Spring 2016 - Lagan Cement

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Issue 20 Spring 2016
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Lagan Concrete take Health Challenge
The inaugural Lagan Concrete Health Challenge began this year with great success.
At the beginning of Week 4 we invited Mary
Carmody back for our half way weigh-in to see
what progress if any was being made on the
scales. Everyone was happy with their results.
For weeks 5, 6 and 7, teams continued to
get out and train together with team Alice
continuing to lead the way. On Week 8, we
had our final weigh-in and a fitness test, with
points given for every pound lost and every rep
improved from the first fitness test.
This year Lagan Concrete started the Lagan
Health Challenge with 24 employees signing up
for the 8 week challenge. The aim of the
challenge was to make people aware of the
health benefits of exercise and a healthy diet.
The challenge began on January 17th, with teams
picked and weighed in by nutritional consultant
Mary Carmody who did a demonstration and gave
advice on nutrition (a few of us came out realising
there was a lot of work to be done).
The concept for teams to score points required
them to train together and post a picture as
proof of training on a facebook page. After 2 to
3 weeks it was clear this competition was going
to get serious with some teams training 5 and 6
days a week. Team Alice went into an early lead
with Team Dave, and Team Declan battling for
2nd place. In conjunction with the team training
sessions, we also visited some local gyms for
group sessions with a lot of red faced and tired
looking bodies coming out after them.
It all came down to the final day, with Team
Alice and Team Declan in contention, Team
Alice holding out for victory. Overall the
challenge was a great success with a total
loss of 90 pounds in bodyweight and huge in
improvement in fitness with everyone. The
challenge gave a better understanding of
the importance of health and well being, and
improved morale among the participants.
Lagan Asphalt (UK)
features on BBC
documentary p2
Racing Champ joins
Lagan Asphalt p3
Continued Sponsorship
of GAA Clubs p6
Curry Friday
Shutdown Lunch p7
Celebrating Jude
Lagan's birthday p10
Lagan Homes p11
Dublin Institute of
Technology Architect
Students p14
Graduate Recruitment
and Placement Fair p17
2016 Staff
Presentations p18
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Lagan Asphalt (UK) features on
BBC documentary
A recent BBC News Scotland report on the construction of the M8
project featured the surfacing work done by Lagan Asphalt UK crews
and staff on a section of the M8 mainline works.
Lagan commence
Phase 2 of $6
Million PMB
Contract in Oman
The report details how work on the M8 began in 1965 and was the largest
infrastructure project in Scotland since completion of the railways. The final section
between Baillieston and Newhouse is well underway at a cost of £500 million to
be completed by 2017 and currently employing some 750 people. This will reduce
journey times between Glasgow and Edinburgh by 18 minutes. The report can be
viewed at:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-34538411?SThisFB
Left to right: Dr Reza Shahmohammadi of
Lagan with Dr Nasser Al-Araimi and Mr Abbas
Zaidi, directors of our local partner Al-Jazeera
International Group.
Lagan have commenced Phase
2 of a $6 million contract for the
manufacture and supply of polymer
modified bitumen for use in a road
project in the Sultanate of Oman.
Lagan Team menbers from left to right: Viviana Crespo, Conor O’Brien, Marcin Michalak,
Feras Freag and Neil Scott.
Lagan Asphalt at Dublin Airport
Lagan Asphalt are currently surfacing on Dublin Airport Rehabilitation
Phase B on behalf of Kilwex Civil Engineering Ltd.
Lagan Asphalt and Kilwex have an excellent working relationship over the past 20
years. The Apron is situated alongside the busy intersection between Terminals 1
and 2 as high aircraft volumes manoeuvre and taxi to and from Runway 10-28. Due
to highly restricted airside location, extremely high security clearance and escorting
is required. All work zones are protected by Jet Blast Proof Fencing.
Lagan Asphalt will surface approximately 15,000m2 with Marshall Asphalt Base
and Binder Courses. The Wearing Course is CL 942 Surface Course. The wearing
course will be placed in ‘echelon’ to eliminate longitudinal joints. Works are being
completed during night time and day time shifts.
The contract was won in Feb 2014,
after an 11 month approval process. The
project involves the manufacture and
supply of PMB for a 40 km section of
a 6 lane expressway. This requires the
manufacture of approximately 22,000 MT
of PMB (including 2,000 MT of hot applied
PMB tack coat), over a 2 year period.
The project consists of the upgrade of
75km of the Bidbid to Sur highway in
the Sharqiya region of Eastern Oman.
The project will transform the single lane
Bidbid – Sur carriageway into a 6 lane all
weather motorway with design speeds up
to 120 km/hr.
Lagan is responsible for production and
quality of PMB as well as the purchase
of all polymers. Using a 70 MT per day
capacity plant Lagan manufactures PMB
which is fed directly into adjacent asphalt
plant. An on-site laboratory is used for QC
testing of PMB, tack coat and unmodified
base bitumen.
The Lagan team managing the project
are led by Dr Reza Shahmohammadi
and James Butler who oversees the
entire project and coordinates with the
contractor, suppliers, consultant, the
ministry and our partners Al Jazeera.
Phase 2 will run from February to May
2016 and the final phase is programmed
to be completed by December.
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Lagan Asphalt and
Blacktop Tarmacadam
Company
Blacktop Tarmacadam Co. Ltd. has been a dedicated
surfacing subcontractor with Lagan Asphalt Ltd
since 1993.
Managing director Kevin Bissett notes: “My father Christy,
my brother David and I have worked in tarmacadam mostly
with Lagan Asphalt since we started up the company in 1993.
It’s very much a family business with seven family members
involved. Christopher Bissett Senior has since retired but is
still involved in the business, while David now runs Blacktop
Down Under in Brisbane. I started in tarmacadam in 1980,
having learned from my father, and we have a good few years’
experience now. My own sons Christopher Jnr. and Jason
are involved as well as my brother Thomas who manages our
Milling Division and nephew Blake, who has just joined.”
Racing Champ joins
Lagan Asphalt
Ross Hayes has recently commenced employment
with Lagan Asphalt as a QC technician.
Ross is an extremely talented Kart Racing Driver in his spare
time and has received numerous accolades throughout his
career; he even got to race in ‘Le Mans’ last year.
He will operate as a site quality control technician on N17/N18
Gort to Tuam (South Section) Surfacing Works using a fully
equipped, self-contained Lagan vehicle with Rolling Straight
Edge, Density Meter, Texture Depth, Coring machine and site
sampling equipment.
We congratulate Ross on his appointment and wish him
success in his new role with the company.
The Duleek based company offer several paving machines –
including a brand new Vogele 1800, Bitelli and Antec pavers,
numerous rollers and ancillary paving plant. Blacktop also
provide cold milling machines (planers) and tack coat sprayers
and have earned a stellar reputation as a well-run family
company.
Blacktop have supplied surfacing crews to Lagan Asphalt for
23 years and have contributed significantly to our reputation for
high quality work in the Dublin and East Coast areas. Kevin and
his crews specialise in high quality surfacing finishes to new
build housing developments and industrial estate development.
