Mercury Engineering up to position 78 in gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards 2012
The winners of the gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards were announced on Wednesday at a gala dinner in The Mansion House in Dublin. Voted for by the students and judged by an independent panel of industry experts, these awards recognise Ireland’s most popular recruiters across a range of employment sectors.
The gala dinner and awards ceremony was attended by over 500 of Ireland’s most respected employers, third level careers services and professional bodies, making it the biggest gathering of the graduate recruitment community in Ireland. 
Grad Ireland’s Top 100 leading graduate employers 2012 reveals Ireland’s most sought after employers from the perspective of those that matter most – the students and graduates who will provide the next generation of innovators and leaders in Irish business.
Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers survey is part of the European Student Barometer and is conducted by Europe’s leading graduate research firm, trendence. The data produced decide the winners of Ireland’s 100 and contribute also to a wider pan-European study across 24 countries.
Congratulations of all involved getting Mercury Engineering to its position of 78th in 2012. Mercury were also ranked in 10th Place for most popular Graduate Recruiter in the Engineering Section. For a full list of Ireland’s 100 leading graduate employers listed in order of the students vote, as well as broken down by sector and alphabeticially, visit http://gradireland.com/irelands100
Nova Park Opening Date
Congratulations to our Polish division for the successful completion of the Nova Park shopping center in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubuskie voivodship, which will open for business on April 18. The mall, which will be the largest retail investment in the region, will deliver 32,400 sqm of GLA and house 140 retail units.
The development is being built by Irish investor Caleum Development and Hungarian developer Futureal. A consortium of Warbud and Mercury Engineering acting as the general contractor for the scheme.
“This official information puts an end to rumors and speculations. The investor has confirmed that the opening date is not at risk of any potential delay,” According to Caelum Development, which, along with Jones Lang LaSalle, is conducting the commercialization of Nova Park, the shopping center is already more than 87 percent leased out. Tenants will include fashion brands, as well as a Piotr i Paweł upmarket grocery store.
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Established in 2002, Caelum Development has in its portfolio retail projects including Galeria Askana in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Galeria Młyńska in Racibórz, Wratislavia Center in Wrocław and Galeria Wisła in Płock. Budapest-based Futureal is active in the Hungarian, Polish and Romanian markets and is currently involved in a major urban revitalization scheme called Corvin Promenade in its home city.
Outstanding Achievement Awards
Again in 2012 Mercury Engineering was shortlisted for two National Training & Development Awards by the I.I.T.D. (Irish Institute of Training & Development).
Mercury’s award submissions focused on our new Health & Safety “On-line Training Academy” in the “most innovative use of technology” category and our Fire Protection “LPCB 1048 Training Scheme” in the “Large Enterprises – Transport, Engineering and Logistics” category. Both submissions focused on the positive bottom line effect these projects have in Mercury.
I am delighted to announce that Mercury collected two “Outstanding Achievement Awards” last Friday night as well as the “Overall Winner” for Large Enterprises – Transport, Engineering and Logistics category for our LPCB 1048 Training Scheme submission. (see pictures attached). Mercury held off stiff competition from PM Group, ESB International and Veolia in our category to claim the top prize.
Much gratitude goes to the Health & Safety department – Shay Lacey, Paul Cassidy, Ed Mangan & Robbie O’Dowd – and the Fire Protection department – John Littlefield, Frank Robinson & Liam Tighe – for their efforts, dedication and support for their respective initiatives.
Sincere thanks also to the Training & Development Team – Ewa Duraj & Brendan Butler – for their work on these training projects and for compiling excellent award submissions.
The Sunday Business Post will be showcasing these awards in a special supplement in their newspaper on Sunday March 25th.
Congratulations to everyone involved and thank you for the commitment you have shown to people development.
Congratulations to our United Kingdom colleagues on surpassed 1Million Man Hours without a Lost Time Injury!
Achievement
Mercury UK is very pleased to advise that the UK direct operations have achieved a Company safety record of 1Million Man Hours without a Lost Time Injury on 17th February 2012. Our last HSE reportable incident being recorded on 20 October 2009. Since this time we have operated on some 22 projects which makes this a more remarkable achievement. This safety milestone could not have been achieved without an enormous amount of hard work and effort by everyone working on our projects. There has been an enthusiastic and ongoing safety commitment from project management, supervision and all of the workforce and subcontractors to provide continual training; preventative programs; communication of safe work practices; sharing of lessons learned from observations and incidents; and good site safety vigilance so that everyone works safely every day.
Commitment
“As we have moved into 2012, we are all faced with a difficult global financial situation, and it is important that in times like this we stay focused on what we are trying to achieve here – and most importantly…..we achieve it safely.” “It is this commitment that has made this accomplishment possible,” Reaching this milestone without a lost time accident is a significant safety landmark and emphasizes the priority that each of our employees place on safety.
