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SISK GROUP - SICON LTD CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
At Sisk we commit to Corporate Social Responsibility
projects that can make a lasting difference to the
communities where we work as well as on our
own employees.
Young people need a start in their years in the Sisk Joinery Workshops
careers, an opportunity to gain and Training Centre, Sisk apprentices
experience and develop their skills have been making wooden toys in the
further. This is why we offer summer 5 week run up to Christmas, which are
internships and a robust graduate then donated to a variety of hospitals,
programme which we call, ‘Excelerate’. schools, homes and orphanages in
Ireland and the UK. Great Ormond Street
In addition to supporting young people Hospital, Saoirse Women’s Refuge and
into the construction industry, Sisk St. Paul’s Special School are just a few of
are also committed to improving local the institutes that have benefited from
employment in the areas where we these highly crafted contributions.
work. Many Sisk projects have in place
project specific targets aiming for a Our construction team on the Microsoft
set percentage of locally employed Data Centre Project, Dublin, made a
individuals to be employed during the donation to the Construction Workers
works. With this we are able to provide Health Trust who carry out health
opportunities in the communities where screening and do great work to re-
we work to develop their skill base educate building workers on the
and support improved employment importance of exercise, good diet and a
prospects. This can be demonstrated healthy lifestyle.
on our Alumno and Northwest Lands
projects with 44% and 35% of the Sisk are proud to sponsor a number
workforce coming from the local area of local sports teams in the UK and
since the start of January 2015. Ireland and sometimes further afield.
In 2015 we sponsored the Gaelic
Many of the partnerships that were Athletic Association Hurling team in
chosen as part of the Community The Hague, Netherlands who have
Volunteering Program during the gone on to become European Round 1
Group’s 150th Anniversary celebrations Hurling Winners.
in 2009 are still in place today. During
2015 John Sisk & Son are celebrating Across our business our project
10 years in partnership with St. Kevin’s teams engage with local schools to
College in Dublin, as part of the Business help educate children on site safety.
in the Community School’s Partnership Schoolchildren are encouraged to
scheme. Our on-going commitment to contribute pictures and designs which
support Children’s Charities and good we use to brighten up our site hoardings
causes continues. Over the past 40 giving them a sense of involvement in
our projects.
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