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At £227 million, the extension of the Wembley Park project represents Sisk’s single-largest construction contract to date, and is set to deliver 769 homes across two new residential building plots. “The completion of the two buildings, covering 9593 metres in total, is expected in early 2025, with 74 per cent of the homes to be build-to-rent alongside over 100 affordable homes of mixed tenure,” Ger reveals. “It’s a landmark contract signing, and a credit to our success at Wembley Park alongside Quintain over the past 20 years, as well as our continued momentum.”

Wembley Park isn’t alone in Sisk’s work. The company also recently completed Moda, The Mercian – Birmingham’s tallest residential tower. Designed by Birmingham-based award-winning Glenn Howells Architects, the 42-storey tower was delivered by Sisk at a cost of £260 million, it will be home to 481 intergenerational apartments for rent, ranging from studios to three-bed apartments. Sisk has also recently completed the Swindon Radiotherapy Centre – an expansion of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s radiotherapy service, which is set to save over 13,000 journeys to Oxford for treatment every year. The company is now working under PCSA with Great Ormond Street Hospital, as well as being part of the Procure 23 Framework for the NHS.

“We’re clear in our strategic direction, and we are continuing to invest in it with other Sisk Group businesses such as Vision Built and Sensori FM, offering additional elements,” Ger comments. “Our focus on key sectors such as data, healthcare, and life sciences in the UK has been supported by key appointments to bolster our capabilities.”

Underpinning Sisk’s development is the hard work and dedication of the company’s people – its ‘biggest asset’, according to Ger. “Our people always go above and beyond, and they are what sets us apart,” he confirms. “We have some of the most committed and dedicated people in the industry. This is evident in the quality of outstanding projects they have delivered under difficult circumstances over the past couple of years. Our graduate and apprenticeship schemes have attracted some of the brightest, youngest and most diverse talent, who are rising through the ranks, and will be the future of our business.”

It’s faith that Sisk aims to repay. “We live by our values: care, integrity, and excellence,” Ger continues. “This is evident in our engineering capabilities, and in how Sisk has treated its workforce. It’s to that end that, in 2020, we launched our ‘I Am Here’ evidence-based mental health programme, and we now have over 500 Sisk staff trained as ‘I Am Here’ ambassadors. We also provide our Employee Assistance Programme and digital wellbeing platform, LifeWorks, to all our staff. This offers everything from free 24/7 counselling to health and financial advice. Our approach has been identified as one of excellence at the 2020 Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) Keepwell Awards, where we won the Best in Class – Mental Health award.”

Sisk prides itself on a track-record of sustainable growth, securing places on major UK frameworks, including Highways England £218-million framework to revitalise ageing roads and NHS/SBS Public Works £15-to-35-million framework plus the national Scape Framework for public sector projects at +£75 million. This year, Sisk also secured repeat clients with Moda, Highways England, and Quintain, demonstrating its reliability and reputation.

“We have an incredibly stable business, and our ambition is to uphold our core company values of care, integrity, and excellence, which complement our purpose, vision and mission,” Ger reiterates. “We will continue to futureproof our business by investing in innovative tech to streamline our delivery, blended with MMC, to ensure sustainable delivery for our clients and future growth for the company.” ■ www.johnsiskandson.com