Corporate Social Engagement Archives - Tandem Project Management

Focus Ireland CSR Partnership

Tandem Project Management Ltd. is proud to announce our 2020 CSR partnership with Focus Ireland.

Focus Ireland reports that as of November 2019, there were 10,448 people homeless in Ireland. This figure includes adults and children. The number of homeless families has increased by over 300% since November 2014 and more than one in three people in emergency accommodation is a child. These numbers do not include people who are ‘sofa surfing’, availing of domestic abuse refuges or sleeping rough.

Focus Ireland provide long term housing to people at risk of homelessness and a resettlement service to people moving out of homelessness and into a new home. They provide advice and information to identify the best available supports and options, in the first instance to avoid homelessness, but also to those recently homeless. Focus Ireland provide a youth housing and after care service to vulnerable young adults coming out of state care with no options for housing.

This year Tandem will act as Business Network Ambassadors for Focus Ireland, participate in housing maintenance and remediation projects, attend events and undertake fundraising activities. Tandem are proud to partner Focus Ireland and to play a part in stemming the tide of homelessness in Ireland.

We look forward to a worthwhile and engaging partnership with Focus Ireland for 2020.

Cork Penny Dinners Fundraising Raffle

A Christmas raffle at Tandem HQ resulted in €320 being donated to Cork Penny Dinners.

Cork Penny Dinners is one of Cork’s oldest caring charitable organisations, currently serving up to 2000 freshly made meals per week at their premises.
Their aims are simple – to help all who struggle and those in need. Cork Penny Dinners provide a hot nourishing meal of soup, main course, dessert and tea/coffee daily. In addition, sandwiches, biscuits, fruit and juice are also available to take away as an evening meal. There is always an open door and a warm welcome. Cork Penny Dinners are open 7 days a week all year round including Christmas Day.

Engineers Ireland STEPS Young Engineers Award Programme

As part of our CSR Programme, Tandem Project Management Ltd.’s engineers volunteered for the Engineers Ireland STEPS Young Engineers Award Programme.

The Engineers Ireland STEPS Programme is a non-profit outreach programme that promotes interest and awareness of engineering as a future career. The STEPS Young Engineers Award 2020 is a competition that asks 3rd and 4th class students all over the country to design an engineering project that would help their community.

As part of the award curriculum, our engineers visited participating schools in Cork and Waterford during the week 25th – 29th November. The visit included a presentation from the engineers on engineering as a career and the students then presented their projects to the engineers. After the presentations, it was time for fun and learning with games designed by STEPS to open the students minds to engineering in their local environment and to the processes involved in a design and build project. It was a fantastic opportunity for young students to become more aware of engineering in the world around them and to see what it feels like to walk in the shoes of an engineer.

The level of engagement from the students was enlightening, our engineers reported very bright young minds concerned with topics such as homelessness, climate change and single use plastics pollution. The experience of presenting to students, broadening their understanding of what engineering is, hearing their ideas and discussing practical ways that they can move forward with their projects was heartening for our engineers, they all reported a desire to get involved again next year.

Tandem wish all the students luck with their entries for the Young Engineers Award, finalists will be announced during Engineers Week, February 29th – March 6th, 2020.

2019 Events

As a company, Tandem’s representatives have been very busy on the event scene during 2019. In some instances, this has afforded us opportunities to contribute to thought leadership in our industry, events have provided continuous professional development opportunities, networking and hiring opportunities and opportunities to expand our current and new business prospects in Ireland, the UK and Europe.

Some highlight events have included the iWish event in Cork, the ISPE Ireland Affiliate Annual Conference and their Disruptive Technology Conference. The Lean Construction Ireland National Conference was future facing and informative, as was the BIM: The Digital Journey Continues event. The Pharma Industry Awards in October were a great way to celebrate achievements in the Pharma industry, which Tandem were very proud to sponsor.

Other highlights included the NISO Annual Health & Safety conference, The Mental Health and Wellbeing Summit, PDA Ireland’s Visual Inspection Seminar, The SCSI’s Planning Insights event and The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Inaugural discussion in Cork.

