Arrotek News

Arrotek install Electric Car charging facilities

by Arrotek Medical Ltd
Arrotek strives towards a greener future, and we fully support the move towards environmental sustainability. Work is currently underway to install electric car charging facilities outside of our premises in Finisklin Business Park in Sligo. More of our staff are investing in electric vehicles and this charging point will give them a convenient and hassle-free way to fuel up whilst also being kind to the environment. We are delighted to be able to offer this electric car charging point to our staff and customers.

Arrotek Supports UNICEF’s Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine Campaign

by Arrotek Medical Ltd
Arrotek has made a donation to UNICEF’s Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine campaign to help the organisation in its efforts to deliver Covid-19 vaccines to the world's most vulnerable people. UNICEF's goal is to help vaccinate two billion people across the globe, with a focus on health workers, vulnerable families, and other high-risk groups. It is doing this because scientists and health professionals believe nobody is safe from Covid-19 until everyone is safe. The money donated to UNICEF will help to buy, transport, and administer Covid-19 vaccinations.   Richard Loughlin from Arrotek said: “We are proud to support this...

Arrotek Wins Best Medical Device Design Specialist Award

by Arrotek Medical Ltd
Arrotek has won an award at the 2021 Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Awards: Best Medical Device Design & Development Specialists - ROI. The Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Awards are run by Global Health & Pharma. The annual awards highlight innovation and outstanding levels of performance. Richard McLoughlin from Arrotek, said: “We are thrilled to have won this award, it is testament to the amazing team we have inhouse in our facility in Ireland. At Arrotek, we continuously strive to deliver on client expectations while also pushing the boundaries of minimally invasive medical device design. “Every member of the Arrotek team is committed...

Workplace Wellbeing at Arrotek: The Right to Disconnect

by Arrotek Medical Ltd
Last month, the Government published its Code of Practice on the Right to Disconnect.  At Arrotek, this code of practice is something we fully support. Throughout our 16 years in business, we have recognised the importance of relaxation and rest during personal time for all members of the Arrotek team. Today, all employees are encouraged to finish work on time and to switch off and disconnect from work at weekends and when on annual leave. Tracey Kelly, HR Manager at Arrotek, said: “We follow the ethos here at Arrotek that when you are off, you are off! This approach is...

Sligo MedTech Companies Sponsor Irish Olympic Hopeful John Travers

by Arrotek Medical Ltd
Sligo medical device companies Arrotek Medical, Ward Automation, and Verus Metrology have come together to provide sponsorship for Irish middle-distance runner, John Travers. John aims to make it onto the Irish Olympic team to compete in the 5,000 metres long-distance track event in Japan in July/August. John said: "It is absolutely brilliant getting this support. I work full-time so it was hard to put my full focus on running. I've now given up work to concentrate on getting to the Olympics and this financial support has completely taken away the stress. I can now get into the qualifying races that...

Arrotek Team Covers Over 3,360km in March Fitness Initiative

by Arrotek Medical Ltd
At Arrotek, we ran another virtual Sports and Social Club event during March to promote Spring fitness. We split up into four teams to compete in a challenge to see who could walk, run, and cycle the furthest. Team Carrowmore came out on top covering 931km during the month. Congratulations to them and everyone who took part. Results: Team Carrowmore - 931km Team Knocknarea - 857km Team Benbulben - 802km Team Lissadell House - 771km  

Virtual Eat Well, Feel Well Workshop at Arrotek

by Arrotek
Employees in Arrotek have taken part in an Eat Well, Feel Well workshop. It was presented by nutritionist Aoife Clancy. Aoife is the performance nutritionist with Sligo GAA's Senior football and hurling teams. She also runs a nutrition clinic. The aim of the virtual workshop was to discuss a balanced approach to a healthy lifestyle, nutrition, and the immune system. Aoife also talked about the link between food and mood, gut health, and snacking at work. Tracey Kelly, HR Manager at Arrotek said: "We have a sports and social club which is normally very active. It has been more difficult...

Donating Christmas Gifts to Nazareth House

by Arrotek Medical Ltd
The Arrotek team again this year got involved with the Nazareth House appeal. We received gift tags from Nazareth House containing the names of current residents. These are residents who have had minimal contact with loved ones throughout 2020 because of the impact of the pandemic. Nazareth House provides a range of different care services to people in the community. This includes long-term care, respite care, and convalescence care, as well as end of life and palliative care. Members of the Arrotek team took individual tags to buy gifts, using a gift idea list from Nazareth House as a guide....