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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Everyone at Balcas was saddened to learn the news of Thomas (Tommy) Donahoe’s passing at the weekend. Tommy, as he was known in the CHP plant, joined Balcas Energy in 2009 and quickly became a valued member of the team where he was held in high regard by all those who worked with him.As well […]
Ellie’s Retreat, a local charity who provides free family holidays in Fermanagh for those who have suffered the loss of a child, has always been close to the hearts of Balcas and was their original ‘hands-on’ project under #BalcasInTheCommunity in 2017. When the call went out late last year for assistance with their upgrade to […]
We are recruiting for an ɪᴛ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪᴄɪᴀɴ to join the team in Enniskillen. The successful candidate will: • Provide 1st and 2nd line support to all users, ensuring the smooth operation of critical business systems across multiple sites. • Possess strong knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and Windows operating systems and commitment to cyber-security […]
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