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LAI / LAM NEWS LAGAN AVIATION & HEROIC LIFESAVING SKILLS LAI / LAM NEWS

INFRASTRUCTURE
AT RAF MARHAM

OPENS OFFICE IN

Marham. One of our subcontractors who was a Lorry
NORTH OF ENGLAND A major life saving incident took place on site at RAF
Driver, John Kavanagh, took a severe asthma attack
and consequently stopped breathing.
Lagan Aviation & Infrastructure and Lagan

Airport Maintenance have expanded their Had it not have been for 4 key members of the Lagan Aviation &
UK footprint with the opening of a regional Infrastructure team it could have been a very different outcome.
office in Warrington. The alarm was raised that a driver was in distress and it was the swift

action of the emergency plan and the incident response team consisting
The Warrington office is in Wilderspool Park and will of Craig Candler, Alan McLoughlin, Steven Swinney and Neil Angus that
provide the team with a base to grow the businesses in ultimately saved a man’s life. The incident response team used their first Team above L-R : Alan McLoughlin, John Kavanagh, Neil Angus, Steve Swinney
the North of England. aid skills to carry out CPR and used the AED machine for guidance until
the emergency services arrived at the scene.
Steve Turner, Lagan Aviation & Infrastructure
Director, commented: “The investment in the new We are pleased to confirm that John has now made a full recovery
Warrington office underlines our commitment to further following a short stay in hospital to undergo several tests.
grow our business in the North of England. We are looking
forward to developing long-term relationships with new The incident response team have expressed their thanks for the
and existing clients”. opportunity to attend first aid and CPR training courses and for the
agreement to have 4No AEDs installed at RAF Marham to ensure all
The Warrington office address is G23, Wilderspool Park, areas of the site were covered.
TEAMTALK : AUTUMN ‘19 Photo Caption: Key members of the team pictured at the Warrington Office engraved; Olivia and Ella - these are the daughters of the man whose TEAMTALK : AUTUMN ‘19
Greenalls Avenue, Warrington, WA4 6HL.
You will notice, if you look closely at the lorry there are two names

are, L-R, David McVeigh, David McAlernon, Steve Turner, Kieran McIlhatton,
life was saved, and it is thanks to our colleagues who used their training
Darryl McAlernon and Gary McNeil
skills to act and to save a life. For that we are truly grateful.

Let this be a very valuable lesson learned for each one of us. Please
ensure every project site and office have adequately trained first aiders

and equipment.

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