Sisk monthly: Review of September 2024

Here are some of the key stories from across Sisk that happened during September.

Supporting young people in developing careers at WorldSkills Ireland

Sisk both exhibited and were a proud sponsor of WorldSkills Ireland 2024 in Dublin. The event offers thousands of second level students the opportunity to explore a wide range of construction career and study options.

During the event we were delighted to be visited by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Patrick O'Donovan, who visited our stand and had a good chat to the Sisk team.

Congratulations also to Darragh Brett, our second-year carpentry and joinery apprentice who was the winner in the Joinery competition at the exhibition!

Many thanks to the whole team who helped the Sisk effort at WorldSkills Ireland 2024.

For further info on our carpentry and joinery apprenticeships in Ireland, click here.

Sisk set to pioneer a world first low carbon concrete technology

Sisk in collaboration with a consortium of industry partners secured ￡500,000 from Innovate UK funding as part of the Contracts for Innovation: Decarbonising concrete competition.

The consortium led by Sisk features leading industry experts who will collaborate on a pioneering, scalable, low carbon demonstrator, marking a world first application of a new low carbon concrete technology by Ecocem called ACT.

Read the full press release here.

Sisk a new winner in Deloitte Ireland’s ‘Best Managed Companies’

Sisk was recently announced as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte. An “ability to grow and innovate” was a common theme among this year’s winners, according to Deloitte.

Paul Brown, CEO, Sisk completed an interview with the Business Post, following news of the win. Read the full interview here.

Topping out a new clinical and commercial manufacturing facility

Sisk on behalf of AstraZeneca is constructing a new API Clinical and Commercial Manufacturing Facility in College Park, Dublin. In September our site team celebrated a major milestone with a topping out ceremony alongside our client and key supply chain partners.

The purpose of the facility is to continue the ambition of AstraZeneca through oncology to eliminate cancer as a cause of death.

More here.

Sisk Silver Lining at Royal Docks

At Sisk we are really proud to be playing our part transforming a historic 60-acre site at Silvertown, London, in the heart of the Royal Docks as it reached another milestone in September. It was confirmed that the structure of a building containing the first new homes on the site had been completed. The six-storey building will provide 106 new affordable homes and remains on track for delivery by Autumn 2025.

Ger Hayes, Managing Director, UK South, Sisk, commented: "Sisk is thrilled to reach this major milestone at Plot 6, Silvertown. Collaboration has been key in our delivery to date and the project has been significantly supported by Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). We are excited to continue with the next phase of the project working with Lendlease and our local supply chain partners.”

Full details here.

In depth: Offering the chance of a career in construction

Across the UK, Sisk are actively involved in trying to develop the employment opportunities for those who are ‘hard to reach’ - such as those who are long term unemployed - within the local communities around our projects.

In our latest article (link below), we discover more about this, the associated programme and we find out the stories of three individuals who have been placed on site at Weir Mill, Stockport.

You can read the full article here.

Joint venture tram project pays respect

During the Luas Cross City tram project in Dublin, Sisk STECONFER JV removed over 1,600 Cholera victims from a mass grave along the route.

In September the team paid their respects at a commemorative ceremony and exhibition held at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin to remember the victims.

Full story from RTE News.

Dearcán Charity Cycle 2024 raises nearly €50,000

Massive congratulations to all of the cyclists who completed the Dearcán Charity Cycle 2024 in September - raising nearly €50,000 in the process.

The Dearcán Cycle, which is over two days, was given a special send-off from the Vision-Built offices in Oranmore, when they were joined by former champion cyclist Sean Kelly. The charity fundraiser took in several Sisk sites along the route before culminating at our Dublin head office in Citywest.

What a team effort!

Awards keep coming

In addition to the news of Sisk being named by Deloitte Ireland as one of the country's ‘Best Managed Companies’, there were other recent successes too, including:

And finally...

Sleep out to support homeless services

Sisk will have 45 of our staff participating in the Focus Ireland #ShineALight sleep out on Friday 11th October, which is aiming to raise €100,000 for homeless services. By joining Shine A Light, we hope to contribute to a future where everyone has access to safe and secure homes.

Maura O'Farrell - Toles, Company Secretary, Sisk said: “We are delighted to be participating in Shine A Light again this year, with the added incentive to collectively raise €100,000 and with 45 of our staff participating across the entire Sisk Group of companies, it promises to be an amazing night.

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