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23 December 2013/January 2014 www.esb.ie/em ESB Networks Ltd ESB NETWORKS LTD ESB Networks Customer Satisfaction surveys Page 25 ESB Networks Staff move from Osprey House to Finglas and Leopardstown 8 ESB Networks staff have successfully completed the move to Finglas and Leopardstown Road after 33 years in Osprey House. ESB'S DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT moved to Osprey House on November 24th, 1980. Distribution Department existed in ESB for 51 years. In 2000 - the year of the Millennium - that all changed. A major re-organisation took place and the newly named Asset Management and Regulation, headed by John Kirby, came into being, in the ESB Networks Business. Market Opening also happened on February 18th, 2000. It was an exciting year! When Osprey House first opened a 'meals on wheels' service operated to there from the Head Office canteen for a while until the Bianca restaurant (named after a nightclub that had existed in the building) was opened. The surrounding location changed dramatically from 1980. A large working abattoir, which released an unpleasant smell, was located over the bridge where the Accenture and BT offices are now. We witnessed the transformation of the old Boland's Bakery building to the new Treasury Building and the erection of the 'Aspiration' sculpture (Ronan Gillespie), which relates to the Easter Rising and to the future of Ireland, on the building. Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital was closed, sold off and then re-purchased by the Health Authority during this time. We watched as many beautiful brides and grooms went to and from their weddings at the Registry Office. Osprey always was a centre of technical excellence in all aspects of electricity distribution, coupled with seeking solutions to technical problems and enhancing work methods. Some of the initiatives which were developed in Osprey House since 1980 include: * Live line working * Customer Service from a Distribution perspective * Quality Network Data Management * Cabling the Offshore Islands * Public Service Obligation Project * MOIP (Market Opening) * MRSO (Meter Regulation System Operation) * Going live with ARM (Asset Register and Maintenance) * OMS (Operations Management System) * DFIS (Distribution Facilities Information System) * IWM (Integrated Work Manage- ment) * PAS 55 Accreditation for Asset Management * ESB Networks as DSO (Distribution Systems Operator) * Emergency Restoration * Network Assets and Procurement * OSS (Optimised Scheduling System) Many engineering and technical staff were seconded from Distribution Department as it was then on the setting up of ESB International. A great sense of camaraderie and inclusion always existed over the years in Osprey. There was a vibrant social and sporting culture, coupled with good participation in any fund-raising events. At a five-aside indoor soccer charity event one evening in SPORTSCO, one staff member inadvertently scored a basket (basketball) while endeavouring to score a goal. This may well have been a first world record, which may still stand today! Cupid may well have also resided in Osprey in the early years as many a love story came to pass with resultant marriages amongst staff. A get-together for all the staff who moved from Osprey House was hosted by Head of Asset Management on Friday evening October 18th. The event was very well attended and enjoyed by all. Move to Finglas On September 8th the following teams from Osprey House moved to St Margaret's Road, Finglas. Asset Management teams: * Purchasing * Central Site and ARA Systems and Sustainability teams: * Meter Regulation System Operation (MRSO) On the day they arrived they were welcomed by John McManus, Divisional Manager, Dublin North and his team and they completed a Safety Induction. The move went very smoothly, thanks to the hard work by all concerned. Our teams have settled into Finglas very well and have been made feel very welcome. A welcome pack was developed for the staff. The offices have been fitted to a high standard, which has received very positive feedback. The Finglas location also has advantages for many, with easy access to the M50, the availability of parking and the Charlestown Shopping Centre and other shopping and dining outlets nearby. Move to Leopardstown On October 20th the following teams moved from Osprey House to Leopardstown Road. Front row (l-r): Aoife McGettrick, Denise Byrne, Leon Bird, Rob Cope, Kevin Roche and Emer Corcoran. Back row (l-r): Declan Sheridan, Noel Lambe, John Finnegan, Fergus Grimes, Ronan O'hOgartaigh, Emma Hogan, Tom Cunningham, Wayne McGuire and Paul Murphy. Asset Management teams: * Operations * Networks Planning & Investment * Overhead Lines, Underground Networks and HV Stations * Programme Management (except Central Site and ARA) * Finance and Regulation * Asset Management Senior Team Also, the Profile Data Services, Systems and Sustainability have temporarily move to Arena House nearby, to join HV Customer and Business Performance, HV Programme Management and Safety Services. They will move to the upgraded Scada Building before year-end. Once again the move to Leopardstown went very well. Even though the refurbishment of the Leopardstown premises was not fully completed, staff moved willingly, without complaint and set about adapting to their new home. Mike Fitzgerald, Divisional Manager Dublin South and his team made the teams very welcome in both the Leopardstown Road and Arena House locations and a welcome pack had also been developed for the arriving staff. Mike completed a Safety Induction with the teams when they arrived. Leopardstown Road also has many advantages. Our teams are impressed with the high standard at which the offices are fitted. Once again there is ease of access to the M50, parking available and excellent Canteen and Tea Room facilities. Leopardstown is also well served by public transport - Luas and bus. Staff have to go a little further for shopping, with Stillorgan, Blackrock and Dundrum Shopping Centres within 3km. n Dave O'Connell, Caoimhin O'Briain, Paddy Crowley, Hugh Connaughton at the new small meeting room, ground floor. Graham Tobin, Barry Meehan, Stephan Tracey ad Pat Dowling at the refurbished open plan office, first floor. Thank you! Thank you to the many people who made this move happen successfully: our union officials and staff representatives who supported both management and staff before, during and after the move; teams from ESB International, Facilities, Telecoms, IT Services and Premises, who ensured that all offices were up and running when the move took place and ably and willingly dealt with any problems since the move. Derek Hynes, Keith Moore, Mary Power and Kristina Orro at the refurbished open plan office, ground floor. Pat Byrne, Denise Byrne, Peter O'Loghlen, Tom Cunningham, Wayne, Emer Corcoran, Gerry Halligan. Most particularly, thank you to the staff in Asset Management and Systems and Sustainability, who demonstrated great co-operation, goodwill and flexibility as they moved, and also to those teams in Finglas and Leopardstown Road, who dealt with the disruption as the new offices were being made ready and who have made the incoming teams very welcome in their new locations. http://www.esb.ie/em

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