Final Message
There is no one thing that makes a workplace safe—combined efforts from responsible employees with quality training and skills, a company that recognises the importance of workplace safety and continued growth, and quality safety programs and procedures collectively help keep us safe each day. “At Mercury, safety is not just a written policy that sits on a shelf, it is a critical, active part of our everyday business,” says Barry DeFalco (Director South/East. “Health and Safety is of critical importance to Mercury Engineering and achieving this is testament to the dedication of our staff and our internal policies and procedures. We have a strict risk assessment and near miss incident reporting system and we don’t leave any margin for error, which extends across the whole business. “Part of learning and maintaining our position as one of the safest M&E companies is ensuring employees, subcontractors, visitors and clients can carry out work on-site, secure in the knowledge that every step has been taken to keep them safe.”
Well Done Everyone!
Engineering – who would have thought it could be so cool!
How much fun was yesterday’s annual Mercury Engineering ‘Open Day’ for local schools!
Yesterday 01.03.2012 the Mercury Training Department entertained 68 students from 3 local schools. Kicking off with an introduction by our Managing Director Michael Kennedy who emphasis our core values of; commitment, dedication and innovation. Michael also stressed the importance the construction industry has within the domestic market and the skills required from school leavers “if we don’t have the skill set in construction to build highly specified facilities then the knock on effect is that the multi-national business will not chose Ireland – we all have a part to play”.
Following Michael’s introduction there where presentations given by our Divisional Managers on our mechanical, electrical, fire protection and data technology services…. did you know that when James Bond sets off sprinkler system in his movies it is complete Hollywood fiction as systems can only detonate one-by-one once heat is applied!
These facts and more we examined in a cracking quiz for the students including engineering, Mercury flagship projects and our global offices by country flags…. personally I thought it was a bit devious putting up the new Libyan National Transitional Councils flag! Proceedings ended with a highly entertaining personal protection equipment (PPE) demonstration by our very own Graham Casey that our employees use on a daily basis along with safety features at home and in the workplace.
A big thank you to all our presenters for making the day very interesting, we got some excellent feedback from students and teachers. I am sure you inspired some of the 68 students who visited Mercury yesterday to choose a career in engineering. Who knows we just might have changed someone’s life!
Well done to all involved.
ISPE FOY Awards: NIBRT receives Special Recognition for Novel Collaboration
In the ISPE’s International Facility of the Year (FOY) Awards, Ireland’s new National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) has received special recognition.
Mercury Engineering carried out the electrical works including installation and commissioning of power, lighting, lighting protection, PA system, communications and life safety systems. These works were carried out within a live 6,500sqm Greenfield development which provides training and research solutions for the bioprocessing industry.
According to the ISPE ‘Advancements in pharmaceutical manufacturing sometimes come through innovative collaborations that can ultimately lead to “game changing” outcomes. From its regular consultations with industry, the Irish Government determined it was clear that the manufacture of biologics would have a significant impact on the existing pharmaceutical industry and require a highly skilled workforce. The government convened key stakeholders in government, industry, and academia and together they developed the NIBRT Greenfield Facility.
Located on the perimeter of the University College Dublin, which is Ireland’s largest university, the NIBRT building is designed as a medium scale bioprocessing plant specifically for providing manufacturing research and training solutions to industry. The Facility of the Year Awards Judging Panel was impressed with the realization of a novel idea through innovative collaborations that resulted in Ireland now having a competitive advantage in developing biopharma investment’
The state-of-the-art facility was developed as a result of an innovative collaboration between University College Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin City University and Sligo Institute of Technology.
Mercury Engineering is delighted to be participating in Engineers Week 2012
This year we will be educating some local students and their teachers on some of the engineering skills required on our flagship projects and giving them a chance to try out some personal protection equipment (PPE) that our employees use on a daily basis. Our engineers & electricians will answer questions and Human Resources staff will inform students what is important through the experience of real people, in a real working environment and the real challenges.
The Event’s details are as follows;
Category: Company Tour
Audience: Secondary Level-Junior Cycle, age 13-15, local schools
Admission: Free but pre-booking essential
Available places: 15 plus teacher
Organised by: Mercury Engineering, Ewa Duraj
Venue: Mercury Training Room, Mercury House, Ravensrock Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, D18
Contact Details: Ewa Duraj | ewa.duraj@mercuryeng.com | 012139265
Minister Quinn encourages students, schools and parents to participate in Engineers Week 2012
Log onto www.engineersweek.ie to find an event close to you
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today joined Engineers Ireland in encouraging students, schools and parents to get involved in Engineers Week 2012, which will be taking place across Ireland between the 27th February and 4th March 2012. The week-long series of activities across the country is run by Engineers Ireland and is a campaign held annually to promote engineering as a career and the importance of the profession to Ireland.
