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CDM CHANGES IN UK WILL IT BE THIRD TIME LUCKY? Although the exact details of the new UK regulatory package are not going to be known until September 2013 at the earliest, the new Construction (Design & Management) Regulations look like they are going to go well beyond the conclusions in the Health and Safety Executive’s CDM Evaluation Report published last year. In this article, James Ritchie, Head of Corporate Affairs at the Association for Project Safety looks at the unfolding issues. For those of you who undertake construction work in Northern Ireland or mainland Britain, we now know that the likely proposed changes to the CDM Regulations seem to fly in the face of the UK’s Health and Safety Executive’s CDM Review and also do not reflect the Government’s acceptance of the recommendations in the 2012 Löfsted Report. Both of these reports suggested that the CDM2007 Regulations were working well, were not broken, and only required minor changes in the way they were understood and being implemented. It would now appear that the Government’s policy on revising regulations and dealing with an infraction of the European Temporary Mobile Construction Sites Directive (TMCS) ‘demand’ a complete overhaul based on a copy-out of the Directive, irrespective of the quality of the existing CDM Regulations. We clearly don’t know everything that will be in the package – but the suggested headline changes include the removal of competence regulations; omission of an ACoP; design phase co-ordination duties being placed with the lead designer, possibly with a new title, plus the introduction of CDM duties for all projects where more than one contractor is to be working. This last point aims to bring CDM into line with other European countries where domestic projects are not exempt from the requirement to have a coordinator for health and safety. Maintaining the highest standards of health and safety in the construction industry is what keeps me and my colleagues at the Association for Project Safety motivated. I am sure the same is true of our partners at the HSE. We agree on that, but the proposed revision of the Construction, Design and Management Regulations may

find us disagreeing on how that is best achieved. Unnecessary paperwork is a bad thing. You won’t find many in the construction industry who would disagree. It does nothing to reduce safety and health risks on building sites, but does impose extra costs on everyone, from the client to the sub-contractors. That’s the last thing the industry needs right now as it struggles to regain its feet and help the economy grow. There is a government-wide effort to reduce bureaucracy through the BIS one-in-two-out initiative for new regulations. The proposed revision of the 2007 CDM Regulations is likely to be portrayed by the HSE as their contribution towards this anti-bureaucracy initiative. But in practice the effect may well be the opposite.

that would fall at the first hurdle. So gains on the one hand, balanced by big losses on the other.

The HSE is thought to be actively considering weakening the competency requirement for all dutyholders in the revised regulations. They might argue that this will reduce the amount of paperwork in the system, but my experience of nearly 30 years in the construction industry is that additional paperwork is actually generated in inverse proportion to the competence of the person. A competent designer, co-ordinator or contractor ensures that only the really necessary paperwork is generated. Less competent practitioners tend to generate more paperwork than necessary in an attempt to cover themselves for any eventuality.

At the last APS Convention, the Chief Inspector of Construction observed that new regulations would need to avoid gold plating – but is it “gold plating” to design something that works – or should we simply produce regulations that ‘comply’ with the TMCS Directive and the Government’s ‘copy out’ instruction? We might well argue that we should not care a fig for the ‘notion’ of ‘copy out’ – if in so doing the protection afforded the workforce by the CDM Regulations is diluted by omitting elements that could make the European Directive work across the UK. If we had the courage to do so, the whole industry should simply tell our politicians that they should think again. It’s not politics they are playing with but the health, safety and lives of those who work in our industry. For that reason, the forthcoming APS Convention in Belfast will be looking closely at the proposed changes, hearing the opinions and learning from the experiences of construction industry leaders and comparing the UK construction industry with other European countries.

Potentially the most effective regulations change being put forward seems to be the introduction of ‘full’ CDM for all commercial or domestic projects on which more than one contractor will be working. But this will only be worthwhile if those involved have sensible and competent CDM advice available – if they know what to do and how to do it. Evidence to date does not engender great confidence in this! So it must be a matter of serious concern that the provisions for CDM Co-ordination may well be emasculated, with no certainty that those who will carry out those functions, in both preparation and construction phases, will necessarily know what they are doing, are to do, or are competent to deliver – especially if the competence issue is hidden away by reference to the Management Regulations. As an attempt to simplify and make the regulations clearer

The sad thing in all of this is that the construction industry felt that the last set of regulations was a vast improvement on the first set – which the latest suggestions seem to be harking back to. We must simply hope that those producing the ‘third time lucky’ regulatory package are more successful than those who were equally convinced that what they were doing would ‘work the Directive trick’ for the UK construction industry last time around. (After all some of the changes last time stemmed directly from the reluctance of designers - and especially lead designers to pick up the CDM ball and run with it!).

We have not heard the last of these proposed changes and let’s hope that the final set of regulations do retain a requirement for the appointment of competent health and safety co-ordinators and other duty holders. There is much the HSE could learn from the way the European Directive has been implemented in Ireland.

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Tarkett present Mater with the ultimate flooring solution One of Ireland’s biggest hospitals has been refurbished with 35,000sq m of Tarkett flooring. Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin has been renovated with more than seven different types of Tarkett flooring selected for use in the project, which was overseen by the Sisk Group and Project Manager Pat Tierney. Pat said: “Tarkett flooring was initially chosen for the project due to the commercial benefits it offered. “From start to finish the customer service and technical support we received from the Company was excellent. I would definitely recommend using Tarkett again.”

Tarkett iQ Toro SC flooring was used in the 12 new operating theatres due to its static dissipative properties. The flooring is made specifically for use in areas that need to remain free from static electricity and as well as being 100% recyclable, it boasts the best life cycle costs on the market. Other products used in the development included Tarkett’s Linoleum Veneto xf and Etrusco xf in the corridors and ward bedrooms, non-slip Tarkett Safetred Universal used in the toilets and sluice rooms, and Tarkett Granit Multisafe in the ensuite bathrooms and wetrooms. John Devine, Sales Director at Tarkett, said:

“Tarkett has a broad range of impressive products designed specifically with health and aged care applications in mind. “By expertly engineering such a variety of products we’ve proudly become the go-to flooring manufacturer for this sector. “The products used come in a variety of colours and styles with enhanced performance characteristics and most can easily be applied for use in busy education, retail or leisure centres.” The Mater Hospital is more than 150 years old, has 600 beds and treats in excess of 210,000 outpatients a year.

Finance Minister views progress on Ravenhill Stadium redevelopment Finance Minister Sammy Wilson recently visited the construction site at Ravenhill Rugby Stadium to observe the progress on a project that will deliver three new stands, high performance training facilities, new turnstyles and terraces, and increase capacity to over 18,000 spectators. Gilbert Ash is the Main Contractor for the project and the procurement contract contains social clauses to provide employment and apprenticeship opportunities for students and the long term unemployed. Speaking during the tour of the site, Sammy Wilson said: “This site is an excellent example of social clauses that work and demonstrates the Executive’s commitment of including social clauses in all public procurement contracts. “Social clauses have been successfully used within the construction industry, first of all, to get people who are economically inactive back into work through the provision of training and help with skills development and, secondly, to provide opportunities for apprenticeships and placements for students on construction related courses. “My Department’s Central Procurement Directorate will continue to assist with the

development of social clauses in government contracts working with other departments in delivering benefits to local communities.” Concluding the Minister said: “The Executive will have spent well over £1Bn, both this year and next year on capital projects.

The redevelopment of this stadium is just one of a number of capital projects where government have invested and is further evidence of its commitment to rebuild and rebalance Northern Ireland’s economy.”

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REHAU reaffirms commitment to Irish market REHAU staged two seminars in Dublin and Cork recently as it took to the road to reaffirm its commitment to the Irish market. The Company, which is the leading systems brand in Ireland, hosted seminars to showcase both its 60mm and 70mm product ranges and to give fabricators and installers useful, practical advice on both WERs and CE Marking. More than 30 fabricators and installers attended the event in Dublin, with a mix of existing and potential customers coming along to meet with REHAU’s sales, product development and technical services teams. At Cork, there were 25 existing and potential customers, all of whom took the opportunity to see demonstrations of the new REHAU CE Marking tool. Chris Tudgay, Business Team Manager at REHAU Window Division who presented REHAU’s product range at the seminars, said: “When we first took our seminars out on the road at the end of last year, we received a really positive response from customers across the UK. We wanted to share that with our customers in Ireland as well and to give them the chance to find out a bit more about the technical, product and sales support services REHAU offers. “Both Declan Coulter and Nicola Kane from our Dublin sales office were on hand to meet with customers, put fabricators and installers in touch with one another and talk about how they can best use REHAU to exploit new opportunities as the market in Ireland starts to recover.”

Tabor Lodge announces major development for addiction treatment in Cork One of Ireland’s foremost addiction treatment centres, Tabor Lodge in Cork, is about to enter an exciting new phase in its development with the announcement of the provision of 21 new residential units in its Fellowship House facility. At a civic reception evening at City Hall – attended by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. John Buttimer – Pat Coughlan, Chairman of the Board of Directors, unveiled the Tabor Lodge 2012 Annual Report and development plans for the future. He remarked: “I am absolutely delighted to report that in 2012, the Minister for Housing and Planning announced the green light for the provision of 21 new units as part of the redevelopment of our Fellowship House facility at Spur Hill, Togher. This is the second largest construction project in the e100M scheme to provide 800

new social and voluntary housing.” The announcement was welcomed by all in attendance at the launch as a major step forward for the future of addiction treatment in Cork. Tabor Lodge Addiction and Housing Services offers hope, healing and recovery to addicted people and their families through an integrated and caring service. Pat Coughlan continued: “We have a fantastic team working with us at Tabor Lodge. The dedication of our staff is amazing and the success rate of the services they provide reflects their commitment to improving the lives of many, many people. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our team most sincerely for all the wonderful work they do – always undertaken with kindness and a sincere understanding of client’s needs.”

Enniskillen hospital recognised internationally for construction excellence Construction UK and Ireland said: “We are delighted that our first UK project has been chosen as an example of best practice in healthcare construction. Healthcare is a very specialised area of construction that FCC has years of experience in delivering around the world. FCC are committed to expanding their global operations in the UK and this Green Apple Award is very encouraging indeed.” The facility offers the most modern clinical practices and the latest technologies in patient care. The new South West Acute Hospital also offers a wide range of specialties, with a focus on maternity and emergency services, and will complement those offered by Erne Hospital, also in Enniskillen.

FCC, the Spanish infrastructure and environmental services company, has been honoured with a Silver Green Apple Award for Built Environment and Architectural Heritage for their first UK project - the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The Enniskillen hospital represents the first Public–Private Partnership in Northern Ireland, and is also the first single bed hospital to be constructed in the UK. It has the facility to house employees and an energy demand management centre, making it one of the most modern hospitals in Europe in terms of energy efficiency. FCC completed the project on time and within budget in May 2012. The hospital was opened by HM the Queen in June 2012. The Green Apple awards are presented annually in recognition of building projects that enhance the built environment or protect our architectural heritage. FCC competed against more than 200 other nominations for the Green Apple Environment Award in the national campaign to find Britain’s greenest companies, councils and communities. Rafael Foulquie, Managing Director of FCC

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A ‘double’ for Portview as Belfast fit-out specialists win major awards Portview has once again proved its fit-out credentials by winning two categories in this year’s National Association of Shopfitters (NAS) Design Partnership awards. The Northern Ireland fit-out specialist won the Retail award for its work on The Whisky Shop in London and the Leisure award for its role in the Knightsbridgebased Montreux Jazz Cafe. Simon Campbell, Managing Director, Portview Fit-out Ltd, said: “We are always delighted to work on high quality projects with distinctive brands such as The Whisky Shop and Montreux Jazz Cafe which allow us to bring our unique experience and skill-set to a prime location. Working on both sites brought their own challenges in terms of noise disruption and scheduling deliveries in a busy area, which we are proud to say we managed effectively. In both instances our team helped create a bespoke environment which maintains the integrity of both of our clients’ brands. It brings us tremendous pleasure to have our efforts recognised on a UK-wide scale by our peers and to add to the considerable number of awards we have won in the past 12 months.” Portview - a multi-award winning, innovative interior fit-out specialist - worked with project managers, Leckenby Associates and luxury retail design consultancy, gpstudio on The Whisky Shop and with Portland Design on the Montreux Jazz Café projects. Located across from world famous London landmark The Ritz Hotel, The Whisky Shop was designed to be luxurious, accessible and educational to both whisky novices and

connoisseurs, leading them on a whisky journey of discovery and celebrating the heritage and craftsmanship of the product. Interactive tasting displays, an information bar featuring iPad technology and a futuristic whisky library showcasing an unrivalled collection under fluorescent angel wings, in reference to whisky terminology ‘the angels’ share’, are just some of the features which position the store at the pinnacle of whisky shopping destinations. Born out of the friendship between legendary artist Quincy Jones and Montreux Jazz Festival Founder Claude Nobs, the Montreux Jazz Cafe concept was originally conceived as a way to offer festival goers an open environment where artists and music lovers could mingle and first opened during the 34th Festival in 2000. The new Knightsbridge Cafe is the third of its kind in the world. The Montreux Jazz Cafe’s 2,500sq ft space is divided into three areas including a 70-seater restaurant with an open kitchen where guests will be able to choose their meal from menus shaped like vinyl records and choose from dishes ranging from air-dried beef and caviar pancakes to beef tartar, sweet and sour lobster salad and decadent puddings. The NAS Design Partnership Award recognises excellence in interior design and shopfitting contracting with emphasis on the special partnership between designer/ architect and contractor that high quality contracts such as these demand. The NAS Design Partnership winners were announced at an Award Ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London.

Work has started on the latest phase of Belfast City Council’s ‘Renewing The Routes’ programme, involving work on the Newtownards and Ormeau Roads. Over the past nine years, the ‘Renewing The Routes’ programme has seen the council invest £6.6M in a series of local regeneration projects on 13 main roads across Belfast – from the Grosvenor Road to Castlereagh Street and the Antrim Road to Sandy Row. The various projects have included the renovation of more than 500 shop units and almost 100 arts, heritage and environmental projects. Launching this latest work, Councillor Deirdre Hargey, Chairman of the council’s Development Committee, pointed out that all the projects had been delivered with the full cooperation and assistance of the local communities involved. Councillor Hargey said: “The programme was set up to address environmental degradation on Belfast’s main roads and bolster economic and physical regeneration, and as such it takes a bottom up and hands on, localised approach to regeneration and works directly with local communities, businesses and statutory agencies in developing innovative and flexible working partnerships. “As part of the council’s £150M Investment Programme, we are committed to supporting the regeneration of key arterial routes and producing tangible results that produce attractive, bright and practical schemes which benefit their areas – whether it be by making cosmetic improvements to building facades in commercial areas, improving shared space by landscaping and public art, restoring historical features on important local heritage sites or simply just taking action on graffiti and cleansing.” For further information on the ‘Renewing The Routes’ programme, and details of the schemes already undertaken, visit www.belfastcity.gov.uk/ renewingtheroutes

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Planning powers little used in Northern Ireland are being invoked to ensure that unfinished sites do not have a blighting effect on the streetscapes of our main cities and towns and on the setting of important landscapes, says Conor Hughes. Earlier this year Environment Minister Alex Attwood directed his officials in DoE Planning to issue a Completion Order under Article 37 of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 requiring a developer who had commenced the redevelopment of the former Strand Hotel in Portstewart for 46 apartments to finish the building works. Completion Orders can be issued by DoE Planning where it is of the opinion that the development will not be completed within a reasonable period. Planning permission will cease to have effect at the expiration period specified in the order, which is not normally less than 12 months after the order takes effect. The buildings at this site had been constructed to first floor level 14 years ago and the Minister was concerned that the unfinished structure had a blighting effect on Portstewart’s majestic beach. He commented: “The Completion Notice was served because the developer had ignored requests to clear and clean the site when

£400,000 was spent on dereliction this time last year, in the run down to the Irish Open in Portrush and Portstewart. The developer did not budge. That is why I acted.” Clearly in this case a judgment was made that bearing the cost of the works required to clear and clean the site represented better value for money than losing the planning permission and having to renegotiate the development potential of the land through the application process again. The Minister has committed to using these powers more widely. He has stated: “I will now look to see whether the same approach (of serving Completion Notices) can be deployed on other problem sites.” If DoE Planning is to seek to use this part of the legislation more widely to force developers to make good sites that are partly completed and have a blighting effect on a local neighbourhood, developers must think about strategies for securing and maintaining the land in good environmental condition. For other sites, the costs of completing development in an uncertain economic climate needs to weighed up against the importance of protecting the long term potential of development land where a planning permission has been commenced.

