IRISH CONSTRUCTION NEWS TOP 40 BUILDING CONTRACTORS 2023

ROBBIE COUSINS, Editor, Irish Construction News, introduces the Irish Construction News Top 40 Building Contractors 2023 and explains how the list was compiled.

Irish Construction News is delighted to publish the Irish Construction News Top 40 Building Contractors 2023. This is a snapshot of building contractors operating in the Irish construction industry at the end of 2022.

According to the Central Statistics Office, at the end of Q4 2022, the Irish construction sector employed 163,200 people directly (CSO Labour Force Survey, Q4, 2022). Ireland’s Top 40 Building Contractors 2023’ had a combined turnover of €9.13bn in 2022, an increase of about €1.68bn on the €7.45bn overall turnover figure in 2021. During 2022, they recorded €6.6bn in construction activity in Ireland and €2.53bn in exported services.

Irish building contractors continue to meet the construction needs of global leaders at home and abroad, bringing foreign direct investment (FDI) to Ireland and Irish building expertise to clients on the international construction stage. The entry point for inclusion in this year’s Top 40 was just over €35m.

The overall figure gives a clear indication that the Irish construction sector continues to be a dynamic industry sector looking to the future with the ambition and know-how to deliver complex construction programmes at home and overseas, where its presence is growing substantially.

How The Top 40 Is Compiled

Foundation Media Ltd, the publisher of Irish Construction News and constructionnews.ie, compiles the Irish Construction News Top 40 Building Contractors listing annually. Companies are listed according to their overall turnover figure (combined Irish and international) for their last trading year. We record each company’s ROI turnover and international turnover figure, where available. Turnover figures are sourced directly from contractors. Companies must have their primary business based in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) to be included in the list.

Foundation Media contacted contractors directly to request available turnover figures for the business year that concluded on 31 December 2022 or their business year-end that was closest to that date. All end-ofbusiness-year dates are recorded in the entries.

The turnover figures requested must relate to Irish-based building contractors or Irish-based subsidiaries of foreign-based building contractors. Companies are also asked to return the overall turnover figures for business conducted in Ireland and internationally. This includes turnover related to direct overseas trade conducted by an Irish subsidiary of a foreign-based company. Each company making a return must have this return validated by a director of the business or accompanied by an auditor’s letter that verifies the returned figures. All returns received were checked and verified by the editor of Irish Construction News.

Rankings for inclusion in the ‘Irish Construction News Top 40 Building Contractors 2023’ listing are based on the overall turnover figures supplied.

The full list can also be viewed online at www.constructionnews.ie/top-40-contractors or scan the QR code.

1 JOHN SISK & SON

TOTAL TURNOVER: €1,737,700,000

ROI TURNOVER: €997.8M

INTERNATIONAL TURNOVER: €739.9M (UK €490.9M, Mainland Europe €249M)

YEAR-END: 31/12/2022

ADDRESS: Wilton Works, Naas Road, Dublin 22.

PHONE: 01 409 1500

WEB: www.johnsiskandson.com

LINKEDIN: John Sisk & Son Ltd

TWITTER: @JohnSiskandSon

KEY EXECUTIVES: Paul Brown, CEO; Ger Penny, Chief Financial Officer; Mark McGreevy, Chief Commercial Officer; Maura Toles, Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer; Wayne Metcalfe, Director – Health, Safety, Sustainability & Quality; Sean Fitzpatrick, Director – Human Resources; Steven McGee, Chief Operating Officer Ireland; Donal McCarthy, Chief Operating Officer Data Centres, Life Sciences & Technology; Ajaz Shafi, COO, UK Construction.

KEY ACTIVITIES: General Building, Civil Engineering, Fit-Outs, Facilities Management, Offsite Construction.

Sisk, which employs approximately 2,200 people, continues to drive towards its target of being netzero without offsets by 2030, delivering on its Sustainability Roadmap - Building today, Caring for tomorrow commitments. The company published its first annual Sustainability Report in 2022, which updated its performance against set targets.

Sisk In Ireland

One Wilton Park in Dublin was handed over to the client IPUT Real Estate Dublin and is now occupied providing a new hub for LinkedIn. Sisk is currently working on the next phase at Wilton Park.

In March 2022, Dublin Airport Authority (daa) selected Sisk/Lagan Joint Venture (JV) to undertake its Dublin Airport Airside and Landside civil engineering framework worth over €325m, and work has been ongoing at the airport as the teams get settled in.

In 2022, Sisk achieved a significant milestone on the Dunkettle Interchange project, as a new free-flow link road opened between the N25 eastbound and the M8 northbound – the main route out of Cork city onto the Dublin road, with the project due to complete in 2023.

Sisk is also an ongoing part of the biggest single commercial property programme investment in Limerick and the largest-ever outside of Dublin at Project Opera.

Sisk In The Uk

The Mercian, the tallest residential tower in

Birmingham, was completed and handed over in 2022. It includes 481 apartments over 42 storeys and top-tier amenities, including a cinema and a 200-metre rooftop running track.

Construction of a new state-of-the-art campus for Santander in Milton Keynes is almost complete. The new office will be home to over 6,000 employees and will bring together staff from the bank’s existing local office buildings into one location.

Sisk is close to the completion of the Isle of Man Ferry Terminal building in Liverpool’s docks, and works are ongoing on the project to deliver new works class services.

As part of the Leeds Public Transport Investment Programme (LPTIP), Sisk upgraded three gateway routes into the city centre, improving dedicated bus routes and shelters, cycle lanes and footpaths, plus general landscaping improvements, including tree planting.

Wembley Park continues to be a major location for Sisk in London, with work ongoing on the latest phase of BTR apartments there with Quintain.

Sisk handed over the Swindon Radiotherapy Unit ahead of programme in April 2022. This project consisted of two linear accelerators that will come online when the centre opens to the public.

Construction of the No 1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC) in Selly Oak is now underway, marking a major milestone for the region’s rapidly growing life sciences sector.

Sisk In Europe

The European market – where the company is focused on the data centre, tech and life sciences sectors – has seen significant growth in recent years, and this is expected to continue. The company sees opportunities in those sectors, which form a crucial part of the strategy to develop and grow.