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Partners to
develop new
stainless steel
Dermot Brabazon of DCU
School of Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering
and Deputy Director at I-Form,
said: “This exciting project
blends the manufacturing
capabilities of PRO Stainless
Designs in advanced stainlesssteel
applications with DCU’s
research focus in materials
and surface engineering and
targets a signifi cant step forward
compared to the state of the art.”
Award for Dublin business
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Anew partnership aims
to develop super-clean,
corrosion resistant stainlesssteel
surfaces. That’s according
to PRO Stainless Designs, the
Irish precision stainless-steel
solutions provider, who today
announced an ambitious three
year partnership with I-Form,
the SFI Research Centre for
Advanced Manufacturing at
Dublin City University.
By combining PRO Stainless
Designs’ industrial know-how
in stainless-steel treatments
and fi nishes and DCU’s
advanced materials expertise,
the team hope to advance the
qualities of stainless-steel
and deliver superior surface
fi nishes for food and pharma
manufacturers.
Commenting today Laurence
McDermott, Technical &
Innovation Director, at PRO
Stainless Designs, said: “We
believe more advanced stainless
fi nishes are possible, and that
this Research and Development
program will deliver huge value
for industries where sterile
environments and adherence to
strict standards and regulations
are important.”
The annual global cost of
metal corrosion is estimated
to be €2.7/$2.5 trillion*. The
corrosion of stainless-steeI,
the most common material
used in processing plants, is a
particular concern for wet- and
continuous process industries.
Another challenge, particularly
for biotech and pharmaceutical
companies, is bacterial
adhesion to the stainless-steel
surface during drug production.
Also commenting, Professor
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A Dublin-based business has been
awarded the coveted All-Ireland All-
Star Family Run Business 2020.
Oliver Conroy Pallets has achieved
a quality mark signifying it meets the
highest standards of service and trust.
Based in Dublin 12, it is approaching
70 years as a leading supplier of
wooden and heat-treated pallets in
Ireland and the UK and is delighted to
add this coveted accolade to its list of
achievements.
Speaking at the awards ceremony,
Fergal Conroy, CEO said “This is a
great achievement for our Company as
the rigorous accreditation process is
overseen by the prestigious All-Ireland
Business Foundation, and is conducted
via stringent feedback from our
customers, employees and vendors,
whose opinion matters most to us”.
This accreditation is a testament
to the loyal hardworking team of
employees that we have within our
organisation that constantly strive
towards the high standards that
we uphold.” He continued, “It is
very special to be honoured with
the named accreditation of “All
Ireland All Star Family Run Business
2020” as we are coming up on a
major milestone of our 70th year in
business, with our original founder
still involved within the company
and now having a third generation
working with us also.
We have invested heavily in our
business processes and in particular,
on Lean Manufacturing Principles,
incorporating the latest storage
system technology in the elimination
of waste. We are proud to say that we
have not sent any pallets to landfi ll
in over 20 years. Each year, we repair
and reuse 1,600,000 pallets so it is
great to get this recognition for our
eff orts”.
The Business All Star Award is an
independently verifi ed standard mark
whose adjudication panel is chaired by
Dr Briga Hynes of the Kemmy Business
School at the University of Limerick
and Kieran Ring, CEO of the Global
Institute of Logistics.
Dr Hynes said the accreditation,
which is now held by over 350 fi rms, is
needed by the thousands of small and
medium businesses which operate to
their own standards, but have nothing
to measure them by.
“We evaluate a company’s
background, trustworthiness and
performance, and we speak to
customers, employees and vendors,”
she said. “We also anonymously
approach the company as a customer
and report back on the experience. ”
The All-Ireland Business Foundation
is responsible for overseeing the
All-Ireland Business Summit and
All-Star awards, ongoing All-Star
accreditation, Thought Leader awards
and promoting peer dialogue among
members.
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