Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can look towards reducing their energy, waste and water costs by participating in a user-friendly environmental certification programme called €coMerit, which will be outlined at a seminar in Shannon this week. Organised by Shannon Chamber in association with Southern Waste Region, this two-hour workshop will take place in Treacys Oakwood…
Ministers Humphreys and Breen and IDA Ireland welcome project with expected investment totalling €80m and 600 jobs Pictured (L-R) welcoming the project are Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA Ireland, John McGrath corporate vice president quality, regulatory, clinical, Edwards Lifesciences, Minister Heather Humphreys alongside Joe Nuzzolese, corporate vice president, global supply chain Edwards Lifesciences. …
Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes pictured at the launch with (from left) Nathan Tenzer, engineering, operators, and project management leader; Joseph Nuzzolese, corporate vice president, global supply chain and Dr John Mc Grath, corporate vice president, quality, clinical, regulatory, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. “The decision by Edwards Lifesciences Corporation to set up its first European…
Students with an interest in engineering as a career or those who have not yet decided on a career path are encouraged to attend the Limerick for Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport this week. The event takes place this Thursday, March 8th, commencing at 6pm. Companies from throughout the region will be on hand to…
Due to the impending adverse weather and the red alert status issued for Munster, our office at Shannon Airport House will close at 3pm today, Thursday, 1 March and reopen at 9am on Monday, 5 March. We will continue to post weather and member companies’ closure updates on our social media channels – Twitter and…
As the temperatures continue to drop and the ‘beast from the east’ makes its way towards Ireland, Shannon Chamber is encouraging its member companies to plan for any impact the forecasted severe weather conditions will have on their businesses. “Whilst companies are not legally obliged to pay employees if they can’t get to work,…
Mid-West Lean Network chairman Claude Costelloe, operations director with Zimmer Biomet (centre) is pictured with (from left): Robert Hernan, Enterprise Ireland; Shane O’Neill , Atlantic Aviation Group; Cillian Griffey, Shannon Chamber Skillnet; Helen Downes, Shannon Chamber; John Mulleady, AiP Thermoform Packaging; Padraic McElwee, LEO Clare and Senan O Riain, IDA Ireland, presenters at the…
“The clear message emanating from the National Planning Framework (NPF) is the Government’s intent to create realistic alternatives to Dublin. This shows a determination to shift long-held patterns of working within regions rather than across regions. The proof will now be in the delivery”, said Shannon Chamber’s CEO, Helen Downes when commenting on the contents…
The Atlantic Economic Corridor (AEC) Chambers Group, which comprises the Chambers of Commerce of Tralee, Shannon, Ennis, Galway, Action Tuam, Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Letterkenny, and the American Chamber of Commerce, regard the inclusion of the AEC in the National Planning Framework (NPF) and the National Development Plan (NDP), as an important commitment to…
Shannon Chamber joins Chambers Ireland in today (16 February 2018) welcoming the publication of the National Planning Framework Ireland 2040 and the National Development Plan. The inclusion of the Atlantic Economic Corridor (AEC) – an initiative of the Chambers, as business representatives, including Shannon Chamber, along the western seaboard – in the NPF is a welcome…
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