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MPANI LAUNCHES 2020/21 JOURNAL ANDVIDEO
T he Mineral Products Association NI (MPANI) has published its eighth industry journal, MPANI 2020/21, in conjunction with a new promotional video, ‘Proud of our Past. Embracing our Future.’ In her foreword to the journal,
WESTERNHANDSOVER60-BED MEDICALBLOCK Pictured in one of the ensuite single rooms in the new 60-Bed Block at University Hospital Limerick were (left to right): Clodagh Hanratty, Estates Manager, HSE Estates; Joe Hoare, Assistant National Director, HSE Estates; Colette Cowan, CEO, UL Hospitals Group; and Martin McCloskey, CEO, Western Building Systems.
Diane Dodds, Economy Minister highlights the importance of the geoscience industry on the Northern Ireland economy. “The industry directly accounts for a total of 34,000 jobs”, she writes, “a GVA of £2.1 billion and 6,150 businesses, with the quarrying and construction minerals sector directly contributing to around 64% of employment in the geoscience industry and 75% of its GVA. “The Mineral Products Association played a vital role in enabling the Department to gather additional, more extensive data on quarry production and sales throughout Northern Ireland. This valuable data has been used to help local councils ensure their Local Development Plan minerals policies support and contribute to growth in their local areas.” You can access the journal here: www.mpani.org
S pecialist building contractor, Western Building Systems, has handed over a new 60- bed medical block at University Hospital Limerick. The new block comprises four storeys, with three inpatient wards of 20 ensuite rooms over a basement level. The first of the wards are already open with the other two wards being opened by January 4, 2021. Colette Cowan, CEO, UL Hospitals Group, said, “Delivery of this project in such a short timeframe is a great achievement by all concerned.”
Martin McCloskey, CEO of Western said his team was delighted to handover the new accommodation ahead of schedule. “Our team has worked closely with the client throughout this process and the successful delivery of the scheme is reflective of the collaborative way in which the programme was designed and delivered.” The Tyrone-based firm has also been awarded a contract to build a new covid-testing facility underway at the same location. Discover more about the company at: www.westernbuild.com
HAGANHOMESDONATES£100,000TO IEF
H agan Homes will present £100,000 to the Integrated Education Fund (IEF) over a four-year period to ensure NI children have a greater opportunity to be educated together. A passion of Hagan Homes Chair and Founder, James Hagan, the IEF has, for over 30 years, campaigned to promote integrated education here - helping create 65 integrated educational settings with parents awaiting decisions on a further eight. Inspired by the charity’s efforts and drive over those years, James has been supporting the IEF for two decades. Speaking
about the donation, James said, “I have always been an advocate of integrated education here. I think it is wrong to divide children according to their religious backgrounds and the impact of that division can have financial and societal implications on not just in our immediate future but for generations to come. “It is a pleasure to be in a position to support the IEF and we do it because at Hagan Homes we believe in cohesive neighbourhoods.” www.haganhomes.co.uk www.ief.org.uk
James Hagan, Chair and Founder, Hagan Homes and Baroness May Blood, Campaign Chair at the IEF
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