Financial institutions and those tasked with managing distressed sites should factor this into their risk register and set aside contingencies for dealing with the outfall from this drive by the Minister to, as he describes, “deploy substantive enforcement powers against eyesore sites”. The Minister added: “Good enforcement is the flip side of good planning.” Developers also have a right of appeal to the Planning Appeals Commission against the serving of a Completion Order. This option should not be discounted, as the reason for issuing the notice and remedy proposed by DoE Planning may not always sit squarely with the content of the Order. At Turley Associates we have been advising clients on devising planning strategies for delivering projects, supporting design teams in unlocking difficult and protracted planning issues, negotiating with key stakeholders in the planning process and planning appeals. Conor Hughes is a Director in the Belfast office of Turley Associates. He can be reached be email chughes@turleyassociates. co.uk. For further information visit www.turleyassociates.co.uk.

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PVC Flooring: A tried and tested veteran still ahead of the game Vinyl flooring using plasticised flexible PVC has evolved a great deal since its first commercial production in the 1930s. Designers and contractors of buildings that endure high visitor traffic often choose this kind of flooring due to its combination of affordability and toughness lasting for up to 20 years. In addition, thanks to its flexibility, vinyl flooring can be welded and seamlessly shaped. The absence of joints makes for a smooth continuous surface without any gaps where harmful bacteria, fungi or other pathogens could thrive. This is a life-saving property in high-risk buildings such as hospitals and clinics, schools or sports centres where people are frequently exposed to potential infections. Beyond its hygienic properties, modern production techniques have boosted the aesthetic possibilities of PVC flooring which is being used by style leaders like architects Renzo Piano or Jean Nouvel, as well as by luxury brands for clothing, luggage and accessories.

Economical and sustainable

Vinyl flooring is manufactured by using plasticisers being ‘phthalates’ the most common ones. They represent a large family of chemicals employed not only in flooring but also in other flexible applications such as cables, wall coverings and roofing membranes. Phthalates are divided into high and low according to their molecular weight. In the case of low phthalates (known under acronyms such as DEHP, DBP, DIBP, BBP) they are classified as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). Under REACH, SVHC substances that will not be granted an authorisation for specific applications will be banned; in the case of the LMW substances, as of February 2015. On the other hand, high phthalates (i.e. DINP, DIDP, DPHP) can be safely used in all current applications. EU authorities and independent studies have shown that they pose no risk to human health and hence do not require any classification nor are they on the candidate list for authorisation.

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Appreciation of PVC’s unquestionable strengths have shown vinyl flooring to be resilient to criticism over recent years. The swift market and industry transition in favour of high phthalates, which today represent around 85% of the European phthalate market; PVC’s strong sustainability credentials; the initiatives to demonstrate its social responsibility; and continuing investment in attractive and practical new applications and designs, are all good signs that vinyl flooring is a constantly developing product with a bright future ahead of it. Maggie Saykali is Manager of The European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI), a Brussels-based association representing the eight major European manufacturers of plasticisers, alcohols and acids (www. plasticisers.org and @ECPlasticisers) Maggie Saykali

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Concerns related to phthalates have mistakenly been extended to the entire family, mostly due to oversimplification presenting phthalates as one single group of chemicals ‘leaching out’ of dust particles and migrating into the surrounding environment. However, it is actually quite difficult for phthalates to separate from the plastic they are bound together because these ingredients form a paste which cannot be separated into the original individual components. Reports of these plasticisers causing asthma and allergies have since been shown to be unfounded and scientific studies have concluded that household dust does not correlate to human exposure levels for phthalates, and is not an indicator of indoor air quality.

A recent study conducted by the Italian strategic business consultancy Althesys (available on www.pvcconstruct.org) shows that high quality vinyl is the most pricecompetitive solution when compared to linoleum or rubber by taking into account the price of purchase, installation, cleaning, maintenance, removal and disposal. Regarding sustainability, it is worth mentioning the VinylPlus programme which was originally launched in 2000 under the name of Vinyl 2010. Its members represent the entire European PVC industry working on improving the sustainable production and use of this material including collection at its end of life and recycling. Results are encouraging: in 2012, a total of 3,644 tonnes of post-consumer flooring waste were recycled, a 20% increase compared to the previous year.

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O’Briens Bar Extension in Rosscarbery Located in Rosscarbery in Co York, the O’Briens Bar has benefited from a new extension that has upgraded the public facilities associated with the bar and also provided suitable owner accommodation on the upper floors. The original building is a three-storey mid-terrace fronting onto the town square in an architectural conservation area. It has original painted plastered stone walls and a slate roof. The extension area is at the rear of the property and was previously used as storage space and a beer garden. Demolition was required to remove all existing outbuildings at the rear and also much of the rear of the existing main building. At approximately 150sq m, the extension comprises of three stories with a difference in level between the front and the rear of the building of about 600mm. Built by Denis O’Mahony, the available site was long and very narrow with existing extended buildings to either side, which resulted in a constricted working area. The new building comprises of a steel frame with cast in-situ concrete floors and infill

blockwork walls, while the roof is made up of slate and timber. All materials match the existing building, and the extension stands out thanks to a large first floor external terrace that was provided for the upper floor family residential accommodation. Internally, the main bar area is accessed from the town square at the front and has had a new bar counter and seating/ lighting fitted throughout. A rear corridor leads to new toilet provision, a beer garden, associated stores and ramped rear access. Separate stepped access to residential accommodation is over from the rear. Air conditioning is fitted in the singlestorey bar. There is a new oak fronted bar and counter with painted plaster to walls and a mix of tile and timber flooring. Up-to-date service provision is available throughout with Wi-Fi, multi-option TV channels available on several televisions, audio speakers to all internal and external areas, and varied lighting options. The storage and provision of drinks including internal cold room storage has all been renewed. Existing windows have been retained to the front elevation, which was an architectural

conservation area requirement, and double glazed uPVC has been added. The entire bar area fully complies with the requirements of current disability regulations and incorporates a ramped rear access and accessible toilet facilities. The whole building has been designed and constructed in full compliance with the requirements of the fire safety authorities, and security is heightened thanks to CCTV and an alarm system that has been incorporated. Designed by P.C. Sullivan + Associates, the team had to ensure that the amenities of the adjacent buildings were not disturbed, while also providing suitable new accommodation in an extremely tight site area. The building is also in an architectural conservation area with strict development guidelines and this had to be respected by everybody involved within the project. The phased development commenced in October 2012, with Phase I, which included work to the bar, complete in December 2012 and Phase II was completed a month later.

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The Marker Hotel Part of a new social hub in Dublin

The brand new Marker Hotel has now been officially opened after almost a decade of work to establish the Dublin Docklands area as a new city centre quarter. Opened in June 2013, the five-star hotel comprises of six storeys of hotel bedrooms, with a large, open plan ground floor. A mezzanine floor is hidden within the ceiling of the ground floor, which accommodates all staff changing rooms and back of house functions. The ground floor features a dramatic, cave-like ceiling with the open plan bar, lobby and restaurant. The facade comes up to double height because of the way the folding walls and ceiling works, so there are eight levels and the roof top lounge, making nine levels above ground. Below the ground floor, there is the hotel basement, kitchens, store rooms, laundries and the concierge car park. The hotel consists of two blocks, the south block faces Grand Canal Square with its white chequerboard facade and houses the bar, lobby, restaurant with bedrooms above. Behind this is the north block, which is a contrasting black building. At ground floor and mezzanine floor level this block holds the ballroom, meeting rooms and spa. On the street frontage, it has retail units, but above that are 105 apartments, which are also part of the scheme. In Ireland, there is a 20% regulation for a number of apartments to be set aside for social or affordable uses, so 20% of these apartments belong to the Dublin Docklands

Development Authority and they have sold these on as affordable apartments. The other 84 apartments are held by Brehon Capital and Midwest Holdings, and they are corporate-let apartments. They are unique because of being connected into the hotel, so people can order house keeping or room service. Planning for the project started many years ago, when the Strategic Development Zone was established with the goal of being reinvented into a social hub. As part of this, there was an element of site remediation work that had to be carried out. On the sites for the Grand Canal Theatre, the Marker Hotel and the two Grand Canal office buildings, there were former creosote factories, tanneries and other heavy industries. All the earth from those areas was excavated out, brought to the Netherlands, cleaned, washed, decontaminated and reinstated at the site. This first part of the development was a heavy process. The masterplan was then designed to create a grid layout of streets with standards set for heights, materials and quality. The idea behind the masterplan was to make sure everything was designed before being built. Streets were set out, as well as all furniture so that everything was consistent and to a high quality. Also as part of the masterplan was the central public space – Grand Canal Square – which was to be at the heart of the Dublin Docklands.

The original concept for the hotel came from Heritage Properties, McCauley Daye O’Connell Architects and Portuguese architects Aires Mateus & Associates (AMA). The structure consists of a steel frame but there were complexities because of the conceptual requirement for a pure chequerboard of black and white panels which could not overlap as well as the large cantilever to create the frameless glass facade at ground floor. This meant that all structural beams had to step each side of those panels as they go up through the external façade so that had some very complicated junctions, but because of this, the building looks more pure. The whole docklands area is designed to be as sustainable as possible given that it is a city centre quarter. One of the features is the installation of a sedum roof as part of the new roof top lounge. It is the first retrofit building to be completed in Dublin – taking an existing roof and fitting a green roof to it. Firstly, from a roof and terrace point of view, it gives guests something to look out on, so is a visual amenity. In addition, it attenuates the water falling onto the roof and slows down the rate of water going from roof into the public drainage system. The ground floor areas are unique and the ceiling has fractured geometries, providing character all of its own. There is nothing else in the city like it, and very few buildings around the rest of continued page 20 >

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the world in terms of that geometry. The rooms and suites have stunning views over Grand Canal Square and the Docklands to the Dublin, Wicklow mountains and right out to sea. With an emphasis on originality and cutting edge design, all rooms deliver on style and comfort. There are 167 standard guest rooms all with marble bathrooms, 14 corner suites, four luxury suites, two one-bedroom suites and The Marker Presidential Suite. The bedrooms are larger than average with clean lines and an unusual splayed layout that alternates on each floor, changing orientation to suit the chequerboard faĂ§ade. Furniture is a mix of Irish-made and Italian with fine quality fabrics in warm greys and accents of a strong yellow follow through from public areas. Cutting edge features include table lamps that can recharge smart phones. The clean aesthetic continues with the full height windows where opened curtains are concealed within a recess to achieve an

uncluttered design. The luxury bathrooms are large with floor to ceiling white marble, designer taps and inset baths continue, with unusual clean lines echoing the design concept and achieving an appropriate look for the five-star hotel experience. Uniquely for an urban city centre location, the Marker Hotel boasts a full spa and wellness centre, the highlight of which is a 23-metre infinity edge pool that is envisaged as a sanctuary within the city. Finishes are rich walnut floors with the wet area lined in deep green slate with dark polished plaster ceilings. The lap pool is tranquil with a single shaft of daylight from a roof light at one end that lets in sunlight and highlights a new dramatic sculptural commission. The spa also features a gym and a full set of

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Ganson Building & Civil Engineering Contractors Ltd

A dedicated approach on all projects Ganson Building & Civil Engineering Contractors Ltd was established in 2003 by David Rogers and Paul McQuaid, and the Company has enjoyed steady growth ever since. In the ten years of business, Ganson has gained extensive experience in every facet of the construction industry and earned a reputation for achieving excellent standards of workmanship and innovation with a high quality management approach to all projects. Based in Balbriggan, Dublin, the Company’s client base extends to all parts of the country and includes projects in all aspects of the public and private sector. The Company’s core philosophy is to establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, architects, engineers, suppliers and subcontractors. Forging partnerships and good relations within the industry has allowed Ganson to grow and adapt to meet the needs of the challenging construction industry. The long list of clients who have benefited from Ganson’s experience includes Dublin City Council, the Department of Education, various VEC bodies, the Office of Public Works, Drogheda Borough Council, Health Service Executive, Louth County Council, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Monaghan County Council, Carlow County Council, along with many more. Work has included a large number of high quality commercial, industrial, residential and domestic buildings. Success is founded on providing a high quality service on every project from multi-million euro commercial and retail developments to the single, private and domestic house. Experienced project managers and foreman combined with traditional crafts and skills within the workforce have been integral to success. Ganson has a wide range of projects that have been successfully undertaken in those ten successful years. Work on Dundalk Grammar School in Co Louth is ongoing. This e5.2M project is in two phases, the first of which completed in July 2012 and Phase II is ongoing. Ganson has had to demolish part of the existing school to make way for 25 new classrooms and a sports hall. The site was fully occupied by several existing buildings and so temporary accommodation was required to ensure that the school could remain fully operational for the duration of the works. Up to now, this has been possible. Also under construction is a 16 classroom extension and sports hall at Scoil Mhuire, Lucan and refurbishment of the existing school. This e3.6M project is being carried out in two phases within a live

operational environment. Phase I is being handed over at the end of May. Work on Holy Rosart National School, Firhouse, Co Dublin is also on going and comprises a new build 24 classroom school on a greenfield site at a value of e3.75M. Ganson are also pleased to announce commencement of a e5M nursing home in Stamullen and a e4M nursing home in Malahide in June 2013. Recently completed projects include St Joseph’s National School in Co Carlow. Located in Hacketstown, work completed in February 2013. Work included extensions and alterations to the school, which comprised six new classrooms and a general purpose room, as well as the refurbishment of eight existing classrooms. The Company has completed many noteworthy projects too within the education sector. April 2012 saw the completion of a new 16 classroom school and sports hall at Our Lady’s Grove National School in Goatstown. October 2008 saw the completion of work at St Laurence’s National School in Sallins. This development was worth more than e2M and provided alterations and an extension, including the provision of eight new classrooms and refurbishment of the existing building. It comprised of traditional blockwork and precast floors to the new extension and an interior fit out of the new and existing elements of the school, complete with all mechanical and electrical works. Completed in September 2007, Ganson provided work at a fully functional and occupied school campus. Work at St Bernadette’s Senior and Junior School in Quarryvale involved the complete removal and disposal of existing asbestos cement slate roofing, and re-cladding with double skin insulated panels and all associated mechanical, electrical and decorative works. A sign of Ganson’s broad range of experience is the many sectors in which the Company has successfully worked. This includes commercial and industrial projects, such as the development for the Kerry Group in 2010. Completed in September 2010 at a cost of £300,000, the Kerry Group Centre of Excellence project involved the demolition and refurbishment of the existing main entrance, offices and laboratories. New build works included an extension to the main reception area and construction of a new cold store facility.

New floor, wall and ceiling finishes were incorporated throughout the refurbished areas and external works included ramps, handrails, new drainage, macadam and external lighting. The Company is often active in more than one project at the same time, and when work was being carried out for the Kerry Group, Ganson was also undertaking work for AIBP Meats. Also completed in September 2010, work comprised of the construction of a new wastewater building on the existing treatment facility. Work included the installation of a fivemetre sump chamber and associated drainage, raft slab foundation, steel frame and cladding. The water treatment equipment was then installed to the newly constructed building. Work on the project cost £200,000. The Company has provided work on various warehouse facilities such as the Expert Retail Unit in Tullamore for Expert Retail. This project involved the demolition of an existing warehouse and the construction of a new 2,528sq m retail store including mezzanine level. Work also comprised of a shell and core building and the complete fit out package as a turnkey operation. Ganson’s work within the leisure sector is also wide-ranging and included a project at Darver GAA Grounds in Co Louth. This project involved the construction of a new Centre of Excellence at Darver, which comprised the development of five floodlit grass playing pitches, one floodlit surface pitch and clubroom building incorporating 18,000sq ft of changing rooms, conference facilities and administration offices on a 35-acre site. Work on the development was undertaken on behalf of Louth GAA and was completed in September 2010 at a cost of e2.1M. With such a dedicated, professional and experienced management team providing a proactive approach on all projects, Ganson’s success will continue long into the future.

