and Stakeholder Communication procedure were implemented and managed by the Ardmac Site Management Team. Works sequence including deliveries and waste removal were managed through programme meetings, Last Planner Sessions and Daily Whiteboard Meetings.

Client:

Hines

Location:

Stillorgan, Dublin

Project Size: Duration:

78,600 sqft 18 months

Design Team: Hines, Lafferty Project Managers, Lafferty Architects, IN2, Kavanagh Mansfield & Partners, Goldsmith Engineering, AECOM

“Big congratulations and huge thanks for the almighty effort that you, the team and all supporting staff and trades have contributed over the last 18months. This has been a project like no-other and without your dedication and experience we simply would not be in a position to welcome students this coming academic year. Through each setback, the collaborative nature has enabled us to adapt and remain nimble and I would say sets the benchmark for projects going forward.”

Hugo Pywell, Hines

Feb 2023

well done team Ardmac on Dentons! The Ardmac Team: Pat O’Connor, Mark Jay, Eddy Baird, Michael O’Keeffe, Andrew Campbell, Leanne Mulvey & Renalto Pinella all worked tirelessly coming up to Christmas to hit a critical milestone for our client Dentons. We were appointed to fit out the Ground and First Floors of the stunning landmark 20 Kildare Street. Although our practical completion date was not until February, the team agreed to give a partial handover of the Ground Floor to the client before Christmas. Working in collaboration with the Design Team; RKD, Linesight & Axis, practical completion of the ground floor was achieved on 16th December.Huge congratulations to the team on the tremendous effort on hitting this milestone!

Feb 2023

At Ardmac, our SkyBlue Programme allows us to ethically and responsibly manage all aspects of our operations. Throughout 2022, we ran several initiatives which allowed us to encourage well-being amongst our team, give back to our community and work in sustainable ways. As we enter into 2023, our SkyBlue programme will continue to support our teams mental and physical health, promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and beyond, protect our environment and give back to our nominated charities.

Workplace Wellbeing

Cycle for Hope 2022 2022 was our fifth year partnering with Pieta House. With an increasing number of employees in the construction industry suffering from mental health issues, Ardmac is proud to support Pieta House in delivering their life-saving mental health and suicide prevention services. Our second annual Cycle for Hope fundraiser took place on October 9th and saw us raise €68,500 for Pieta House. Cycle for Hope is something tangible Ardmac do to support mental health, raise awareness of the services available and raise money to fund the services. For 2023, we are looking to expand our Skyblue committee. This committee looks at volunteering and charity opportunities, best practise for sustainability and how we can improve our diversity, inclusion and equality efforts. We are looking for fresh ideas and new perspectives. The spaces to join the team are limited, committee meetings are bi-monthly. If you are interested please get in touch before 3rd of March.

We encouraged well-being by inviting a range of speakers to our office to support our message around mental well-being and stress management. In 2022, 22 members of our team became certified mental health first aiders, bringing the total number of people trained to 39. Mental health first aiders support their colleagues in seeking professional support with mental health challenges.

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Orchards in the Community 2022

Ardmac were delighted to be involved in Host In Ireland’s Orchards in the Community initiative in 2022, which was widely successful with over 2,700 mixed orchards planted across Ireland. We took 20 orchards, which we disturbed around community gardens, schools and our homes. We are committed to supporting our pollinators year-round. In May of 2022, our SkyBlue committee came together to create a pollinator- friendly garden on the roof of our Swords office. The team consulted with a local garden centre and Host in Ireland to ensure we selected the most beneficial food sources for our pollinators.

Women in Construction 2022 Ardmac is aware that the Irish construction industry needs to employ more women if it is to have a sustainable future and throughout 2022 we worked to #BreaktheBias. Our Managing Director for Offsite Manufacturing and Engineering Michael Quinn and Senior Quantity Surveyor Catherine Greene visited local secondary schools to deliver highly insightful presentations which discussed the benefits and career opportunities available for women in construction. Our school visits aim to promote construction and engineering to young people, particularly young women. Through our presentations, we want to showcase what a varied career construction can offer and highlight that our roles are available to everyone.

Germfree Roadshow 2023 Germfree’s Associate Director George Walker had a fantastic time at Advanced Therapies in Miami with our partners Germfree US.

The event, run by Phacilitate brought together industry leaders and showcased interactive demonstrations and commercial- scale manufacturing, with Germfree showcasing our mobile cGMP mobile cleanroom.

