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STEM Project
Southern Group Environmental Health Committee
Riverside House
Tower Hill Complex
Armagh
BT61 9EG
Tel - 00 44 28 37 515810
Fax - 00 44 28 37 515809
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National Honours for Local Initiative – STEM Project! Representatives from the STEM Project were honoured for their environmental achievements, and presented with their Green Hero’s Wall Shield at an illustrious ceremony recently inLondon. Winners were presented with their trophies at Kensington Roof Gardens where they were entertained and awarded by TV Botanist Professor David Bellamy OBE.
The STEM Project provides businesses with help and advice to implement a certified Environmental Management System (EMS). The STEM Team provide the technical knowledge and experience necessary to implement and manage theEMS within the business and its operational environment. Commenting on the success, the judges said “Creation of the STEM Project for sustainable environmental management has allowed over 200 small businesses inIreland to drive towards BS8555 or ISO 14001. Many of them would never have been able to initiate such an environmentally effective system without this initiative. “ This is the thirteenth year of the Green Apple Awards, now established as one of the biggest environmental award schemes in the world. The organisers invite entries from any council, company, community or country that is making an effort to protect or enhance the environment, with categories to cover every sector of commerce, industry and local government. There were almost 1,000 entries this year! Eileen Campbell, Business Support Manager from Southern Group Environmental Health Committee was delighted with the achievement. “This award clearly illustrated the benefits of the work of the STEM Team. Our officers have worked very hard over the past three years with over 200 businesses to implement Environmental Management Systems in businesses across all sectors of industry from small scale retail businesses through to large scale production plants. I am delighted with this achievement and will be honoured to place it along with our many other prestigious awards!” |
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Green Changes at Crossgar Foodservice
Crossgar Foodservice has recently been awarded the BS8555 Environmental Management Standard. Crossgar Foodservice took part in the STEM Project, an environmental project which helps small businesses address issues of waste management, environmental legislation compliance and resource efficiency. Crossgar Foodservice is a one-stop service for the catering sector throughout theisland ofIreland, providing a range of high quality ambient, chilled, frozen and non-food products. Helen Cranney form the STEM Project worked directly with Jonathan Campbell to put an environmental management system in place covering a range of topics from waste minimisation and management to ensuring legal compliance of wash water discharging from their vehicle wash. The waste management system involves separating waste and recycling. This system should help the company achieve their objective of reducing waste to landfill by 10% in June 2008. Crossgar Foodservice has also embarked upon a number of initiatives to help them reduce their carbon footprint through a process of continual improvement. Already staff at Crossgar Foodservice are preparing themselves to take the learning’s from BS8555 a step further and embark upon the ISO 14001 European Environmental Management Standard. Jonathan Campbell from Crossgar Foodservice is delighted with this achievement commenting “As a service provider throughoutIreland we need to meet our varied customer requirements. Environmental issues are very important and it is vital that we can illustrate to our customers that we are playing our part in protecting the local environment through our waste management and continuous improvement programme. The STEM Team have provided us with the framework and knowledge we need to go the extra mile to achieve ISO 14001.” |
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02.11.2005 Down Seminar
Businesses in Down District Council area heard about ways in which they can save themselves thousands of pounds at a seminar hosted by STEM. Representatives from small businesses attended a breakfast seminar at Down County Museum on 2 November at 9am to hear Gerald McKeown, MGA Communication Ltd speak about the benefits of implemeting an Environmental Management System and how STEM has helped his business to save money. L-R: Wesley Best, STEM Senior Project Officer; Neal Maginnis, The Outdoor Room; John McGrillen, Down Council Chief Executive; Sam Mattewson, Leisure Services and Janine Kerr, STEM EMS Officer |
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26.10.2005 Dungannon Seminar
Dungannon businesses were invited to hear about ways in which they can save themselves thousands of pounds at a seminar hosted by STEM. Representatives from small businesses attended a breakfast seminar at Viscounts Restaurant on 26 October at 8am to hear details about the STEM Project. |
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19.10.2005 Newry Seminar
Local businesses in Newry were invited to hear about ways in which they can save themselves thousands of pounds at a seminar hosted by STEM. Representatives from small businesses attended a breakfast seminar at Canal Court Hotel on 19 October at 8am to hear details about the Project.
