Ardmag Sun (Screen) Flower Edition : Aug 2022

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“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer.” Jenny Han

Hello Ardmac and hello August!

‘If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.’ The Baz Luhrmann classic offers up some great life advice, take it or leave it, but remember to wear sunscreen. Ardmac are celebrating 45 years in business, what was once a small Irish operation is now the leading provider of high-tech cleanrooms, data centre solutions, fit-outs, specialised refurbishments, EV battery and turn-key manufacturing facilities across Europe. Thank you to all who have trusted in our ethos of Safety First and excellence as standard, together we are building better. We have our usual good news from all over the business divisions, interviews with our own Lola and Monica for International Women in Engineering Day, a HAC case study from data centre colutions, an update on our pollinator plan for the year and a day out amongst the sun flowers. Please take a few minutes to complete the Ardmag survey. This is your community magazine, get involved by contacting taine.kingofarrell@ardmac.com

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SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB

AUG BANK HILIDAY

BLOOD PRESSURE

LADDERS WAH.2 PROCESS

TASK PLANNING

SAFE SYSTEMS OF WORK

OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE

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Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) Baz Luhrmann

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing Bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that Never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4 PM on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing every day that scares you.

Stretch!

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; or never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Sing!

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts; don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t Maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t Maybe you’ll divorce at 40

Floss!

Maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. don’t congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance; so are everybody else’s. Whatever you do,

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself. Remember the compliments you receive; forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements

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Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it. It’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own. Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them. Do not read beauty magazines; they will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents; you never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are your best link to your past and the People most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you Should hold on.

Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you’re 40, it will look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old-- and when you do, you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders

But trust me on the sunscreen!

Construction workers, who spend most of their time working outdoors have a higher-than-average risk of skin cancer. At Ardmac, we are following the Sun Smart Code to reduce the risk. 9/10 cases of skin cancer are caused by the sun’s UV rays and can be prevented. By covering up, seeking shade, wearing sunglasses and using suncream you can help protect yourself.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

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“I don’t think there’s anything on this planet that more trumpets life that the sunflower.. A satellite dish for sunshine. Wherever light is, no matter how weak, these flowers will find it. And that’s such an admirable thing. And such a lesson in life.”

Host in Ireland have partnered with Scalp Nursery & Wicklow Hospice to provide sunflower seeds for a 4-acre field in Wicklow. A donation to Wicklow Hospice has already been made on Ardmac’s behalf for the August 4th Event. The sunflower fields are open to the public daily from 10am - 4:45pm. P.S. Please bring your own secateurs to cut your sunflowers. If you do make it out the the fields please send us a photo. taine.kingofarrell@ardmac.com

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.

Ryan Rocks

Emma Hoey

Well done to Ryan Rocks who competed in the Irish Fitness Championship in Waterford at the start of July. Ryan finished in 7th place overall in a field of 30. Punching himself in the face during a clean complex with 136kg but holding on to secure 3rd in that workout and then in the final falling off from 15ft on rope climbs around 6 times as he couldn’t hold on anymore.

CONGRATULATIONS Huge congratulations to Emma and Sam on their engagement.

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Patrick Matthews

40 ARDMAC YEARS Congratulations to Eamon McGoldrick who celebrated his 40th Ardmac Work anniversary on July 1st – an amazing achievement. Eamon McGoldrick

WELL DONE Congratulations to Patrick Matthews who graduated from Maynooth University with a Post Graduate Diploma in Adult Guidance Theory and Practice.

Peter Jardine

Alan Kennan

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Peter Jardine and his partner who recently married in France. We are yet to receive a photo of the happy couple, but the Ardmac GBL5 team took time out to enjoy the celebrations in this beautiful venue.

GREAT WORK Congratulations to Alan Kennan who has recently completed his CIOB Diploma in Construction Managemen t.

Seamus Kerins

Ronan Farelly

A GREAT DAY! Congratulations to Kerry on their 38th All Ireland success, it was a great day for Seamus Kerins who was lucky enough to watch his county win from Hill 16.

CAPTAIN RONAN Ronan Farelly is the new Golf Society Captain for 2023. Congratulations Ronan, well deserved!

