SAT U R DAY,S E PT E M B E R 24 ,20 1 6 Saturday October 27 2012 www.limerickleader.ie If you have a business story contact Nick Rabbitts email b u s i n es s @ l i m e r i c k l ead e r. i e te l e p h o n e 061 214596 20 mobile 087 6615151 B U S I N ES S LEADER Tw i tte r @ n i c k 4 68 o f f i c i a l Eir fibre broadband for Prestigious award for local Kilfinane welcomed

LOCAL Fine Gael TD Tom Nevillehas welcomed confirmation that Eir fibre drainage maintenance company high-speed broadband service will be available to the residents in Kilfinane. The service will be available Drainpower Environmental Services from this week following the Business profile: completion of the work in establishing a Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) node in the DRAINPOWER Environmental and adapt new technologies as photographs on display that tow n . Services Ltd are a Limerick they become available. Recent John's three daughters are his “I understand that over 400 based drainage maintenance developments in the drainage priority, closely followed by a premises will directly benefit,” and CCTV surveying company, CCTV surveying and No Dig deep interest in sport. said Mr Neville. have been selected as the technology requires continuous Chloe is currently employed “Broadband is as important environmental winners for the upskilling and on- site training. at Northern Trust while Nicole now as electricity was in the prestigious Construction and Recent trips to America, and Aisling are attending the early 1900s. Rural businesses Engineering awards ( 2016 ). China and Europe have offered University of Limerick studying need access to high speed Originally there were 27 com- amazing opportunities for Languages and Nursing respect- broadband to be able to Welcome: Tom Neville panies nominated for the Envir- Drainpower Environmental Ltd. ive l y. compete with those in larger onmental section of the annual They now have their own brand Rugby, GAA and Boxing are all urban areas. We talk about the award, and recently the Lim- of pumps and aerators which al- featured and only last July, John need to entice people to stay in interested in availing of the erick city based drainage main- lows for more efficient repairs received the Super heavy weight our local towns and villages, service should contact their tenance company were being completed. Munster boxing title from and broadband is key to this”. retail telecommunications successful at the award cere- John is an active member of Olympic Gold medallist, Mi- "Customers who are provider to order," he added. m o ny. Limerick Chamber of Com- chael Carruth. Not a bad Drainpower Environmental merce and Derg Business Alli- achievement for a 50 year old. Services Ltd specialise in ance group. He is a past The future plans for Drain- drainage maintenance and president of The Limerick Lep- power will be to increase the CCTV inspection service, but rechauns RFC which has raised workforce by four more staff BUSINESS IN BRIEF they excel in adapting their No- in excess of €1.3 million for local members and to extend into the Dig technology to resolve com- charities since 1986. grease trap maintenance plex engineering and environ- He adds that regular contact m a rket . mental issues. within a business network has Irish Water are completing Astronaut to speak in LIT as Drainpower Environmental significantly increased his ex- quality testing on water from Services is based in Mitchell St, posure and awareness of the food outlets and John sees this part of Space Week off John Street, Limerick and services that Drainpower Envir- as a potential market for further has offered local employment onmental can offer to cus- growth. Recent projects com- Cyril Bennis, who will be Ireland’s first space tourist and for the last 5 years. Originally to m e r s . pleted with MEHS Ltd from astronaut Al Worden are to speak at Dream Big, a family event from Thurles, managing dir- Management at Drainpower Newcastlewest Co. Limerick has for space enthusiasts of all ages taking place on October 5 at the ector, John Fanning, diversified have a strong view that secured Drainpower Millennium Theatre, LIT. from a dairy farming back- whenever possible, local con- Environmental Services Ltd The event is part of Space Week which runs from October ground to establish his drain tractors should never be over- and a dominant force in pro- 3-8, with events taking place throughout Ireland to enable all maintenance business and now looked when there is a tecting the environment. John people to explore how, as 21st century citizens under one sky, he is acknowledged as one of the possibility to out-source work. acknowledges the help and as- we can use the power of critical thinking, science, technology, market leaders in drainage Most contractors engaged by sistance which he has received engineering and maths to shape our understanding of life on maintenance and ‘no-dig’re pa i r Drainpower Environmental from his work colleagues, Earth and our place in Space. technolog y. continue to promote our unique namely John, James, Mike, Al- Bennis and Worden will tell their story of getting to space, Previously John worked in range of services. Recent ac- exandra, Ken, Nina, Kay, Jim, share personal archival footage and photography, give details Wang Labs which was based in Managing Director John Fanning is acknowledged as one of the quisitions, which includes James and Chris. on the sacrifices they have made, their highs and lows, their Plassey Technological Park and market leaders in drainage maintenance and 'no dig' technology Blackberry Drains (Kildare), The company motto ‘Wo rk i n g strong Limerick connections and the significance of seeing the with MCR Group Dublin. John Kilkenny Drains and Free and harder under pressure’seems Earth from a distance. still has a close working rela- Clear Drains (Cashel), have had most appropriate for John’s Dream Big takes place at Millennium Theatre, Limerick tionship with MCR group and is the Ireland approved distrib- in 1985, and he has fond significant positive effect on an- company and work ethic. Institute of Technology on Wednesday, October 5 at 8pm. responsible for most