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Plumbmaster, a leading supplier to the plumbing and heating industry in Northern Ireland, is doing its part to help raise much-needed funds for Addiction NI. Devastatingly, covid-19 has forced many charities to cancel their fundraising activities throughout 2020/21 and left them experiencing difficulties accessing much-needed funds. Committed to lending their support, Plumbmaster, part of the Haldane Group, launched their ‘Step Away with Addiction NI’ Challenge and raised a total of £3,000 for Addiction NI. The initiative encouraged employees across Northern Ireland and England to work together in teams of four to achieve the maximum number of steps over the month of March. With a total of 23 teams and over 90 participants, employees walked a combined total of 36,876,533 steps, the equivalent to 19,047 miles in just 31 days. Eamonn McCarthy, Plumbmaster Director said, “I am absolutely delighted with the uptake in the Steps Challenge. It brought serious competition within the teams and a healthy and clearer mind-set for all those who participated - as well as raising vital money for an extremely worthwhile cause. I congratulate each and every person on their efforts, especially the winners.” www.plumb-master.com PLUMBMASTER STEPSUPTO RAISE£3,000FOR ADDICTIONNI
Jerry Cronin – 40-year Firebird veteran.
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atmosphere in Firebird and we all looked forward to Anne Corkery’s baking at tea break,” Jerry said. “It is amazing to see how the company grew over the years and went from manufacturing a backboiler to what it is today.” Mark Doyle, General Manager from Firebird said, “We cannot thank Jerry enough for his hard work and dedication across four decades. “He is one of the many people who is more part of the Firebird family rather than a colleague. “He will be greatly missed but we wish him all the best for the future. Ádh mór!” In his retirement, Jerry looks forward to having more time to pursue his passion for hill walking. www.firebird.ie
Firebird, based in the heart of the Gaeltacht in Co. Cork, has bid a fond farewell to one of its longest serving colleagues who has retired after 40 years working with the business. Jerry Cronin, who lives in Carrigadrohid, hung up his overalls having worked with Firebird from before its inception and throughout its growth and success which sees Firebird today as Ireland’s leading supplier of high-performance heating solutions. Jerry, a father-of-four and an avid hill walker, left school at 14 and joined Firebird as a qualified welder in 1980. “I was raising a young family at the time so job security was important but the friends I made over the years is the main reason for staying with Firebird for so long. There was always a good
SAFETYAWARDTOCOBHNETWORK CONTRACTOR The Ervia Major Projects Contractor
Safety Award has been won by Farrans Sorensen joint venture for their work in delivering the Cobh Networks Contract on behalf of Irish Water. This focus on safety is key to keeping the works on track to successfully treat the raw sewage discharge from Cobh Town, as Irish Water delivers the Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Project.
Pictured clockwise from back: Kevin McSherry, Head of Ervia Major Projects; Déaglán Healy Ervia Major Projects; Joe Cunningham, Farrans Construction; John Wallace, Sorensen Civil Engineering at Cork Dockyard Pumping Station construction site, Cobh
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