Shannon-based CW Applied Technology launches new ROOM UV-C Steriliser

Shannon-based CW Applied Technology has launched a new Room UV-C Steriliser product, developed in collaboration with a US company, to help companies in re-opening and maintaining their premises. Making the announcement, managing director John O’Connell stated: “UV-C is the version of ultraviolet light that we are using in our device (also known as Germicidal UV)….

OBW Technologies distribution partners of ZoneSafe P2P Social Distancing Solution

ZoneSafe P2P Social Distancing Solution for Work Teams. Get your business working again and help ensure safe distances between workers in industrial environments. Creating Safer Places to Work – ZoneSafe Person to Person Social Distancing Get your business working again and ensure safe distances between workers in industrial environments. At a time when worker health…

Local company sources product to help businesses abide by Government’s hygiene protocol for re-opening

Businesses that have remained open since lockdown was introduced due to their being considered essential services have been abiding by strict social distancing and hygiene measures in their premises to protect their workforces from COVID-19. Many, like Portdrine, Co Clare based Forcefield Active Technology, a subsidiary of Tekelek Shannon, found it difficult to source hand…

New national protocol essential framework to support economy to re-open but comes at a further cost for business…Shannon Chamber

While welcoming the launch and publication of the Government’s new national “Return to Work Safely” Protocol, and accepting that such measures are necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace when the economy begins to open slowly, Shannon Chamber is concerned that these may add a further cost to business. “The process involved…

How to restart national economies topic of upcoming Shannon Chamber webinar featuring leading global commentator McKinsey & Company

The Government has released its roadmap for re-opening Ireland’s economy in a phased manner. Prior to this happening, leading global consultancy company, McKinsey & Company has issued its own propositions for restarting an economy with a focus of differentiating between regions and sectors as a means of getting people back to work faster and safeguarding…

Zimmer Biomet Ireland Donates PPE to the Rehabilitation Unit of St Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis

Team members representing Zimmer Biomet Ireland donate much needed Personal Protective Equipment to the Rehabilitation Unit of St Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis to help protect residents and frontline healthcare staff   Zimmer Biomet Ireland recently donated much needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), to the Rehabilitation Unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis. The Rehabilitation Unit provides a multi-disciplinary…

Shannon Chamber Announces Board Appointments

Shannon Chamber announces the appointment of Stephen Keogh, managing partner of Sellors LLP, as its new president. Mr Keogh succeeds outgoing president Mary Considine, chief executive, Shannon Group plc, who served a two-year term as president. Mr Keogh is a commercial lawyer who spent 5 years with international Law firm Eversheds-Sutherland before returning to the…

Legal issues pertaining to COVID-19 discussed at Shannon Chamber webinar

With so many businesses having to make huge adjustments to their operations to comply with COVID-19 related restrictions, the legal issues associated with such adjustments were outlined very comprehensively by a team from Holmes O’Malley Sexton at a recent webinar organised by Shannon Chamber. The topic was so relevant that it attracted an online audience…

Milford Care Centre announces a ‘Walk from a Distance’ concept for its annual Memorial Walk

The current physical distancing requirements set down by the Government and the HSE has prompted management at Milford Care Centre to consider how it could host its annual Memorial Walk, an event so much appreciated by people throughout the Mid-West who, each year, do the walk in memory of their loved ones. This year, Milford…

Your Views on Current Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) Sought

Shannon Chamber, in conjunction with Chambers Ireland, seeks your views on the current Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS). Your views are essential to enable Chambers Ireland prepare a document of recommendations to Government to expand and reform the scheme. Incorporating the views of members of the entire Chamber network in Ireland will ensure that a…