ronan The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’ Connor T.D., has announced the Irish small businesses that have reached the National Enterprise Awards Final, which is organised by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). Thousands of small businesses from across the country were supported by the LEOs last year and 32 of those businesses … Read more
A ground-mounted solar power station has been connected to Belfast International Airport. The £5 million project is being funded, installed and operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy and the airport is buying the clean electricity through a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Located at Crookedstone Road in Antrim, it has a total capacity of 4.83MW and … Read more
UCB Manufacturing Ireland Ltd, a subsidiary of global pharmaceutical firm UCB, appointed Limerick-based O’Neill Industrial to significantly upgrade its compressed air system through a competitive tendering process. The investment in the two phased upgrade project has delivered many benefits for the firm, including increased capacity, reliability and energy savings along with reduced maintenance costs and … Read more
Innovative local coach company Matthews.ie were lauded at a major national conference this week as pioneers in the area of energy management. Matthews.ie, who were the first passenger transport company in the UK and Ireland (and only the second in the world) to achieve the coveted ISO 50001 certificated energy management standard in 2013, were … Read more
Carbery has won the 2016 Green Food and Beverage Award as recognition for our outstanding achievements of exceeding Origin Green targets ahead of schedule, and our innovative approach to sustainability through initiatives such as Carbery Greener Dairy Farms and the farmer tree planting programme; Carbery Trees. For the past 7 years the Green Awards has … Read more
Certifications for sustainable construction materials and buildings are amply available. But to what extent is the market ready to invest in them? The European construction industry and home-builder citizens are increasingly aware of sustainable choices. Some solutions can be more expensive than others, although sometimes this only concerns the construction phase. It’s not so much … Read more
Software giant Microsoft has received planning permission from South Dublin County Council to build four huge data centres that could involve investment of €900m, create 140 permanent jobs and as many as 1,800 construction jobs. It emerged late last year that Microsoft was embarking on a major $2bn data centre expansion in Ireland, the UK … Read more
A manufacturing company from Grange in Co. Sligo is representing Sligo at the National Enterprise Awards, the Local Enterprise Office has announced. Luke Conway from LC Seating won the top prize at the County Enterprise Awards competition, which was one of the highlights during Local Enterprise Week. LC Seating specialises in the provision of all … Read more
Enterprise Ireland is running a Pilot Lean Network in 2016. The Lean Network is targeted at companies who are making significant efforts to develop their Lean experience and are committed to the process to drive Lean implementation. The Network will provide companies involved in Lean implementation the opportunity to: Network with other companies also engaged … Read more
Moving Toward a 100% Carbon Neutral Shopping and Leisure Destination Wednesday, 11th May 2016: Irish energy supplier Vayu Energy has signed a renewable electricity deal to supply Dundrum Town Centre with 100% green electricity. The agreement, which will meet Dundrum Town Centre’s year-round electricity requirements, will result in a substantial reduction in the centre’s carbon … Read more