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One of Belfast’s leading fishmongers has extended its facilities because of the ever growing business. Ewing’s Seafoods has been trading in Belfast for more than 100 years but its existing plant had outgrown its capacity, and with Environmental Health advising that another expansion was necessary, the development was undertaken. The Company packs a smoked salmon product that is recognised worldwide, and made with the traditional methods used for generations. But this was being made on a small scale and due to the fact there was a much larger market and more people asking for the salmon than was being provided, Ewing’s Seafoods decided to expand. In addition to this, there is also now a lot more office space, and the extension is directly attached to the old plant, which is only 13 years old so the whole building is still very modern. The extension is a textured-style block that is an exact match for the existing building so that the new development looks like it has always been part of the whole structure. At approximately 2,000sq ft, the two-storey extension has resulted in a lot of close work with the Company’s own environmental health officers who were worried about drainage. The Main Contractor, Aughrim

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PEACE III Pettigo Tullyhommon Termon Project Revitalising border communities

Situated in the highly scenic area of south east County Donegal and north west County Fermanagh, the villages of Pettigo and Tullyhommon occupy a riverside setting along the banks of the River Termon, which forms the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Donegal County Council, as Lead Partner, with ADoPT (the Association for the Development of Pettigo and Tullyhommon) and Fermanagh District Council were awarded e8.3M by the Special EU Programmes Body for the project. The project is funded through the EU PEACE III Programme. Matching funding for this project has been provided by the Department for Social Development (NI) and the Department for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Ireland). The project aims to foster new and improved cross-community and crossborder relationships through creating new, shared spaces and amenities within the environs of Pettigo and Tullyhommon for all communities to share and enjoy. Through extensive redevelopment and enhancement of the physical environment and community infrastructure, the project will facilitate interaction, engagement and reconciliation, which will kick start the rejuvenation of an area that has suffered economically and socially due to the conflict of the past 30 years. Pettigo in particular has suffered from dereliction and underdevelopment, and has remained for the most part unscathed by modern development. As an ancient market

town, Pettigo has a rich built heritage. In Celtic times, it was the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Place of the Blacksmithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and for medieval Europe, it was the gateway to St Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Purgatory in Lough Derg and is still passed through by pilgrims today. The work will provide open, universal and widespread access to the much needed community and recreational facilities to the village and the wider communities of the surrounding hinterlands and border area. It will provide a multi-faceted physical regeneration, community and recreation project that will be iconic in nature and act as a flagship facility for the cross-border villages of Pettigo, Co Donegal, and Tullyhommon. The project will also actively promote and develop community participation in a wide range of themed activities such as sport, the environment, health and wellbeing, arts, culture and drama to ensure full use of shared spaces especially by minority communities and PEACE III target groups to maximise the potential for reconciliation. Work will provide many new facilities such as a youth hub facility that will provide modern youth centre facilities in a refurbished and extended Methodist hall in Tullyhommon. It will offer a multipurpose common room, kitchen and toilet facilities and also includes the provision of a new access road and parking. Works at the Termon Centre site involves the demolition of the existing community centre and development of a new 2,000sq

m two-storey multi-use community centre comprising of a reception, office space and meeting rooms, a multiuse sports hall, stage with backstage facilities, gym and changing facilities. The site also includes a multi-use games area, playground, community garden and a separate childcare building. The Termon River project will see the construction of a new public amenity park with pedestrian pathway, lighting, picnic areas, planting and a new footbridge over the Termon River. It will provide major new public amenity spaces in the villages. Also included in the scheme is the Environmental Improvement project that will see kerbing and resurfacing works to footpaths and roads, undergrounding of overhead cables, refurbishing street furniture, signage and lighting. Damaged trees, railings and bollards will also be repaired in both Pettigo and Tullyhommon. The Community in Action programme is a consolidation of work undertaken by ADoPT. A range of both challenging and stimulating activities targeting youth, men, women, senior citizens, marginalised/minority groups are being provided under the themes of art, culture, drama, sport, environment and economy, welcome initiative and events. Designed by URS Ireland, and under construction by PJ Treacy and Sons Ltd, work will be complete in February 2014.

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The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland 2020 Creating a museum tourist attraction

conservation and engineering facilities Denis Grimshaw from the RPSI said: at the museum in Whitehead. “We plan to run more frequent train The project will utilise the museum’s services for visitors in the future. collections, which consist of numerous “Whitehead itself will become a visitor locomotives, carriages, wagons and attraction where people can go on departmental vehicles formerly used guided tours and actually see locomotives on railway systems throughout Ireland and carriages being rebuilt.” from the 1880s to the 1980s. The Main Contractor is Cleary Contracting An extensive programme of interpretation, and the Architect is Ostick and Williams. education and events will be delivered including additional mainline excursions on new routes, living history and themed days and a schools programme. Guided and selfguided tours of the Whitehead site and railway workshop will be offered 46 GLEN ROAD, GLENARIFFE, BALLYMENA, CO. ANTRIM, BT44 0RF and opportunities for volunteers to Tel: 028 2177 1295 Fax: 028 2177 2999 get involved in the project will also be created.

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Millions of pounds will be spent on turning a steam engine depot at Whitehead, County Antrim, into a tourist attraction. It is currently used by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) to carry out work on their ten locomotives. The RPSI was formed in 1964 to preserve in working order steam locomotives and other rolling stock built for the Irish railway system, from 1850 to the present day. The Society is a not-for-profit charity managed by volunteers. All funds from ticket sales, shop sales, membership fees or donations go directly to keeping Ireland’s steam railway heritage operating for future generations. RSPI will create an interactive museum at Whitehead that will become an essential stop on the tourist trail. The money to carry out these changes has come from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the EU-backed Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme. The HLF announced grant awards in March of more than £2.6M for three heritage projects in Northern Ireland. RSPI 2020 project received just more than £1.6M to enhance the

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A brand new extension to provide further capacity at Galway Clinic was completed at the end of July on time and within budget. It was necessary due to an increased workload in the laboratory, particularly the histopathology area but also an expansion in all other areas because of the increased activity of the hospital. Additional capacity was also needed in the day surgery unit and the IT department was also relocated thanks to the project that brought these three areas together to enhance the clinic’s services. The result has provided a state-of-theart histopathology laboratory, and the clinic is also looking to incorporate digitised images for histopathology so that the slides can be viewed anywhere in the world, for either conferencing purposes or for second opinions. Situated on the outskirts of Galway City on the Martin Roundabout, the clinic opened to provide services in June 2004 and was the first independently funded hospital to be opened in Ireland in 20 years. The clinic is a community hospital and provides 24-hour health care. There are 140 physicians and surgeons who have admitting and operating privileges and some have consultant suites within the clinic. Designed by David Jordan Architect, the work is an extension to the laboratory area. The building was designed so that the laboratory could extend if necessary. This area has been extended, along with a small extension onto the day surgery and new IT department in the same area. The day surgery extension is at ground floor

level and the laboratory is on the first floor. Work comprises steel onto the existing building tied into the existing columns with a steel frame and concrete infill. Because the initial building was designed with a view to future expansion, no major structural alterations were required. A further major extension has been designed to overlap with the current works at a later date so that it links to the original building. It was always envisaged that it might be necessary to undertake some extensions, and this is the fifth that has taken place in the last five years. The hospital has been open for nine years and £30M has been invested in various expansions during this time. With such a superb design team undertaking the work, very few challenges presented themselves during construction. The only one was having to relocate some of the services from the laboratory to ensure a smooth transition so that there was no interruption to work at all. This project is a reflection of the ongoing nature of health services, in that a lot of flexibility in design is required to prepare for any

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St Wolstan’s Shopping Centre Co Kildare’s latest shopping complex Disabled facilities include adequate Work started in September 2012 and was accessible parking and signage in close completed for the SuperValu unit in July proximity to unit entrances and access 2013, ready for opening this month. throughout the site is relatively flat with The remaining units will be level entrances provided to each unit. completed in September 2013, and There is CCTV around the site and each will open in the same month. specific unit will be fitted with its own fire alarm and intruder alarm systems to guarantee store safety and security. Landscaping is Concrete Contractors included around the boundaries to the site and at the ends of parking Laser screeded floors and yards for high tolerance. bays and there is ample parking with Drummond House, Ardee, Co. Louth 258 spaces on site. Tel: 041 6853491 Fax: 041 6853200 The Main Contractor for the project Mobile: 087 2501275 is JV Ledwith www.barcrete.com Construction Ltd.

A brand new shopping centre in Co Kildare will be partially opened in August, and the remaining units will soon follow on. St Wolstan’s Shopping Centre in Donaghcumper, Celbridge, will comprise of a new SuperValu unit, retail units, cafes, offices and car parking, recycling facilities and an e-car charging point. The centre is built on a greenfield site on the outskirts of Celbridge, located along the Dublin Road out of Celbridge and adjacent to Boylans service station. Building conditions have been fairly generous, as the site is flat for the 5,000sq m building. Expertly designed and project managed by Dalton + O’Donnell, who were also the Interior Designers, the SuperValu unit is single-storey and high in elevation, while there are single- and two-storey retail units and two-storey offices. The centre is constructed with a steel portal frame with the facades being a mixture of glazing, stone cladding, architectural metal panels and rendering.

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Warwick Engineering (NI) Ltd

Continuing to work successfully on Primark stores Warwick Engineering (NI) Ltd is based in Ballymena, County Antrim and was established by Cecil Warwick and his wife Joan in 1992. Since then the Company has experienced steady growth through establishing a reputation for responsiveness and quality. Repeat business forms a large part of its turnover but new customers are always very welcome. Originally the Company was a manufacturer for turning, milling and other forms of machining, but over the years diversification has taken place into other markets. Using the latest 3D CAD technology, the Company now has the capability to carry out the manufacture, supply and installation of:••structural steel ••architectural cladding systems ••architectural metalwork in aluminium, mild steel and stainless steel The Company has achieved a first in the European market, becoming the first company in Ireland to obtain classification EN1090-1 and EN10902, and the first company that TUV Rhineland has accredited within the UK. This accreditation is important for both the supply sector and also the manufacturing sector as the manufacturing sector is being forced into change in the next two years through legislation which requires the CE Marking system and comes into force this year. The CE Marking system is often referred to as “The passport to Europe” and Warwick Engineering is certainly feeling the benefits of it as it is in the supplier chain with the Patton Group. Warwick Engineering (NI) Ltd is committed to providing its customers with a quality product, and with this vision Mr Warwick is not just content with having attained EN1090 accreditation, but is seeking to obtain ISO 9001 in the next few months, as he has already experienced the benefits of European Accreditation.

Projects: Primark, Manchester The shop, known for its cheap and cheerful fashion, has been in the process of an extensive refurbishment for over a year. It takes the three floors of retail space to a giant 150,100sq ft – the biggest of the firm’s 257 worldwide stores. Warwick Engineering provided structural steel and metal decking for the steelwork contract that lasted for 16 months. The logistics of working on such a site was difficult, and all deliveries had to take place at night in smaller lorries. The store remained open throughout the development and due to the quality of this work, Warwick Engineering has secured another Primark contract in Cardiff. The Company is also working on a Primark store in Dusseldorf and has provided steelwork on 30 stores in the last eight years.

leading sportsmen and women, but also the local community, Bisham Abbey provides state-of-the-art sporting and non-sporting facilities including football pitches, synthetic hockey pitches, 90-station fitness suite, workout classes, squash courts, hard and clay tennis courts, Abbey Clinic, and Bisham Abbey Sailing and Navigation School. The £6M development will bring the outdated accommodation block into the 21st century, with 50 new high quality double rooms and associated catering facilities, replacement of an existing grass pitch with an artificial grass pitch, redevelopment of two existing grass pitches and provision of a new fitness studio, larger gym floor and a dedicated changing pavilion. These improvements will help to meet the growing demand for yearround sport by the centre’s many users and will be completed next year.

For further information on the Company please contact: Bisham Abbey info@warwick-engineering.com Warwick Engineering is also providing work on the National Sports Centre at Bisham Abbey, which is used as a prestigious training venue for over 20 different sports and organisations. These include the English Institute of Sport, England Hockey, WIN Tennis Academy and the England Football and Rugby Associations. The Abbey is also We are pleased to be associated with Warwick Engineering available for private and wish them continued success for the future hire for functions, corporate events, conferences and 8 HARBOUR COURT, HERON ROAD, AIRPORT ROAD WEST, BELFAST BT3 9HB weddings. TELEPHONE: (028)90 457 467 (6 LINES) As a centre of FAX: (028) 90 450353 EMAIL: info@extratec.co.uk excellence for not www.extratec.c.uk only the country’s

Lifting Equipment www.whscottlifting.com

WH Scott and Son (Engineers) Limited is a full service and supply company for the lifting equipment industry established in 1897 (www.whscottlifting.com ) which offers customers a range of quality products and services to suit their needs. WH Scott and Son (Engineers) Limited understanding and experience in the Industry is unparalleled.

W H Scott & Son Engineers Ltd Unit 6 Highgate, Business Park 16-44 Trench Road Mallusk, BT36 4TY Co. Antrim, Belfast Tel: +44 (0) 28 9083 1780 Fax: +44 (0) 28 9083 1781

Unit 249 Block A Blanchard Town Corporate Park 2 Ballycoolin, Dublin 15 IRELAND Tel: +353 (0) 8855333 Mobile: + 353 86 2373489

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Water and Wastewater Scheme Serving Waterville and the surrounding areas A multi-million pound project is closing in on completion in Waterville to upgrade the water and wastewater systems in the area. Under this contract, there are six sites; Water Treatment Plant (WTP), Lough Currane Water Intake Pumping Station and Lake Intake Pipeline, Spunkane Reservoir, Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), Village Green Pumping Station (VGPS) & Marine Outfall, and the Ballybrack Pumping Station. Work was needed because the existing WWTP was in the form of an undersized septic tank, and the WTP needed to improve drinking water quality and quantity. Both of these will serve Waterville, and there is future potential to provide water to some outlying villages and decommission several smaller and obsolete WTPs. The WWTP is on a greenfield site at the back of Waterville, while the WTP is being redeveloped on the same site it is currently on. The WTP consists of a blend tank, which will mix raw water from the river intakes

and Lough Currane intakes, a pump kiosk containing raw water and backwash water pumps, a dissolved air flotation tank (DAF) - (housed in a building with instrumentation, control and chemical dosing equipment), UV treatment and a 1,640cu m storage reservoir, and a lagoon for the DAF tank back wash water. The WWTP consists of an elevated stainless steel inlet works, three sequencing batch reactor tanks, UV disinfection, sludge processing facilities including two picket fence thickener tanks, and a control building. Constructed by a joint venture between EPS Ltd and Sorensen Civil Engineering Co Ltd, the various tanks/reservoirs are insitu concrete for the larger structures. The lagoon is lined with three layers of materials to protect the membrane from surface damage and UV deterioration. The WTP DAF building is a steel framed, stone clad structure and the WWTP control and sludge processing building is stone clad blockwork. Both buildings have slate tiled roofs.

Both hard and soft landscaping will be included in the development to blend and disguise the various facilities into the surrounding landscape. The WTP reservoir and Spunkane Reservoir have earth covered walls, and the WWTP includes planted earthen berms to screen the site. Detailed designs were employed to address noise and odour considerations, including selection and inclusion of specialist equipment. The plant also had to be designed to cope with a peak season of 3,000PE and off peak of less than 500PE. Work on the village green had to be undertaken outside of the main tourist season. The Employer’s Representative is T.J. O’Connor & Associates, and the Civil Designer is Malachy Walsh & Partners Consulting Engineers. Work started in February 2012 and will be completed ahead of programme in October 2013, followed by a 20-year operation and maintenance period.