Lagan Asphalt supports
another Champ!
We would like to congratulate Sophie O’Sullivan on
her recent successes within the boxing world.
Sophie’s mum Orla works in accounts in the Dublin office.
Sophie is 11 years old and while only in her 1st year of boxing
has already accomplished a lot. She recently won the Eskers
Female Championship (39kg division), received silver in the
Leinster Championships and has been chosen to box for the
Dublin team.
Three generations of Bissetts from Blacktop: Kevin, Christy and
Christopher Junior.
She is currently training with her club - MBA Mulhuddart
– which is local to the office in Ballycoolin, to compete in
the Dublin and All Ireland Championships. She will also be
travelling to Hull in the UK alongside five of her fellow team
mates to compete in a 2-day competition.
Watch out Katie Taylor!
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commence works on
N17/N18 Gort to Tuam
Lagan Asphalt commenced
surfacing works on the N17/N18
Gort to Tuam PPP Scheme (South
Section) in February of this year.
Lagan Asphalt acquire new Roadtec
Shuttle Buggy Material Transfer Vehicle
Lagan Asphalt has recently bought a new Roadtec shuttle buggy for use on the Gort
Tuam surfacing project. This is the third machine of its type in the company. Lagan
has been the first company in Ireland or the U.K. to use a buggy for surfacing. The
Shuttle Buggy® material transfer vehicle (MTV) is designed to “shuttle” between
the asphalt haul truck and paver. Thermal and material segregation problems are
eliminated thanks to the machine’s remixing action. The Roadtec Shuttle Buggy
also allows continuous paving, which leads to a much smoother surface. The
machine has a storage capacity of 25 tonnes, allowing smoother truck cycles and
reduced haulage costs. Truck unloading capacity is rated at 900 tonnes per hour and
paver loading capacity at 550 tonnes per hour.
The Roadtec Shuttle Buggy is the only machine that combines the benefits of a
remixing material transfer with unmatched reliability. Truck handling, temperature
and material segregation all contribute to poor pavement quality. The Shuttle Buggy
provides a solution for all of these issues by remixing material onsite while allowing
the paver to operate at a constant speed without stopping. The machine has an
inbuilt traffic light system to alert truck drivers when to dispatch material, move
away etc. It also contains an integrated spraying system to reduce build-up of tack
coat on tyres.
Lagan Civils up and running
Lagan (Civils) Ltd have hit the ground running on the first of two recently won
projects: The N21 Ballinlyny & Ballymurragh East Pavement Improvement Scheme
Co. Limerick is now well underway. The €2 million 12 week project is due for
completion in March of this year. Works comprise of minor realignments of the
existing N21 and include the installation of filter drain, surface water drainage and
soak pits, kerbing, safety barrier, top soiling, landscaping, resurfacing of existing
road, replacement of road markings and accommodation works. Due to the volume
of traffic on the N21 particular attention had to be given to traffic management and
Lagan (Civils) Ltd have worked together with Limerick City and County Council to
ensure the effects on the general public were minimised. As with every section of
the business, Health and Safety is paramount and this was demonstrated last week
with a favourable result of a Health and Safety Authority site audit.
Works are progressing under the stewardship of Jonathan McMahon and Lagan
Asphalt have recently commenced surfacing on site.
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The project encompasses placement
of DBM Base, Binder and SMA surface
course to 22.3km of new build motorway
including mainline, slip roads, side roads,
roundabouts, footpaths and structures.
Lagan Construction are main contractors
for this section and they form part of
the ‘Direct Route’ consortium who
will design, build and operate the new
motorway to replace the existing N17 and
N18 between Gort and Tuam in Public
Private Partnership (PPP) with the National
Roads Authority (NRA). The scheme
bypasses several adjacent towns to
remove traffic bottlenecks. It is designed
to accommodate national through traffic
flows and will significantly improve safety
and reduce journey times for traffic
travelling north-south along the West of
Ireland. The new road will also improve
connectivity between the Western Region
and Dublin and will significantly assist in
the economic development of the BMW
(Borders, Midlands and Western) regions.
This is the largest infrastructural project in
Ireland at present.
The job will require placement of some
250,000 tonnes of bituminous materials
and is scheduled for completion in June
2017. The Lagan Asphalt management
team will be led by P.J. Kennedy and
Contracts Manager Ronan Hunt. Surfacing
crews will be supplied by our long serving
subcontractors, McManus Brothers
who have recently arranged purchase of
new paving equipment for the project.
Materials will be produced at Lagan
Macadam facility at O’Callaghans Mills,
Tulla Co. Clare under the watchful eye of
Anthony McNamara and his team.
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Lagan Asphalt Group Ltd. Acquires Quarry Portfolio
Lagan Asphalt Group Ltd. (LAGL) recently completed the acquisition of a portfolio of 6 quarries,
located in Counties Clare, Cork and Roscommon.
The quarries were acquired from
NAMA and were owned by the Whelan
Group prior to entering receivership in
December 2010. LAGL held the quarries
on a 4 ½ year lease from the receiver
prior to the acquisition. The following
quarries have been acquired › Fountain Cross, Ennis, Co. Clare
› The Cliff, Darragh, Co. Clare
› Tullagower, Kilrush, Co. Clare
› Kilnadrow, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
› Copsetown, Mallow, Co. Cork
› Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon
1. Fountain Cross, Co. Clare
Fountain Cross is the former flagship
operation of the Whelan Group. The
quarry is located approximately 4km
north-west of Ennis town on the N85,
close to the M18 Motorway and contains
a high quality limestone reserve, asphalt
plant and various buildings including the
former Whelans Head Office. The overall
site is approximately 172 acres in size.
2. The Cliff, Darragh, Co. Clare
Darragh quarry is located approximately
10km south of Ennis, close to the
N68. The overall site is approximately
32 acres in size and contains a high
PSV sandstone reserve, site office
and weighbridge. There is no plant or
machinery on-site.
3. Tullagower, Kilrush,
Co. Clare
6. Lecarrow,
Co. Roscommon
Tullagower quarry is located
approximately 7km north-east of Kilrush
and is accessed from a minor road off
the N68 between Kilrush and Ennis. The
overall site is approximately 15.5 acres
in size and contains a mixed geology
including sandstone. There is no plant
or machinery on-site.
Lecarrow quarry is located
approximately 16km north west of
Athlone and is accessed directly
off the N61 road. The overall site is
approximately 33.7 acres in size and
contains a high quality limestone
reserve, concrete batching plant,
block yard, site offices and
weighbridge.
4. Kilnadrow, Mitchelstown,
Co. Cork
Kilnadrow quarry is located
approximately 7km south-west of
Mitchelstown and is accessed via the
N73 Mitchelstown to Mallow Road. The
overall site is approximately 13.76 acres
in size and contains a limestone quarry,
concrete batching plant, site offices
and weighbridge. The site is currently
operated by Lagan Cement.