In Europe, Tandem participated in the ISPE Europe Biotech Conference, the Dutch Life Sciences Conference and various trade missions.

Tandem have thoroughly enjoyed getting involved in STEM and STEPS initiatives this year, encouraging younger generations to consider a career in engineering. During the year we have also met many college undergraduates and graduates at careers events that have impressed us with their knowledge, capabilities and drive.

A notable achievement in our events calendar was our participation in the Construction Industry Federation’s Safety Week. Tandem ran a week-long programme of events including guest speakers, demonstrations, videos, Q&As, group discussions to health and safety quizzes and a prize giving. Key topics covered included; Mental Health and Wellbeing in Construction, Working Safely with Electricity, Working Safely at Height, Vehicle Risk & Safety in Lifting Operations and Working Safely with Hazardous Substances.

As part of our events program, Tandem have enjoyed some fundraising activities this year, such as our Run in the Dark and Cups Against Breast Cancer.

We look forward to an eventful calendar for 2020.

CIF Safety Week 2019

This year’s CIF Construction Safety Week ran from 21^st-25^thOctober and Tandem Project Management was proud to participate.

Tandem ran a host of events over the course of the week ranging from guest speakers, demonstrations, videos, Q&As, group discussions to health and safety quizzes and a prize giving.

Key topics covered included; Mental Health and Wellbeing in Construction, Working Safely with Electricity, Working Safely at Height, Vehicle Risk & Safety in Lifting Operations and Working Safely with Hazardous Substances. Tandem employees, contractors and even clients also got involved and added their CSW Health & Safety Pledges to the Tandem safety pledge board.

The week started with a presentation on Mental Health and Wellbeing in Construction, which included some staggering statistics on suicide in the Irish Construction Industry and tips on what we can do to protect our mental heath and how to find support.

Discussions continued all week with Adrian Jones, Tandem EHS officer, leading the dialogue, and guest presenter, Anthony Flood from Maor Scaffolding, who had expert advice for working on or around scaffolding and elevated work platforms.

The week was a great success and allowed us all to stop, think, and put safety first, something Tandem pledges to always do.

Tandem EHS & Wellness Initiative Nutrition Event

As part of the Tandem Project Management EHS & Wellness Initiative Mary Carmody of Mary Carmody Nutrition came to Tandem head office to give a nutrition talk and demo. Tandem personnel were treated to an interactive presentation covering the importance of nutrition in our overall health and wellbeing. There were sample smoothies, snacks and plenty of practical, easy tips on how to make nutritious, healthy food and snacks that work well in our busy modern lives. Mary also had her Tanita scales (as seen on Operation Transformation) and offered individual confidential consultations to all Tandem personnel.

Tandem strives to promote the importance of health & wellbeing both at work and in the daily lives of its personnel. Thank to you to Mary and Tandem personnel for participating in the latest EHS & Wellness event.

Tandem Project Management Puts Safety First!

Tandem Project Management puts safety first on all design and construction projects. On Friday 31^st May 2019 Tandem ran a Safety Morning for all contractors working on a construction project at the Alexion biologics manufacturing facility, in Athlone, Co. Roscommon.

The event included co-ordinated cross-trade health & safety walk downs, guest Health & Safety key note speaker James Gorry, a Tandem Project Management Safety Prize giving, and interactive presentations from the Client, the Tandem Project Management Construction Management Team, EHS and the Tandem established project Safety Action Team (SAT; a cross functional safety team empowered to deal with all safety issues and safety queries on site regardless of which contractors are involved) covering a wide range of topics.

The event marked over 50,000 hours without a Lost Time Injury on the project. Contractors were commended on their compliance, engagement with and participation in Tandem Project Management Safety Initiatives. Over 1000 Safety Observation Reports have been submitted by contractors since the beginning of the project, testament to the emphasis placed by Tandem on safety and continual improvement. Tandem Project Management would like to thank all participants in contributing to such a worthwhile and successful event.