SORENSEN JOINT VENTURE MAIN CONTRACTORS TO KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE WATERVILLE WATER & WASTE WATER SCHEME. CONTRACT NO 2 – DESIGN BUILD OPERATE. Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd, Forge Hill Cross, Kinsale Road, Cork, Ireland Tel: (Intl) +353 (0)21 4968917 | Fax: (Intl) + 353 (0)21 4965544 | Email: Info@sorensen.ie

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EPS Group, Mallow Business and Technology Park, Quartertown, Mallow, Co Cork Telephone: 022 31200 | Fax: 022 31250 | Email: info@epswater.ie www.epswater.ie

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Suretank Ltd New office development

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Suretank Ltd, a world-leading manufacturer of cargo carrying units (CCUs) for the offshore oil and gas industry, is in the process of constructing a new office building at Shamrock Hill in Dunleer. It will provide a new two-storey office building, associated signage, a new car park to incorporate the relocation of parking from the existing car park, and use of part of that car park as a working industrial yard and all other necessary site works associated with the development and the existing factory. Established in 1995 in Ireland to supply offshore chemical tanks to the North Sea, Suretank is now a global supplier of offshore tanks and offshore containers. The Company has design and manufacturing facilities in Ireland, UK, Poland, Thailand and China as well as sales offices in USA, Norway and Brazil. Suretank’s product range includes chemical and acid transport tanks, helifuel tanks, offshore containers, baskets, offshore mudskips and cryogenic tanks. The Company’s customer base includes most of the major service, rental, exploration and production companies in the offshore industry. Its units are found worldwide,

including North Sea, West Africa, Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, Caspian Sea, Sakhalin, India, Australia, Middle East and the Far East. From Thailand to the North Sea, from Poland to the People’s Republic of China, Suretank has designed, manufactured and installed specialist offshore tanks and CCUs for some of the world’s leading oil-producing companies. What really sets Suretank apart is the fact that it also has engineers working on the ground in all the areas to which the Company supplies. This ensures that Suretank can provide the highest level of service and advice to customers, whenever they need it and wherever they might be. When it comes to offshore oil exploration, safety is of paramount importance. That’s why Suretank designs and manufactures equipment that is built and tested to the highest standards. It is for this reason that Suretank leads the world when it comes to safety standard accreditations, including PED, CEN and DNV 2.7-1 certifications. Suretank also ensures that all the equipment it produces complies with ongoing changes in regulations and works closely

Unit 2, Dunleer Enterprise Park, Dunleer, Co. Louth. Phone 041 6861862 Fax 041 6863940 Email: info@neacymechandelec.com www.neacymechandelec.com

with all its customers to make sure they are getting the very best product and the one that best fits their needs. The ground floor of the new building will consist of a main entrance, reception and waiting area, two open plan office areas extending to 125sq m each, CEO and Chairman’s office, a board room, tea station, toilets, staff entrance, and electrical and server rooms. On the first floor, there will be another two 125sq m open plan offices, a suite of four offices, a meeting room, print room, lunch room/canteen, toilets and a lift shaft. The palette of material for the building includes stainless steel panel, Kingspan metal roof, aluminium triple glazed windows with selected yellow colour frames and white coloured plaster render finish. Landscaping will include raised planter beds at the entrance point to the development and along the entrance road, a paved footpath link to provide an access point to the established Suretank site to the rear, and landscaped buffer areas. The Architect is Van Dijk International and the Main Contractor is Felix O’Hare Ltd. The project will be complete in October.

Evan Henry Electrical was established in 1984 and has become a market leader in the provision of electrical services.

Rath, Ardee Road, Dundalk, Co Louth Phone: +353 42 9337761 Fax: +353 42 9337769 Email: info@evanhenry.com www.evanhenry.com

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Simon Hoe Architects Dedicated to turning each client’s dreams into reality

Established by Simon Hoe in 2000, the Practice specialises in working on projects in the residential sector, and also provides work for the disabled. Simon has been in practice since 1980, working on both residential and commercial projects, large and small, so his experience is extensive. Based in Dun Laoghaire in south Dublin, the Practice employs three architects who all have at least ten years experience and work on projects all over the country. The Practice’s ethos centres on the importance of listening to the client’s original idea and being prepared to take the trouble to understand their particular requirements and preferences. The Practice finds that designing for light is of huge importance. Levels and quality of light and shade impact hugely on comfort and mood, and can provide not only a sense of well-being, but provide free heat as well. Simon Hoe Architects can advise on legalities such as planning issues, and how to cope with the technicalities such as building regulations. In addition, it can identify opportunities offered by the site, overcome restrictions imposed by regulations or site conditions, and is able to develop and build an original idea. Other services carried out include providing comprehensive working drawings to ensure inclusive and competitive tendering for the project by carefully selected builders. The Practice provides regular site visits to ensure quality control and the monitoring of monthly costs.

On handover, Certificates of Opinion on Compliance with planning permission and building regulations are necessary. All projects need to be followed up to ensure the correction of any defects arising after completion. Simon Hoe Architects takes these responsibilities seriously, providing the very best work for all customers. The Practice has undertaken a whole host of projects, including upgrading a youth café at the Dun Laoghaire VEC. The scheme received government funding and was carried out in 2010. It was a tired canteen that was upgraded to a youth café. It now has increased floor space and an animated place for youngsters to play games, watch TV, prepare snacks and chat. A round window is installed so that the café can address the little ‘garden’ beyond. Simon Hoe Architects volunteered to carry out this important community work, which was accomplished within a very tight budget. The Practice also worked on Lincoln Place in 2008, which comprises of apartments and a commercial unit. It was a sadly neglected protected structure on the edge of Merrion Square that received structural upgrading, reinstatement of windows and extensive brickwork repairs. A fire-damaged interior was remodelled to provide comfortable highly serviced apartments, while retaining original features. Insulation and draft sealing were carried out without restricting the original fabric from breathing. New fittings were favoured over

reproduction, and the ground floor commercial unit was extended into a much-upgraded basement. This delicate conservation converted the rooms into useable apartments. Also in Dun Laoghaire, the Practice upgraded a 19th century gardener’s cottage, with extensions to two sides, offering a cosy home in a walled garden canopied with trees. For reasons of economy, the aged extensions were insulated and clad in timber to harmonize with the leafy garden and define the original structure. The only entrance was through the small kitchen, and so the need for a new bedroom was used as an opportunity to create a new entrance door. The kitchen was enlarged, and the roof pitch used to create high-level glazing for light and a sense of spaciousness. The timber kitchen units match the external timber and, together with the extensive glazing, help to bring the outside in. Completed in 2009 at a cost of e125,000, the development also comprised of an existing studio/shed was retained as a play and music room. With such experience in producing high quality designs, the Practice is hoping to grow in the upcoming years, and anticipates moving towards council and social works as well as the residential sector. For more information, please visit www.architects-dublin.com or email mail@simonhoe.ie.

K.D. Construction Services. Specialists in Home Improvements and Extensions Email: doran.kieran08@gmail.com Tel: 086 2758571

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J & D McKay Construction Services

12 Vale View Close, The Park, Cabinteely, Dublin 18

Tel: 087 2027549

email: jmcd07@eircom.net

We are pleased to be associated with Simon Hoe Architects and wish them continued success

Lawrance Lynch Builders & Co Ltd was founded by Lawrance Lynch in 2004, and specialises in small & large renovations, and new builds. We have constructed numerous high quality extensions in the Dun Laoghaire, Blackrock and south county Dublin areas. The company provides a professional service, tailored to meet our Clients’ needs and requirements. We can also provide Engineering & Architectural services and we have a qualified Quantity Surveyor as part of our team. We offer a quality, cost-effective service, that is carried out by qualified tradesmen and craftsmen, on time and within budget. Lawrance Lynch Builders & Co Ltd is fully insured and operate to the highest safety standards. We maintain a comprehensive Safety Management System and a copy of our Safety Statement is always available.

Lawrance Lynch Builders & Co. Ltd. The New House Tivoli Terrace South Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin

T/F. 01 280 0056 M. 086 395 3534 / 086 376 0379 E. lawrancelynch@gmail.com W. lawrancelynchbuilders.ie

MKBS, Dalytown, Longwood, Co. Meath T: 045 857 777 M: 086 263 3382 Email: mckay_bs@hotmail.com

Our mission is to build on time to specification and in accordance with the project budget. Formed by Brian Campbell in 1997, BPC provides General Building services to both individuals and Local Government in the Dublin area. BPC Construction are C2 registered and have full insurance. Our Teams are made up of highly skilled and well established, experienced trades people. We have selected these people after years working in this area. BPC also have access to and can provide a wide range of additional services.

BPC Construction Ltd. was established in1997. We supply construction and general building services in South County Dublin.

No. 46 Dale View Park, Ballybrack, Co Dublin.

Call us on: 01 285 6427 or 086 244 6878

We are a full member and certified by Homebond. At BPC, the saying "no job too big, no job too small" applies. We carry out works for South Dublin County Council, numerous well-established Architects and individuals. BPC will undertake any size job from a single storey extension to a full detached stand alone house.

www.bpcconstruction.com

We have years of experience in: House Construction ● House Extensions ● Attic Conversions Refurbishments ● Groundworks

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Mainland Tankfarm Refurbishment at Tarbert

Main Contractor Balfour Beatty has completed work for the National Oil Reserves Agency at Tarbert in County Kerry. The scheme saw the design and construction of major refurbishment works at a tankfarm that can store vast quantities of kerosene, gas, oil and diesel. There are four huge steel tanks on the site, each with a capacity of 40,000cu m. A key element in the contract was to put the tanks through rigorous, hydrostatic tests for leaks. This involved the team pumping water from a lagoon to fill the first of the tanks. After this was checked for leaks, the water was transferred to the next tank so each one could be tested in sequence.

It involved significant mechanical refurbishment to the existing tanks, and reconstruction and upgrade of the tankfarm bund arrangements. In collaboration with Consulting Engineers Byrne O Cleirigh Ltd, PUNCH Consulting Engineers provided project management and engineering services for the refurbishment of the 160,000 tonne tank farm. As well as the refurbishment, work included the installation of new pipe lines from the jetty, upgrading to the existing earthen bund, and the construction of a new road tanker loading yard, control centre, and pump house. Ireland is a country with an economy that

is heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels and has limited control over the volatile energy prices in foreign markets. The countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s membership of both the European Union (EU) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) requires Ireland to maintain 90-day reserves of national strategic stocks. NORA is responsible for the management of Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stocks of oil for use in the event of a shortage of supplies, and the work at the tankfarm was necessary to help fulfil this mandate. Work started in March 2011 and was completed in September 2012.

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Renishaw (Ireland) Ltd Factory extension Renishaw (Ireland) Ltd has benefited from a new single-storey extension to its facility at Swords Business Park. It also includes additional car parking spaces on a site north of and adjoining the existing site. The extension will cater for an expansion of existing operations and to alleviate congestion in the existing building. It is also essential to have the capacity to respond quickly to increased product demand that could otherwise be lost to other locations. Part of the extension includes a high bay stockroom accommodating inward and outward shipments. Renishaw has been at this location since the existing building was constructed in 1998 and the Company also has plants worldwide. Designed by Octagon Design Ltd, Project Architects Brendan Carrol and John Connery described the extension as matching the existing building, with brickwork features that unite both buildings.

Insulated Kingspan wall cladding panels were chosen to provide a high level of insulation and harmonise externally with the new and existing brickwork features. Window composition matches the existing, while the glass is specified to reduce light transmission and solar gain. Brise soleil louvered shades are provided over south facing windows to provide shading and contribute to solar gain control. Internally, the floor and ceiling finishes are carried through from the present factory. The new and existing areas are united by the provision of large, fire rated shutters and a fire rated glazed screen that provides fire separation between new and old, therefore avoiding having to install an expensive smoke extraction system. The air conditioning installation was extended through the provision of a new air handling unit and, utilising spare capacity from existing air handling units.

Due to poor bearing capacity of the ground, it was necessary to carry out a soil stabilisation process involving excavation of the soil, mixing it with lime and consolidating it back in layers. The new building is constructed using a wide span steel composite portal frame structure. To provide additional screening to existing residential properties, six metre high bamboo trees have been planted. The new car park is landscaped around the northern, eastern and western boundaries, with the existing embankments on the eastern and western boundaries retained as well as the existing landscaping and beech tree hedging on the southern boundary adjoining the original site. Built by M&P Construction Ltd, work started on the extension in September 2012 and was completed in July 2013, costing e2.5M.

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Renishaw Ireland

Shelbourne Wellness Centre

CBC Monkstown

The Lir Drama Academy

Construction of over 30,000 sq. ft. extension to existing production facilities for Renishaw Ireland in Swords, including extensive site works.

The introduction of a new Spa and Wellness Centre within the existing Shelbourne Hotel, including treatment rooms, swimming pool and gymnasium.

Construction of new three storey senior school building for Monkstown Park CBC. Complete with stone clad faรงade, curtain walling, green roof and extensive site works.

The Project scope encompasses alterations and extensions including ancillary works to existing buildings within the Trinity College, No.5 Enterprise Centre, Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

M&P Group, Hillview, Naas Road, Saggart, County Dublin, Ireland Tel: +353 (0) 1 257 0900 Fax: +353 (0) 1 458 0867 Email: michelle@mpconstruction.ie www.mpconstruction.ie

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Shell Ireland

In spite of the many challenges along the way, construction of the Corrib gas project in North Mayo – which is set to continue until late 2014 – is providing hundreds of jobs in a small community, as well as availing of the expertise of a wide variety of local, national and international contractors. It will also contribute e1.6Bn to Ireland’s GDP throughout the complete construction phase, and will meet up to 60% of the country’s gas needs when producing. The development of the Corrib Natural Gas field has been the single biggest infrastructural project in the West of Ireland. From an engineering, construction and regulatory perspective, it has also

been one of the most challenging. The project itself is made up of four parts: (i) the subsea facilities at the Corrib field, (ii) the offshore pipeline, (iii) the onshore pipeline and (iv), the Bellanaboy Bridge Gas Terminal, which is the major construction element in the overall development spread over a 32-acre site. Work on three of these elements is practically complete. The subsea facilities are in place with five wells drilled and ready to go into production. The Bellanaboy Bridge Gas Terminal is substantially complete and is currently being maintained until gas flows from the field. The offshore pipeline was laid in the summer of 2009, and the

control umbilical has been installed, which will facilitate communication between the field and the terminal, as well as offshore pipeline protection works. The fourth and final section is the onshore pipeline, on which work commenced in July of last year. The onshore pipeline is 8.9km in length and will connect the offshore pipe at the landfall in Glengad to the terminal. Included in the final phase is a 4.6km tunnel under Sruwaddacon Bay – a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a Special Protected Area (SPA). The tunnel is yet another exciting and challenging element of the overall continued page 38 >

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development. It will have an internal diameter of 3.5m and will be built using precision precast segments. A speciallyconstructed tunnel boring machine (TBM), named Fionnuala, will be used to excavate the tunnel, which will take approximately 15 months to complete. It will run at depths of between 5.5m and 12m under the bay. Once the pipeline and ancillary services are laid the tunnel will be grouted and closed.

was poured; 77km of underground piping was laid; 1,800 tonnes of steel erected; 40km of steel pipe and 435km of cable was installed and 2,600 tonnes of scaffolding had to be erected. A total of 38 red loads (out of gauge) were transferred to site without incident. The terminal itself was declared ready for forward feed gas by May 2011 and is now in a state of preservation to await delivery of gas from the field.

The offshore context

The subsea facilities

The Corrib gas development has been a marathon journey. The field was discovered in 1996 by Enterprise Oil, an independent London based oil and gas exploration company. The Corrib field was the first important gas find in the Irish offshore for almost 25 years, following on from the Kinsale Head field. Kinsale Head was discovered 50km off the coast of Cork in a water depth of 90m and was developed as an offshore production facility.

The terminal

In October 2006, the Corrib Gas Partners returned to the Bellanaboy site and work on the construction of the terminal commenced. Seven major national and international contractors, including Roadbridge Ltd, PM Group, Mercury Engineering Ltd, SIAC Butlers Steel Ltd, Kilcawley Construction and Hertel Ireland Ltd, together with an equal number of smaller local contractors, were on site throughout most of the terminal construction and considerable time and effort had to go into aligning all the work so that it could be completed in a safe and timely way. Apart from the removal of the peat and the levelling of the site, a considerable road network, car parking and set down areas had to be constructed; 1,449 piles were installed; 16,000cu m of concrete

The Corrib field has been developed in line with best industry practice for a gas field of this type. The subsea production facility with onshore processing means there is no need for a permanent offshore platform during the operations phase. Corrib gas is trapped in a reservoir 3,000 metres below the seabed by a layer of impermeable rock. The gas is extracted by drilling wells into the reservoir. Five wells have been drilled and are ready to go into production. All the offshore facilities are in place on the seabed in water depths of about 350 metres. Such depths are too deep for manned diving and installation is carried out using underwater robots known as Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). The wells will be controlled by way of an umbilical, a bundle of cables and small diameter tubes, which carry electrical and hydraulic power to operate the subsea controls. The installed umbilical will connect the subsea facilities to the terminal at Bellanaboy. This was completed in spring 2013. During the operations phase, the subsea facilities will be monitored and controlled 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the control room at the terminal.

The offshore pipeline

Work on this phase of the project started in June 2009. The works programme involved preparing the landfall site at Glengad, laying

the offshore section of the Corrib pipeline, in addition to completing certain subsea infrastructural works at the Corrib field. During the summer of 2009, the Solitaire (the world’s largest pipelay vessel) welded and laid 7,000 lengths of pipe from Glengad to the field. An internal inspection tool, known as a ‘smart pig’, will be pushed through the pipeline at intervals to gather data on the internal condition as well as monitoring integrity throughout the pipeline. A total of nine specialist vessels, together with support vessels, will be engaged in the offshore programme, which should complete this October. The offshore programme also includes routine maintenance of the subsea facilities.