Lecarrow
5. Copsetown, Mallow,
Co. Cork
Copsetown quarry is located off
the N20 Cork to Limerick road,
approximately 7km north east of Mallow
in north County Cork and contains a
high quality limestone reserve, concrete
batching plant, block yard, various
buildings and weighbridge. The overall
site is approximately 24 acres is size.
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2. The Cliff, Darragh, Co. Clare
3. Tullagower, Kilrush, Co. Clare
4. Kilnadrow, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
5. Copsetownh, Mallow, Co. Cork
6. Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon
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Continued Sponsorship of GAA Clubs
Lagan Asphalt Group in keeping with the company policy of supporting and engaging with the
local community in which we operate, has renewed sponsorship of a number of GAA clubs:
1. Carrigtwohill GAA Club, Co.Cork
2. Clonard GAA Club, Co. Meath
Carrigtwohill GAA Club, Co.Cork is located close to
Lagan Rossmore Bay depot. Lagan has acted as main
sponsors since 2012. Pictured below is Fraser Thom of
Lagan Asphalt presenting club jerseys to club members
including Denis Walsh (chairman).
Clonard GAA Club, Co. Meath are embarking on
an ambitious plan to develop modern facilities at a
recently purchased green field site. Planning permission
has been granted, a contractor is currently being
appointed and works on phase 1 are due to commence
immediately, this will involve provision of a full size GAA
Pitch, training area, walking track, floodlighting, fencing
and car. Lagan Asphalt are delighted to continue as
main club and development sponsor in 2016.
Proposed Clonard GAA Club
Development
4. Lagan Asphalt closet
fans of the ‘The Dubs’
3. Rathkenny GAA Club, Co. Meath
Rathkenny GAA Club, Co. Meath has had an
association with Lagan Asphalt since 1998 and
this will continue in 2016 as Lagan resumes
the role of club sponsors.
Rathkenny have competed at Senior level in
the Meath football championship since 2007
and player Donal Keoghan is currently captain
of the Meath Senior County team.
Clonard 2016 Jersey
Lagan Asphalt recently
purchased a Dublin jersey
signed by members of the
2015 All Ireland Senior
Football Final winning team
at a charity auction on
Raheny GAA Club.
Rathkenny and Meath player Brian Meade
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Ben Day enters white collar boxing for charity
Ben ‘Balboa’ Day, Areas Sales Manager for Lagan Cement Products in GB has signed up to take
part in a white collar boxing tournament to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
Ben has never boxed before
and plans to put on his
gloves for a tournament on
28th April. Ultra White Collar
Boxing give people who have
never boxed before 8 weeks
of free training towards
entering a match in aid of
Cancer Research UK.
Ben has a JustGiving page
for those who would like to
support him throughout his
training and the big match.
Good luck Ben!
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GB Customers Visit Lagan Brick and Lagan Cement
As part of Lagan Cement Products strategy to grow the business in the GB market, we have been building
relationships with the various buying societies across the UK.
Our core target market is independent, often family owned,
merchant businesses. A large proportion of these companies
are part of buying societies to help increase their purchasing
power when buying building products.
Follow-up from the visit has been positive with new
customers coming on board as a result. We aim to host
similar visits in the future to build relationships with key
buying groups and customers.
The Timber Buying Group (TBG) is a new buying group
which already has almost 50 member companies, all of
which purchase the likes of roof tiles, cement and/or bricks.
After a number of meetings with TBG and their Director,
Allan Durning, the TBG team and interested members
visited the Lagan Brick plant in Kingscourt and the Lagan
Cement Plant in Kinnegad at the end of February.
Well done to all involved and a fantastic effort throughout.
The visitors were given a tour and presentation of the
brickworks before staying in Dublin and visiting the Cement
Plant the next day for a full tour and presentation. Feedback
from TBG has been excellent, the customers were very
impressed with the products and facilities but more
importantly by the enthusiasm of members of staff
they met.
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Safety Breakfast
Initiative in Lagan
Cement Products
In October 2015, Lagan Cement Products
implemented a new safety initiative called the
Safety Breakfast initiative.
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Curry Friday
Shutdown Lunch
After working through January and the busy shutdown
period Lagan Cement held a curry lunch to celebrate the
successful shutdown. Well done and thank you to all
employees involved.
Where a site achieves Zero Accidents and Zero Incidents
in a calendar month, all operatives on that site receive a
free breakfast. The purpose of the initiative is to highlight
the importance of achieving Zero Accidents and Incidents.
In November 2015, following an Accident and Incident
free October, the Site Management and the Health
and Safety Team visited the sites as part of the Safety
Breakfast initiative. During the Safety Breakfast, the
team used the opportunity to highlight the importance of
Health and Safety on site and the importance of Safety
Reporting.
Going forward, the initiative will provide opportunities for
sharing safety ideas, increasing safety communication and
highlighting the importance of Zero Harm.
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Pancake Tuesday
Lagan Cement celebrated Pancake
Tuesday on site in order to raise
funds for the Irish Cancer Society.
Aughnish Alumina group visit Lagan
Following a visit of Lagan Staff to Rusal Aughinish Alumina, Limerick,
a return visit was arranged to include a group headed by John Coleman,
Alliance Facilitator at Aughnish and Chairman of The Irish Maintenance
and Asset Management Society (MEETA).
The fostering of relationships and sharing of knowledge across heavy industries
has proven to be very beneficial in terms of improvements and problem solutions.
Indeed, Aughnish facilitated with a spare part from their inventory during a recent
plant stop at Lagan, showing the fruits of such relationships.
The visit involved a presentation, Q&A discussion around best practices, planning,
cost management and maintenance strategy followed by a tour of the cement plant
and workshops.
Speaking following the visit, John Coleman remarked “Many thanks for the
hospitality we received last Wednesday. We all appreciate how much effort goes
into such visits. We found the visit useful and it was good to see such open and
honest sharing of information.”
The Irish Maintenance and Asset Management Society has been in existence
for over 25 years and has served the interests of the Maintenance and Asset
management community since the early 1980’s. MEETA is the national society
within Ireland and represents the Irish maintenance and asset management
community at national and international level.
5K Corporate
Team Challenge
Maureen Lynch, Joe Matthews, Dave
Leonard and Paul Brady all took part
in the Maurice Looby Corporate Team
Challenge, achieving fantastic times.
Left to right: Mike McInerney, Martin O’Dowd, Alan Moloney, John Coleman, Paul Sims,
Mark Foley and Robert O’Connell.
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Health and Safety Quiz in Lagan Cement Group
In December 2015, the Health and Safety Department ran a Health and Safety Quiz across all companies
in the Lagan Cement Group.
The questions were based around Health
and Safety Toolbox Talks that were
communicated throughout the year and
on recent Health and Safety Campaigns.
It was felt that the quiz would be a good
way to test our team’s knowledge on
Health and Safety as well as creating
some fun for each of the Departments.
With great interest and participation from
all in the Group, as well as awarding
some bragging rights, the Health and
Safety Quiz was a resounding success!