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WELL DONE On Friday July 22nd – everyone put down the tools at Montrose for a pizza lunch, the lunch was to recognise the good push for project completion. Montrose

WELL DONE Congratulations to Paulo Pereira who recently completed a BSC Hons in Construction Project Management in IT Sligo. Paulo Pereira

Hilary Moloney

Aisling Kelly

LUIMNEACH ABÚ!!! Hilary is very proud of her brother in law, Paul Kinnerk; Limerick coach, getting Limerick to 3 in a row. Pictured with her goddaughter Enya and the Liam McCarthy Cup.

LUIMNEACH ABÚ!!! “Imagine not being from Limerick.” - Aisling Kelly

Choosing Courage and facing your fears Are you waiting for the fear to go away before you do the thing?

This is a common mistake we make with fear. The truth is that it doesn’t go away. We simply figure out how to face it. Courage involves acknowledging the very real presence of the fear, and taking action alongside of it. It can be terrifying, but you can do it.

Try This Here’s our three-part process for practicing courage:

1. Face it: Give it a name; what, exactly, is the fear? Say it out loud or write it down.

2. Remind yourself: When have you overcome scary things in the past?

3. The smallest step: What’s the smallest step you can take towards it? Now, take it.

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Brief snapshots of courage to show us what it looks like to put courage into action: we face our fears, we take one step towards them, and we keep doing it until it’s no longer necessary.

“Confronted a bully.”

“I’ve said no more often to things I don’t want to do, and I usually struggle with that.” “Genuinely apologized to someone I knew I hurt with my words when I was feeling defensive.”

“A discussion with my husband.”

“Admit to myself that I need to go back to therapy.” “Walked away from a domestic situation.” “Signed up for a weekly sports class without knowing anyone there.”

“Doing stuff that I procrastinated on for so long.”

“I ate in a restaurant alone!”

“I showed my body in a bathing suit even though I’m very insecure.”

“Tried another relationship.”

“Asked someone out.”

“Went to a social event alone.”

“Quit a job that didn’t align with me.”

“I told someone I loved them after hiding it for all of this time.” “Tried something by myself, did not succeed but tried nonetheless!” “Listened to my boundaries and stood up for them.” “I went on my first date ever. As a shy person, this was a big step outside of my comfort zone.”

“I kept going.”

“Started a run group in my community.”

“I came out to my friends.”

“Exposing myself slowly to heights (I have acrophobia.)”

“Doing my first solo travel.”

“Spoke up for things that are wrong.”

“Contributed my ideas in a meeting.”

“Did my first solo performance for a small show, put a lot of practice and courage into it. Have now commited to my second.”

“Listened to what I wanted for my future not what other people thought was better.” “Confronted my feelings of loneliness and anxiety.” “Applied for an internal job I was too scared to apply to last year.”

“Took a leap into a new industry!”

“Signed up for a dating app.”

“Played in my quarter in front of a large audience.”

adapted from https://www.thenewhappy.com/

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2,000+ Orchards Planted all around Ireland

Ardmac are proud to announce that we have signed up to the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan again this year. This is an island-wide attempt to reverse declines in pollinating insects. Host In Ireland are the proud founders of the DC’s for Bee’s initiative which inspires corporate partners, community groups, schools and individuals to plant orchards which provide an essential early Spring food source for pollinators. Bee pollination contributes to 70% of the world’s crops and the success of our species is dependent on theirs. Sadly, nearly one third of Ireland’s bees are facing extinction, thus Host in Ireland decided to take action. In 2021, the initiative saw 1,262 orchards (6,310 trees) planted across 32 counties for the first time in Ireland. This year, Host in Ireland are increasing their target, from 1,000 mixed fruit tree orchards to 2,000. This will see the equivalent of 10,000 trees planted across Ireland. Ardmac have pledged to take 25 orchards this year and we plan to distribute them around our local community in Swords. When it comes to environmental responsibility, we apply our Respect Always guiding principle and make efficient use of natural resources. Ardmac are proud to be involved with an organisation that is making a significant positive difference. The actions taken by Host In Ireland, Ardmac and all partners ensure that we are doing our part to protect Ireland’s bee population.

If you are interested in getting involved, visit https://www.hostinireland.com/

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Stage 1: Pledges from partners

Stage 2: Confirm orchard allocation

Stage 3: Call to action community groups

Stage 4: Orchard pre registration

Stage 5: Dispatch of round 1 planting

Stage 6: Dispatch of round 2 planting

1,262 Planted Orchards

6,310 Tree’s in total 703 Registered Orchards (56%)

32 counties Across all Ireland for the first time

‘We want to better coexist with biodiversity and help return food and shelter for pollinators to our island.’

All Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025

Read Lola’s full interview HERE “Days like this are necessary, as we don’t see a lot of women working in engineering. Many women see engineering as a male dominated industry. People don’t realise how many different roles are available to women within the engineering industry, even on site. My first job was on site, it was very hands on, and I really enjoyed it. Everyone I worked with on that job was very encouraging. It is very important for women to know; engineering is open to everyone. “ Read Monica’s full interview HERE “My interest in Engineering came from the subjects I enjoyed at school: math’s and science. The problem-solving aspect in math class and the teamwork involved in solving new equations just made it very fun. It was during my gap year, when I was visiting countries with important features like the Hoover Dam in Nevada and seeing the mechanisms involved with its construction, through to its use, that I knew I wanted to do something within engineering. Understanding the way things work and their capabilities was something I enjoyed, and it encouraged me to pursue mechanical engineering. “

Lola Ojewumi Building Services Design Engineer

Monica McCabe Site Support Trainee

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Ardmac’s Managing Director of operations, Jason Casey was featured in Irish Building Magazine alongside industry leaders to discuss working together to mitigate recent and established challanges of the industry.

“A focus on vertical integration including having our own direct labour with developed specialist skills certainly helps mitigate resource challenges in the field.”

Sky’s the Limit Ardmac Group’s reach is extending year on year in every sense, as clients take it further across Europe and the size and scope of its projects expand.

In the 45 years since its inception, Ardmac has earned itself a reputation not just for delivering results but for exceeding client expectations. This has not gone unnoticed; what was once a small Irish operation is now the leading provider of high-tech cleanrooms, data centre solutions, fit-outs, specialised refurbishments, and turn-key manufacturing facilities across Europe. Group turnover within Ireland alone last year was €75m, while overall turnover was closer to €135m. The past 12-18 months have seen Ardmac complete a whole range of significant projects across Ireland, the UK and Europe; these included a 15,000 sq.m. cleanroom facility for Wuxi Biologics in Dundalk, a large microelectronic project in Kildare, several Data Centre projects in Europe and several high-end commercial fit-outs in Ireland and the UK. Key recent wins have included large Pharma facilities in Limerick, Cork and Finland, Data Centre projects in Denmark, Germany and Austria, and Battery facilities in the UK. Modular construction is fast becoming a key part of the Group’s activity; having already delivered several such projects across Europe, its first modular project in Africa is on track to be delivered by the end of 2022. So far this year the company has been working on several large campus sites, securing further phases. Read full Article Here

Ground Supported Hot-Aisle Containment Increased demand for speed of construction and a willingness to invest in MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) is resulting in innovative modularised data centre fit-out solutions. Ardmac’s GS-HAC (Ground Supported Hot-Aisle Containment) is a data centre air-flow management solution that can function independently to the building-frame or primary structure. Installation of the product can commence as soon as the floor is ready. The GS-HAC solution enables early schedule activity for critical data hall services which can be fully supported by the GS-HAC frame. Pre-assembly of the GS-HAC frame using DfMA software and fabrication methodologies results in delivery of several large pre-assembled frames that are fixed together on site in quick succession. Using this solution results in early commencement and completion for following trades, meaning that the overall construction and commissioning program for a data hall can be shortened. See a case study HERE

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Ground Supported Hot-Aisle Containment

Ardmac welcomed Dee Kehoe and Damien Owens from Engineers Ireland to our Swords Office last month. Our engineering team was presented with our CPD Accredited Employer certificate. This accreditation recognises Ardmac’s quality and commitment to our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) systems and practices for our engineering and technical team. We are very proud of this achievement and would like to thank Michael Quinn, Patrick Matthews and our entire engineering team for the excellence they bring to our workplace. Read full Article Here

the Germfree Roadshow Continues The Future of the Delivery of Modern Medicine. Germfree had a fantastic day with Gary McAuslan and the aCGT Vector team at St James Hospital Dublin last month, showcasing the Germfree mobile cleanroom. aCGT Vector are developing disruptive technology to transform the way CAR-T cell therapies are manufactured. Germfree Europe are working with aCGT Vector to locate mobile cleanroom manufacturing systems in cancer centers of excellence which will eliminate complex logistics challenges, dramatically reducing the cost of the novel personalised medicines and thereby increasing patient access. This is a hugely important Irish innovation for healthcare provision, a snapshot of the future of point-of-care delivery of modern medicine.