The onshore pipeline

The decision to re-route the onshore pipeline came in 2006 and followed on the mediation efforts under taken by the government-appointed mediator Peter Cassells. The Advantica independent review resulted in a recommendation to limit the pressure in the offshore pipeline to 144 barg and the installation of the landfall valve at Glengad limited the pressure in the onshore section to 100 barg. Under the new proposal the distance to the nearest occupied house was increased to 234 metres, the MAOP reduced to 100 barg and the normal operating pressure to 85 barg, which is similar to the Bord Gáis Éireann’s transmission lines located throughout the country. Planning permission was granted for the revised pipeline in January 2011. Roadbridge commenced work on the tunnel construction site at Aughoose in July 2011 and that work is progressing satisfactorily. The TBM is now stored in Germany awaiting delivery to the site once the launch pit has continued page 40 >

“Our best ambassadors are our clients” Tiernan Engineering Limited is an industrial and commercial electrical and mechanical services contracting company based in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. Founded in 1994, the company is ISO certified, RECI registered and Construction Industry Federation affiliated. We specialise in: ● Medium & high voltage installations

● Low energy, LED, public & airfield lighting ● Communications

● Structured cabling ● SCADA systems

● ILS & distance measurement equipment ● Fire, Alarm, Security & CCTV installation ● Lightning protection.

tel: 094 9543236 / 094 9542100 email: info@tiernanengineering.ie web: www.tiernanengineering.ie

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been constructed. Work on the tunnel itself began in late 2012 and will take approximately 15 months to complete. The 8.9km section of onshore pipeline will run from Glengad to the terminal and will include a 4.6m section under Sruwaddacon Bay. Onshore the pipeline is laid in a trench with a minimum depth of cover of approximately 1.2m. Once the trench has been filled in and the soil reinstated, there will be no evidence that the pipeline is present. Markers will be erected to help locate the pipeline at field boundaries, road crossings and changes of direction. Landowners are made aware of the exact location of the pipeline.

Good neighbours and social investment

In all of its operations around the world Shell is acutely aware of the impact oil and gas developments can have on the local community. One of the main aims of the Corrib Gas Partners is to be a good neighbour in the area. For this reason a decision was taken at an early stage to ensure that as many benefits as possible would accrue to the region. Jobs, services and accommodation have been placed, as far as possible, in Erris.

Safety

The safety and security of employees, contractors and the community is the number one priority for the Corrib Gas Partners. The overall safety performance objective for the development is Goal Zero – which means the aim is to have no incidents that might put employees, neighbours or facilities at risk. Also established is Corrib’s Driver Safety Awareness Programme (DSAP) to create a strong culture of safety and responsible road usage among employees and contractors alike, for their own benefit and that of the community around them. In 2010 more than one million kilometres were covered in road travel relating to

the project. In recognition of this high volume of travel, along with challenging weather conditions and some poor roads in Erris, the DSAP ensures a road safety focus is maintained. Defensive driver training is a specific initiative available to all staff working under this programme, which focuses on preparing people to deal with the unexpected, and potentially dangerous behaviour of other road users. This successful training has been completed by almost 1,300 staff and contractors working in Mayo and Dublin.

Minimising environmental impacts

Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) have been prepared for every phase of the development. Implementing these plans has ensured that preventative and management measures identified in the EIS have been applied throughout the construction phase to ensure the environmental impacts associated with the development are avoided, minimised and mitigated. The Corrib gas terminal at Bellanaboy Bridge will be operated in accordance with an environmental management system ISO 14001 or equivalent. Emissions from the terminal will be monitored in order to demonstrate that emissions are within stringent limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Ongoing works On the terminal, the plant has been placed in a state of preservation to await first gas. There is ongoing maintenance work and hiring is now under way for additional maintenance and

operations staff, and a programme of testing and commissioning is scheduled to take place prior to start-up.

Meeting the country’s gas needs

The demand for gas in Ireland is growing, due principally to its increasing use for electricity power generation. Demand for gas-powered electricity generation is expected to continue to grow as other less environmentally friendly fossil fuels are phased out. Once it comes ashore, gas from the Corrib field will be processed at Bellanaboy Bridge Gas Terminal to the standard laid down by BGÉ. The terminal has been connected to the BGÉ national grid since 2009. Once complete, Corrib gas will underpin Ireland’s security of energy supply and deliver a number of economic benefits. In February 2012, Goodbody Economic Consultants reported on the development pointing to the benefits to date of the approx 1,250 jobs sustained during the construction phase (between 2004 and 2010). The Goodbody Report also projected that the completion of Corrib will sustain over 700 jobs between now and 2014.

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Semiton Construction Building with care Formed in 1978 by Sean Murphy, Semiton Ltd is a reputable construction and management company of distinction that specialises in building and civil engineering, undertaking turnkey operated projects. Based in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, Semiton has established a substantial contracting business with turnover in recent years reflecting the continued success enjoyed by the Company. Depending on demand, the Company employs between 60 to 100 staff, with a total available pool of up to 180 direct personnel. At the moment, the core workforce is approximately 60, and all are trained to the very highest industry standards. Semiton has a first-class safety record, which has been recognised by the Construction Industry Federation with several achievements and awards over the years including Safe T-cert. This was acquired in the past year and is designed for certifying the safety management systems of contractors working in the industry. The objective is to improve health and safety management by providing objective standards and certificating those contractors whose safety management systems have been assessed. Semiton provides in-house construction training, safety handling, manual handling to all staff and has its own safety management system that trains other companies too.

Much of Semiton’s work is focused within the food and pharmaceutical industries. The latter came about because of the reputation earned by the Company through word of mouth. This has resulted in Semiton being invited onto many tender lists, which in turn results in various contracts being won. Because of the work within the pharmaceutical industry, confined space training is a serious part of the Company’s operations and it is involved in maintenance works for the pharmaceutical industry, which means that a lot of Semiton’s people are highly skilled in confined space operations. Within the last year, two significant contracts have been picked up by Semiton. These include a e7M development that started recently in Tipperary. This is a substantial project for Abbey Machinery, who make agricultural equipment. The R&D has to be up and running for September, and it’s an 11-month contract. The other new project is a e2M development in Waterford that has also recently started. It involves construction of a new, state-of-the-art, medical device manufacturing facility for Nypro Healthcare. This facility will result in the creation of 200 high quality jobs in Phase I, which will also increase in subsequent years. Nypro’s new facility will manufacture advanced respiratory and injectable devices for global healthcare and pharmaceutical customers. Among the new positions to

be created are healthcare automation engineers and technicians, healthcare quality engineers and technicians, operations managers, program managers, team leaders and operators. This manufacturing facility will create a major boost for the whole South East region. Such an investment not only highlights Ireland as a world-class facility for high end manufacturing and the advantages it can offer leading global companies such as Nypro, but it shows the firstclass nature of projects undertaken by Semiton, and underlines just why the Company has such a high reputation within the pharmaceutical industry. Semiton has partnered a number of architects and engineers over the years and will continue to have a healthy working relationship with the likes of PM Group, Centra, Acorn Recycling and IDA Ireland - who has also supported the project in Waterford. The e9M gained from the projects in Tipperary and Waterford has increased Semiton’s turnover for the last year by 50%, and with ongoing involvement in providing smaller works for a number of pharmaceutical companies, Semiton will continue to go from strength to strength. Semiton Ltd, Dungarvan Road, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, Ireland. Tel: 353(52) 6123111.

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FmK Architecture Ltd

Designing the future for a wide variety of clients FmK Architecture Ltd was established in March 2009 by Jason Fleck and Ronan McKee. Both Jason and Ronan worked for an architectural practice in Belfast before the downturn of the recession and the office was closed in 2009. It was at this point that FmK Architecture was established. Since then, the Practice has been constantly expanding, evolving and despite the current financial climate, has an increasing workload and growing client base. FmK Architecture started with just two directors but has since more than doubled in size and moved to new larger premises in September 2011 to cope with the growing business. The main focus of work carried out by FmK Architecture is within residential architecture, consisting of everything from advice on remodelling of existing spaces, to extensions, conversion and bespoke private dwellings. The Practice also has an extensive knowledge base on all planning matters, with special emphasis on rural planning and countryside development. FmK Architecture has more than 20 years of experience in working at the forefront of planning policies and legislation, especially on the current planning policy PPS21. Since its implementation back in November 2008, FmK Architecture has enjoyed unprecedented success in delivering approved planning applications under this policy. This is mainly down to the extensive knowledge and expertise that the Practice has in planning issues and also delivering planning applications

of a high quality design. Since PPS21 was issued, FmK Architecture has almost a 100% approval rate on all applications made to date. These applications cover a wide spectrum of projects under the umbrella of PPS21, such as dwellings on a farm, replacement dwellings, barn/building conversions, dwellings in existing clusters, infill/gap sites, and farm diversification schemes. Outside of PPS21, FmK Architecture provides all types of projects and applications, whether within towns, villages or city centres. The Practice also has experience in large mixed schemes and housing developments, as well as bespoke private dwellings. FmK Architecture takes the same approach, dedication and attention to detail on all projects undertaken, regardless of location size or budget. All residential projects undertaken start with a free site visit, followed by a comprehensive client brief and design questionnaire. From here, the concept scheme design is slowly developed and modified until the client is truly satisfied. After this, the Practice will produce a conceptual 3D Model of the design, using the latest software, technologies and professional in-house expertise. FmK Architecture also provide full on site supervision and project management to remove the stress of building by employing qualified design expertise to act on their behalf and to ensure that the building is constructed to the proper design and quality that is expected. The project management service can also ensure all eventualities are thought out

and dealt with effectively on site. The Practice can also provide cost management, analysis and consultancy for any project to guarantee it is delivered within budget. Another trademark of FmK Architecture is the drive towards sustainable building techniques and methodology as well as energy efficient design and low energy buildings. This is standard practice across all projects undertaken by FmK Architecture, who strive to provide all clients with sufficient advice and information on current building legislation, techniques, products and energy saving methods. FmK Architecture also has an extensive list of suppliers, manufacturers and installers for all elements across the build and can pass on these established relationships to ensure all clients get a professional service and a high quality end product. Once again, advice and extensive knowledge on energy saving, renewables and grants available are provided by FmK Architecture to complete the new build experience of all clients. An example of a combination of all these attributes can be seen in the low energy homes provided by the Practice in its very own FmK ECOHome range. These homes are designed to suit every clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need, for any site, on any location. Due to the low energy design, the FmK ECO-Range can save thousands of pounds in energy saving over its lifespan and with the optional eco-extras, can save even more. The first of these ECOHomes were completed in December 2012. The FmK ECO-Range was officially launched back in April 2012 at its very own Plan2Build Trade Show.

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The Morrison Hotel

Opened following a E7M refurbishment Ireland’s first DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel opened its doors in February, bringing one of Europe’s fastest growing upscale hotel brands to the Emerald Isle. The Morrison Hotel has benefited from a contemporary renovation of its 138 rooms and suites, which have been redesigned with a brand new concept that is centred on music and sound. This stylistic overhaul has also seen a new bar and restaurant – Bar Quay 14 and The Morrison Grill – incorporated into the hotel, and both were officially opened on the 1st February. Situated in the heart of Dublin and on the banks of the River Liffey, the uber chic Morrison Hotel is a central location for hotel guests and visitors, as well as weddings, conferences and meetings. It is surrounded by some of Dublin’s premier shopping and entertainment districts, and is just 40 steps across the Millennium Bridge from the lively quarter of Temple Bar. A wide range of meeting and conference spaces and facilities are also available for corporate hire and weddings, catering from groups as small as eight, up to as many as 240 people. Dublin’s internationally renowned lifestyleboutique hotel has been repositioned as a vibrant hip hotel and eatery, making it a premier destination for local and international visitors in one of Dublin’s already established urban areas. The hotel has grown significantly since

first opening in May 1999. In addition, it paved the way for many further concept ‘designer’ hotels within Ireland, and has been cutting edge since its beginnings, due to themes such as ‘East Meets West’. Initially, the hotel comprised of 90 bedrooms and suites, a bar and restaurant, and the basement nightclub Lobo. Just six years later, the hotel was extended to increase its number of bedrooms to 138 rooms, while meeting space was also added. This latest development has improved the hotel even further, and since March 2012, it has been managed by Martinez Hotels & Resorts – a dynamic company led by highly experienced individuals with a strong track record in the hospitality industry. Part of the Martinez Hotel Group, Martinez Hotels & Resorts was established in 2011, and the Company operates and manages a portfolio of midscale and upscale city and resort hotels across Europe. The high quality design from Nikki O’Donnell Architects has paid tribute to the musical past of the hotel. Many singer/songwriters from Ireland are included within the hotel because each room features a lyric from artists such as The Script, Imelda May, Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan, and many more. Decibel levels are featured on carpets, as well as a feature wall representing a sound wave. In addition to musical features, there are some non-musical aspects of the

design, such as light boxes, lockers and a side table that lights up. Rooms are brightly coloured with either a pink, purple and turquoise theme. The opening of the hotel was lauded by Stephen Mulligan, UK & Ireland Director of Martinez Hotels & Resorts. He said: “We set out with a very ambitious timeline for this project so we’re delighted to be opening the hotel on schedule and with the support of our new partners, Hilton Worldwide. “The refurbishment coincides with a busier than normal event calendar for Ireland this year and we believe the reopening will not only benefit the long-term patrons of the Morrison, but will also contribute to the vibrancy of this up-and-coming part of Dublin.” Austrian-based consulting company, MRP Hotels, also contributed greatly to the hotel. The Company specialises in hospitality and hotel real estate, and managed this project. Herbert Mascha, Managing Director at MRP Hotels, said: “We set a very tight schedule in terms of both design and construction, utilising a very experienced and skilled team to ensure the work was completed to standards – both internally as well as the respective brand standards.” The Main Contractor for the stylistic overhaul of this luxury hotel was Walls Construction. The hotel closed in November 2012 and reopened at the beginning of February 2013, within the schedule set out for construction.

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Waterways Ireland

Developing new public service blocks and a waterside development Waterways Ireland has responsibility for the management, maintenance, development and restoration of inland navigable waterways principally for recreational purposes. The waterways under the remit of the body are the Barrow Navigation, the Erne System, the Grand Canal, the Lower Bann, the Royal, the Shannon-Erne Waterway and the Shannon Navigation. The mission is to provide a high quality recreational environment on the waterways for the benefit of all who use the facilities. Waterways Ireland prides itself on the excellent welfare facilities that it provides for all users of their extensive waterway navigation system, and it is because of this that improvements continue to be made. Last year saw the opening of the Lough Key Waterside development in September 2012. This mooring and services facility at Lough Key Forest Park enhances the North Shannon as a major boating and tourism destination and maximises the full tourism and recreational potential of the park and the waterway. This development of floating jetties and marina accommodates 50 boats with low level access ramps provided for canoes and small boats. The service block of toilets and showers, pumpout and electricity bollards, meets international standards and is a superb facility to be able to offer to the public.

There is an 80 metre floating breakwater provided to protect the marina that can be expanded to 100m in winter. Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, said: “This new waterside development at Lough Key Forest will certainly ensure that the long tradition of visitors to the lake and parklands will continue well into the future. “Lough Key has for many centuries drawn people to its spectacular views, abundant wildlife, historic buildings and evocative islands. This beautiful landscape is steeped in a rich history. “I am also particularly pleased that all the various state agencies responsible for tourism and product development have come together to develop and market the waterways as a single entity. “It allows greater and wider access for the waterways and their products to the various tourism markets. And as we know, tourism is a key element to the economic recovery of our country.” Caral Ni Chuilin, Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure in the north, said: “This is a superb facility which will give a great boost to this region as a boating and tourist destination, and which exemplifies the benefits of all-Ireland development. “Infrastructural expansion on an allIreland basis is good for the whole island, particularly in building sustainable

economic opportunities. DCAL, on behalf of the north’s Executive, will continue to promote positive all-Ireland development and support the important work of agencies like Waterways Ireland.” In combination with other mooring facilities provided by Waterways Ireland throughout Lough Key, particularly at Boyle Harbour and 21 other areas throughout the lake, this new facility will more than double the facilities and create the potential to attract large boat shows, festival events and water based activities to this area. Lough Key became a truly international hub for tourism, recreation and business as seen by Camp 101 with 10,000 Girl Guides from all over the world based there for more than a week in July. This past year has also seen Waterways Ireland benefit from a number of public service blocks, such as the one on the bank of River Barrow in Co Carlow. The Clashganny Service Block is 40sq m and is a single-storey building consisting of a steel frame with cavity wall infill and cut timber roofs. Like many of Waterways Ireland’s public service blocks, this one consists of a series of toilet and shower units, each with individual access. Costing e195,000, work on the project started in September 2012 and was completed in January 2013.