of their utor and installer for Kingspan memories of the five years he nual turnover. John expects to Tickets €5. Bookings can be made on www.spaceweek.ie drainage preventative mainten- Klargester of its wide range of spent in the school in Ennis. expand into Cork / Kerry within Drainpower Environmental ance and repair works in Ire- Bio-Efficient Waste Water He has furthered his educa- the next six months. can be contacted on land. Treatment Systems. tion in an unconventional On a recent visit to their new www.drainpower.ie and or In addition, Drainpower are John left St Flannan’s College manner, preferring to adopt offices, it is apparent from the www. S e pti cta n ka n d d rai n - Deloitte offers opportunities for graduates in Limerick DELOITTE, the professional services and consulting firm, has announced its intention to hire 280 graduates, some of which will be in Limerick, through its graduate recruitment c a m pa i g n . There is a diverse range of opportunities for graduates across Shannon Group boss outlines strategy a number of service areas including audit & assurance, risk advisory, corporate finance, restructuring and forensic THE new chief executive of The aviation cluster and incubation the decades should now inspire services, tax services and consulting services. Furthermore, Shannon Group has said he space at the Zone. the Region’s stakeholders to the Deloitte technology programmes also include a number of wants to develop a close “I envisage that this invest- work together to meet today’s graduate positions in cyber risk, Deloitte Digital, information partnership with key ment will be accelerated in 2017 c h a l l e n ge s . management & analytics, and systems integration. stakeholders in the Shannon and over the following years. “While a thriving capital city Students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to Region and West of Ireland in “However, Shannon Group is and hinterland east region are apply, including accounting, business, law, science, order to create a real economic not operating in isolation and it essential to a vibrant Ireland, it technology, engineering, maths, amongst others. counter-balance toDublin. is only by working closely with is absolutely vital that the rest of Speaking about the graduate programme, Brendan Jennings, Matthew Thomas was regional stakeholders that we the country experiences its fair Managing Partner, Deloitte said: “Through this programme, we speaking at a Shannon Chamber can achieve our common goals,” share of economic activity, job are offering graduates across many different disciplines the luncheon, his first official public he added. creation and enterprise growth. chance to experience and work in a global firm that develops function since taking up the As part of this coordinated re- The Shannon Region has a major graduates to achieve their full potential. Our programme post recently, gional approach, Mr Thomas in- role to play in leading that drive,” allows graduates to grow and develop unique skills and He stressed that one of his key dicated that the Group plans to she said. leadership capabilities. We are excited to have graduates join priorities will be to forge a co- promote Shannon Airport as the Also speaking at the Chamber us to build our team and to collaborate with us to deliver hesive drive with business, natural gateway to the whole luncheon, Patrick Jordan, exceptional work to our clients.” tourism, local government, Pictured at the Shannon Chamber luncheon were Helen Downes, CEO, Wild Atlantic Way, including owner of Atlantic Aviation Orla Graham, chief human resources officer c o m m e nte d : making the Airport itself feel Group outlined the company’s chambers of commerce and Shannon Chamber; Matthew Thomas, Shannon Group chief executive “At Deloitte we give graduates the opportunity to kick-start and look like the entrance to investment and expansion plans other interests. “We want to and Julie Dickerson, president, Shannon Chamber of Commerce. their career and we believe Deloitte is the best place to do just create a platform together that that highly popular route. at Shannon. These include the that. Our focus is on learning and growth, enabling graduates will attract more jobs and tour- In welcoming Matthew acquisition of the former Kraus to make a leadership impact early in their careers to create an over €45m since 2013 in enhan- ists to the Region, leading to in- of new space is being developed Thomas to Shannon and the Re- & Naimer 65,000 sq ft building impact on the world around them. We offer graduates more cing the customer experience creased passenger numbers at Shannon Free Zone –this in- gion, Julie Dickerson, president at Shannon and converting it than just a job and we recognise the importance of creating a across our portfolio and in de- through the airport,”he said. cludes a new office block, a new of Shannon Chamber said that into an Aviation Training challenging and rewarding environment. “Applications for the veloping improved property Mr Thomas continued: “The advanced technical manufac- S h a n n o n’s great achievements School, which is due to open in graduate positions can be made via the dedicated graduate solutions. Almost 200,000 sq ft Shannon Group has invested turing unit, new facilities for the in regional development over D e c e m b e r. recruitment website - www.deloitte.com/ie/students.

Second transnational meeting of the Techtown network in City Hall

John O’Flaherty, MAC Ltd, Susan George, Basingstoke Council and Anthony Coleman, LEO

Hannah Wrixon, Last Minute Minders, Eamon Ryan, Head of Enterprise, LEO and Laura Bennett, Tech North

Taking part in the recent Techtown meeting which explored the development of new digital jobs through start ups and existing businesses were (back row) Prof Brian Donnellan, Maynooth University, Tracey Johnson, Barnsley Council, Kieran Reeves, Limerick City & County Council, Hannah Wrixon, Last Minute Minders and John Savage, Action Point; (front row) Ivar Renngárd, Movexum and Peter Westby, Gavle Javi Buron, Fablab, Limerick and Freja Ludvigsen, Gladsaxe Jillian Robinson, LCCC, Mihai, Bilauca, LCCC, and Alison Partridge, Aurora