Our Enniskillen office is closed Monday, 17th March 2025 for St Patrick’s Day. Instead you will find us supporting our local community; www.projectstpatrick.com giving out spruce trees and other goodies! We reopen as normal on Tuesday 18th March. Have a great Bank Holiday Weekend.
Last week Brian returned for a third year to confer the Balcas Awards to students in the School of Architecture, Building & Environment at Technology University Dublin to Timber Technology programmes. The awards are to students of each stage of a programme that demonstrated the greatest academic excellence in the previous academic year. A parchment […]
We are marking #NationalApprenticeshipWeek by interviewing Chloe O’Brien, the latest recruit to our programme. We have no doubt that Chloe will be an inspiration to many young people who area at a careers crossroads and considering the path less travelled. “We are thrilled to welcome Chloe O’Brien, our newest apprentice, to Balcas. Her energy, […]
Due to Storm Éowyn, Balcas, Enniskillen will be closed on Friday 24 January during any red weather warning that is in place. Any messages, emails and online orders will be attended to on Monday. Stay home, stay safe.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]