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James Quinn (left) from Lagan Sand who was
the Joint Winner of the Health and Safety Quiz
in LCP. James is receiving his prize from Pat
McGlone (right).
Bryan Hill from Lagan Tile who was the
Joint Winner of the Health and Safety Quiz
in LCP.
Colum Kane (left) from Lagan Sand who was
Joint Second in the Health and Safety Quiz
in LCP. Colum is receiving his prize from Pat
McGlone (right).
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Rory McKeever (Centre) from LCP Office, who
was joint second in the Health and Safety Quiz in
LCP. Rory is pictured receiving his prize from Sue
Devlin (left), Health and Safety Rep, and Sharon
Bradley (right) HSEQ Administrator.
Dara Blount (right), Environmental Department,
was the Joint Winner of the Health and Safety
Quiz in Lagan Cement. Dara receives his prize
from John McNamara, Health and Safety
Manager for the Lagan Cement Group.
Josh Cahill (right), Process Department, was
the Joint Winner of the Health and Safety Quiz
in Lagan Cement. Josh receives his prize from
John McNamara, Health and Safety Manager
for the Lagan Cement Group.
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Lagan Brick – The Swan
Lagan Brick - Kingscourt
Tony Lyons (right), Process Department, was the
Joint Winner of the Health and Safety Quiz in
Lagan Cement. Tony is receiving his prize from
John McNamara, Health and Safety Manager for
the Lagan Cement Group.
Keith Brennan (right) was the winner of the Health and Safety
Quiz in Lagan Brick – The Swan. Keith is receiving his prize
from Shannon Leech, Production Manager.
Paul McGrory was the winner
of the Health and Safety Quiz in
Lagan Brick Kingscourt.
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Celebrating
Mr. Jude
Lagan's 50th
birthday
Left to right; Jude Lagan, Rebecca
Regan, Siobhan Ryan, Donal Barry,
Thomas Deady, David Swanton,
Damien Ahern, John Fitzgerald,
David Creedon, Declan Carr.
Lagan Cement Employees achieve
FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Safety
and Health at Work
In February 2015, Lagan Cement gave its employees the
opportunity to complete a FETAC Level 5 Safety and Health
at Work Training Course.
On completing the course, the attendees would have the opportunity
to upskill in Health and Safety and achieve a recognised Certification.
The course was a 4 day training course and covered the following areas:
› Health and Safety Legislation
Interview
Farrell has been
employed by the
company as the
Financial Controller
(ROI only) for the
Lagan Cement/
Brick Group since
January 2016.
Name
Title
Company
Farrell McKeon
Financial Controller (ROI)
Lagan Cement
› Health and Safety Communication and Promotion
› Health and Safety Statements
› Hazard identification and Risk Assessment
› Accident Causes, Prevention and Reporting
› Manual Handling
› Emergency Procedures and First Aid in the Workplace
› Personal Protective Equipment
› Safety Data Sheets and Control of Hazardous Substances
Where are you from? Drumshanbo,
Co. Leitrim.
What do you enjoy most about working
with Lagan? Every day is different and brings
new challenges.
What is the biggest challenge in your job?
Planning and managing time.
› Health and Hygiene
What is the worst job you’ve ever had?
Working nights in a factory – too hot!
To obtain Certification all attendees had to complete a Theory Assessment,
a Practical Assignment and a number of Practical Assessments. All
attendees passed with flying colours!
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Coach kids (Gaelic and Soccer)
All attendees will now become Safety Leaders on the Lagan Cement site.
The Safety Leaders will have the knowledge and ability to assist and lead
with any Health and Safety concerns on site.
Tell us something about you that your
colleagues don’t already know? I am a very
good knitter!
If you had a colleague/friend visiting your
village, what would you recommend they
visit? The local pubs.
Favourite food? Thai
Favourite drink? Coca Cola
Favourite film? The Shawshank Redemption
What is your pet hate? The word “obviously”.
Left to right: John McNamara (Lagan Cement Group H&S Manager), Cathal Shine
(Quarry Department), James Fitzgerald (Process Department), Rory Griffin (Trainer),
Amanda Turley (Stores Department), Paul Hanley (Process Department), Dave Malone
(Civils Department), Stan Matthews (Process Department), Owen Whelan (Bagging
Department), Kevin Kiely (Mechanical Department), Josh Cahill (Process Department),
William McDermott (Mechanical Department), Leo Daly (Laboratory Department).
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When you were a child, what did you want
to be when you grew up? Anything bar a
farmer.
What is your biggest fear? I hate rats.
What actor would play you in a film and
why? Brendan Gleeson – He’s a looker!
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launches new
website
Lagan Group has launched a new
website which can be accessed via
www.lagangroup.co.uk
The new Lagan Group website will be a useful
tool for each of the individual subsidiaries to
promote their company under the Lagan Group
brand. Please notify all staff, suppliers and key
stakeholders about the new website and social
media handles.
We are extending our reach on social media across
social platforms Twitter and LinkedIn, and we
want you to help us contribute to the company’s
content and posts. If you have any information you
would like to feature on the Lagan Group Twitter
or LinkedIn feeds please contact Katrina Frazer on
028 9066 3000 or [email protected] – no pearl of
information too big or small.
If you have a Twitter or LinkedIn page that you
would like the Lagan Group to follow, please let us
know by contacting Katrina Frazer at Aiken PR.
Please include the new Lagan Group website
link in individual email signatures and future
correspondence.
For any queries or more information about the
Lagan Group website, planned news stories or
social media content please contact Claire Aiken,
Shane Finnegan or Katrina Frazer at Aiken PR:
[email protected]
Please note Aiken PR is only responsible for
representing the parent company, Lagan Group. For
all other PR queries relating to your own company
please contact your PR or Communications
department or alternatively please ask your PR
company to contact Katrina at Aiken PR directly.
Follow the Lagan Group Twitter on @LaganGroup
Check out the Lagan Group LinkedIn on
http://bit.ly/1XeKhJa
Lagan Homes brings warmth
to Newtownards with the
Lagan multi fuel stove
Lagan Homes is well underway at their Crawfordsburn
Meadows development located off Crawfordsburn Road
in Newtownards.
The site comprises traditionally styled large detached family homes.
When Crawfordsburn Meadows was in the planning stage, Lagan
Homes wanted to incorporate the traditional fireplace and feedback
from potential homebuyers of this size of house highlighted the desire
for an open fire in the lounge as an additional heat source as well as reincorporating the long-established focal point in their living room. Over
the years, the open fire has been designed out from new builds in order
to comply with new energy efficiency ratings set by building control. To
achieve the specification upgrade Lagan Homes have teamed up with
Lagan Chimney Systems and fitted the Lagan Dylan multi fuel stove.
The Lagan Dylan Stoves are up to three times more efficient than an
open fire. Studies show that an open fire is only around 30% efficient as
the majority of the heat is lost up the chimney which is basically an open
vent to the outside allowing drafts and heat to escape when not in use.