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Interrupt “Benevolent” Sexism on Your Team

As a leader, you have a responsibility to address “benevolent” sexism: attitudes, practices, and actions that seem positive but undermine supporting women at work, often under the pretense of helping, protecting, or complimenting them. (For example, not offering a high-visibility project to a woman because she has young children.) To interrupt benevolent sexism, start by increasing your awareness. Reflect on how ideas such as “men are responsible for protecting women” or “men and women are different and complementary” can actually be harmful. Check your assumptions about how people should or shouldn’t act based on their gender. Then, if you hear others making benevolently sexist comments, challenge them. For example, if a colleague wants to “save” a woman from a complex project, help them zoom out by asking: “What are the consequences of not involving her in this project? Wouldn’t it be better to ask her directly instead of assuming she won’t want it?” Finally, model equitable behavior by focusing on women’s competencies. Give feedback related to work results, instead of characteristics stereotypically associated with women, such as warmth or likability.

More at https://hbr.org/2022/06/dismantling-benevolent-sexism

Aug 2022

Mental Health First Aiders

Congratulations to our new Mental Health First Aiders who have recently completed their training with MHFA England through our connection with The Lighthouse Charity. If anyone would like to take part in training please get in touch with Emma Hoey for future dates.

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Eleanor Lynam Taine King O’Farrell Karol Krasinski Shane Walsh Paul McGarry Ronan Healy Fabrizio Giargeri Hilary Moloney Eva Diabak

The Good Son Paul McVeigh Catherine Greene

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Mickey Donnelly is a 10-year-old boy living in the Ardoyne area of Belfast at the height of the Troubles. The Good Son spans a difficult summer where he dreads starting secondary school in the autumn, he’s terrified at the prospect of having to go to brutal St Gabriel’s school because his mother can’t afford to send him to the more civilised St Malachy’s Grammar School. Mickey’s a smart, sensitive child, the kind of boy who doesn’t fare well in a macho environment. Other kids call him gay because he’s more comfortable playing with girls and his only real friend is his little sister Wee Maggie. In the absence of any decent male role models – Mickey’s dad is an abusive alcoholic who only returns to the family home whenever he needs money – he learns about life through film and TV. It also allows him an escape from the veritable war zone of his surroundings. He lives in his head and dreams of someday going to America to make his fortune like his heroes. For me, The Good Son isn’t about the Troubles, rather, it’s about a little boy who loves his mummy, his little sister and his dog who will take on anyone that threatens or hurts those he loves, no matter how big or scary from his older brother, his Dad, other kids, the IRA. He fights the despair, the bleakness, and the violence. He fights the Troubles. And after you read you will know Mickey Donnelly is just the one for the job.

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Ardmag book Club

Thank you Catherine!!

Please join our club and send your thoughts on The Good Son to taine. kingofarrell@ardmac.com before the end of September and they will be published in the next issue of Ardmag. Catherine has nominated Pat O’Connor to choose and review the next club pick. No GAA biographies :)

We’ll be in touch!

www.thenewhappy.com

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love your Lungs

We often take our lungs for granted, breathing without ever having to think about it, but for those with chronic lung conditions, it is not always such a simple process. The COVID 19 pandemic has also been an eye opener for many people who have not previously been affected by poor lung health, and there has been a new appreciation for keeping our lungs as healthy as possible.

Smoking It’s dangerous. Seek out resources to help you stop. Second hand smoke is also a concern. Pollution By following air pollution forecasts, you have an indication of when air pollution is particularly bad, and you maywant to limit time spent outdoors. It may also be useful to avoid exercising outdoors next to high traffic areas. Excersise Aerobic exercise and breathing excersices can help to improve general health and lungs

Vaccinations Vaccinations- one of the best ways to prevent the spread of certain diseases is through vaccination programmes. Vaccines stimulate your immune system to produce antibodies so that your body is able to recognise and fight an infection without having to get the disease first. Visit your Doctor There are some cases in which you need to see your doctor, including if you have had a cough for more than 3 weeks, are finding it hard to breathe, if your cough is particularly bad, quickly getting worse, or you are coughing up blood, if you feel very unwell or have chest pain, or you’re losing weight for no reason.

