Group Growing Efforts Pay Off For Movember
Well done the Women of Balcas for their fantastic effort in raising funds and awareness for Men’s Health through their ‘Moving for Movember‘ campaign over the past few weeks. Though a small team, they managed to raise £483, which was generously matched by Glennon Brothers. With the addition of gift aid, their contributions will surpass […]
Minister Muir visits Balcas, Enniskillen
It was serendipitous that today, during National Tree Week, Andrew Muir, Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland, visited Balcas Timber in Enniskillen. This week marks the beginning of the winter planting season, making it an ideal time to discuss the importance and future of Northern Ireland’s forestry assets in mitigating climate […]
George Logs Off One Last Time
Just a few days into his retirement after a remarkable 48 years with Balcas, we were delighted to welcome George Sheridan back to Enniskillen to properly celebrate this new and well-deserved chapter in his life. George began his career in 1976 as a fresh-faced teenager in what is fondly remembered as the old sawmill. He […]
Successful Shuts, Good For Local Communities
Rather than honour one individual for October’s Employee of the Month, we are delighted to have the opportunity to highlight the trojan efforts of our teams during recent maintenance across 3 of our ‘plants’. The annual plant shutdowns for scheduled maintenance require careful coordination between external contractors, suppliers and our team. These shutdowns are essential […]
Saying Bye To The Bandmill
The Bandmill carriage sawmill at our Enniskillen site, dating back to 1983, no longer fits the high production ethos of the Balcas of today. Gradually phased out from multishift operations to occasional use, it cut it’s very last log today. Moving forward, investment in a ‘log reducer’ will enable our largest logs to be processed […]
Team Balcas Looking Spookactular
Chuffed with #TeamBalcas who coached each other through a short but intense Couch-to-5k programme in order to broaden participation in this year’s amazing Enniskillen Spooktacular – a unique night time race around and through our island town. Unlucky for some…not this intrepid team of 13 who managed to raise the frightful amount of £1,550 (before […]
Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) Manager (Enniskillen) – Now Hiring
Job Vacancy – EnniskillenDue to retirement we have an exciting opportunity for a Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) Manager.Ideally with a BSc (Hons) Occupational H&S/NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent, you will also have a minimum of 5 years Health and Safety experience with at least 3 years manufacturing experience, preferably in a heavy industry sector.For […]
Retiree returns to retire ‘Reman’ workhorse
This week at Balcas, we welcomed back Jackie Hamilton to perform a special task at our Enniskillen site. Jackie, who retired nearly three years ago after firstly managing our Magherafelt sawmill, and then our Remanufacturing Unit in Enniskillen, visited to formally retire a long-serving member of our machinery family—the Multi Head Stenner. Jackie had a […]
Bank of England Visit
Thankfully, yesterday was a beautiful day to host a brief but highly productive visit from the Bank of England to our Balcas site in Enniskillen. Along with a tour of our facilities, we engaged in a discussion about current economic and business conditions, as part of the Bank’s ongoing outreach, which includes organising Citizen’s Panels […]