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SL Controls is currently in the middle of an Operation Transformation initiative. Based on the television programme of the same name, it is about encouraging and helping employees to start 2018 in a healthy way. Much of the focus of healthy living initiatives like this is about physical health, i.e. eating healthy foods and leading …
Today is Blue Monday, otherwise known as the most depressing day of the year. It’s a time when all the Christmas and New Year festivities have worn off and we’re left with stretched bank accounts, the effects of holiday indulgences on our waistlines, overcast weather, and being firmly back in the daily work routine. At …
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January is a time when many people embark on living a healthier lifestyle. At SL Controls, employees can do this by joining in with the company’s Operation Transformation challenge. The initiative from SL Controls is about encouraging employees to: Take part in physical activity Eat healthily Take care of their mental health. “We took inspiration …
Leaving Ireland to find work and improve your level of experience is a great move for many people, including engineers. You get to immerse yourself in a new culture and expand your horizons. You might also have moved because of the economic difficulties Ireland faced around 10 years ago. What about now? If you come …
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SL Controls is committed to a working environment that promotes healthy living, physically and mentally. So, on Monday 13 March 2017, we launched our new health and well-being programme called Live Well at SL. As part of the launch, we distributed a calendar of events around all offices outlining the initiatives and activities for 2017. …
Employees across all office joined in the festive fun by wearing a Christmas Jumper to work in aid of the Simon Community on Friday last. There were posters and charity boxes in each office to support the charity. If you would like to make a donation to the Simon Community, click here
In 2004, Robert O’Hanlon had just left school, was working part-time in an electrical wholesaler, and was trying to get someone to take him on as an apprentice electrician. Travel was not something he did regularly. Fast forward 13 years to now and he travels Europe and elsewhere in the world as lead field engineer …
If you saw two job openings with similar descriptions, one for a large multinational corporation and the other for a small Irish business with about 100 employees, which would you think was the better opportunity? Here are nine compelling reasons why the small company is the better option. 1. Small Companies Are More Flexible, Agile, …
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Check out the pics here from the SL Controls Christmas Party 2017. It was in the fabulous Tullamore Court Hotel. There was about 80 of us there, the Christmas dinner was great, and we danced well into the night.
Ireland needs more young people to pursue a career in engineering. At SL Controls, we want to encourage the best young talent to study engineering, obtain a qualification, and work on our team. That’s why we launched the ECubers initiative and the OEE Games. It’s also why we reach out to transition year students and …
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Keeping fit and healthy this Christmas – that’s what the SL Controls’ 12 Days of Fitness initiative is all about. Just like the famous Christmas song, the 12 days of fitness is an accumulating challenge with a new exercise every day. The idea is to add this new exercise to the others each day finishing …
The pharmaceutical, bio pharmaceutical and medical device industries in Ireland continue to grow strongly, and SL Controls is proud of the role it plays in these sectors. In fact, we now work with seven of the top 10 pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing companies in the world. These industries are a huge driver of economic …
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Most people working as an engineer in Ireland or elsewhere in the world follow the traditional career route – get an engineering degree, find employment, advance your career, and, often, obtain post-graduate degrees and other qualifications. This applies to SL Controls as much as it does in other engineering companies – most of our team …
SL Controls has expanded significantly in recent years, increasing the number of engineers on our team. This expansion was essential and enables us to continue delivering high-quality services to our growing list of clients. Every engineer working for us across all of our offices around the country, has a different background. There are essential skills …
At SL Controls, we employ engineers with a variety of backgrounds. The growth of the company, as well as the sectors in which we operate, are some of the reasons why people choose to work with us. The training and support we offer engineers who move from other branches of engineering to positions with us …
Identify the man or male cartoon character just by looking at a picture of his moustache – that was the challenge SL Controls set for its employees this November – or Movember. It was a picture competition, but one with a difference – instead of there being a winner and a prize, all correct entries …
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As part of SL Controls Think Well at SL programme, the offices recently took part in a three-legged race to Stomp Out Stigma. We launched the Think Well at SL Programme last month on World Mental Health Day. It involves several initiatives that promote good workplace mental health. The latest of these initiatives was the …
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The solutions our engineers develop are central to every project we work on at SL Controls. As a result, the quality of our engineering team is important to all our clients. Our professional development, upskilling, and staff retention policies are important to our clients too. It is not surprising, therefore, that nurturing engineering talent and …
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We launched the Think Well at SL programme earlier this month on World Mental Health day to promote good mental health in the workplace. We ran a number of initiatives to promote positive mental health within the organization including distributing Mindfulness Cubes to employees. The purpose of the Mindfulness Cube is to help employees relax …
Check out the video of the official opening of our new Limerick office. It will help support our expanding customer base in the Midwest region of Ireland. Thirty people are already employed at the office and there are plans to recruit 10 more.
SL Controls officially opened its office in Limerick today. The office already has over 30 employees making it our biggest in the country. It is situated in the National Technology Park in Plassey so is in the perfect location to serve our expanding customer base in the region. The office was opened by Minister of …
Last week, SL Controls launched the Think Well at SL programme to promote positive mental health in the company. As part of the programme, we distributed posters throughout each of our offices promoting good mental health. The posters include useful tips on everything from how to be kind to your mind to who you can …
IT Sligo Careers Fair is one of the highlights of our Autumn Recruitment Calendar. We were there last Thursday 12 October along with over 70 other exhibitors who packed into the main campus. There was an excellent atmoshere on the day and it was fantastic speaking to students interested in a career with SL Controls. …
SL Controls has launched a new programme to promote positive mental health in the company. It is called Think Well at SL and was launched on World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2017. Think Well at SL features several initiatives to educate employees about mental health and help them understand its importance. The programme is …
The team at SL Controls have picked up another award – the Best Innovation in Business Award at the 2017 Sligo Business Awards. The ceremony took place on Friday 6 October at the Sligo Park Hotel with guest speaker Gavin Duffy. The Best Innovation in Business Award looks at unique and innovative approaches to doing …
On Monday 02nd October we were in attendance at the GMIT Graduate Careers Fair. The event took place from 12 noon to 3pm on campus and there were over 90 exhibitors on the day. This was an excellent opportunity for us to meet with graduates interested in a career in Engineering. On the day we …
Running is not something engineers do regularly when at work. On Friday 29th September, however, engineers and other staff from SL Controls put on their running gear for the Limerick Sports Partnership Company Relay Marathon Challenge 2017. The event is a relay, with each team member running multiple 200-metre stints to cover a full marathon distance …
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Today is National Fitness Day 2017. This is our day to get up, get out and get active! This year, at SL Controls, as part of our Live Well at SL programme, we are teaming up with local gyms and leisure centres throughout the country who are opening their doors to welcome us for free …
SL Controls has received ISO accreditation to the new standard ISO9001:2015. This new accreditation is the result of many months of hard work as we transitioned from the old standard ISO9001:2008 to the new standard ISO9001:2015.
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