FlexManager’s Conference Circuit: Where to Find Us This Autumn
Following a busy and successful spring conference season, the FlexManager team is gearing up for an equally exciting autumn schedule.
2025 in Review: What we got up to at FlexManager HQ
This year has been one that was full of fulfilling projects, great people, and spikes in blood sugar! It’s important to look back and reflect on everything that we have packed in to a very busy year. Here’s a whistle-stop tour of the moments that defined our year, small and large! These are the moments that keep all at FlexManager HQ motivated to provide the highest quality compliance software solution possible to our clients.
Coming together! A year of Team moments:
Connectedness extends outside the solution we provide. We kicked off our first All hands meeting of the year in April, giving us a chance to bring everyone together, align on our goals, and share some laughs over some easter eggs. By July, we enjoyed a night out in Galway city. The best and worst ideas are often discovered on nights like these! Our second All Hands took place in November to reflect on 2025 and set our eyes on 2026, before we closed everything out with our Christmas party: a well-earned celebration and the perfect way to wrap up the year!
Content worth highlighting:
It was a huge year for stories, features, and thought leadership. We kicked off our Fireside Chat series, diving deeper into industry insights and conversations that matter. We launched our shiny new website. We were delighted to have printed advertisements in the Galway Advertiser as part of their Galway Grown series and in the CIF Annual Magazine. To top it all off, we published a white paper exploring change management in digital transformation, one of our biggest deep dives to date, with more to come.
Nothing like a few snacks along the way!
This year brought an impressive parade of surprise snacks that kept us in the canteen for longer than anticipated. We kicked things off with Pancake Tuesday and an impromptu Tayto sandwich day. Summer heatwaves were conquered with ice-cream breaks, and we marked hitting 1,000 LinkedIn followers with a celebratory batch of cupcakes! By Halloween, we had a full sweet shop spread, the perfect finale to a year powered by treats and teamwork.
Here’s to the moments that made us laugh, the projects that made us proud, and the people who make it all happen. We can’t wait to see what 2026 has in store!
Corporate Social Responsibility Value Highlighted by New Study
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can often be overlooked as an important part of a business. A new study, however, reveals details that indicate how mandatory CSR could benefit companies not only through safeguarding branding, but also by boosting financial performance.
New machinery regulation broadens responsibility to operators in the EU
The impending new Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 is set to come into effect in January 2027. Several aspects of the regulation are sure to be of utmost importance to companies who have plant and equipment assets in use as part of their operations.
Safety Training Importance Highlighted by UK Law Change
A UK health & safety expert has warned that a new employment law update could impact companies taking a complacent approach to safety training.
Smarter Compliance in Action: FlexManager Visits Doyle Shipping Group at Dublin Port
FlexManager visited Doyle Shipping Group at Dublin Port to see its operations first-hand and explore the impact of smarter, connected compliance.
Workplace Temperature Discussions Offer Reminder of Risk Mitigation
In England, a senior Health and Safety Executive (HSE) official has spoken about the potential difficulties of implementing a universal maximum workplace temperature.
Back to Work, Back to Risk: Avoiding Q3 Safety Complacency
The return to work after summer often feels like a reset. Teams are back, operations pick up, and attention shifts to hitting targets for the remainder of the year. However, this period can also introduce a less visible risk. Complacency.
Traffic Management Compliance: Lessons From a €1.2m Ireland Fine
Traffic management compliance failures led to a €1.2m fine for an Irish roadworks contractor. See how digital RAMS reduce public road risk.
Women in Construction Safety: Irish H&S Officer Wins Miss Galaxy
Women in construction safety take the spotlight as an Irish health and safety officer is crowned Miss Galaxy International. See how FlexManager supports diverse safety teams.
Mobile Plant Safety Gaps Highlighted by Saskatoon Site Incident
A fatal Saskatoon incident puts mobile plant safety back in focus. See how digital risk assessments protect workers around moving equipment.
Work at Height Compliance Failures Cost UK Contractor £20,000
Work at height compliance gaps led to a £20,000 fine after a UK roof fall. See how digital RAMS and inspections prevent repeat failures.
Workplace Transport Compliance: Two Ports, Two Forklifts, One Costly Lesson
Two UK port forklift fines expose the same workplace transport compliance gap. See how FlexManager keeps traffic and pedestrian plans live, not filed away.