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Kane Architecture Going strong in difficult financial times thoughts, which will bring new design ideas to different climates and cultures. Work has been steady for the Practice and recent projects include the redevelopment in the last three years in the Dublin area. of a number of hospital wards at the Bon After also completing a refit of the Secours Hospital in Glasnevin, where in the Templeogue Inn, Kane Architecture can past, the Practice has designed the cardio look forward to the future optimistically. angiography laboratory, as well as other projects, while work is progressing on the extension to the Endoscopy department and some other wards and nurses stations. The Practice is also Rosenallis, Portlaoise, Co. Laois working on family homes at Bellview, T: 057 8628988 E: sales@cuddykitchens.ie Booterstown and Rock Road, Showroom Booterstown, while Unit 6, Bay Road Business Park, Kane Architecture Mountmellick, Co Laois has redesigned a T: 057 8679640 number of public houses and has www.cuddykitchens.ie won Pub of the Year in Ireland twice

Kane Architecture was established in 2004 and has vast experience within the construction industry of designing the best projects. The Practice has also dealt well with the recession within the industry, and last year scaled back its work. Despite this, Kane Architecture found there were new levels of industry at home as well as contracts due to repeat business following previously impressive work for various clients. After looking for new business opportunities, the Practice has one apartment project in for planning permission and will be working on others around the London area. This led to the belief that there will also be work in emerging markets and at present, the Practice is in negotiation with clients in the Middle East, and has also started construction of a housing scheme in Baghdad. This has resulted in developing many new contacts that will lead to a stream of work in these areas. Kane Architecture is still design-driven and working in environments not normal to the Practice is forcing it to make changes to design

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PAC Studio

A design for life PAC Studio is an architectural practice where environmental considerations are tested to make spaces and places that feel good, filled with natural light, warmth and fresh air. All projects are unique solutions, responding to the particular needs of clients within the context, culture and climate of both site and function. The founding Directors of the Practice are Graham Petrie and Peter Crowley, who have worked together since 2000. They established PAC Studio in 2007 and the Practice now employs seven highly skilled architects and an important office manager. PAC Studio is constantly chosen when designing projects because of its reputation of delivering high performance, low energy, long-term solutions in the form of healthy buildings that are easy and efficient to operate and maintain to ensure clients can reduce energy consumption. Rigorous management of the design process is fundamental to exceeding expectations within the budgets and timescales to the demands of each client. A great testament to the quality of the Practice’s work is that the vast majority of its projects originate through recommendations and repeat commissions from existing clients and consultants, which displays how the ethos of lifetime client satisfaction is consistently met. The Practice makes a variety of physical models for every project to simulate and test light, space, materials and energy performance. This is critical to the

engagement of all clients in the development of design solutions that are comfortable, stimulating and efficient to use. Creativity and imagination is combined with thorough research and analysis to provide unique, affordable design solutions for clients, no matter the scale of the type of project. PAC Studio is a place where architects seek to understand and communicate the physical, material, environmental and spatial intent of their work. This is primarily directed through the production of models at various scales, to investigate and develop the quality of light, space and material over time. In particular, models help in understanding the dynamic relationship and opportunities to relate design proposals to the seasons and the climate. This process of scale modelling engages clients directly with the physical matter of architecture, and the environmental qualities of light and space. This is critical to the engagement of clients in the development of design solutions that are affordable, comfortable, stimulating and efficient to use. A core element of PAC Studio is the concept of design for life – a recognition that the use of the built environment over time is continuously adapting and evolving. Long-term involvement with clients and the users of the Practice’s designs beyond practical completion of the project is key to the design approach. The core desire is to provide healthy environments for living, working and relaxing, through an

understanding of the inter-relationship of users, spaces, buildings and the wider context of climate and weather. Ongoing research and design work delivers measurable, energy efficient design solutions, both comfortable in use and pleasurable in experience. A whole host of companies and organisations have benefited from the quality of work provided by the Practice. These include Enterprise Ireland, Wexford County Council, Cork Institute of Technology, Limerick Clare Energy Agency, and the University of Limerick, to name a few. Projects that PAC Studio has been involved in include Grand Canal, creating a café and market space on the quayside in Dublin Docklands. The lighting and reflection of the water in Grand Canal Basin allow for different atmospheres to suit the changing activities from day into night. PAC Studio was also responsible for development of the facades and envelope design for the Primary Care Centre in County Dublin. The use of precast concrete fins along the main street elevations provides a civic scale to this public healthcare facility. The Practice’s work was rewarded last year by the Royal Institute of Architects, at the Irish Architecture Awards. PAC Studio was given a Commendation for the Best Emerging Practice for portfolio work and the approach to work, an attitude that will guarantee success for years to come.

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The Global Economy downturn has presented challenging times for all industries, especially construction. In Ireland, the figures have looked very bleak since 2008, new build housing has decreased from a peak of approximately 93,500 in 2006 to a 35 year low of 8500 in 2012. With that said, Ardcourt Ltd has continued to trade successfully as building contractors, with a large number of small and medium sized projects carried out since the recession began. Francis Courtney, Director with Ardcourt, quickly realised that the business needed to adapt to the new economic climate: A change in approach from larger speculative type projects to individual bespoke projects and public contracts awarded by the Department of Education and the Office of Public Works. Mark Courtney, a co-director with Ardcourt, saw that there was a reasonable level of activity in the retrofit market i.e. people were changing their homes to suit their needs as opposed to moving to a different home that meets their needs. Mark founded House2Home Retrofit Ltd in January 2013, and opened his 10,000ft² showrooms in Dublin in May. The company is truly unique as customers can view all aspects of retrofitting under one roof. There are engineers employed by the company to answer questions that home-owners may have regarding their projects, and a telesales team are on the end of the phone if home owners can’t make it to the Dublin showrooms. Asides from the showrooms, there are a number of other truly unique features of House2Home’s business model. We are a central provider of multiple services. Clients do not need to engage with a multitude of companies to achieve a successful retrofit. All invoicing, warranties, and contracts are issued through House2Home. What makes House2Home an innovative industry leader is that the company will not only recommend and implement improvements; they will guarantee energy savings and co2 emissions. This is made possible by House2Home’s in-house ‘Home Energy Calculator’. The software was developed by a team of Engineers and software developers engaged by the Managing Director. The software attaches a monetary value to energy usage before retrofit works begin, and after the proposed works. It also provides co2 emission reports for dwellings and shows various energy efficient upgrade options and costs. A key feature of the software is that it also shows payback periods for proposed works, giving home owners a clear indication of the viability of the energy upgrades.

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Castlewarden to Ballygoran Pipeline & Reservoir Scheme Part of the Kildare Water Supply Strategy The Castlewarden to Ballygoran Pipeline & Reservoir Scheme in Kildare is well underway, which is part of the second phase of the North East Kildare Water Supply Scheme. This is a project designed to bring a potable water supply from the Dublin City Council Water Treatment Works at Ballymore Eustace to North East Kildare. Phase I was completed in 2007. Planning for the e24M scheme commenced in 2006 and the construction stage commenced in 2012. The project is being 75% funded by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Being delivered in accordance with the current Kilidare Water Supply Strategy, as well as providing the water supply link from Ballymore Eustace to North East Kildare it will include the towns of Leixlip, Maynooth, Celbridge, Straffan and Kilcock. This link will provide a gravity supply to domestic, commercial and industrial users to meet current and projected demands and will also provide a greater security of supply. It will also provide increased storage at Ballygoran Reservoir. Work comprises of:••Laying 13km of 900mm ductile iron trunk main from a point north of Kill village to Ballygoran Reservoir, south of Maynooth, all in County Kildare. ••Provision for special tunnel crossings under the Dublin – Cork railway line, the River Liffey and the Grand Canal.

••The laying of 3.87km of 450mm ductile iron distribution main to Celbridge. ••The laying of 0.84km of 300mm ductile iron distribution main to Straffan. ••Construction of new 20ML reservoir at Ballygoran to augment the existing storage capacity, bringing total storage to 30ML. ••Construction of a new pipe manifold, control and chlorine dosing building. ••Refurbishment of the existing reservoirs. ••Conversion of existing small reservoir to a storage building. ••Provision of control and telemetry facilities. The scheme was a result of the Kildare Water Supply Strategy developed in 1999 and reviewed in 2003. It has been included in the Department of Environment Community and Local Government Water Services Investment Programme since 2007. The Kildare Water Supply Strategy recommends that a trunk road main be laid from the 1,600mm Liffey Aqueduct via the existing reservoir at Castlewarden to serve the existing storage hub for North East Kildare at Ballygoran and that the storage capacity at Ballygoran

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The new respite centre in Nenagh that is being built on behalf of Enable Ireland Disability Centre Ltd is close to completion. Situated on Joe Daly Road, the new building is a five-bedroom respite centre that will provide short-term care for those suffering with severe disabilities that require 24-hour, seven days a week care. In providing this, it will also give carers much needed respite and time to recharge their batteries before being reunited with their loved ones. At approximately 390sq m, the one-storey building has a main circular living area that is divided in two by a light filled corridor, which leads past the living/function area on the right and the kitchen and dining-cummeeting room on the left. The bedroom wing is also there, which accommodates the office, staff quarters and a sensory room. A colour scheme has been chosen in collaboration with Feng Shui consultant Patricia Raedler, and expert opinion in the field on the use of colour in environments accommodating sufferers of an Autism Spectrum Disorder. This involved working with the natural flow of energy through the building based on the points on the compass and a clearly defined spectrum of colours chosen for their documented calming effect. All toilet and bathroom facilities will accommodate those with disabilities. The approach to the building and the access at the main entrance is based on a level access

model of design, naturally afforded to the familiarity. Walls are concrete block inner project by virtue of the relatively flat site. and outer leaf with full fill insulation to Designed by Lewis Shinnors + Associates, the cavity on a wide strip foundation. the design uses circular shapes and The roof has timber rafters spanning forms to reduce the impact or experience structural concrete block walls and of the building on those who might steel beams where necessary, and suffer from sensory discomfort. the external faรงade uses a white sand The aim was to provide an immediately and cement to provide a domestic familiar setting, which is of particular feel with low maintenance costs. importance with short-term stays. The Disabled parking spaces are included texture of materials, form of the building and there will be a permanent hoist and rooms and colour scheme serve to installed in one bedroom. present a peaceful and calming environment, The Main Contractor for the scheme which is adaptable and versatile. is McKeogh Brothers. Work started Pathways through the building are awash in November 2012 and will be with daylight and sunlight with subtle completed at the end of this month. changes in the colour scheme to indicate passage and access. The main living spaces ROGERSON REDDAN & ASSOCIATES LTD. and reception area PROJECT, CONSTRUCTION AND COST MANAGERS are formed by a large circular central body, For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first and counteth the cost, with the bedroom whether he have sufficient to finish it. - Bible, Luke (ch. XIV, v. 28) wing provided for a long parallel section to the rear formed by concentric arcs. The building itself is structured by using vernacular domestic building methods Park House, Arthurs Quay, Limerick. Tel: 061 410441 Web: www.rra.ie for the most part and in keeping with the idea of

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Roscommon Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme

Providing wastewater treatment facilities Roscommon County Council has worked hard to improve the sewerage in the towns and villages in the area, which has seen a number of schemes completed in the last two years. This comprises of the provision of new and upgraded wastewater treatment plants and sewerage networks for 14 towns and villages ranging in size from 500 to 3,200 PE. The Main Contractor was EPS, who was appointed as the contractor for the Roscommon Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme (DBO Contract No 9) at the offices of the Council, back in June 2011. The contract provided wastewater treatment facilities to serve the villages of Arigna, Ballinlough, Ballyleague, Cootehall, Creagh, Elphin, Frenchpark, Hodson Bay, Knockcroghery, Liscaul, Loughglynn, Strokestown and Tulsk under a single DBO contract. The project consisted of three new plants on greenfield sites at Arigna, Creagh and Hodson Bay, and seven new plants or extension to existing plants on existing sites at Ballinlough, Ballyleague, Elphin, French Park, Knockcroghery, Loughglynn, and Strokestown. For the Cootehall, Liscaul and Tulsk sites, which were built in 2007, EPS took over the operations of these plants by October 2011. EPS provided interim operations at all of the sites with existing wastewater treatment plants from the date of commencement of construction on the site. The Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme was included for funding under the Department of the Environment Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2012. Local TD Denis Naughten welcomed the signing of contracts by Roscommon County Council for the construction of a new sewerage treatment plant for the village of Knockcroghery.

He stated that the investment in of contract with a design build period of Knockcroghery village is an important piece approximately two years and an operate of infrastructure, not only for the existing and maintenance period of 20 years, homes and businesses, but also for the long- making the total contract period 22 years. term development of the local community. Work started in December 2011 and The Architect was J.B. Barry and Partners was completed in June 2013. Ltd, who prepared the preliminary report for the scheme. The Company was subsequently appointed for the detailed design, contract documents and construction supervision stages. J.B. Barry and Partners Brian Kelly Electrical Services (BKES) has successfully worked on delivering has been involved electrical, instrumentation and ancillary systems across a wide range of in a number of sectors. Our expertise, innovation and experience ensure that we provide a regional water supply service that meets our client’s needs in terms of quality and technical expertise schemes in County in a safe efficient manner. Roscommon. Pipeline Brian Kelly Electrical Services offers the following comprehensive range of contracts include services to its clients: South Roscommon, Lisbrock to Athlone ● Consultation and Design. – 23km of rising mains, trunk mains, ● Industrial Electrical Installation. and distribution ● Panel Manufacturing. mains, as well as the reservoir at Feamore. ● PLC Programming, Scada and The Company has Data Management Systems. also worked at ● Instrumentation and Calibration. South Roscommon, Killeglan to Athlone, ● Security Systems. Roscommon Central RWSS, Boyle/ ● Contract Maintenance. Ardcarne RWSS, ● Periodic Inspections. and Arigna RWSS. The DBO Contract No 9 scheme was Brian Kelly Electrical Services Ltd, procured using the Knocknacunny, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. FIDIC Conditions of Tel: 00 353 (0)94-9860033 Fax: 00 353 (0)94-9860326 Contract. The project E-mail: sales@bkes.ie www.bkes.ie was a design, build and operate form

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JMW Farms Ltd Family run business with decades of experience JMW Farms is a family run business specialising in pig farming, established in the early 1980s and directed by Jim and Mark Wright. Initially a partnership, this progressed into a limited company a few years ago. Both Jim and Mark have always worked with pigs since being teenagers, as the business has developed, their knowledge and experience has enabled them to position the business as a leading player in the market. Operating out of three offices – Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and UK, JMW Farms has approximately 100 staff members. A specialised training programme is delivered to all on how to work within such a niche industry. The main body of employees are pig related with a few employed in construction also given specific training. A considerable amount of maintenance work is required to keep the business competitive in its operations. The Company’s development is market driven and growth is in line with processing companies such as Karro Foods and Dunbia. Historically there has been extensive

demand for British pork, this demand has continued and increased nationally. Recently, the Company has commissioned a purpose built mill for its own use. It is located at Tonnagh Road, County Armagh, in Northern Ireland. JMW Farms has outside or contract growers as well as their own growing sites. The mill is used to make the meal for these contract growers as well as for the Company. The mill was finished and opened in May 2013. The Company also uses an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant, which is well suited to agricultural residues and crops. As a progressive company, JMW Farms decided to get on board when the UK government encouraged farmers and entrepreneurs to build AD plants to help meet legislative targets imposed on them in an effort to reduce the global carbon footprint. In making this major capital investment, JMW Farms can avail of financial returns, while helping reduce greenhouse emissions and also providing organic fertiliser with an increased nutrient

value. This will help to contribute to the reduction of the global carbon footprint. The AD plant became an attractive investment because in April 2011, the Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) available for anaerobic digestion in Northern Ireland were increased from two to four. This changed the economics of AD plants considerably, JMW recognised this and began to invest within the sector. As far back as two years ago, industry insiders thought there could be up to 40 more plants in Northern Ireland, either at planning stage, ready to begin construction, or already being built. The first large scale on-farm AD plant was brought into service in 2011 on the Armagh site of JMW Farms, after Jim and Mark decided to press ahead with the major capital investment, while others were still debating and questioning the viability of AD. The plant was constructed by Moore Biosystems, the sister company to Moore Concrete, and has links to Danishbased Lundsby Holdings, who have built AD continued page 56 >

