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Aug/Sept 2010 www.esb.ie/em

ENERGY INTERNATIONAL

Angling club fish until early hours

Phil Henderson, ESBI Carbon Solutions, demonstrating concentration personified.

THE ESB Energy International Angling Club had another successful outing on Friday June 18th, when it visited Rathcon Trout Fishery in County Wicklow for a spot of evening fishing. The session lasted well into the late hours of the evening with 11 staff landing numerous trout weighing anywhere from 3 to 5Ib.

First prize went to James Mullins, of ESBI Engineering Asset Management Services, with second, third and fourth prizes going to: Rory Kilduff also of Asset Management Services, Noel Caffrey of ESB Energy International Human Resources and Mark Tolan of ESBI Engineering Solutions Facilities respectively.

Thank you to Clonanav and Southside Angling for sponsoring prizes.

Beach and canal fishing trips are on the agenda for late summer.

For more information please contact any member of the Angling Club or talk directly to: Mark Tolan – extn. 01 7038303, Noel Caffrey – extn. 0170338382 or Seén Kirwan – extn. 01 703 38586.

More ear-bling for your buck

A fundraiser with a difference (l-r): Eileen O’Shea, Karen Barry, Rose Walsh and Annmarie Downey, Environmental, ESBI Engineering Solutions raised €825 for the Ghana Volunteer group by selling hand-made earrings in the Coffee Dock, Stephen Court, Dublin.

Sligo Walk success

Congratulations to Maureen Ferguson, ESBI Engineering Solutions who was first female past the line on the 30km Sligo Walk recently. Maureen's time was three hours 32 minutes.

Civil & Structural training programme devised by Imperial College London

AS PART OF ESBI's commitment to continuous professional development, the Civil and Structural (C&S) team has introduced a new three-year training programme for graduate engineers. Launched in February 2010, the training programme will be delivered by Thomas Telford Training (UK) and incorporates three key components:

• A series of technical lectures (including design workshops) covering a broad spectrum of civil and structural engineering topics, many of which are focused on the use of Eurocodes.
• A series of design projects to ensure graduates use their training on practical design projects.
• A mentoring arrangement whereby more experienced engineers from the Civil and Structural area provide support to participants.

The design projects have been devised by Dr Um Leong Tay, of Imperial College London, and are based on questions from the Institute of Structural Engineers chartered membership exam.

Three projects of approximately 12 weeks duration are scheduled for each year of the programme. Each project requires engineers to develop practical solutions for major structures, such as multi-storey buildings, large power plants, offshore structures, bridges and reservoirs. A strong emphasis is placed on the geotechnical aspects of the proposed solutions.

At the end of the three year programme, participants will have a sound understanding of structural engineering principles and the ability to design a broad spectrum of structures.

Dr. Kieran Dineen, Product Manager, Thomas Telford; Eoin O’Brien, Manager Civil & Structural, ESBI Engineering; Dr. U.M. Leong Tay, Imperial College London; Thomas Telford, Tutor, IStructE Chartered Member Examiner, Mick Fox, Manager, ESBI Engineering and Gerry Noonan, Senior Consultant, Civil & Structural, ESBI Engineering.

Taking part in the training programme are: Sinead Conlan, Conor McDonagh and Daragh Conlan, all ESBI Engineering.

Cardiovascular heath screening

Benefits of screening outlined at recent Lunch and Learn event

A RECENT Lunch and Learn event held at Stephen Court, Dublin outlined the benefits of Cardiovascular Heath Screening, which is being offered to all staff (and spouses/partners) from Monday July 19th. The programme is being run as part of ESB's commitment to Heath and Wellbeing and includes a number of tests such as blood pressure, weight/height measurement and blood screening for glucose and cholesterol.

(l-r): Sandra Ryan, Health Services Manager, ESB Shared Services; Greg Dooley, Group Safety, ESB Energy International; Fiona McHugh, Occupational Health Services, ESB Shared Services and Sarah Collins, Claymon Biomnis.