PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
K ils a r a n a n n o u n c e s acquisition of Oran Precast
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ilsaran has announced the acquisition of Galway-based precast company Oran Precast. Kilsaran Precast will now operate out of two locations, Oranmore in Galway and Kilsaran’s existing facility in Co Kildare, with the combined production servicing both the Irish and UK markets. Kilsaran commissioned its first precast plant in early 2021, offering a full-service solution from building design and manufacture through to installation. This acquisition now gives Kilsaran the ability to provide a full complement of precast elements from walls and floors to stairs, columns, and beams. Oran Precast’s current management team will remain and lead the combined business, with Derek Duffy becoming the managing director of Kilsaran Precast and John Dooley becoming the commercial director for the combined entity. David and Derry McKeown, co-CEO’s, Kilsaran, said: “This investment by Kilsaran allows us to provide a complete precast solution for our customers and comes at a time when there is a significant shift in
the construction market towards offsite construction. We look forward to working with our new colleagues in Oran Precast as we integrate the two businesses for further growth and investment.” Derek Duffy said: “We are extremely proud of how Oran Precast has evolved and grown to become one of Ireland’s leading
precast manufacturers supplying precast components to numerous high-profile projects in Ireland and the UK. I would like to thank the dedicated team in Oran Precast who have established the business to what it is today. I look forward to the growth of our combined business, Kilsaran Precast over the coming months and years.”
S K I L L K O L E A R N – DIG ITAL INDUC TIONS, ONBOARDING AND C ONTINUO US LEARNING MADE EASY
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killko has just launched its new digital inductions, onboarding and learning management system (LMS), offering Skillko Learn on its award-winning training and compliance management platform. This latest product addition to the platform aims to revolutionise the way companies within the construction and utility sectors manage their resources and training. Skillko Learn solves the problem of spending multiple hours inducting and onboarding new starters or subcontractors, as well as making this process completely paperless, removing even further administration. Furthermore, the LMS offering allows companies to create custom eLearning courses or upload toolbox talks and send them out to their staff to complete on their mobile devices or computers. The Skillko team has been working with its customers to build out this new offering to solve the above-mentioned problems now and into the future.
STREAMLINE ONBOARDING
Brendan Maloney, co-founder and CEO, Skillko, comments: “Skillko was developed to eliminate known problems in resource training compliance and management. Our latest product, Skillko Learn, allows businesses to streamline onboarding and inductions of new staff members and contractors, along with creating internal eLearning courses and company briefs. Skillko Learn, along with Skillko Compliance, allows a business to manage the full life cycle of resource training management and compliance specific to the construction and utility industries.”
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Skillko client David Sloyan, Director, Roadbridge, comments: “We have been incredibly happy with the return on investment and benefits we have seen through using the Skillko platform to date and are very excited by the benefits we are already experiencing with its latest feature release, Skillko Learn.” This latest product release includes various benefits such as paperless staff onboarding, automatic staff profile creation, uploading custom induction videos, creating custom eLearning courses and automatic certificate creation. Skillko Learn is now available on the Skillko platform, along with Skillko’s other product’s Skillko Compliance and Skillko Trainer. Contact the Skillko team directly at hello@skillko.com to learn more, or register for a free demo on www.skillko.com