As well as adding the all-important focal point to your room they bring a
warmth and comfort to your home.
The stoves require less fuel to stay warm thus saving the homeowner
money!
The Lagan Dylan Stove adds to the character of the Crawfordsburn
Meadows living rooms, making it a statement feature to be enjoyed in
your home.
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Major Lagan Homes Acquisition will
deliver £100m of new housing
Leading Northern Ireland housing developer, Lagan Homes, has been
involved in the recent acquisition of two of the largest development sites
in Banger, Co. Down.
Lagan Homes have being working
with Coogan Architects resulting in
houses with traditional looking exteriors
combining family friendly layouts and
bright, modern interiors.
Off-plan sales of a limited number of
three bedroom semi-detached and
detached properties is now underway
from Reeds Rains Estate Agents in
Bangor. Prices range from £152,500 for
the D1, 3 bedroom semi-detached with
sunroom to £175,000 for the A house
type, 3 bedroom detached.
The sites both sides of the Rathgael Road
include the former Ards Borough council
recycling centre and the former juvenile
home. The land combined will deliver
over 600 high quality houses on lands
comprising approximately 70 acres which
will include extensive woodland and a 2
acre lake. This is the largest acquisition
of land by a private developer in Northern
Ireland since the 2007 property crash and
is estimated to have a total development
value of circa £100 Million.
Conor Mulligan, MD of Lagan Homes
remarked, “We are delighted with the
acquisitions of these sites in Bangor
which represent the first steps of our
strategy for expansion to significantly
increase sales numbers with the
purchase of key sites in Northern Ireland.
We have planning in place to immediately
commence Phase 1, a mix of 180 high
quality homes, which will be ideal for
first time buyers or those wishing to
downsize along with generous family
homes for those in need of the additional
space. Presently, the availability of new
build homes in the Bangor area is low
and we anticipate our new development
being welcome news to those from the
local area looking for a new home. These
600 houses are the first stage of our
strategic plan of expansion in Northern
Ireland and plans are already afoot to
double this with further acquisitions in
the near future.”
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The first part of the development is to be
known as ‘Lynn Hall Park’, named after
the Irish-born architect William Henry
Lynn, who had a link with remodelling
Clandeboye House within the Clandeboye
Estate for Lord Dufferin. Construction at
Lynn Hall Park has already commenced,
with a sales and marketing home set to
open in Summer 2016.
The development will include substantial
upgrading of both the Rathgael Road
and Roundabout with potential to deliver
additional spin off to our ever competitive
sister companies.
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Giving Something
Back Initiative
Lagan House are delighted to announce their chosen
charity for the coming year in our “Giving Something Back
Initiative”.
The overwhelming majority of nominations were for the Northern
Ireland Children’s Hospice. It is clearly a popular choice and a widely
respected organisation.
Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice is the only service of its type
within Northern Ireland caring for children and young people with very
complex needs. There are over 1,300 life-limited children and young
people and their families living in Northern Ireland who need the
specialist care that only a Children’s Hospice can provide. The Hospice
offers high quality care and support to children and young people with
life-limiting conditions and their parents and careers. The Hospice
aims to meet emotional, social and spiritual needs as well as physical
ones, enabling children and young people to make the most of their
lives within the limitations of their illness. As leaders in the field of
children and young people’s palliative care, the Hospice also provides
support, advice and education to professional colleagues from the
multidisciplinary teams involved in supporting a cohort of children
and young people with life-limiting conditions. Care is provided in the
child’s own home and the Children’s Hospices in Newtownabbey and
Fermanagh.
Double Planning
Success for Lagan
Homes England
Lagan Homes England were pleased to obtain
a double planning consent on the same day in
February.
The first consent was for an additional unit on
Stephen’s Close, Lechlade-on-Thames, Gloucestershire.
The development consists of twenty high specification
four and five bedroom units which have so far proved
very popular. The second consent was the approval for
a scheme of thirty-nine units at Crown Meadow, East
Hanney, Oxfordshire. The site was acquired in mid2015 on the basis of thirty-five units but in subsequent
meetings with the planning authority Lagan Homes
identified an opportunity to increase the density and
therefore value of the scheme. LH England is now
increasing their focus on future land opportunities that
are earlier in the planning process in order to continue
to maximise value enhancement, and they also have
a number of other planning applications currently
submitted awaiting determination.
Our fundraising has already commenced with Dress Down Friday
taking place on the first Friday of each month. In February we held a
Pancake Tuesday Breakfast at Lagan House and so far we have raised
£302.29.
Upcoming events:
Sunday 17 April – Mud Madness. Without a doubt the muddiest run
in N. Ireland. We have two teams from Lagan House taking part in
this event. Andrew Hirst, Jennifer McKenna, Paul McLaughlin, Debbie
Hollis, Stephanie Toal, Maria White, Campbell Toal, Sean Corvan,
Damien Toal and Padraig Rafferty. May the best team win!
Sunday 8 May 2016 - Europa Abseil Challenge. We are delighted
to announce that our Lagan House Directors, Chairman Kevin Lagan,
Seán McCann, Declan Canavan, Charlie Jenkins, Conor Mulligan and
Adrian Hanna are taking the plunge and abseiling 160ft down the
Europa Hotel. We wish them every luck for the event.
Any support for the charity will be appreciated and if you would like to
visit our JustGiving page, donations can be submitted with Gift Aid to
maximise the benefit. https://www.justgiving.com/Lagan-Group/
Lagan Brick Kingscourt
Going green for
St. Patricks Day
Watch this space for news of the planned events for the coming year.
Enjoying the Pancake Tuesday Breakfast at Lagan House.
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Lagan Brick Kingscourt
Dublin Institute of
Technology Architect
Students
Kingscourt Brick were delighted to welcome 33 first
year architect students and their lecturers to the
plant on the 3rd of March.
The day consisted of a presentation on the history of brick, the
manufacturing process and finally the versatility of clay brick.
The presentation was then followed by a comprehensive site
tour of the plant showcasing the recent investment. Each
person then got to make a handmade brick with their name
printed onto the brick. All thanks to Noel Duffy and the team
who organised for this to happen.
The bricks were then fired in the upgraded kiln and presented
to the class by the General Manager, Jody Guilfoyle.
Welsh Slate
Training by the (half) dozen
Six Welsh Slate employees have embarked
on training courses to further their continuing
professional development.
Three of them - general manager (architectural)
Markus Bischoff, sales office manager Scott Garner
and business innovation manager Mike Ford –
embarked on Construction Future Wales Level 5 in
the autumn. This course involves training in vision
and leadership, leadership and coaching, innovation
for construction, competitive advantage, finance, and
managing growth and performance.
Another three employees – minerals plant manager
Craig South, logistics manager Liam Hughes and
architectural supervisor Gwyndaf Roberts, began their
Level 3 training in February. This involves training in
leadership and management (including performance
management, team building and human resources),
coaching, lean construction and innovation, work
based learning, and financial and project management.
