Home News Events Trade Certs/Export Services/Brexit/WTO If you would like to include an article about your company in the newsletter at any stage please get in touch with us. This is a FREE SERVICE to Chamber members. Email Us Now! Book Now Tipperary Connecting for Growth - 28th of February Tipperary SUMMIT - 28th of March Manufacturing Excellence Events New Members Breakfast Budget Breakfast in October Annual Business Awards 18th of October Upcoming Subsidised Training Programmes County Tipperary Skillnet have a variety of upcoming training programmes available for you or your employees… Early Bird Networking Event - Employee Wellbeing - Attracting & Retaining Staff in 2019 & Beyond Questum Acceleration Centre, Clonmel 31st January 2019 8am - to 9:30am. Book here! MS Powerpoint Animation & Graphics Thursday 21st February 2019 Questum Acceleration Centre, Clonmel 9:30am – 4:30pm Book here! Employee Relations Investigation Start Date: Wednesday 27th February - 9.30am to 4.30pm Location: Clonmel, Co. Tipperary Cost: €150.00 per person This one day programme will provide you with the skills required to consider allegations and investigate using correct procedures, weigh up evidence and make the appropriate decision. The training is a mixture of legislation, best practice and hands on content. Book here! Training Needs Identification & Design-Train the Trainer Start Date: 13th February 2019 Location: Questum Acceleration Centre, Clonmel Cost: €490.00 Training Needs Identification & Design 6N3325 (Component Award Level 6 (15 Credits)) aims to equip learners with the critical skills, knowledge and attitudes to identify training needs and to design a highly participatory, learner centred and engaging training programme for both groups and individuals in accordance with international best practice. Book Here! Emotional Intelligence Workshop Start Date: 1 5th April 2019 Location: Questum Acceleration Centre, Clonmel Cost: €150.00 This one day workshop will be delivered by Michael Cox of MCX Training & Development. Michael has over 25 years of experience of working with managers and leaders throughout Ireland and overseas. He is now recognised as one of the most inspirational trainers in Emotional Intelligence. Book Here! County Tipperary Skillnet have secured funding for 2019, please contact us if you wish to discuss your training needs Contact Sabrina:
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[email protected] / 052 6191105 Brexit Data Protection Advisory Please see Brexit Data Protection Advisory Information from our member Irish Data Protection Association & Academy. The document covers the obligations on Businesses who transfer data to the UK given the current situation. This clearly outlines the approach they will need to take and what obligations and requirements are to be met. Brexit ^0 Data Protection _ IDPAA 2019.pdf Download File Boston Scientific Clonmel Wins Big at the 2019 IMR Manufacturing & Supply Chain Awards On Thursday, 17 th January 2019, at a gala awards event at Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Boston Scientific Clonmel, was named the winner in two categories of the IMR Manufacturing & Supply Chain Awards: Best Manufacturing Skills & Development Program and Large Manufacturing Company of the Year . The Awards event, hosted in partnership with Irish Manufacturing Research, is held in conjunction with the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition which attracts over 3,500 delegates each year. The awards highlight the implementation of smart thinking to enable competitive world class manufacturing, and showcase the resilience, determination and ingenuity of Ireland’s manufacturing community. The Best Manufacturing Skills & Development Program Award recognises the investment by Boston Scientific Clonmel, in the development of the skills and capabilities of our employees through a range of approaches. At the event, the consistent focus on Coaching and Mentoring to develop and support employees was highlighted. The Large Manufacturing Company of the Year Award recognises excellence in production and manufacturing across all industries in Ireland. Receiving this award recognises Boston Scientific Clonmel’s, clear emergence as a leader in industry, along with the ambition to improve with our focus on Innovation, Sustainability, Supplier Engagement, Job Creation, Skills & Training and Business Performance. TIPPERARY AUTOMATION COMPANY SCOOPS GOLD AT THE 2019 IMR MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY CHAIN AWARDS HORAN AUTOMATION & CONSULTING WINS BEST MICRO MANUFACTURING COMPANY AT THIS YEAR’S PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS Owner and MD of Horan Automation and Consulting, Gerry