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SL Controls Launches Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy

SL Controls has launched its first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy, reinforcing our commitment to nurturing a workplace environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. The aim of the policy is to create an open and inclusive culture where everyone feels valued. Shauna Ryan, SL Controls Director of People and Culture, said: “Diversity, equity, and …

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Celebrating SL Controls Female Engineers on International Women in Engineering Day 2023

Celebrating SL Controls Female Engineers on International Women in Engineering Day 2023

Today is International Women in Engineering Day, so it is the ideal opportunity to celebrate the female engineers in SL Controls and the fantastic contribution they make to the company. We have women engineers working in a range of roles across all parts of the business. Days like International Women in Engineering Day also bring …

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SL Controls Company Outing 2023

SL Controls Urban Adventure and Viking Cruise – 2023 Company Outing

The SL Controls company outing took place over the weekend as the team headed to Athlone last Friday. Despite the storms in parts of the country, the weather held up as we were split into teams to compete in an Urban Adventure competition. Armed with iPads, the teams set off to find various hotspots around …

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Workplace Wellbeing Week 2023 at SL Controls

Workplace Wellbeing Week 2023 at SL Controls

This week is workplace wellbeing week at SL Controls. We have a series of events planned throughout the week, culminating on Friday 28 April, the official IBEC National Workplace Wellbeing Day. According to IBEC, National Workplace Wellbeing Day is “Ireland’s biggest celebration of workplace health and wellbeing”. Shauna Ryan, SL Controls Director of People and …

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Embracing Equity at SL Controls on International Women's Day

Embracing Equity at SL Controls on International Women’s Day

SL Controls is proud to support this year’s International Women’s Day theme, Embrace Equity. It’s an especially important message to get across in engineering as the sector seeks to attract more women. The International Women’s Day theme of Embrace Equity is about going beyond equality, where equality is the goal rather than the approach. After …

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Engineering in a Box Lessons for 4th Class Pupils at Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh, Limerick

Engineering in a Box Lessons for 4th Class Pupils at Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh, Limerick

Encouraging the next generation of employees and entrepreneurs to consider engineering is important to us at SL Controls, so we jumped at the opportunity to get involved with STEAM Education again. Last year, two of our engineers had a fantastic experience teaching children in a Sligo primary school about engineering topics and concepts. This time …

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Meet the SL Controls Team at Explore Engineering 2023 in Clare

Meet the SL Controls Team at Explore Engineering 2023 in Clare

The SL Controls team is looking forward to the annual engineering showcase, Explore Engineering. It takes place this year on Thursday 2 March and it’s back to its former home, Shannon Airport. Explore Engineering is aimed at students, teachers, and parents with the goal of showcasing the career opportunities that exist in the engineering sector …

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SL Controls Shortlisted for Innovator Excellence Award

SL Controls Shortlisted for Innovator Excellence Award

We are delighted to have been selected as a finalist for the Innovator Excellence Award at the upcoming Sligo Chamber of Commerce Excellence Awards. We are one of three finalists for the award, which is sponsored by Atlantic Technological University. Keith Moran, CEO at SL Controls said: “The Innovator Excellence Award category this year is …

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Celebrating the many fathers working at SL Controls ahead of International Men's Day

Celebrating Fathers at SL Controls Ahead of International Men’s Day

Tomorrow is International Men’s Day, an event focused on celebrating and highlighting positive male role models as well as raising awareness of the importance of well-being in the lives of men and boys. To mark International Men’s Day, we are celebrating the many fathers who work at SL Controls, exploring how they juggle home and …

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SL Controls' Fiona Chung Inspiring Students About STEM Career Opportunities

SL Controls’ Fiona Chung Inspiring Students About STEM Career Opportunities

SL Controls Validation Engineer Fiona Chung will be joining other STEM advocates (including an Irish astronaut candidate) this evening at an event promoting careers in STEM. The event, which is part of Science Week 2022, is organized by medical device company Abbott and is being held at the Atlantic Technological University in Sligo. Fiona will …

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The Importance of Integration in the Factory of the Future – a Priority Topic at Pharma MES

The Importance of Integration in the Factory of the Future – a Priority Topic at Pharma MES

Technology and pharmaceutical industry leaders came together this month at the Pharma MES conference to discuss, among other things, the development of the Factory of the Future. SL Controls CTO Paul Clarke was involved, hosting discussions on the importance of integration in the development of Smart Factories Pharma MES took place in Berlin, Germany, from …

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SL Controls Company Outing 2022

Three Legged Races and Sack Races – Team Building Activities Old-School

In the first in-person company outing since before the Covid-19 pandemic, the SL Controls team went back to school on Friday. Well, back to old-school sports day. The location was Willow Park FC in Athlone where the team-building activities included three-legged races, sack races, wheelbarrow races, and a tug of war. There was also a …

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