Celebrating McDermotts’ 25th birthday month

McDermotts was founded in August 1994, so to celebrate our birthday month we organised daytime celebrations for our colleagues across all of our sites and head office. Site teams were given the option of celebrating with a hot cooked breakfast, or with some mid-morning cakes and treats.  Head office were treated to lunch and a slice of delicious cake. The…

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McDermotts is certified by NQA to ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management System

We are delighted to be certified by NQA to ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management System, which builds upon our 3Ps (People, plant, prosperity) carbon commitment. ISO 50001 certification demonstrates an organisation’s commitment to continual improvement in energy management.  An energy management system integrates energy management into existing business systems, enabling us to better manage our energy, sustain achieved savings, and continuously…

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Charity round up

To celebrate 25 years of McDermotts, we have been doing lots of fundraising for our chosen charities of Ronald McDonald House and Sifa Fireside as well as supporting community projects. Here is a roundup of what we have done so far. Creating an allotment for The Pines School – this special needs school had been looking for support from local…

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Meet Elaine Kirby – Resources and Facilities Manager

Ask anyone at McDermotts about Elaine Kirby and the phrase ‘backbone of Head Office’ is most people’s first thought! Never one to shy to away from any challenge that is thrown at her, Elaine has been working for McDermotts for nearly 14 years and has been instrumental in helping the company evolve into the large enterprise it is today. We…

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Words of wisdom from the POD

As everyone knows, supporting the local community is at the heart of McDermotts.  For the last 3 years, every Wednesday afternoon a member of staff from Head Office spends an hour with members of the POD – the local community centre for Nechells.  Team members join the weekly ‘Coffee and Chat’ sessions where local residents can get together and socialise…

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