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plants in Denmark and throughout Europe. While the AD plant is built to a blueprint developed by Lundsby, Moore Biosystems are responsible for construction with all the materials and equipment, which were sourced locally. JMW Farms initially installed a 250kW plant with a view to commissioning a second 250kW engine. The plant now operates with a 500kW capacity. The ROCs increase from two to four changed the economics of AD plants. There is also the potential income from the heat produced from the engines – and possible future government financial support through a Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme – which, in this case, is being used to heat the nearby pig unit. The JMW Farms tank incorporates a pre-mixing tank with up to seven days storage capacity and a macerator used for feeding in grass silage. The macerator has a sieve plate and a set of knives. The AD process is very simple. It begins when biomass is fed to the digester, such as a sealed tank and continues with naturally occurring microorganisms digesting the biomass. This process releases methane-rich gas called biogas, which can be used to make renewable heat and power. This helps to lessen the use of fossil fuel and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plant is registered with the CHPQA. The remaining product generated from the process, which is made up of indigestible material and dead micro-organisms is called digestate. Throughout the digestive process, nutrients such as nitrogen,

potassium and phosphate have been impact of the farm through reduced concentrated into digestate, resulting in nutrient release, and will also improve an excellent organic fertilisation product. the air quality in the buildings. At the JMW Farms site, where the AD As there is a direct link between nutrition plant is based, the heat used to increase and performance, the results of these onthe temperature for new born and first going trials are used to allow the animals to stage pigs, comes from renewable energy express their genetic ability while enhancing generated by the electricity generator their overall welfare. The benefits of the evaluations carried out at this location can powered by the biogas created by the AD. The Company is currently extending the then be rolled out over other farm sites. use of power generated from the AD The feed evaluation station is currently plant to service the newly constructed, studying issues related to Stage 1, Stage state-of-the-art animal feed mill. 2 and pregnant sows, with future plans In the future, subject to a connection to complete the package with a finishing between the electricity generation unit similarly designed to investigate issues plant and the national grid, the relating to pigs from 35kg live weight. Company aims to supply renewable power for general consumption. JMW Farms Ltd, 52 Cortynan Road, JMW Farms has also recently constructed Armagh, County Armagh, BT60 4QZ. a research Feed Evaluation Station which has been partnered with AFBI and joint funded by a DARDNI grant. In such a purpose built feed evaluation station, it is possible to trial combinations Graham Construction Ltd is a family run business based in Dromore of feed against each with over 20 years experience specialising in all aspects of other to determine agricultural, commercial and industrial buildings. optimum animal performance and 30 Grove Road, Dromore, BT25 2NX to reduce nutrient supply to better Tel: 028 9753 2140 Mobile: +44(0)7710802611 reflect requirement. Fax: 028 9753 1300 Email: enquiries@grahamconstructionni.com This will result Web: www.grahamconstructionni.com in a reduction of environmental

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St Mochuo’s National School Further space thanks to four new classrooms Located in Rathcoffey, Co Kildare, St Mochuo’s National School will benefit from a new extension to provide more space for pupils when they come back for the new school year, while the prefabs were also removed. It is a co-educational school with ten teachers, one shared learning support, one special needs assistant, two secretaries and a cleaner. The school was built in 1930 and was extended in 1950 and 1997. It is run by a Board of Management of eight members and has a very active Parents’ Association. Within the school, there is a very proud sporting tradition, having won county finals in football, camogie and basketball. The school has also won Cumann na mBunscol School of the Year for participation in sports in 2001 and 2009. The school is also very active in the Green Schools Programme, having achieved four green flags for conservation of energy, conservation of water and waste management. The latest green flag was raised at the school in May, achieved for transport. Kildare Senior footballer Johnny Doyle did the honours and was ably assisted by the youngest pupil Anna Neville and the oldest pupil Leon O’Reilly Brilly. Local councillor Brendan Weld was also present. The new extension at St Mochuo’s National School replaces rented

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Limerick Riverside Improvements City Quay undergoing major improvement to benefit future tourists The e5.2M redevelopment of Howley’s Quay is set to be completed in September, after nine months to improve the riverside walkway. The Limerick Riverside is one of the most important assets of the city, as recognised by the substantial new development investment and the overall vision for Riverside City. The riverside improvement works to quays in Limerick city centre are one of the central elements of this strategy and include underground services diversions, road and footpath resurfacing, erection of a cantilevered boardwalk over the River Shannon and extensive landscaping works. It’s a project with many health and safety issues such as traffic management and working over water, all of which needed careful consideration as part of the design process. The City Quays project will develop a walking trail between Shannon Bridge and Sarsfield Bridge and provides visitors with new views of Limerick Riverside City. Grant support of e3.15M has been secured under the NDP (2007-2013) tourism programme operated by Failte Ireland. Under this tourism programme and Limerick City Council, it was decided that the City Quay’s project represented the next stage in the City Riverside Improvement Strategy, which aims to provide high quality waterside environment for public use and enjoyment of the River Shannon, as well as a unique setting for the ongoing revitalisation of the city centre.

The River Shannon is one of the most important assets of the city, providing a unique natural resource for both residents and visitors, and as recognised by substantial new development investment and the overall vision for Riverside City. The project will reinforce the previously completed improvement works on O’Callaghan’s and Clancy’s Strands through the realisation of a continuous visitor trail around the key sections of the river with enhanced water-based activities, while also complementing the public realm improvements of the city centre. The construction contract for the quays was awarded to L&M Keating. It required piling to the new boardwalk structure, and McDonnell Piling & Foundations was employed to carry out 450mm diameter piling in a very restricted site. The River Shannon provided an environmentally sensitive boundary on one side with a road where access had to be maintained on the other side of the site. A Tescar CF3 rig was used due to its compact size and weight for such a tight site. Concrete was supplied and pumped using Roadstone’s pumi pump, which was able to connect to the piling operation and facilitate the pumping of additional concrete from delivery trucks. Piles were installed to the depths of six metres to eight metres. They were installed with minimum disruption to traffic in the area and no interference with the River Shannon whatsoever. Work was initially delayed by some weeks, as

the boardwalk – larger than that on Clancy’s Stand – is being extended out by some four metres over the River Shannon for the enjoyment of walkers, joggers and runners. Minister Michael Noonan said: “The works on the banks of the River Shannon are critical to further developing Limerick’s position as a Riverside city and this funding will assist in developing the surrounding city as an attraction for visitors.” An estimated 30 jobs have been created on site thanks to the construction phase and once the work is complete, it is expected that 17 full-time jobs will be created. Nicholas de Jong Associates is the Architect for the project, while other members of the design team include O’Shea Consulting Engineers – Civil & Structural Engineers, along with PHM Consulting, and the Chartered Quantity Surveyors and Project Manager is Lawlor Burns & Associates. Work on the three-phase project, which also includes steelwork, paving, lighting, and installation of street furniture, started in October 2012 and will be completed this month. It follows hot on the heels of the redevelopment of King John’s Castle, which has opened up new areas of the castle battlements to visitors, who get escorted by guides in period costume. Visitors can try on these costumes themselves, including chainmail tunics or 18th century dresses, or explore a battle campaign tent and blacksmith’s continued page 62 >

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Quantity Surveying Services Lawlor Burns & Associates is dedicated to providing a professional Quantity Surveying / Cost Management Service which achieves the best possible balance of time, cost, functionality and quality. We are committed to ensuring our Clients maximise the return on their investment, minimise their risk and receive optimal value for money. Our priority is always to understand our clients’ business and provide flexible, high-quality professional services and solutions that meet their objectives.

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Lawlor Burns & Associates provide a highly professional and results-orientated project management service to both public sector and private sector clients. Our dedicated teams work in partnership with our clients, bringing an innovative and flexible approach to projects through the establishment of strong organisational structures. We have earned a reputation for managing projects with a range of quality services that consistently delivers on time and on budget.

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FAS Training Centre

Enhancing job opportunities for everybody Work was completed earlier this year to refurbish an existing training facility at Mervue Industrial Estate in Galway. FAS Training Centre now benefits from a new training facility for cleanroom protocol and procedures, an instrumentation classroom and workshops, vehicle maintenance classroom and workshop, as well as administration offices. FAS is the Irish National Training and Employment Authority, promoting job opportunities and training courses for school levers, postgraduates and professionals. FAS enhances the skills and competencies of individuals and enterprises in order for Ireland to further develop as a competitive, inclusive, knowledge-based economy. It strives to do this through the provision of tailored training that suits the needs of everybody. Course types are varied and include market led, client led, pre-market led or supported training courses. Delivery options are similarly diverse and include a choice of day courses, online courses, blended learning and evening courses. Located on an existing industrial estate, the building was previously used by FAS prior to the refurbishment, which also included some demolition of existing offices at the front of the building. Demolition work also included yards and outbuildings to the south west side of units 105-108. This part of the building contained a mix of flat roof stores, yards and ancillary accommodation. Existing training workshops have been reconfigured in order to improve the functionality of their use, and

to provide means of escape and along the internal road in order to increase protection in the event of a fire. the value of the already open spaces. The demolished portion of works were With reference to the Galway City Council replaced by a single-storey extension, Development Plan 2011-2017, a minimum designed to provide a cohesive elevation of one cycle stand per 20 car spaces or over to the existing units 105-108, and to had to be provided. For each additional enhance the existing south west elevation. 50 car parking spaces, an additional cycle The extension consists of a boiler stand had to be installed. Each cycle stand house and oil storage tank and bund accommodates a minimum of five bicycles. at the south east end of unit 105. In terms of the disabled facilities, Built by Purcell Construction Ltd, the the whole development is fully DDA extension to the front of the existing compliant, while security features include building is approximately 60m long an intruder alarm and access control. by seven metres wide, comprising of The Architect for the project was ground bearing concrete slab with Aegis Safety Management. Work steel frame on pad foundations. on site commenced in November The 1,850sq m extension has an 80mm 2012 and was completed at the end insulated panel externally, as well as of May 2013, costing e2M. a profiled metal deck sheeting on the roof with vapour barrier, insulation and membrane finish. Windows are aluminium double glazed and sustainability comes in the form of solar panels. There are existing Electrical Engineering Contractors beech trees along the south east gable of unit 105 that Consultation, Installation, were retained and Maintenance & After Sales Care protected during construction. In addition to this, Hamilton House 1, National Technology Park, Castletroy, Limerick. a line of planting Phone: 061 335766 Mobile: 086 1706270 was introduced www.pureelectrical.ie to accompany the one-storey extension

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Blanchardstown Primary Healthcare Centre Medical services under one roof

which accounted for 45% of the project cost. New boilers went into the plant room, whilst back-up boilers and air recovery systems were implemented in each room. In total, there are now 70 rooms that will be used by the HSE and the GP practices within the building. Two-and-a-half floors have been fitted out. One of the floors is for a new primary healthcare mental health facility for the HSE, while the other floors primarily consist of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language rooms, bookable treatment rooms, and wound treatment rooms. Site requirements were very stringent and included a fire consultant being present on behalf of

the client as well as an acoustic consultant. Both were commissioned to oversee the fire and acoustic elements of the project. Designed by Paul Byrne Architects, the e2.4M project started in February 2013 and was completed in July 2013.

A former office building has been transformed into a primary healthcare centre at Grove Court, above the Blanchardstown courthouse. The centre is for the HSE and is on two floors of block four,. It has included the installation of a half floor for two GP practices that are coming in to the facility to be side-by-side with the HSE. It will be the Blanchardstown Primary Healthcare Centre for the whole area, which has brought all facilities together under one roof. It is in a prime location behind the main retail shopping centre and has seen the core office building stripped out. Existing toilet cores and kitchen unit areas that were part of the original construction were also removed. The fit out was essentially a stud wall construction within the existing shell and core, which is a concrete structure. Built by Purcell Construction, the building has been subdivided into consulting rooms and practice rooms for the HSE. It involved an in-depth mechanical and electrical fit out in conjunction with this,

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Ardscoil Ris Refurbishment and extension project

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Ardscoil Ris has a new extension thanks to the Irish government’s school building programme that will see 219 major school building projects undertaken in the next five years. The redevelopment at Ardscoil Ris includes a new library, new canteen, 16 new classrooms, five new science laboratories and other specialist subject rooms. When the extension was given the goahead, the Principal, Brd de Brn, said that it would double the size of the school and added: “The facilities are long overdue and necessary for the education that we want to give our students. “In the current economic climate, it will be a great boost for the city as well.” Ardscoil Ris was formally opened in Limerick in September 1963, when it welcomed 52 pupils. From its foundation, the school was managed by one of the brothers who held the post of Principal. In 1989, a Board of Management, representing trustees, staff and parents, was put in place and a lay Principal was appointed. From small beginnings, the school, augmented by periodic extensions,

increased its size with over 700 students after Phase I. The scheme was completed and more than 50 teachers. by L&M Keating Ltd, while the Architect In December 2009, contracts were signed was Healy and Partners. Arup was the for the extension and refurbishment, with Structural Engineer for the project, the school now having an area of 6,365sq which was completed in May 2013. m. New facilities include a multi-media learning laboratory, tiered demonstration room, music/drama performance space, first aid room, physics laboratory and demonstration area, art and craft room, home economics room, canteen and circulation/social area. The refurbishment involved a total refit of the existing accommodation with upgraded facilities and services, as well as the relocation of some classrooms Arup Limerick office and offices. t +353 61 212 100 e limerick@arup.com Work has not been without its challenges, which included www.arup.com having to change the Main Contractor

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St Luke’s Hospital

Extension to meet ever increasing demand for services Thanks to e13M funding, St Luke’s Hospital is being extended, making it one of the premier acute hospitals in the south east of Ireland. St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny is the Acute General Hospital for Carlow and Kilkenny. It has a bed capacity of 317 beds and provides general medical, surgical, obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatric, psychiatry, cardiology, endocrinology, hepatology, gastroenterology, oncology, palliative care and anaesthetic services to the area. The work is being carried out on a live hospital site, which will see a threestorey extension erected to the west of the site to house the emergency and medical assessment unit, community day hospital, day services unit, pathology unit, education and training unit, concourse, entrance and administrative area. The pharmacy building will be provided in a separate single-storey building on the eastern end of the site. The threestorey wing will be linked to the existing hospital at ground floor and also at first floor through a suspended corridor link over the roof of an existing single-storey section that will be partially refurbished.

Construction of the three-storey building will require some demolition to the existing hepatology building, requiring careful consideration of temporary stability. that the new day services unit will deliver on Serving a rural population of 126,000 a promise we made to the late Susie Long people, the hospital was first opened in who campaigned so hard for such a facility.” 1941, when it served 130 patients with a Designed by OMP Architects, the extension staff of 44. The hospital now employs 1,200 is being built by Walls Construction staff members and has been extended over and will be completed next year. the years, and this new development will bring a truly modern facility. When funding was announced, Dr Garry Courtney, Clinical Director at the hospital, said: Murphy & Kelly (Thomastown) Ltd., is a mechanical services “Confirmation of contracting company responsible for heating, water services, funding to proceed compressed air, steam and process services, with its own 4000 ft2 fully with these priority equipped workshop for the manufacture and installation of developments is very ventilation and air conditioning systems. much welcomed. We are delighted with the new emergency department and the acute medical assessment unit but are especially pleased

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TNT Express Services UK & Ireland Refurbishment of a distribution facility TNT Express Services UK & Ireland, the UK’s leading business-to-business express delivery service, is now benefiting from a refurbished office at Belfast Road in Co Antrim. The existing TNT depot didn’t have dock levellers and the Company wanted to introduce a few of these to make things a little easier, as well as refurbishing the existing facilities, which included new cladding, doors, lighting and wiring. After this, the yard slab was concreted, with about 1,200cu m of concrete put in. The yard had an older building in the middle that was difficult to move around, so it was relocated to the edge of the site and re-clad, while drainage and petrol interceptors were installed. A new entrance road and gates were also provided. The building was approximately 14sq m, so wasn’t too difficult to move. Part of TNT’s strategic plan was to make the site better and more manageable by moving the building and all the storage tanks off site. The Company now gets its fuel off site, which means there is no risk of spillage. The ground now that it is finished is perfect, working well for TNT, and

making things cleaner and tidier. Moving the building from one part of the site to the other was the only demolition required throughout construction. The single-storey office building was also fully refurbished, with the Company moving up to the most recent computer cabling and updated computer wiring. Armstrong Taylor was the Consulting Civil & Structural Engineer for the project, which was challenging in that the site had to be kept operational, with work phased around the trucks coming in and out of the site. Some of the trucks were parked overnight and then brought deliveries in the morning to try and avoid congestion where possible. Armstrong Taylor was initially conceived as a structures-based practice, but client demand dictated that services were extended to incorporate a civil engineering section. In addition to structural engineering schemes, the Practice has successfully completed numerous housing and retail developments, culverting works, water attenuation schemes, road realignments, roundabouts and detailed transport assessments.