Left to right – John ‘Johnjo’ Jones, Tony Heaney and Keith Jones.
Recognised for going above and beyond
Five Welsh Slate employees have each won £50 vouchers in
recognition of their efforts to improve the way the company
does business.
Splitter James “Johnjo” Jones, who has been with the company for
eight years, was recognised for coming up with a modification to some
of the splitting stations to further control the levels of processed dust.
Engineer John Ford, who has been with the company for 12 years,
researched in his spare time recurring problems with a couple of the
auto dressers which meant a lot of re-works. He found a solution which
has since been implemented and has reduced the re-works. Quarry
operator Meirion Jones, who has been with the company for 29 years,
came in repeatedly during the Christmas holidays in atrocious weather
conditions to keep the water pumps running to ensure the quarry was
not flooded.
Left to right: Liam Hughes, Scott Garner, Markus Bischoff
and Mike Ford.
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Fellow quarry operator Keith Jones, who has trained dozens of other
operatives over the years, came up with a variety of modifications to
reduce manual handling and increase productivity. Restoration manager
Tony Heaney, who has been with the company for eight years, was
asked to think of a way to showcase Welsh Slate products for a
prospective major customer. So he “built”, in a very short time, some
mock gardens using all of the products, photos of which were then sent
to the customer.
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Welsh Slate helps a landmark gymnasium flex some
new muscles
Some 6,400 natural slates from Welsh Slate have helped restore to its former glory the roof of the first
purpose-built gym in England, now as a designer restaurant.
More than 600m2 of Welsh Slate’s
500mm x 300mm Penrhyn Heather
Blue County-grade slates have been
used on the main and clerestory
roofs and flank roofs of the dormer
windows of the Grade ll listed German
Gymnasium - a landmark in the King’s
Cross regeneration masterplan.
They were specified by architects
Allies and Morrison to return the roof
to its former appearance after the
original Welsh Slate roof (which is an
important early example of the use
of laminated timber to enable broad
spans) was removed and the building
was left with only a bituminous felt
covering across the structure. They
also match the slate roofs of the
adjacent St Pancras Station and Great
Northern Hotels.
The new roof over trusses up to 20m
wide was installed over four winter
and spring months by Attleys Roofing
who were reliant on multiple, small
deliveries due to the tight site, lack
of storage and range of materials
required to bring the roof up to today’s
standards – insulation, vapour control
layer, counter battens, felt and Welsh
slates.
After a 17-month rebuild the renovated
building was officially opened to
the public by restaurant group D&D
London in November (2015).
Originally designed by Edward
Gruning and built in the 1860s, the
German Gymnasium was influential
in the development of athletics in
Britain. The building cost £6,000 and
was funded solely by the German
community in London with the
intention of promoting strength-based
gymnastics for men and women.
The National Olympian Association
held the indoor events of the first
Olympic Games there in 1866 and
they continued there annually until the
White City Games in 1908.
After the First World War the building
was taken over by the Great Northern
Railway and converted to offices,
being sub-divided into cellular offices,
with first floor, staircase and internal
partitions inserted to divide up the
overall single volume.
Roof slates from Welsh Slate feature on a refurbished building at the heart of the regeneration
of Kings Cross.
It remained in the ownership of the
railway operators under various acronyms
until it was drawn into the overall
masterplan for the redevelopment of
King’s Cross. The earlier demolition of
the buildings around it and the emerging
context have allowed the public realm
surrounding it to become a more dynamic
space, the building becoming both a wayfinding landmark and a destination in its
own right.
Allies and Morrison were commissioned
by developer Argent to restore and
repair the fabric of the building to a shell
and core finish to enable subsequent
fit out by one of three shortlisted
restaurant operators. Conran and Partners
established the restaurant concept design
and completed the fit-out which includes a
new steel mezzanine and staircases.
Andrew Rixson of Allies and Morrison
said: “The design of the roof is
complicated by the increased depth of the
new roof build-up in that the additional
thickness of the roof sets the new slate
tiles above the level of the brickwork
details of the existing gable parapets.
“To resolve this, our design approach
separates the slates from the brickwork
by introducing hidden gutters, valleys
and leadwork detailing around the
perimeters of the roof. These details are
adapted into various different forms due
to the variety of conditions found within
the existing roof and the deformation of
the timber roof structure over time but
reconcile the precisely constructed new
roof elements with the unevenness of
the Victorian brickwork.”
He added: “Welsh Slate provided
technical advice throughout the design
phase through telephone consultation
and product literature.
The slates could be used in a consistent
tile size with even colour and their
fixings hidden by the overlapping of
each tile. We were also able to resolve
design problems using the integrated
and unobtrusive service penetrations,
which are pleasing architecturally and
from a conservation perspective, by
avoiding the need for a proprietary vent
pipe protruding above the pitch of the
roof.”
Tina Attley of Attleys Roofing said: “The
Welsh Slate has provided the aesthetics
required by the client and the architect
and at the same time has kept it in
keeping with the area. Everyone is really
pleased with the roof.”
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Alpha News
The Alpha Programme continues
to fund a diverse range of projects
which have had a positive impact
on the surrounding areas.
These have included community
gardens, play areas, sports grounds and
facilities plus many more communityled environmental regeneration
projects.
Mount Merrion Community Garden
The Alpha Programme has supported a
wide variety of environmental projects
through the Landfill Tax Scheme and the
Mount Merrion Community Garden is one
that certainly captures the imagination.
With support from the Alpha Programme,
Mount Merrion parish, Down Diocese has
opened a community garden next to the
church, turning an under-used area of land
into a relaxing seating area.
The funding has helped to transform
derelict, waste pieces of ground into
community assets and undoubtedly it
will get more people actively involved
in gardening, with more people learning
to grow a variety of fruity, herbs and
vegetables in the new raised beds.
Mount Merrion parish is also planning to
launch an allotment project in the spring
of 2016.
Projects that were recently awarded
funding include:
› North Lisburn Community to
create a community garden and
centre.
› HUBB to develop derelict space into
a memorial garden.
› Gort Na mona Sports to develop a
synthetic sports pitch.
› RSPB to purchase equipment for
ongoing habitat enhancement
works at Portmore Lough.
Left to right: Cllr Tommy Sanford (DUP), Rt Revd Harold Miller (Bishop of Down & Dromore), Revd
Adrian Green (Mount Merrion Church), Mr Michael Pollock (Director of Beechill Landscapes), Cllr Carole
Howard (Alliance).
Stephen Hannah Retirement
Congratulations to Stephen Hannah who has recently retired after 25
years’ service! Stephen was a Plant Operative at Ballystockart Quarry
since joining Whitemountain. Whitemountain and all his colleagues
would like to wish Stephen a long and happy retirement.
Sammy Davidson
Retirement
Congratulations to Sammy Davidson from Temple
Quarry who retired after 20 years! Sammy was
based originally at Whitemountain depot before being
transferred across to Temple Quarry where he has
remained as a Plant Operative, operating the primary
crusher. Whitemountain and all his colleagues would
like to wish Sammy a long and happy retirement.
