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L-R Grainne and Martin O’Kane receiving their Investors in People Platinum accreditation.
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H eron Bros. have been shortlisted for the Investors in People Global Employer of the Year Award 2020. Martin O’Kane, Heron Bros. Deputy Managing Director, says, “We’re delighted to be shortlisted for this prestigious global award. We proudly display our Investors in People Platinum accreditation, which we retained earlier this year. To reach the global final is tremendous achievement and further demonstrates the commitment we have to our people. We acknowledge it is our people that make us great and we will continue our
investment in them.” Investors in People is the international standard for people management, defining what it takes to lead, support, and manage people successfully to achieve sustainable results. Heron Bros. is the first construction company in the UK and first Northern Irish business to retain the Investors in People Platinum accreditation which they were awarded in 2016.
Gareth Megaw, Area Civil Engineer for ROI and NI
T ensar International is the appointment of Gareth Megaw as Area Civil Engineer for the ROI and NI. continuing to strengthen its UK and Ireland team, with
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Gareth brings a wealth of diverse experience, having
worked in civil engineering for Graham Construction in his early career and more recently in the global Oil and Gas sector with Schlumberger. Gareth says, “Ireland is a key market for Tensar and I’m really looking forward to working with our distribution partners – JP Corry in NI and TJ O’Mahony in ROI – to support customers across the island, giving them access to our international technical team and our global support network.” Tensar Regional Director for UK and Ireland, Richard Abell, comments, “While the construction sector has recently been impacted by coronavirus, we continue to invest in the team, as we are very positive about the future. We are delighted Gareth has joined us to help grow our business in Ireland.” www.tensar.co.uk
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saw the FMB’s Master Builders report a busy summer. “Builders’ workloads appeared to bounce back, as pent up demand for home upgrades and more domestic space fuelled activity. However, builders in other sectors are struggling, especially those working on social new build housing and on public buildings. “With much uncertainty in the months ahead around the challenges of Brexit, rising material costs and the need for a pipeline of work, the political ambition to place the 65,000 individuals employed within the NI construction sector front and centre of economic recovery is welcome.” T: +44 (0)28 9446 0416 E: fmbni@fmb.org.uk www.fmb.org.uk
construction industry, spring to early summer presented significant
challenges. Gavin McGuire, Regional Director for FMB NI says, “The Government NISRA stats looking at economic outputs showed the construction sector reported its biggest ever fall in output, down 30% in the second quarter. Lockdown measures and challenging trading times had a huge impact on the sector. “Despite a worrying economic picture, there may be some hope on the horizon. We were pleased to see that FMB’s latest State of Trade Survey has indicated the resilience of the small to medium-sized (SME) sector. Strong levels of consumer demand for repair and maintenance works
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