David is the Associate Director for our Design & Build Business Unit. Starting with Ardmac at the beginning of 2018 David has progressed from Senior Contracts Manager through an Operations Manager role before being appointed as the Business Unit Lead for Design and Build, which now incorporates our Modular, Building Offsite, department. Graduating from the University of Ulster in 1998 as a Quantity Surveyor, David worked during his studies for a Building Contractor where he gained broad experience in general construction, overseeing everything from project inception at tendering and pre-construction through to contract completion and agreement of the final account. Work Experience David’s career path changed direction in 2001 after learning of a workplace incident which led to a fatality onsite. That business adapted to develop and improve their systems and procedures to safeguard site operatives and as a result, David focused on safer operational delivery, moving away from being a commercially minded QS to become a more rounded manager ensuring safety was paramount to any programme. “The responsibility turned to me; after witnessing the impact throughout the business of such a tragic circumstance. I had to turn my mindset away from a pure commercial focus to ensure everyone understood their roles and responsibilities, safeguarding all operatives onsite. Coming from a non-trade background that was both a change of direction and a challenge with my peers, but that was the catalyst for my long-term career”. 2009 saw David return to a commercial role, being engaged as a Commercial Managers with a Tier 1 Main Contractor, turning his attention to framework agreements and pre-construction awards. “I was approached by a previous colleague and afforded an opportunity as a Commercial Manager working on Education Authority agreements including being involved in some of their operational delivery. This coincided with establishing a 95% Cost Certain Model for the major redevelopment of the Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh for the City of Edinburgh Council”. David recalls an intense 10-month preconstruction period targeting the 95% cost certainty for the Grade-A listed building, tendering sub-contract

MEET David Mc Grath

Associate Director Design & Build

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packages through the OJEU process, evaluating bids from all areas of the European Union, aligning the project risk register and making recommendations for appointment. The R.C.P. as it was affectionately known, was reopened as a centre of excellence for UK diving and was used during the 2014 Commonwealth Games. “The entire external structural frame and façade was hydraulically propped, braced and supported to allow the complete internal structure to be broken out, excavated and rearranged to modern standards; forming a main Commonwealth sized competition pool, diving and training pools, all of which had state of the art movable floors; it was spectacular. That project cost close to £40 million”. Missing the hustle of daily life onsite David was attracted to move into the fitout sector with another Tier 1 company who specialised in high-profile Blue- Chip Retail, Leisure and global fashion houses. Some of their clients included Arsenal FC, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Signet, World Duty Free, Breitling, Tag Heuer and Omega just to name a few. David’s speciality concentrated around airport development & fit-out. Beginning with Belfast International and then working across Leeds Bradford, Dublin T1, Birmingham and Belfast City finishing up developing units within the South Terminal retail area of Gatwick Airport, London. “We were initially awarded the World Duty Free Store at Gatwick South which was a new concession area as passengers left security control. A multi-million-pound development all of which was delivered within a 14- week period. It took many long shifts, working day and night much of the time, as the airport remained fully operational. We had a close relationship with the Main Contractor arranging several diversions for the many thousands of passengers who use the Terminal daily.

disturbance, noise, vibration and dust with permitted control of all work elements being a meticulous and constant focus” On reflection, David admits; “Gatwick was one of the most challenging projects but the most rewarding to see concepts and plans developing over the course of only days, as well as improving facilities which would demonstrate our work for many years. Even today when I’m passing through, I can still see the detail and work we put in, and it’s a great feeling knowing I was involved and managed that.” On the back of Duty-Free, Ernest Jones secured one of the retail units. As one of his most important clients their investment at the airport delivered another £1 million project in just under 9 weeks. “That particular project introduced several major watch brands to the Terminal and the store had some of the most exacting standards and pinpoint accuracy for each concession. The store area also sat within a smoke extract zone for the Terminal retail space and through some design ingenuity the team concealed this with a plasterboard ceiling, cut and shaped to replicate the Union Jack. This subtle feature trended on social media for many months after completion and can still be seen today”. Read full article here

A lot of the heavy lifting took place at night to minimise

Four strategies for hard moments

In a difficult moment? Here are four science-backed strategies you can use:

1. Keep going. Remind yourself of your ‘why’ — the reason you’re doing this thing, pursuing this goal, or in this situation. Focus on the impact that it will have, the way it connects with a greater purpose, or the people you are currently helping with your efforts. Turn it into a game or a challenge, something that you can win. Make a tiny bit of progress towards it, no matter how small it is. Studies have found that this feeling of making progress is the single most important factor for having a good day at work. 2. Take a break. Step away from the task. When you are distracted from a problem, you often come up with those important breakthroughs. Your unconscious mind makes progress on the problem while you’re conscious mind is distracted (it’s called the ‘shower principle’, because so many good ideas come to us in the shower!) Rest and rejuvenate. Things are always a little bit easier to carry after you’ve taken proper care of yourself, had something to eat, or a good night’s rest.

www.thenewhappy.com/

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3. Try a new path. Sometimes, consistently pushing at a task in the same way just entrenches you in being stuck. What if you threw your approach out and tried something totally different? Can you go around the problem, approach it from a different angle, or see it from a new perspective? What if you stopped pursuing the “right” path, and found a new one that works for you instead? 4. Ask for help. We’re not supposed to cope with all of our problems on our own; we need each other to solve them, figure out the right next step, and for support. Albert Einstein often talked about how important it was to bounce ideas off of his friends when he was developing his theories of relativity; he called his friend Michele Best “the best sounding board in Europe.” You deserve a sounding board, too! Every time you refuse to buy into the Old Happy myth that you have to do everything on your own, you’re also giving permission for others to do the same. Ask for help and offer help, whenever you can. Leaning on each other is what we are here to do.

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 €1,000, €2,000 or €3,000 (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 HR and Compliance Officer Accounts Payable Specialist Cost Engineer Project QS Project Quantity Surveyor Ardmac Graduate Development Pro- gramme 2022 Project Manager Senior Project Management Site Manager Site Manager (Dublin) Architectural Technologist BIM MEP LEAD Building Services Design Engineer Document Controller Junior Project Engineer Mechanical and Electrical Supervisor Tech Services Manager Senior Financial Accountant Resourcing Specialist Quantity Surveyor SHEQ Administrator Quality Advisor SHEQ Advisor Construction Planner Estimator Click here for full list and details

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.

welcome to the ardmac community Aug 2022

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

Aaron Brennan Aiden Killeen Caoimhe Reilly Conor Sheridan

Site Manager

Graduate Architectural Technologist

Accounts Clerk

Intern

Daria Tintar Dee Kelly Eddy Baird

Junior Architectural Technologist Accounts Payable Specialist

Construction Manager Electrical Engineer Construction Graduate Architectural Technologist Estimator

Geoffrey Deane Isabela Dos Santos Jamie Morrissey Jerrick Santos Kierran Godfrey Leanne Mulvey Łukasz Bajdocha

Graduate Architectural Technologist

Site Administrator

Building Services Design Engineer

Mark Ahern Oana Duta

Site Manager

Graduate Architectural Technologist

Padraig Cunningham Construction Graduate Paul Barron Project Manager Ryan Foley SHEQ Advisor Shannon McAliskey Architectural Technologist

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Aug 2022

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“Can’t think of anything at the moment, there’s a really broad range of topics covered in the Christmas edition which is great to see. Great work, keep it up!”

a few comments... Don’t forget this is your ArdMag , help us make it better by sharing your good news, send us your thoughts, write an article or even just recommend a good podcast. A few comments we have received so far, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We take all of you comments on board in the hope to keep out ardmag readers happy

“Well done - It’s fantastic!”

“I’d like to see more opinion pieces from Ardmac people - discussing topics that they believe are important to the BU/company/industry. Could be short, but topical.” “I would like to see more information about available courses and trainings.” “Things to change? - No, it hits the right balance between work and life-related articles.” “No, very good wouldn’t change a thing. Well done and thanks to everyone involved.” “It is fantastic work from all those involved. Well done.” “I think Ardmag is an excellent publication - great varied content, well presented and the best I have seen in 34 years in business!”

“I would like to see more on Wellbeing of employees.”

“We want a Jamie Fitzsimons feature.”

“More Profiles on different members of staff.”

“This was my first viewing of one. Thumbs up from me!” “Cannot think of any areas that need development - an excellent and very well presented publication.”

Aug 2022

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