Rowan are very proud supporters of Junk Kouture – The Youth Sustainable Fashion Competition. This amazing project is the brainchild of Troy Armour, who wanted to create a sport for creative young people. Young people representing their schools, design and create amazing Kouture from 100% upcycled materials.Following amazing shows in Dublin, London, New York, Paris,…
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At Rowan, we believe in giving back to the community, and during 2022 we supported a broad range of charities and non-profit organisations, the logos for which we have reproduced below. All the organisations that Rowan supported were chosen by our team, who have personal connections with each one. The attached document provides some background…
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Rowan are pleased to announce that our research paper, co-authored by Ciara Wickham and Tom Rowan in conjunction with Joe Benson and Prof. David Taylor of Trinity College Dublin on “Predicting the degradation of slip resistance in footpath paving materials,” has been published in the Wear journal and is now accessible online. The Paper looks…
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Team Rowan were once again delighted to participate in this year’s very successful Breast Cancer Ireland’s Great Pink Run. This year’s event was a hybrid event, and over the weekend of the 14th to 16th of October, our team completed the run in their own areas. Here are some photos of our team ably supported…
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This is an opportunity to work for an ambitious, growing, dynamic company with an excellent reputation. Experienced Environmental Consultant based in Trim, Co Meath or Oranmore, Co Galway working on projects of varying scale and type in the areas of environmental planning, permitting, impact assessment, due diligence, liability, and licensing. The ideal candidate will have…
DetailsThis is an opportunity to work for a growing, dynamic company with a reputation for excellence. You will have the autonomy to complete excellent work your way, in accordance with the company objectives and core values with regular contact and support from the Forensic and Managing Directors. Job Role Carry out inspections at accident locations…
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In advance of this year’s Great Pink Run, Denise, our office manager, chats to Aisling Hurley, CEO of Breast Cancer Ireland, about her very personal connection to breast cancer as part of the podcast series “More Than A Lump”. To find out more, visit https://www.breastcancerireland.com/more-than-a-lump-podcast/season-2/s2-episode-3-meet-denise-ashe-and-orla-walsh/ Where to listen:
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Rowan are delighted to welcome Michael Treco onboard the Rowan team as the first graduate to join the company under the Rowan Graduate Development Programme. Earlier this year, Tom launched our Graduate Development Programme in association with University College Dublin and, specifically, the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering.
Rowan officially opened its new offices in Oranmore, just in time to celebrate at the Galway Races. The company with a team of 23 people provides specialist services in environmental consultancy and forensic engineering. Tom Rowan, a University College Galway graduate, founder, and managing director said, “our decision to have a permanent base in Galway reflects…
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Tom Rowan really enjoyed the ‘Scaling up your business’ seminar at Redwood Academy last Friday. An amazing, intimate venue hosted by Brian and Kerry Keegan together with their children, wolfhound, and goat. There was a huge amount of learning from excellent keynote speakers in Verne Harnish (Scaling Up), Gene Browne (City Bin), and Michael Cahill,…
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Rowan are thrilled to support Junk Kouture. This amazing project combines young people’s creativity and sustainability to create entertainment on a global scale. Looking forward to attending the initial roadshow in Dublin tonight, followed by London, Milan, Paris, New York and Abu Dhabi. Good luck Troy and all the JK team!
Today marks the 42nd Earth Day. This annual event, which always falls on the 22nd of April, is the world’s largest environmental movement. Earth Day aims to increase awareness of the impact humans have on the environment, and the day is now marked by more than 1 billion people worldwide. The Earth Day 2022 theme…
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Tom really enjoyed participating in the UCD Biosystems Careers Panel for “Life after UCD”. Apart from discussing sustainability and environmental career paths, Tom launched our ‘Rowan Graduate Development Programme’.Rowan Graduate Development Programme is a programme to link UCD Biosystems masters students with our clients and provide a career path to consultancy with Rowan. The attendees…
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Rowan were delighted to be interviewed and featured by Meath LEO in their series of Client Case Studies. It’s a great video with the only downside being that Tom now realises he is middle-aged and has no hair!