The project aims to recruit thirty SMEs in the Newry and Mourne District Council area and places are limited.
Pictured L-R: Janine Kerr,STEM; Gerry Morgan, Harvard Manufacturing Ltd; Peter Murray, Buttercrane Centre; Jason McQuaid, Braham Electrical; Sara Lynch, STEM; Ciaran Mussen, Newry & Mourne District Council and Frank Feeley, Newry & Mourne District Council.
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11.10.2005 Drogheda Chamber of Commerce
Members of Drogheda Chamber of Commerce were invited to hear about ways in which they can save themselves thousands of pounds at a seminar at Neptune Beach Hotel in Bettystown. STEM's Senior Project Officer, Wesley Best, outlined ways in which small businesses in the Louth County Council area can save money by implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS).John Doherty, Quality Manager at Anord Control Systems gave an overview of how STEM has helped his business to make substantial savings through an EMS. RTE television personality, Duncan Stewart also spoke at the event.
STEM aims to help up to 30 small businesses in the Louth County Council area.
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05.10.2005 Ards Seminar
5 October 2005
Money Saving Business Seminar Helps Local SMEs
Local businesses in Ards were invited to hear about ways in which they can save themselves thousands of pounds at a seminar hosted by STEM. Representatives from small businesses attended a breakfast seminar at Kiltonga Leisure Centre to hear details about the Project.
The project aims to recruit thirty SMEs in the Ards Borough Council area and places are limited.
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27.09.2005 STEM hosts Banbridge Seminar
27 September 2005
Money Saving Business Seminar Helps Local SMEs
Local businesses in Banbridge were invited to hear about ways in which they can save themselves thousands of pounds at a seminar hosted by STEM. Representatives from small businesses attended a breakfast seminar at Bannville House Hotel on 27 September at 8am to hear details about the Project.
Back left; John Dawson (Thomas Ferguson & Co), Ken Forbes (Banbridge District Council), Giles Conlon (Iveagh Cinema). Front left; Eileen Campbell (STEM Project),Bob Stewart (Banbridge District Council), Jennifer Maguire (STEM Project).
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21.09.2005 STEM Seminar held in Monaghan
21 September 2005
Money Saving Business Seminar Helps Local SMEs
Local businesses were invited to hear about ways in which they can save themselves thousands of pounds at a seminar hosted by STEM. Representatives from small businesses attended a breakfast seminar at Hillgrove Hotel to hear details about the Project.
L-R: Gerry Kelly, Monaghan County Council; Wesley Best, STEM Programme; Jennifer Maguire, STEM Programme; Grattan Boylan, James Boylan Safety, Ardle McArdle and Paul McArdle, McArdle Printer Ltd
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13.09.2005 Craigavon Seminar
Craigavon businesses were invited to hear about ways in which they can save themselves thousands of pounds at a seminar hosted by STEM. Representatives from small businesses have been invited to attend a breakfast seminar at Lough Neagh Discovery Centre on 13 September to hear details about the STEM Project.
L-R: Gervase Scullion, Van-Net; Thomas McCavigan, Thomas McCavigan & Sons Oil; Eileen Campbell, STEM; Patrick McIlduff, Craigavon Marble; Martin McNamee, Springco Ltd; Gerard Quinn, Springco Ltd
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07.09.2005 Armagh Seminar
Money Saving Business Seminar to Help Local SMEs
Local businesses in Armagh heard about ways in which they can save themselves thousands of pounds at a seminar hosted by STEM. Representatives from small businesses attended the breakfast seminar on Wednesday 7th September at 8.00am in St Patrick’s Trian, 40 English St, Armagh. |
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01.06.2005 Editorial
STEM Project - on track for success! |
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