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Aug/Sept 2011 www.esb.ie/em
New Corporate Communications service
ESB COMMUNICATES with staff through a number of different channels including verbal briefings, direct mail, mobile phone text messages, notice boards, EM etc. In addition, staff who have ESB IT Network Accounts for the purpose of conducting their normal work duties have ready access to ESBnet (ESB’s Staff intranet Site) and receive direct ESB email communications thereby giving them more immediate access to company wide communications.
Corporate Communications is pleased to launch a pilot communications service, for permanent staff initially, to opt-in to receive certain business related e-mail communications directly to their personal e-mail address e.g. @hotmail.com, @gmail.com, @eircom.net etc. This means that by subscribing to this service staff will receive high priority communications promptly and at exactly the same time as those who have ESB email accounts. The e-mails can be delivered to home PCs, lap-tops and mobile devices (such as iPhones etc.). We would encourage staff, who do not have access to ESB email accounts, to subscribe to this service for the following reasons:
- You will get important company information more promptly and in a user-friendly way;
- You can raise questions and give feedback on the issues covered by the communications received;
- The service is free and secure and your personal e-mail contact details will not be used for any other purpose;
- You can unsubscribe from this service at any time you wish.
A letter will shortly be sent to all staff who do not have access to ESB email accounts inviting them to subscribe to this new service.
Electric car charging installed on Irish Ferries routes
ESB ECARS AND Irish Ferries officially launched onboard charge points on the Dublin-Holyhead and Rosslare-Cherbourg/Roscoff routes, which means electric and hybrid car travel to Britain and France is now possible.
A dedicated electric car charging area is now available to ensure motorists can access this free service during the crossing so that their cars are charged by the time they reach their destination port. These charge points are operational on Irish Ferries’ Ulysses and Oscar Wilde vessels and will be extended to the rest of the company’s fleet.
Speaking at the launch, ESB ecars Managing Director Paul Mulvaney said, “As part of the roll out of electric car charge points, this new development of onboard charging extends the infrastructure to enable electric car drivers to travel to foreign destinations. The availability of charge points in a wide variety of convenient locations will help to further promote the adoption of electric cars in Ireland.”
NIE appoints Non-Executive Board Members
STEPHEN KINGON CBE HAS been appointed Chairman of the board of Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), the electricity network company.
Mr Kingon is currently the Chairman of Invest Northern Ireland and the NI Centre for Competiveness and was formerly Managing Partner of PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Northern Ireland.
He will be joined on the board by Rotha Johnston CBE and Ronnie Mercer.
Rotha Johnston CBE has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors and is currently Pro-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast. Ronnie Mercer, previously a director with Scottish Power, has been Chairman of Scottish Water since 2006.
Stephen Kingon CBE said, “This is an exciting time to be involved with the electricity network business in Northern Ireland. The company has an excellent track record of business efficiency, customer service and safety and these will remain our priorities going forward.
“NIE has recently submitted its future investment plans to the Utility Regulator and they represent considerable capital spend on the network over the next five years. The investment reflects a large asset replacement programme alongside plans to develop the network to meet the Government’s 2020 renewable energy targets.”
About Rotha Johnston CBE
Rotha Johnston has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. She was formerly director of Variety Foods, a Belfast-based business she built up with her husband across Ireland and sold in 2005. She is a graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast and is currently pro-Chancellor of the University. She is National Trustee for Northern Ireland for the BBC Trust.
Mrs Johnston is a non-executive director of Allied Irish Bank (UK) plc and an independent board member at the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland. She has served as Vice Chair of Invest Northern Ireland, as a member of the Northern Ireland Economic Council and as Deputy Chairman, Labour Relations Agency.
About Ronnie Mercer
Ronnie Mercer is chairman of Scottish Water, a government owned company providing water and waste water services to customers throughout Scotland. He took up this appointment in 2006. He is also chairman of Business Stream, a retail business servicing the non-domestic water market with billing, metering and customer service.
He has extensive experience in the steel, power and water industries. He has over 10 years experience at Scottish Power including serving as a member of the Executive Team in the capacity of Group Director, Infrastructure and Executive Vice President – Operations of the PacifiCorp subsidiary.
ESB ECARS EZINE LAUNCHED
Sustainability Awards 2011
Sustainability & HR.
ENTRIES TO THE 2011 Annual Sustainability Awards are now closed and the assessment teams are beginning the work of reviewing submissions from across the country, in advance of initial short-listing. There were 238 entries received for this year’s awards – an increase on 2010 entry levels – indicating the level and variety of sustainability programmes and initiatives underway throughout the country.
Initial short-listing is due to be complete by early September, for presentation to an expert panel for the selection of merit and category winners and the overall Sustainability Award 2011 winner. The announcement of the overall winners will take place during Sustainability Week 2011, which runs from October 10th to 14th.
Speaking after reviewing the entries for this year’s competition, Executive Director John Campion said he was very impressed with both the standard and the volume of entries. “It is very encouraging to see that, in its second year, the awards are going from strength to strength. The diversity and quality of the entries are a reflection of the great work that it being done throughout the country in using resources more efficiently, delivering lasting business process improvements and making positive local links with communities and charities. I would like to commend everyone who has participated in the awards, the entries tell a great story about the pro-active and positive work that is underway in all areas of our company.”
For more information on the awards, visit the Sustainability site on esbnet.
