David Bolton scoops Irish award

David Bolton is the new Irish Construction Manager of the Year

Farrans project manager took home the top prize for his work on Derry’s Altnagelvin Acute Hospital North Wing

David Bolton from Farrans

Construction was named Irish Construction Manager of the Year at CIOB Awards Ireland 2022, sponsored by Maor Scaffolding and Jan Janssens & Co.

Bolton, having taken the gold prize in the Healthcare category, won for his work on the Altnagelvin Acute Hospital North Wing in Derry, Northern Ireland.

The £42m facility, for the Western Health & Social Care Trust, is a new entrance block and three-storey ward block, comprising six wards with a total of 144 adult single-bed rooms, isolation rooms, a renal dialysis suite, basement plant rooms and service tunnels, which was delivered during the peak of the Covid pandemic in 2020.

Following a request from the trust, to protect against a potential surge, Bolton fast-tracked three wards for Covid-19 facilities, handing them over eight weeks earlier than programmed.

CIOB Awards Ireland judges were impressed with his passion, dedication and expertise. Bolton completed the complex project to a high quality of finish and workmanship on a live campus while complying with all health and safety requirements in a demanding environment.

He displayed skills in site organisation and layout, construction planning, teamwork, supply chain management, communication, leadership and coordination, while

The winning Altnagelvin Acute Hospital North Wing project David Bolton collects his award at CIOB Awards Ireland ensuring architectural and technical requirements were fully realised.

Other winners were Owen Stynes of Walls Construction, who took the gold prize in the Commercial category for Dublin Landings Blocks 3, 4 and 5, and Tadhg Kelly MCIOB from BAM, who won the silver prize in the same category for the control tower building at Dublin Airport.

Pat O’Neill of Duggan Brothers took the silver prize in Healthcare for the Aberdeen Building at Peamount Healthcare.

Woodvale Construction dominated the Community category, with Robert Ewing FCIOB taking gold for his work on the NDFA Schools Bundle 5, and Paul Devine MCIOB winning silver for the St. Mary’s Parish Lavey project. ●

The CIOB would like to thank the CIOB Awards Ireland sponsors for their support: Maor Scaffolding; Jan Janssens & Co; PJ Personnel; Arc Engineering; GDC Construction Services; Kilsaran; CITB NI; CIF; and Leonard Engineering.

Following a request from the trust, to protect against a potential surge, Bolton fast-tracked three wards for Covid-19 facilities, handing them over eight weeks earlier than programmed