History
1998 Founded by John Byrne and Michael Looby
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2007 Galway and Belfast office established
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2008 Guildford office established
2009 UAE and KSA offices established
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2012 Bahrain office established
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2013 Acquires PH McCarthy
2014 Manchester office established
2016 Acquires Cronin Millar
2017 Acquires Sinclair Johnston & Partners
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2019 Acquires TerraConsult
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2020 Acquires Cuthbert Environmental
2020 Acquires MDS BIM
2022 Ayesa acquires ByrneLooby
2023 ByrneLooby rebrands to Ayesa
Our Offices
Standard Operations Procedures, Awards & Accreditations
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As part of Ayesa, We are 12,000+ multi-disciplinary engineering & technology professionals, generating €649M in revenue
Awards: award-winning engineering consultancy
Ayesa: 57+years experience
In Ireland, We are a Deloitte Platinum Best Managed Company
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Achilles supply-line Silver Plus
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#44 out of 225 International Engineering Design Firms of the world: ENR 2022
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#10 in Top 10 Ground Engineering Consultants in the UK
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Constructiononline Gold Member
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Occupational Health & Safety Management
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Quality Management System
Environmental Management System
Frameworks
Health & Safety Accreditation
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Our work approach We
Our Sub Sectors
GEOSCIENCE
Urban Geotechnics
Infrastructure Geotechnics
• Engineering Geology
Underground Space
Site Investigation
Land Quality & Regeneration
• Surface Water & Groundwater Risk Assessments
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WATER
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• Water Supply
Wastewater
Drainage Networks
• Tunnelling & Conveyance
Asset Optimisation & Resilience
Resource Management
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FLOODING
Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) and
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Flood Management Plans
• Flood Relief Schemes (FRS)
Catchment Area Planning, Hazard Mapping
• Flood Resilience Planning
Hydrologics, Hydrology and Geomorphology
TRANSPORTATION
• Highways and Bridges
Rail and Metros
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Logistics Parks
• Road Safety Audits
Development Infrastructure
Tunnelling
• Temporary Works
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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ENVIRONMENT
Sustainability
Environmental, Social Impact
Assessment and Permitting
Modelling, Monitoring & Compliance
Ecology and Biodiversity
Climate Resilience
Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessment
Environmental Planning
CONSERVATION
Places of Worship
Residential Heritage
Commercial Heritage
Estates & Country Homes
Scheduled Monuments
Heritage Surveys & Asset Protection
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MARINE & COASTAL
Ports and Harbours
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Modelling
Marinas and Waterfronts
Planning and Licensing
Terminals and Facilities
BUILDINGS
Residential Office & Commercial
Public Buildings
Leisure
Education
Health
Temporary Works
ENERGY
Renewable Energy
Energy Generation
Energy Efficiency
Transmission & Distribution
• Construction