The theme for Engineers Week 2012 is “Connecting Our Lives”. During the week events for students of all ages, aimed at highlighting the importance of engineering to our daily lives, will take place across the country. Highlight events over the week include the launch of the 2012 State of Ireland infrastructure report on Monday 27th February and an “ethical hackathon” highlighting security issues for third level technology students on Tuesday February 28. Throughout the week volunteer engineers will enter schools to explain the importance of maths and engineering employers across Ireland will welcome the public on organised tours of their facilities so they can learn more about the vital role engineers play in the community. In the context of the ongoing roll-out of Project Maths, Minister Quinn said that the week can support classroom learning by providing hands-on examples of real-life maths. Minister Quinn said: “I hope that the events planned as part of Engineers Week 2012 will show students that maths is important in every day life. This is a key principle of the new Project Maths programme, which is being rolled out across all post- primary schools. “I encourage schools to log onto www.engineersweek.ie to see which organizations are hosting events in their local area and to find out the many activities available for students”. Speaking today John Power, Director General, Engineers Ireland, said: “Engineers Week will run from the 27th of February until the 4th of March. The week is focused on highlighting the career opportunities available to Irish students in engineering.
We’d encourage students, teachers and parents to log onto our website and find an event close to them. We hope that by the end of the week people will have a better understanding of what engineers do and specifically within the organisations in their local area.”
For further information and to see a full list of events taking place during the week
log onto www.engineersweek.ie.
Specialist MEP Contractor of the Year
Mercury Middle East is delighted to have won the title of Specialist MEP Contractor of the Year at the 2011 MEP Middle East Awards in Dubai on Wednesday night.
Shortlist of Companies included:
Al Shirawi US Chillers
Arabian MEP Contracting
Mercury Middle East
Rental Solutions and Services
Viessmann Middle East
Winner
Mercury Middle East
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR TEAM IN MERCURY MIDDLE EAST
Established in 2004 as a subsidiary to Mercury Engineering, Our Middle Eastern branch has made steady progress to become a major player in the regional MEP market. Over the last 12 months, we have delivered a number of major projects to clients in Qatar and the rest of the GCC. 
One of our most prominent recent projects is the Doha Showcase Stadium, which was instrumental in Qatar winning its bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Our Qatar headquartered subsidiary has grown from its initial offices in Qatar and Bahrain and a turnover of $17.02m in 2008 to a turnover of around $130m in 2011 and offices and projects in Qatar, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Oman.
“It’s a big achievement for Mercury in the Middle East, to be recognised by the industry. We’re now one of the established, we’re recognised by our peers as a company that is (going places),” said a delighted Eamonn Philips, of Mercury Middle East.
The winners of the 2011 MEP Middle East Awards were feted at a gala banquet at the Address Marina in Dubai on Wednesday night.
Winners from 12 categories, ranging from contractors and consultants to individual and projects, were honoured at the event.
Judges praised its ‘exponential growth over the last 10 years’ and highlighted its thorough work processes as the main factor behind its success.
Hyder Consulting took home two of the night’s biggest individual awards, winning for GCC Engineer and Project Manager of the Year, which was indicative of their willingness to accept and utilise differences in professional opinion and using it to deliver projects that provide the most satisfaction to their clients.
The Sustainable GCC Project of the Year went to KEO International, which was a vindication of their head of MEP, Bill Jolly’s tireless efforts to promote sustainability in the Middle East region.
MEP Consultancy of the Year went to Atkins for their sterling work over the last 12 months, especially on the railway and metros that are springing up around the GCC.
CKR Consulting was named Specialist MEP Consultancy of the Year, with the judges praising their work on hotels and the firm’s flexibility in dealing with their clients and projects.
The Platinum Sponsor of the 2011 MEP Awards was Drake and Scull.
The full list of winners:
Innovation of the Year
Red Engineering
Health and Safety Initiative of the Year
Drake and Scull
Sustainable GCC Project of the Year
KEO International Consultants
Supplier of the Year
Viessmann Middle East
Young Engineer of the Year
Michael Slessor, Buro Happold
GCC Engineer of the Year
Alistair Mitchell, Hyder Consulting
Overall GCC Project of the Year
Etihad Towers by Voltas
MEP Consultancy of the Year
Atkins
Specialist MEP Consultancy of the Year
CKR Consulting
Specialist MEP Contractor of the Year
Mercury
Project Manager of the Year
Tony Myrie, Hyder Consulting
MEP Contractor of the Year
Voltas
Serious about Cycling
Mercury Engineering are delighted to sponsor the Sean Kelly Cycling Academy in 2012.
Mercury awards what it claims to be the largest standby generator installation project ever to be installed in Scotland.
The £5m contract is for 10 generators at the New South Glasgow Hospital (NSGH).
Currently under construction by Brookfield Multiplex for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, the hospital is due to open in 2015. A major centre for specialist medical services, it will provide 1,109 beds across 14 storeys. It is the largest hospital ever to be built in Scotland. The project has been subcontracted to Dieselec Thistle by M&E contractor, Mercury Engineering. 
Dieselec Thistle will supply 10 FG Wilson 2.5MVA standby generators for the hospital, each with full sound attenuation equipment, exhaust gas silencers, fuel tanks, and synchronising control systems that will ensure they all operate effectively together as a single, 25MVA power generation system.
The high voltage (11,000 volts) generators will be capable of providing enough electricity to power 2,500 homes, ensuring that the hospital’s standby power provision has plenty of capacity to support vital hospital services should the mains supply fail.
Installation of the first phase, comprising five generator sets, should be complete by early May. The second installation will follow, in line with the hospital build programme, for completion during 2015.
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