Left to right: Tommy Cousins, Foreman, Stephen Hannah, Ballystockart Quarry Plant
Operative, Francisco Martin, Quarry Manager.
Stephen Hannah and colleagues.
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Left to right: Francisco Martin, Quarry Manager and Sammy
Davidson, Tempe Quarry Plant Operative.
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Whitemountain launches
Mentoring Programme
for all Graduates and
Placement students
Whitemountain is launching a mentoring programme
to provide opportunities for all Graduates and
Placement students to receive guidance and support
from senior members of staff.
This programme offers Graduates and Placement students
mentoring with several hours of active contact each month.
Mentors will encourage employees to express and discuss
ideas, concerns and understanding of the situation they are
currently in. They will also help employees set realistic and
practical goals and challenge them to progress and achieve their
goals.
Recognised for their knowledge, experience and expertise
within the business, Sean Brennan and Marty Burns were
selected as the first managers to participate in the six week
Mentoring training programme which commenced in December
2015 with Grace Lowry Consulting.
The successful implementation of this programme will not
only benefit both the Mentors and the Mentees but overall will
enable Whitemountain to:
› Develop a culture of personal and professional growth
› Share desired company behaviours and attitudes
› Enhance leadership and coaching skills in managers
› Improve staff morale, performance and motivation
› Engage, retain and develop performers
Benefits are long term as employees become more selfdirected and develop stronger communication and problemsolving skills. This programme harnesses the value of internal
employee resources to develop others, which saves time and
cost, and allows for the business to become more creative and
focus its attention on growth.
Catherine Mullin, HR Manager, Whitemountain
at Queens University, Belfast.
Graduate Recruitment
and Placement Fair
Whitemountain recently participated in the Graduate
Recruitment and Placement Fair at Queen’s
University, Belfast.
Whitemountain provides Graduate and Placement
opportunities for 2016 and offers a variety of disciplines for
both Graduates and Placement students to develop their skills
through a structured training programme whilst contributing
to key company projects.
Presentation to Ulster
University
Whitemountain are delighted
to support Ulster University by
presenting a ‘Highway Design
Module’ to Civil Engineering
students.
John Hasson,
John Hasson, Chartered Engineer and
Operations Manager.
Operations Manager at Whitemountain
completed a presentation to Civil Engineering students about
the recently completed £3.8million Ballymartin Park & Ride
Facility located near Templepatrick.
Whitemountain are delighted to have the opportunity to
connect industry with graduates and students, and welcome
the relationship with the University.
Left to right: Sean Brennan, Estimating Manager; Martin Burns,
Contracts Manager.
Completed new £3.8million Ballymartin Park & Ride Facility located near
Templepatrick.
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Sea Survival Training
Kenny Kane, General Manager and Michael
Smyth, Plant Supervisor of Lagan Bitumen
recently attended a one day RYA/MCA Basic
Sea Survival course at Bangor Aura Centre.
Kenny and Michael are based down at Belfast Docks,
therefore this is an essential training course which
they must attend for their own safety and the safety
of their colleagues.
An important part of the course is a practical session
where both Kenny and Michael experienced firsthand the problems of entering an uncooperative life
raft and assisting others while fully kitted out in wet
weather gear and a lifejacket.
The course covered the following topics:
› Life rafts and the equipment they contain
› Survival techniques
› The design of lifejackets
› Medical aspects of sea survival
› Search and rescue techniques
Whitemountain staff attend a presentation.
2016 Staff Presentations
During February and March 2016 Whitemountain staff
were invited to attend Breakfast Briefings by way of
communicating business performance for year end 2015
and our plans and expectations for 2016.
Hosted by Managing Director, Mark Kelly, presentations covered areas
of contract activity, production, programming, investment, bid activity,
staff commitment and collective responsibility. The last of the series
was held in London on 16th March with updates scheduled for Autumn
2016.
Eurovia Specialist Treatments
Site Tour
Eurovia Specialist Treatments Contract managers visited
Whitemountain High PSV quarries and port facilities just before
Christmas 2015.
During 2015 Whitemountain supplied washed high PSV aggregate into
Hull, Mistley and Tilbury, to service Eurovia’s main surface dressing
contracts in N. Yorkshire, Essex, and Buckinghamshire. In these 3 areas
alone Eurovia treated and rejuvenated nearly 7 million square metres
of road, with aggregate produced from Temple Quarry. From March
we commenced supply of washed aggregate to Eurovia for the 2016
surface dressing season, which traditionally runs from early March to
the 29th August UK bank holiday.
The Eurovia team enjoyed their visit, seeing our operations first hand
and meeting many of the Whitemountain team.
Kenny Kane, General Manager and Michael Smyth, Plant
Supervisor of Lagan Bitumen.
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Eurovia staff at Whitemountain Barnett Dock, Belfast.
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London Luton Airport
Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin MP
attended official sod-cutting event at London Luton Airport.
Whitemountain is making good progress at London Luton Airport (LLA)
to help deliver the first major work as part of the Airport’s £100 million
redevelopment project. Whitemountain is on schedule for the £15m
contract to undertake the construction and civil engineering of the
landside infrastructure and transport facilities.
Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin MP, said:
“The transformation of London Luton Airport is adding to the UK’s
reputation for world class aviation infrastructure. Not only will its
development help to meet demand for aviation but will also create
thousands of jobs.”
Aberdeen Western
Peripheral Route –
Balmedie to Tipperty
Joint venture partners Whitemountain and
Breedon Aggregates have been awarded a
contract worth up to £55m to supply and lay
asphalt on the £745m Aberdeen Western
Peripheral Route – Balmedie to Tipperty
project.
The team will supply and lay more than 500,000 tonnes
of asphalt material for the works, which are being
constructed by AWPR Construction Joint Venture on
behalf of Aberdeen Roads.
The AWPR is the longest roads construction project
currently under construction in the UK, extending from
Stonehaven in the South to Tipperty in the North.
It comprises 55km of dual carriageway, 22km of slip
roads and 39km of side roads and accesses.
Whitemountain and Breedon will each erect a mobile
asphalt plant on site to service the project, utilising
aggregates sourced from the locality.
Whitemountain staff, LLA staff with Nick Barton, CEO of LLA and Secretary of State
for Transport Patrick McLoughlin MP.
Blackdog
Dyce (Airport)
Aberdeen
Kingswell
A93
A90
Left to right: Gareth McNern (Project Manager), John Hasson (Operations Manager),
Nick Barton (CEO of LLA), Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin MP,
John Donaghy (Commercial Manager).
Stonehaven
Considerate Constructors at London Luton Airport
Whitemountain achieved a ‘very good’ level of compliance with
their first site registration audit at London Luton Airport.
Construction sites, companies and suppliers voluntarily register with the Scheme and agree to
abide by the Code of Considerate Practice, designed to encourage best practice beyond statutory
requirements.
