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Tandem Celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary!

10th July 2020 marked Tandem’s 10th Anniversary. Tandem is delighted to reach this milestone in such a strong position to enter into the next decade of its planned growth and expansion.

Thank you to all who have supported Tandem during our 10 years in business. Thank you to our personnel for their hard work and dedication in building Tandem’s reputation for collaboration and delivery.

Thank you to our clients, some of whom have been with Tandem since its inception in 2010. Tandem will continue to deliver a best in class service to its valued clients and look forward to developing existing and new relationships on future projects.

Since 2010, our team has delivered over 800 projects and we enjoy regular, repeat business with over 40 clients from multiple sectors. Looking to the future, Tandem is embracing opportunities to further enhance its services through digitisation and lean methodologies. Our long-term strategy will see the team steadily grow and our activities expand further into Europe.

Tandem’s Response to Covid-19

Tandem’s responsiveness to the COVID-19 pandemic was swift and determined, with the safety of staff, contractors, clients and their extended families to the forefront of Tandem’s concern.

Tandem moved to a remote working model in March 2020 and put in place all necessary requirements for a safe, comfortable home working environment. Tandem improved systems accessibility for all, to ensure that work carried out remotely was to the same high standard and timelines that our clients have come to expect.

Throughout the pandemic, Tandem has provided strong communication and direction regarding government updates, how they affected Tandem, what plans were in place and how work would be managed going forward. This clear and concise information was imperative to a successful transition to remote working.

Tandem staff have shown great dedication to their tasks, working remotely and collaboratively, with each other and our clients, to meet project milestones while delivering the same high-quality work.

Tandem communicated with all contractors and temps on a biweekly basis to ensure that their safety on client sites was adequate, to address any issues they might be facing and to check in on their personal well-being, and that of their families. Connectivity with our wider team at this time was vital to ensure that our people remain safe and have the resources they need to carry out their work effectively. 

Tandem has developed client driven solutions to constraints raised by COVID-19 restrictions. Tandem’s COVID-19 Essential Support Services were designed to assist clients during this time, these services included: Operations Return to Service, Construction Return to Service, Portfolio Management, Concept Design and AutoCAD / Revit support. All services offerings start with safety and government recommendations at their core and ensure that the most time efficient and cost-effective results can be achieved.

As we now plan for a return to our offices nationwide, we do so with safety as our primary concern. Social Distancing measures, a one-way traffic flow, hand sanitizing stations, meeting protocols, an Isolation room, illness, travel & return to work protocols etc. all form part of the new normal at Tandem.

Tandem’s Press Coverage

Tandem is delighted to share links to press coverage received, Tim Mulhall was interviewed by FORA and by The Examiner.  In both interviews Tim speaks of the importance of our team, their continuous development and their unique skill sets that enable our flexible and collaborative approach to the delivery of best results for our clients. Tim also speaks of our methodical and quantitative approach to risk management.  See the full interviews here:

Irish Examiner – Tandem Interview

Fora.ie – Tandem Interview

Joe Gantly Prize in Engineering

Tandem Project Management Ltd. wish to congratulate Ciara O’Connor on her nomination for the Joe Gantly Award.

The Joe Gantly prize in Engineering is awarded to the Best Student on the Work Placement module in the BE (Hons) Programmes at UCC.

Ciara undertook her work placement with Tandem in 2019 and was nominated for this prize based on her exemplary engineering work. Four students were nominated, and on this occasion, Ciara was awarded a runner up prize.
Tandem is extremely proud of the work Ciara undertook during her placement and we look forward to welcoming her back this year as part of the Tandem team.

Pictured above are: Prof Jorge Oliveira, Head of the School of Engineering, UCC, Maurice Cunningham, Ciara O Connor, Colm Burke and Thomas McHugh, Chamber of Commerce.

Spotlight on Services: Client Representative Team and Operational Readiness

Tandem’s ethos is one of collaboration, communication and providing our clients with the subject matter expertise they need to reach a successful project completion, which means that clients can be assured of a consistently high level of service throughout the full project life cycle.  

Tandem understands that our client’s project requirements vary, we work collaboratively with our clients to deliver bespoke solutions that meet their needs. At times clients may not have the capacity to coordinate external consultants, vendors, contractors and other stakeholders while they are focussing on managing existing operations.  Tandem will act as the Client Representative Team and manage the full project lifecycle on behalf of our clients, while ensuring that all key stakeholders are engaged and communicated with.

Tandem can deliver a highly experienced project team including engineering consultancy, project management, safety, cost and contract management, procurement, scheduling, document control, construction management, CQV and operational readiness services.

In addition to our Client Representative Team, Tandem offer stand-alone Operational Readiness Services. Tandem assists clients in the operational readiness of their facility for validation batches and subsequent commercial manufacturing. Tandem have developed a coordinated plan methodology, ensuring that client’s schedule to commercial production is expertly managed. Tandem provide expertise in coordination of stakeholders, using effective and open communication, providing governance and operational readiness risk management. 

Transition Year Students Visit Tandem

We were delighted to welcome a number of Transition Year students to our headquarters in February. The purpose of the visit was to give the students an insight into engineering as a potential career option.

We had a packed agenda for the week which included presentations from representatives of our engineering departments covering Process, Mechanical, CSA, Electrical, Project Management, Project Controls and Revit/3D design. These presentations gave the students a good insight into the diverse nature of engineering design, and the many career opportunities it offers. On Friday each of the students gave a presentation on everything that they had learned during the week.

All-in-all it was a great week for everyone involved. We hope the students enjoyed their experience and are inspired to pursue a future career in engineering with Tandem Project Management Ltd.

Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer Standard

Tandem take great pride in supporting the continuing professional development of our people. Since 2017, Tandem has been recognised by Engineers Ireland for the quality of, and commitment to continuous professional development systems and practices for our staff. Following our re-accreditation audit in December 2019, we are delighted to announce that we have received the maximum award duration of three years. 

According to Engineers Ireland Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the systematic maintenance, enhancement and development of knowledge and skill, and the development of personal qualities necessary for the execution of professional and technical duties, it is the process of lifelong learning.

Tandem see the benefits of our CPD programme in very real terms of staff retention, bringing the most up to date expertise to our clients, thought leadership from within, innovation and continued strong relationships with our clients.

One of the strengths of our CPD Committee is the cross section of departments involved, ensuring that, company-wide, everyone in Tandem is aware of the programme, receives updates regularly and is encouraged in their own personal career development.

Our CPD Committee consists of  Tim Mulhall, Colm Burke, Julie O’Mahony, Eoin O’Brien, Daniel Foley, Ronan Duggan, Maurice Cunningham, Orla Daly, Lisa O’ Connor and Orla Houlihan.

Tandem celebrates their achievement in obtaining our CPD reaccreditation and remains committed to developing our CPD programme further.