The IT Sligo Engineering Expo took place on the 3 May in the Knocknarea Arena at IT Sligo. The event brings together industry exhibitors, students of all ages, and educators. On the day, students showcased their final year projects for the general public and exhibitors to see. SL Controls were delighted to participate in judging …
What is the Green Ribbon Campaign? The annual Green Ribbon Campaign takes place every May. It aims to get people talking openly about mental health problems and challenges the associated stigma that sometimes comes with mental health issues. The Green Ribbon campaign is managed by See Change, the national stigma reduction partnership. SL Controls is …
Have you done any spring cleaning in your home yet? At SL Controls, our team took the opportunity to spring clean and at the same time help children and adults in Ireland with disabilities. We did this by providing each of our regional offices around the country with a yellow Enable Ireland bag, asking everyone …
SL Controls today presented a cheque for €500 to Carraroe National School in Sligo. The school plans to use the money to help buy a new football net. The presentation of the donation took place at the school’s assembly this morning. The donation is part of SL Controls’ Share the Love campaign. This campaign involved …
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SL Controls is participating again this year in the National Workplace Wellbeing Day today, Friday 13 April. National Workplace Wellbeing Day is in its fourth consecutive year and as a registered participant, SL Controls will be among the large number of companies publicly showcasing our commitment to the wellbeing of staff. The day is on …
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To find out more about SL Controls, the work we do, and the people on our team, watch our new corporate video. For more information on how we can help your business, please contact us today.
If you passed any of our offices around Ireland on Easter Thursday, you may have seen a bunch of engineers running around with a balloon between their legs. This is how we roll at SL Controls. To be specific, you would have seen members of our team taking part in our Easter Spring Chicken Race. …
A company with growth plans as ambitious as ours at SL Controls needs top quality engineers. Could you be the next engineer to join our Limerick team? In addition to having ambitious growth plans, we also operate in an engineering sector that is itself experiencing considerable growth. One of the reasons for this is the …
Calling all Automation, Controls and Systems Validation Engineers in Limerick Read More »
Share the Love is a campaign SL Controls launched in February to support local good causes and charities. We are delighted to announce the winner of the first campaign is Carraroe National School in Sligo. It will receive €500 which will go towards the purchase of a new football net for the main play area …
SL Controls’ Share the Love Winning Project is Carraroe NS Read More »
SL Controls is using International Women’s Day to encourage more young women and teenage girls to consider a career in engineering. “You don’t have to look very far to find figures that highlight the gender imbalance in engineering,” said Adrienne Burke, SL Controls In-House Recruiter. “It starts at secondary school when young people start choosing …
Women Urged to Consider an Engineering Career on International Women’s Day Read More »
The countdown to the Limerick for Engineering event is on – again. The major engineering showcase was originally planned for last week but was delayed because of the weather. It will now take place this Thursday, 8 March. The location is the same, though – the Departures Hall of Shannon Airport. It’s at 6pm …
Watch Paul Clarke, SL Controls’ technical director, explain the TOTALline product and its benefits to your business.
The workplace has been identified as a key setting for mental health stigma reduction activities. Recent research conducted by Dept. of Health and See Change found that almost half of Irish people would deliberately conceal a mental health problem from co-workers. 47% surveyed believed that being open would have a negative impact on a person’s …
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Valentine’s Day is a day of romance. At SL Controls, we want to extend the sharing of love further so are using today to launch a new campaign to support local charities and good causes. We have teamed up with onestepcloser.to to give our employees, their family, and friends a say in the charity SL …
SL Controls has launched its new suite of products, TOTALline. The launch took place at the National Manufacturing and Supply Chain conference in Dublin today. Read the product launch press release below. Press release: An Irish engineering firm has developed cost-saving software that vastly improves production line efficiency and traceability One million engineering hours spent …
SL Controls Launches TOTALline to Improve Production Line Efficiency and Traceability Read More »
OEE is crucial to your operations. If you’re improving it, you’re moving in the right direction. If it is slipping backwards you must immediately address the issues. What if we could improve OEE in your production line by up to 20 percent? It’s a big claim, but we’re launching a product tomorrow that does just …
It is the final week of the Operation Transformation initiative at SL Controls. Throughout January, employees from all our offices have engaged in activities to promote workplace physical and mental health. This included everything from walking a mile at lunchtime to setting personal goals at the start of every week. Part of the initiative was …
SL Controls is launching a new product that will dramatically improve production lines in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and food and beverage industries. The launch is one of the flagship events of the National Manufacturing Exhibition taking place on 31 January. The National Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition is the largest event of …
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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 …
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
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 …
ECubers, the OEE Games, and Producing the Next Generation of Engineers Read More »
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 …
Working With 7 of the Top 10 Pharma/Med Device Companies in the World Read More »
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 …
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 …
Fundraising with a “Who’s Moustache?” Picture Competition Read More »
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 …
Engineers Compete in Three-Legged Race to Promote Good Mental Health Read More »
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