The Scheme is concerned about any area of construction activity that may have a direct or indirect
impact on the image of the industry as a whole. The main areas of concern fall into three categories:
the general public, the workforce and the environment.
Whitemountain’s Considerate
Constructors logo.
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Belfast Rapid Transit
(BRT)
The implementation of Belfast Rapid Transit
(BRT) is being progressed as a series of
schemes. Whitemountain is currently
working on two further schemes with a
combined value of £4.5m.
Scheme 1: Andersonstown Road / Stewartstown
Road between Finaghy Road North and Michael
Ferguson Roundabout
This scheme involves Whitemountain completing
carriageway widening and drainage system
improvements to enable the introduction of an
inbound bus lane for BRT, resurfacing of 1.8km of
carriageway and adjoining footways, improvements
to the traffic signals and pedestrian crossings at the
Suffolk Road, Blacks Road and Finaghy Road North
junctions, and provision of a new signalised junction
at Shaw’s Road. It also includes upgrading of all
existing pedestrian crossings and the upgrade of
street lighting to LED along the entire section.
Noel Parker and
Whitemountain’s new
Caterpillar Excavator
Whitemountain purchased a new Caterpillar 352 excavator
to replace the old Caterpillar 350. The old excavator was
purchased in 1994 and has more than 35,000 hours on the
clock. Noel Parker, Plant Operative at Temple Quarry has
operated the old Caterpillar excavator since 1994 and it has
only ever been operated by Noel!
The new Caterpillar 352 is the latest 52-ton machine from Caterpillar
that will significantly lower owning and operating costs. The 352
is loaded with productivity boosting technology like the new Cat
Production Measurement Payload system, the proven Cat Grade
Control Depth
This is a credit to Noel and we hope that he can achieve another
35,000 hours out of the new Caterpillar 352! We wish Noel well
operating the new Caterpillar 352 excavator.
Stewartstown Road, Belfast.
Scheme 2: Divis Street / Falls Road between
Millfield and Grosvenor Road
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This scheme involves Whitemountain completing
minor carriageway widening and drainage system
improvements to enable the extension of bus
lanes in both directions for BRT, resurfacing of
1.4km of carriageway and adjoining footways, and
improvements to the traffic signals and pedestrian
crossings at the junctions along the route. The project
also involves upgrading of all existing pedestrian
crossings, the provision of an additional crossing at
Townsend Street and the upgrading of street lighting
along the entire section.
Noel Parker, Plant Operative, Temple Quarry with new Caterpillar 352 excavator
beside the old Caterpillar 350 excavator.
Falls Road, Belfast.
Noel Parker, Plant Operative, Temple Quarry with new Caterpillar 352 excavator.
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Whitemountain Profiles
Whitemountain would like you to meet
some of the team:
Mathew Moran
Quantity Surveyor
As part of my
Quantity Surveying
and Commercial
Management Course
at University of Ulster
I was required to
undertake a one year
industrial placement.
After applying to
Whitemountain I
secured the role of
Placement Quantity Surveyor. After completing
my course I was offered a permanent job and I am
currently working at London Luton Airport.
Sydney Montgomery
Laboratory Supervisor
I studied a GNVQ in Construction & Built
Environment. This covered a broad range of
subjects within the Construction Industry and I
developed a particular interest in Environmental
Science and Materials. I saw the position
advertised and was pleased to be offered the
job. There is an on-going learning process. The
company supported me through a Diploma in
Asphalt Technology. This was a 3 year course
through Derby University and involved a mixture
of distance learning, tutorials, coursework and
exams. This is an essential qualification for my
future development.
Key responsibilities:
I maintain a high level frequency of testing to
ensure our aggregates produced in Temple /
Ballystockart Quarries are of the good consistent
quality for the manufacture of bituminous
materials and concrete. My lab samples and tests
bituminous materials produced from Temple /
Blackmountain Asphalt Plants.
I oversee the CE marking of aggregates and
bituminous materials. This involves continued
surveillance checks from SGS. I complete tests
and procedures in accordance with the relevant
British Standards and Sector scheme 14 /
16 requirements to maintain our CE Marking
status for production and sale of aggregates
for bituminous material and concrete and also
production and laying of bituminous materials.
We are a UKAS accredited lab and go through a
yearly assessment to maintain our accreditation
for a variety of different testing procedures in
relation to bituminous and aggregate testing and
overall Lab quality management system. This
ensures Lab management system and testing
procedures continue to be completed to the high
levels set in accordance with UKAS standards.
At Whitemountain I have found the skills that I have
learnt through University have been developed further
in a practical manner. My construction technology and
commercial knowledge has greatly developed within
my time at Whitemountain.
The need for positive communication and team
working skills has been highlighted during my role.
I personally feel that securing this opportunity has
given me a rounded foundation and stepping stone to
work in many demanding professional roles within the
construction industry.
Brian Moohan
Surfacing Manager
From early on I have
been involved in the
Construction Industry,
starting part-time work
at a small concrete
batching company whilst
completing my studies at
school. This work led me
on to working on building
sites and I realised that
I wanted to work within
the Construction Industry. I then studied for a B.Sc.
Degree in Construction Engineering and Management.
This degree has opened up a lot of different avenues
within the Construction Industry and shortly after
completion I started with Whitemountain. In my
current role as Surfacing Manager I am responsible
for surfacing within the private contractors sector
throughout the greater Belfast Area.
I can be involved in a wide range of surfacing sites
with varying levels of Civils works taking place.
Every day is different and there will always be new
challenges, meaning I am continuously learning
and get a great sense of achievement when I can
overcome problems efficiently. Overseeing a job
from the start and seeing it through to completion is
especially rewarding.
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Get fit for Charity
Whitemountain is planning a
number of ‘get fit for charity’
events in 2016.
Belfast Marathon Team Relay in May
2016 (2nd).
Charity Football match for AWARE during
Men’s Health Week in June (12th-18th).
John Donaghy has got off to a good start
by completing a number of park runs.
If anyone is interested in completing a
local park run please refer to
www.parkrun.org.uk for further details.
Whitemountain staff ‘all wrapped up’.
Whitemountain staff raise
money for local Charity
Whitemountain
staff raised money
for Cancer Fund
for Children during
their ‘All Wrapped
Up’ Christmas
appeal.
Thank you to all the
Whitemountain staff
for their time and
generosity.
Whitemountain presenting a cheque for £500 to Northern Ireland
Cancer Fund for Children.
Street Lighting
Completion of £1.4m Term
Contract for Street Lighting
LED Retrofit (Banbridge and
Craigavon) - North.
Works on the £1.4 million LED
Replacement Contract will be
completed in April 2016 ahead
of schedule. On this contract we
retrofitted 7500 new LED lanterns
as a pilot project for DRD Roads
Service.
Due to the LED’s energy efficiency
and long lifespan, LED streetlights
are advocated as a means for
reducing carbon emissions and we
anticipate further contracts involving
LED replacements in the future.
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New LED Lantern replacement.
John Donaghy, Commercial Manager
completing a 5K park run in Armagh.
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