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Kigali site visit Jan 2023

David McGrath and John Carey made their first visit to the new BioNTech site in Kigali, in readiness for delivery of our newly constructed modules, planned in March 2023. These modules will be announced to a global stage and noted as the first of their kind into the African continent, marking a significant investment for our client and the Rwandan Government. This visit was set as an initial fact-finding exercise and included oversight with several logistic companies. Their support will help the transfer of all modules and materials through customs and border posts, transportation through both the airport and seaports, travel across the eastern African communities of Kenya and Uganda before arrival into Rwanda.

Further visits are planned with a strong confidence of additional orders being placed for more modules.

annex 1 impact on GMP cleanrooms Dermot Mc Kenna presented at the Irish Cleanroom Society’s Annex 1 roadshow on the 31st of Jan. Dermot covered cleanroom product selection surrounding the new Annex 1.

Kickstart Europe Conference Roy Millar and Peter Lonergan were at Kickstart Europe in Amsterdam from February 20th- February 21st. Kickstart Europe is the annual strategy and networking conference on trends and investments in technology and digital infrastructure.

Have a look at our Annex 1 Blog posts here

Feb 2023

coming up...

Advanced therepies London Germfree Europe are attending Advanced Therapies from the 14th to the 15th of March in London. The Advanced Therapies Congress is Europe’s largest cell and gene therapy conference and exhibition for ATMP developers and senior executives responsible for the latest technologies and strategies that are driving the industry forward. We will be showcasing our Germfree mobile cGMP cleanroom using our Virtual Reality headset and 3D model.

datacloud global congress 2023 Datacloud Global Congress (April 25-27) is the premier leadership gathering for senior executives in the ICT space, notably with a focus on digital infrastructure (data centres, cloud providers, edge providers) with finance, tech leaders, enterprise, terrestrial and subsea fibre providers, energy companies and government agencies in attendance. Roy Millar, Jason Casey and Peter Lonergan are hosting a networking drinks reception in Monaco that week to bring together industry leaders.

What makes you die Tom Piccirilli Taine King O’Farrell

Name:

Ardmag book Club

Author:

Reader:

Horror / Mystery

A short wee read, a screenwriter who fell hard from Hollywood success and landed in a psychiatric ward, blacked out from booze and unmedicated manic depression. This is not the first time he’s come to in restraints, surrounded by friends and family who aren’t there. This time, though, he also awakes to a message from his agent. The first act of his latest screenplay is their ticket back to the red carpets. If only Tommy could remember writing it. Trying to recapture the hallucinations that crafted his masterpiece, he chases his kidnapped childhood love, a witch from the magic shop downstairs, and the Komodo dragon he tried to cut out of his gut one Christmas Eve. The path to professional redemption may be more dangerous than the fall.

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Ardmag book Club

Please join our club and send your thoughts on this editions pick to taine.kingofarrell@ardmac.com before the end of March and they will be published in the next issue of Ardmag. Táine has nominated Molly to choose and review the next club pick.

We’ll be in touch!

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) Payments will be subject to normal statutory deductions and will be paid with salary.

Open Roles Carpenters Construction Planner Project Manager Regional Manager Architectural Technologist BIM MEP LEAD

Building Services Design Engineer Control & Instrumentation Engineer Pre Construction Lead Part Qualified Accountant Construction Technical Writer Senior Quantity Surveyor SHEQ Advisor Building Services (MEP) Supervisor Estimator Product Development Lead Quantity Surveyor

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.

Click here for full list and details www.ardmac.com/open-positions

welcome to the ardmac community Feb 2023

Our new starters – we would like to wish you all a warm welcome.

Kirby Thompson Pavel Canariov

Ireland

Senior Quantity Surveyor Junior Architectural Technologist Senior Financial Accountant

Denmark

Dara Quinn Tom Gilpin Wesley Duffy

Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland

Site Manager Director Of HR

Caiman Mangan Brian Kennedy Karolis Andrijonis Liam O’Doherty Eoin O’Leary Bogdan Broboana Mo Dobravivius Sean Aggas Vanessa Rafael Robbie O’Reilly Fearghal Hague I Jamie Keating Shane Farrell Scott Huxley Minto Shaji Molly Loughran Gerard Brennan

Financial Accountant Quantity Surveyor Logistics Manager SHEQ Advisor Project Manager Construction Graduate

Denmark

Ireland Ireland Belgium Denmark

Site Supervisor Site Manager Quality Advisor

Ireland Ireland reland Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland UK

Senior Quantity Surveyor HR and Compliance Support

Site Manager

Quantity Surveyor

Buyer

Revit MEP Technician

Bid Executive

Trainee Quantity Surveyor

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