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September 26, 2011

Record number of students visit Irish Cement Limerick Works

Over the past few years we have invited pupils from the neighbouring schools to visit our Cement Manufacturing operations in Castlemungret. In 2011 a record number of over 200 students...

September 26, 2011

First Delivery of Alternative Fuels at ICL Platin

Irish Cement has taken delivery of its first load of Solid Recoverable Fuel (SRF) at Platin Works. SRF is a specially prepared clean dry blend of fragments of plastics, paper, cardboard...

January 26, 2011

I.S. EN 206 -1 Concrete Specification – Revised National Annex

A revised National Annex (NA+2) to I.S. EN 206-1:2002 was published mid 2010. This revision was introduced to align recommendations of I.S. EN 206-1  NA with  the National Annex of...

January 25, 2011

CRH China

Two trainee accountants from CRH China, Alice Sheng and Kevin Liu, spent six months working in Irish Cement’s Finance department , as part of a CRH training programme....

January 25, 2011

Engineers Ireland Accreditation

Engineers Ireland re-accredited Irish Cement as a ‘CPD Accredited Employer’ in 2010 in recognition of the good organisational practice in the professional development of engineers and technical staff in the company....

December 1, 2010

Drogheda Chambers Business Awards

Platin Works sponsored ‘Manufacturering / Exporter of the Year Award’ at 2010 Drogheda Chambers Business Excellence Awards. This award was won by Killeen Steel Wool. Irish Cement also entered and won...

September 30, 2010

Limerick Art Exhibition

Irish Cement Limerick Works collaborated with Ms. Elizabeth Hatz from Sweden, the curator of  ‘Open / Invited ev+ a 2010 Matters’ visual art exhibition, to invite Mr. Staffan Nihlen to...

July 25, 2010

Business in the Community

Platin Works joined with St. Oliver’s Community School as part of a new Business in the Community partnership. This is an itiative in to introduce 5th year students to the workplace...

May 20, 2009

Limerick – Cembureau Open week

In May 2008 as part of Cembureau’s Plant Open Week Initiative Limerick Works hosted six tours from local schools....

May 19, 2009

Irish Cement and the CRH Simon Safety €1,000,000 Challenge

In July 2007 CRH plc and the Irish Group Companies including Irish Cement joined forces with Simon Communities of Ireland to roll out an ambitious new charity venture. ...