Horan, has been crowned the Best Micro Manufacturing Company winner at this year’s IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards. The glittering event which celebrates the finest in Irish Manufacturing took place at The Citywest Hotel Convention Centre on the evening of the 17th of January. Unlike other awards ceremonies, the event recognised hard work, innovation and dedication to the industry. Horan Automation & Consulting was recognised as a heavy hitter in the industry despite only have 6 employees and being based in rural Tipperary. The company designs, manufactures and integrates customised industrial automation and robotics. In 2018 Horan announced a joint partnership with Chinese Kuka partner “Boxline” to allow them to export CE marked automated solutions into Europe and Saudi Arabia. Speaking about the company’s win, Commercial Director Emma Lacy says ‘I’m thrilled that we have won at this year’s IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards. It’s a wonderful honour to be recognised within the industry and among manufacturing companies such as Boston Scientific and Pfizer. The beautiful award represents how far we have come and the talent we are lucky to have in our organisation.” Competition was fierce this year with hundreds of entries applying across 15 categories. Other winners included Java Republic who won Sustainable Manufacturer of the Year for boasting the world’s first purpose-built carbon-neutral roastery in the world. In addition to this, Intel were awarded ICT Manufacturing Team of the Year while Kerrygold Park won Food Manufacturing Team of the Year Innovative work, close collaboration and improvement to internal operations played a significant role in the decision-making process for judges this year. The 2019 panel included Eoin O’ Driscoll, Chairman of Tyndall Institute, Barry Kennedy, Chief Executive of IMR, Caroline Spillane, Director General Engineers Ireland, Bob Barbour, Chief Executive Competitiveness Centre, Professor Eamon Murphy, University of Limerick, Dr Christopher Keely, Trinity College Dublin and John Whelan, Chairman of Premier Publishing and Events. Commenting on this year’s awards and finalists, Barry Kennedy, CEO, Irish Manufacturing Research said: ‘This year’s finalists were chosen because they have demonstrated the ability to navigate change and innovation as industry leaders, and as such, they represent the very best within Ireland’s Manufacturing industry today. Through Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) we look forward to supporting their growth and success now and into the future and we are proud to remain at the forefront, championing advancements in manufacturing across the island of Ireland. We look forward to continuing to assist our member company’s put the necessary building blocks in place as they continue to lead through hard work, innovation and determination. On behalf of IMR, I would like to sincerely thank all of the businesses that entered this year’s Awards programme. Through their success, they make an invaluable contribution to the economy, employment and Ireland’s reputation – and they should be applauded for these achievements’. Horan Automation is going from strength to strength and as a result of their expansion, they expect to hire design engineers, service engineers and sales and marketing staff in the coming year. The business is currently a finalist in the prestigious SFA business awards which will take place on 7 th March and are now actively embarking on their export journey with the help of Enterprise Ireland, their Chinese partner and their robot partners Kuka. We wish them every success in their future endeavours. If you wish to find out more about Horan Automation you can visit their website on www.horan.ie 50% Discount for Members! Marketplace Clonmel has units to let - download the brochure, call Tom Pollard Properties for more information Market Place Clonmel Brochure rs.pdf Download File Click here for Chamber information about Trade Certs, Export Services we provide, Brexit and WTO rules. *UPDATED* Brexit Preparedness Notices – ‘No Deal’ Contingency Action Plans implemented in specific sectors In December 2018 the European Commission began implementing its ‘no deal’ Contingency Action Plan, which includes 14 measures in for a specific number of area where a ‘no-deal’ scenario would create major disruption for citizens and businesses in the EU27. This followed the European Commission ‘intensifying’ its Brexit Preparedness work for all outcomes. Please find all information on these measures, including a Q&A overview, by clicking here . If you have any queries, please visit the dedicated page on Brexit Preparedness on our website by clicking here .