TNT has a reputation for being able to deliver up to 150 million items each year. It has the largest individual share of the national market, employs more than 10,000 people and has an extensive network of 53 strategically located express delivery depots, plus sorting hubs and National Customer Contact Centres. In addition to its leading role in the business-to-business express delivery market, TNT is also a major provider of end-to-end outsourcing services in the specialised arenas of information solutions, records management, logistics solutions and facilities management. TNT has impeccable environmental credentials, having topped the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the past four years and being accredited with the Carbon Trust Standard in 2010. With the largest fleet of zero emission vehicles in the express sector, TNT is committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 40% between 2008-2020. Built by McMillan Construction, work started on the project in November 2012 and was completed in April 2013.

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Fitzsimons Doyle & Associates Building strong relationships

Fitzsimons Doyle & Associates (FDA) was formed in 1979 as a private consulting engineering practice. It has since expanded steadily and now has a wide and varied client base, with the Practice providing professional engineering services in civil, structural, and project management operating from Harold’s Cross in Dublin. Extensive use has been made of the most modern computer facilities to achieve the design and control of construction projects including the most up to date Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology. The Practice is committed to acquiring a thorough understanding of clients’ requirements so as to achieve a high standard of development using the most up-to-date cost effective methods. FDA has completed more than 3,000 projects since its foundation, ranging from very small renovation and refurbishment works, to projects in excess of e80M. FDA was approached by clients Martin and Caroline Murphy following the successful completion by the Practice of another development on a neighbouring site to theirs in Edenderry. The redevelopment of Kinsella’s Medical Hall was to be a two-phase project, Phase I being a medical centre/retail/apartments and Phase II being the demolition and reconstruction of the “Kinsella’s Medical Hall” pharmacy, health and beauty. At an early stage it was realised that the existing Kinsella’s Medical Hall would have

to be demolished but that many of the original features that characterised the old medical hall should be incorporated within the new development. Cognisance would also have to be taken of the sloping nature of the site and the existing town services which traversed the site. The structural solution utilised steel frame and precast concrete floors with infill blockwork panels.

Phase I: The Medical Centre/ Retail/Apartments

Work on Phase I of the development started in July 2006 and was successfully completed in May 2007. The medical centre comprised of seven doctor surgeries, optician surgery, a dental surgery, administration and waiting room facilities and childcare facilities with the ground floor all now leased to the HSE. Phase I also incorporated two retail units with two apartments over and the provision of a separate off street car park to the rear.

Phase II: The Pharmacy/ Health and Beauty

Rathcorbally Construction Ltd commenced work on Phase II in August 2012, which entailed the demolition of the existing premises - “Kinsella’s Medical Hall” - and the construction of the new pharmacy/ photography centre, combined with the health and beauty unit ”Elegant Lady” on

the first floor, accessed by stairs and lift. The programme dictated completion of the pharmacy by 7th December 2012. Fitzsimons Doyle’s approach to managing the project from inception was instrumental in achieving the programme date. The biggest challenge with Phase II apart from the programme was the rebuilding of the existing features of the old medical hall such as observing eaves and window heights and gutter corbel detail, while also creating a bright spacious environment with generous floor to ceiling heights within these limitations. The ground floor pharmacy included the latest state-of-the-art dispensing technology which was fitted out to a very high standard by Prime Interiors together with the health and beauty treatment and consulting rooms at first floor. Both units incorporate visually striking floor and ceiling designs, which reflect the overall high standard of design and workmanship achieved throughout the development. The feeling of light and space throughout the pharmacy and health and beauty clinic is achieved by generous floor to ceiling heights and a combination of natural and designed lighting. Part of the site was on a busy roundabout placing the safe and efficient traffic management and delivery of materials as key to the project’s success. Careful planning and scheduling of these activities was achieved working closely

with the Local Authority and Contractor. The success of the project both in terms of budget and programme is down to the close co-operation developed and encouraged by the FDA team between all the stakeholders involved. Damian Bowers and Associates Quantity Surveyors kept a firm grip on the finances, with Cuilleann Electric meeting the comprehensive electrical fit out within the time constraints. Water for the building is heated by solar panels, important for sustainability by Edward Dowdall The working environment is complemented by efficient air conditioning supplied by Eagle Air. Architect Karen Feeney spoke about the building in a recent review about the town of Edenderry. She said: “This building is a credit to Kinsella’s and a credit to the town. Now, I am a little bit cranky that they pulled

down the old building and replaced it with are well proportioned, the eaves detail is an entirely different structure; typically I traditional and roof covering is original.” am never in favour of such practices. “However, this replacement building is truly lovely and does do the original justice. It is substantially larger, but it works very well, the site is very prominent on the junction to the Kinnegad Road, Services so it can take the extra height. Building and Civil Engineering Contractor including: “They added extra windows, ● Domestic new builds and extensions, renovations, etc. which lightens the building. The material ● Office and industrial new build pallet is perfect, a lovely tribute to the ● Fit out, old, the windows

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Hamilton Young Architects Progressive architectural practice with offices in Dublin and Sligo Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin 6

Hamilton Young Architects (HYA) is a dynamic architectural practice operating across the country from offices in both Dublin and Sligo. With a rich 40 year history of providing services to the commercial, educational and healthcare sectors, HYA has been responsible for a range of flagship buildings throughout the country. With David Young FRIAI as Managing Director, Hamilton Young Architects has also established itself as a renowned Grade I conservation practice having worked on some of the most historic churches and cathedrals in the country. Established in 1973, the management of the Company has evolved over the last 15 years to include a number of younger directors who have brought a wide range of new skills to the Practice. With a strong presence in Dublin and Sligo, Hamilton Young Architects has weathered the economic storm by focusing

on delivering an efficient service without compromising quality. In the past three years alone Hamilton Young Architects has successfully delivered new wards at the Royal Hospital in Donnybrook, a new sports hall at Alexandra College in Milltown, a brand new 900 pupil secondary school at Summerhill College in Sligo, two new special needs schools at St Dympnaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and St Nicholasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Special Schools in Ballina, and an innovative sheltered housing scheme of 49 homes at Nazareth Village, Sligo. The broad range of skilled personnel also allowed the Practice to continue to actively work in the high quality residential market as well as consulting on a wide range of conservation projects.

Summerhill College, Sligo

Located on a prominent site at the gateway to Sligo town and with Benbulben as a backdrop, the new Summerhill College was

designed as a landmark building from the outset. With only a restricted site available, the old school had to be demolished to make way for the new building. This required a carefully planned temporary school to be built to accommodate all students during the construction phase, which would ensure student safety and avoid interference with the works. A lengthy design, planning and approval period led to the appointment of the Sisk Group to construct the project. With a strict programme tied closely to the academic year, the project had to be tightly managed to meet the timeframe. The design of the building was driven by the intention from the outset to maximise natural lighting and to take advantage of the spectacular views from the site. Extensive glazing was used throughout the building with specific feature windows framed to highlight the view of Knocknarea Mountain.

Summerhill College, Sligo

St Dympna’s and St Nicholas’ Special Schools, Ballina

St Dympna’s and St Nicholas’ Special Schools, Ballina To accommodate the amalgamation of two separate special schools in Ballina, Co. Mayo, Hamilton Young Architects were tasked with designing a new building that would accommodate both schools. The management of the project and design of the layout was made more complex by the fact that the old St Dympna’s school would remain in operation on part of the site during the construction of the new building. The brief also required that each school have separate teaching facilities but share common areas such as the general purpose rooms, a canteen and library. An important criteria from the start of the project, which was built by Cordil Construction, was to design a colourful and welcoming environment. Primary colours were used throughout to brighten

the classrooms and corridors as well as to provide visual cues for students. Each classroom was provided with an individually coloured external door opening directly into secure play areas. The requirement to provide separate entrances and bus set-down areas for each school was addressed by implementing a one-way traffic system within the school.

Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin 6

With a prominent site located adjacent to the Luas line in Milltown, this new multipurpose sports complex provided the school with an opportunity to display its progressive and modern ethos. Hamilton Young Architects designed this landmark building to accommodate a large sports hall, meeting rooms and changing facilities that would also service the

school’s renowned hockey team for home matches and training. The hall has also been designed to transform into a 360seat theatre with retractable seating and a full lighting rig in less than two hours. The dynamic sweeping roof was designed to reflect the sporting motif of the building which is clad with ceramic tile and features extensive structural glazing. Constructed by Duggan Lynch the project is due to be handed over in August 2013. For further information please visit: www.hamiltonyoungarchitects.com

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Tullamore Grand Canal Corridor

Featuring a new footbridge

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The two-phase project of Tullamore Grand Canal corridor is on schedule to be completed next month. Phase I saw the construction of a boardwalk that is 70 metres long on the south bank of the Grand Canal directly in front of the Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre, which greatly enhances the amenity of the area. A new pedestrian bridge has been provided from Bury Quay to Clontarf Road, which has long been an objective of Tullamore Town Council. In addition, the previously existing steel footbridge, which dated back to 1934, has been replaced. Undergrounding of cables was part of Phase I. Located at Bury Quay and its approaches; this is vital to enhance the visual amenity of this area. Three canal bridges received an upgrading of lighting. This was done to highlight their architectural and heritage value. Sustainable trace lighting was used, which also minimises any impact on the flora and fauna of the canal, and in particular, bat life, which is a feature of this area. Therefore, the work adheres with

wildlife legislation and habitat directives. facilities can’t be provided on Bury Work in Phase I also saw the refurbishment Bridge, the new footbridge is being of Bury Quay Crane, the reinvigoration constructed over the canal adjacent to it. of Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre and Work on the development will be the enhancement and improvement of completed in September 2013. the linear landscaping along the canal. Phase II, which is currently ongoing, will see the construction of a footbridge adjacent to Bury Bridge. It is heavily trafficked and provides no pedestrian facilities even though large volumes of school children from three different schools use it. All are within minutes • Specialised Marine Access Vessels / Plant / Barges of the bridge, which • Site / Workshop Fabrication Units • In-house Coded Welding Capabilities to BS and AWI is not only narrow • In-house NDT Specialists • In-house Chartered Engineer but contains a sharp • Marine Outfall Specialists • Scour Protection Systems curve that reduces T: + 353 (0) 51 562 061 F: + 353 (0) 51 564 986 M: +353 (0) 87245 9632 E: info@marinespecialists.ie W: www.marinespecialists.ie visibility for motorists. OPERATING THROUGHOUT UK AND IRELAND Because pedestrian

Inchicore National School Work is continuing at Inchicore National School on a new three-storey extension. Inchicore National School is a Roman Catholic school under the patronage of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin situated on Sarsfield Road and serving the parish of Inchicore and the surrounding communities. The extension comprises of a general purpose room, store, staff room, home school liaison room, toilets, lifts, six classrooms, two resource rooms, one multi-purpose room and all associated services and site works such as removal of existing prefabricated units. Construction of the building at the rear of the playground will see the former pedestrian entrance in the existing boundary wall to Grattan Crescent reinstated and enlarged. A new entrance will incorporate rooflights over the former enclosed yard of the singlestorey old building, together with sundry internal modifications, removal of the prefabricated classroom blocks from the east end of the playground, and there will also

be an upgrade of the drainage system. The lower part of the building will abut the gable wall of the north terrace. Work to the existing building includes the removal of non-original suspended ceilings to reinstate the classrooms to original volume, the removal of nonoriginal toilet block from the former yard and the redistribution of new toilets adjacent to classrooms. Partitions will be removed to reinstate large classrooms, and part of the original internal wall at the south east corner will be taken out so the classroom can be enlarged. Along with 19 other schools, this project has been delayed because of insolvency issues with contractors. As well as the Inchicore project, work is also continuing at Senior College Dun Laoghaire, Colaiste Iognaid, and Ardscoil Ris. Designed by Donaghy + Dimond Architects, the Main Contractor is Townmore. Work will be complete in October 2013.

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Premier Fish Products Ltd Brand new processing plant Premier Fish Products Ltd is now operating from a new fish processing plant at Killybegs in Ireland. The single-storey building with a mezzanine floor features a cold store of 40 metres by 30 metres and also three blast freezers, as well as a processing and packing area that takes up the rest of the floor space. The offices, canteens and toilets are situated on the mezzanine floor level. Premier Fish Products Ltdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operation of the facility involves the delivery of fresh fish, which comes from the Killybegs pier in bulk tanks of salt water. The fish are filleted by machines and then frozen with the carcass of the fish sent for fish meal production at another off site facility. The maximum capacity of the facility is 150 tonnes per day or 6,000 tonnes per annum and the facility will operate on a seasonal basis between September and April. The facility incorporates a wastewater treatment plant that discharges screened and cleaned process water to sewer and was the subject to the granting of a Trade Effluent Discharge Licence to sewer by Donegal County Council.

Waste generated by the fish filleting process is comprised of fish carcases. This waste material is stored in containers that are collected by an approved waste contractor on a daily basis and are used in the production of fish meal at another facility in Killybegs. Built by Rathmore Equestrian, the rural greenfield site was initially sloping before being levelled out, and rock had to be excavated before construction could commence. The building comprises of steel and insulated cladding exterior and blockwork and render to the office mezzanine, while it has a pitched roof and aluminium double glazed windows. It is a sustainable building thanks to rainwater harvesting as well as wastewater treatment plant. The facility is fully compliant with all disability regulations, while in terms of security, there is CCTV and sprinkler systems. Hard landscaping was incorporated in the concrete yard area, and on site car parking is available. All of the development was designed by mh Associates, a Practice founded by John Masterson in 1991 that has been

providing architectural services to clients in Letterkenny since its establishment, and more recently, from an office in Derry. The Practice has built up a wealth of experience of all types of construction projects. From private housing to conservation work, social housing to energy efficient design, the Practice has the experience to match the needs of all clients. All staff at mh Associates are committed to delivering the best service at all times, offering the best value for money with a fee agreed upfront, as well as having open and honest lines of communication with customers. This experience and commitment to providing the best design and facilities for clients has benefited Premier Fish Products, who now occupy such a high quality facility. Work commenced in April 2012 and was completed in December 2012. The facility opened earlier this year. Refrigeration was provided by Mycold, panelling for the cold store was from Modular Panelling Systems and the Mechanical & Electrical work was carried out by MD Electrical Systems.

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Tyrone GAA Centre of Excellence

Providing a legacy in the area Work to build the new Tyrone GAA Centre of Excellence at Garvaghy, off the main road from Ballygawley to Omagh has now been completed and is ready for its official opening in September. The project comprises a 43-acre site with five full size, floodlit grass pitches, a full size, floodlit 3G pitch and one 3G multiuse games area that is also floodlit. There is a 30,000sq ft main building containing ten dressing rooms, six of which are for men and four for ladies, a 200seat auditorium, a large foyer and display area, physio room and fitness suite, and a changing room for the match officials. Just outside, there is an outdoor performance area and an environmental area of raised bog through which a wooden walkway is being built for the public. There is also a community walk around the site for the public and a children’s playground. Work was needed because previously, Tyrone GAA had to depend on the use of club facilities for the preparation and training of inter county teams. Because of this, it was decided that a training centre needed to be built, which would also incorporate an administration block. Within the building there is the secretary’s office and three meeting rooms where county board officials do their business. The new centre will cater to all the different aspects of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The main part of the site was formerly a family farm, but Tyrone GAA was able to buy two small fields from two local farmers to make up the required 43 acres of land. Designed by Teague & Sally, the building is in the form of a Celtic T, and comprises a huge amount of steel, as the building

is steel framed with blockwork. and clubs who use facilities such as the It was a challenge for the construction pitches, the fitness suite and physio facilities. team during construction because of the poor weather that everybody has had to deal with over the last few years, especially during the winter period. This caused a few delays but the end result has been well worth the wait. After being in construction for three years, the project was completed ● INDUSTRIAL in June 2013. The building has been partially opened for ● COMMERCIAL the last three months and it has attracted ● SPORTS LIGHTING SPECIALIST more than 10,000 participants and visitors in that time. This includes people who are training, playing games, schools, clubs, interPMcK Ltd county teams and 47 Grange Road, Moy, Dungannon, Co Tyrone BT71 7EQ visiting counties. It is now a regular meeting place for T - 028 8778 4803 F - 028 8778 4803 all the Tyrone GAA’s E - info@pmkelectrical.com subcommittees on the county board, as www.pmkelectrical.com well as being a centre for Ulster Council and their games; it is also a centre for primary and secondary schools

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