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Rowan are delighted to support three generations of the Hughes Family to plant 18 acres of Native Irish Woodland in Rathmolyon, Trim, Co. Meath, as part of the Woodland Environmental Fund (WEF). Our video below shows George, his son Jason and two grandchildren Eliot and Sofia planting Oak, Rowan, Hazel, Birch, Crab Apple, and Whitethorn. Planting…
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At Rowan, we believe in giving back to the community and during 2021 we supported a broad range of charities and non-profit organisations, the logos for which we have reproduced below. All the organisations that Rowan supported were chosen by our team, who have personal connections with each one. The attached document provides some background…
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Merry Christmas to all our clients, colleagues, and friends from the Rowan team. We wish you and your families a safe and peaceful Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. This year we were delighted to have the opportunity to take part in the Focus Ireland Christmas Jumper Day and donated to support this…
DetailsJunk Kouture is a movement growing across the world – inspiring young people to create and through that creativity inspire them to succeed. Here at Rowan, we love what Junk Kouture is about. Empowering young people and creating sustainable fashion from recycled materials is perfectly aligned with our own Social Responsibility Goals. So much so…
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Team Rowan were once again delighted to participate in this year’s very successful Breast Cancer Ireland Great Pink Run. Over the weekend of the 15th to 17th October our team completed the nationwide virtual run in great spirits. Here are some photos of our team ably supported by their children, family members and canine companions in completing…
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Tom Rowan was delighted to be interviewed by the County Meath Chamber as Rowan were featured as a Business of the Month. Rowan are delighted to be a member of the County Meath Chamber as it gives us a great opportunity to meet with like-minded companies and individuals in the community. We have benefitted from…
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A very wet Tom Rowan and John Brennan (MD at ORS) finishing their runs for Pieta’s Darkness into Light on May 8th 2021 – although there wasn‘t much sunlight at the end!
Thursday 22nd April 2021 marked the 41st Earth Day. This annual event, which always falls on the 22nd April, is the world’s largest environmental movement. The purpose of Earth Day is to increase awareness of the impact humans have on the environment, and the day is now marked by more than 1 billion people worldwide.…
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Tom Rowan was delighted to speak at Dillon Eustace’s very informative webinar on the Role of Engineers in Litigation on 28 January 2021. The session was moderated by Dillon Eustace’s Elaine Healy.
This year Rowan took part in the Wear To Care fundraiser to help raise funds for the vital services provided by the Irish Cancer Society. 2020 has been an extremely difficult year for cancer patients and their loved ones and we felt it would be nice to do our part to help raise funds. So…
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At Rowan, we believe in giving back to the community. We summarise the charitable donations made by the company during 2020 and provide some background information on each charity/non-profit organisation. All the charities that Rowan support are chosen by our team, who have personal connections with each charity. Last Hope Animal Charity Imelda Coakley Last…
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“Planning Refusals Can Cost Hundreds of Thousands, if Not Millions…” Tom Rowan of Rowan Engineering said that “refusal of planning permission for any development including infrastructural developments, can cost hundreds of thousands, if not millions of euros of wasted time, effort and money. While planning in Ireland is bound by strict regulations, it is constantly…
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Team Rowan were once again delighted to participate in this year’s very successful Breast Cancer Ireland ‘Great Pink Run’. On the 16th October 2020 our team individually completed the nationwide virtual run in great spirits. Just shy of 15,000 people took part in the event raising an amazing €900,000 to support Breast Cancer Ireland’s ongoing research…
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Rowan recently undertook two Lean projects including developing a new scheduling process for engineer site visits and developing a Lean metrics reporting system with the aim of delivering more value to the customer with reduced effort and resources. We’re delighted with the efficiencies and improvements introduced as a result of the Lean programme. We strongly…
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We hope you and your families remain safe and well. From 30th March 2020, we will all be working remotely from home, until the restrictions are lifted. In the interest of our team’s health and safety, while endeavouring to keep our business viable we are limiting our Engineering work to: -Writing existing reports Desktop studies…
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Tom Rowan from Rowan, Eamon O Sullivan and Michael McManus from the Health and Safety Authority will be presenting at the Health and Safety Authority – Slip Prevention Workshop in Dublin 1 on 31st March and Cork City on 2nd April. 31st March – Spencer Hotel, Dublin 1, D01 X4C9 2nd April – Clayton Hotel,…
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