Derry GAA’s event ‘Outside the Game – A Careers Expo’ held on Saturday 17 February saw many local companies come together including Northern Ireland’s leading waste management and Derry GAA Youth Development Squad sponsor, RiverRidge.
The event was held in order to develop links between young athletes and local businesses seeking to employ people in the community. It was a chance for companies to present available opportunities and to offer advice to those starting out in their professional lives or preparing for future career possibilities.
Eamon Doherty, Compliance Director of RiverRidge comments; “As proud sponsor of Derry GAA Youth Development Squads, we are committed to the development of these young players and Outside the Game – A Careers Expo was an added opportunity to benefit these sportsmen and women as they consider a future career.”
Acquired in 2011, RiverRidge has grown radically over the last six years, from operating skip hire and landfill services, to employing 280 staff and spearheading the transformation of the waste sector in Northern Ireland through the use of innovation and a dedicated workforce.
Eamon continues, “At RiverRidge, we offer comprehensive waste management and recycling solutions. With this all inclusive service offering, there are various working parts that make it possible. This includes numerous job roles across several departments, such as transport, business development, finance, human resources and compliance. Our Material Recycling Facilities also includes a dedicated workforce made up of machinists and waste operatives, to name but a few.
“We are committed to building a team and a business which our community stakeholders can be proud of, and it is this team which some of the Career Expo attendees may consider joining in the future, in order to play a vital role in championing and promoting a more resourceful, efficient, and productive approach to waste management in Northern Ireland.”
Derry county chairman, Brian Smith comments, “The Career Expo provided a fantastic opportunity for students to get a wide-ranging view of the breadth of opportunities across various industries. This is why we value the many local companies involved, including RiverRidge.
“As Derry GAA’s Youth Development Squad sponsor, RiverRidge continues to support the development and progress of our young athletes. I would like to thank RiverRidge for its enduring efforts to provide the best environment for our youth to fulfil their potential on the pitch and now in their professional life also.”
