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The best of Ireland’s construction industry named in awards shortlist

Ireland’s top construction firms and their superstar individuals have been trumpeted by the publication of the shortlist for this year’s Irish Construction Industry Awards

Irish Construction Industry Awards 2023
Irish Construction Industry Awards 2023
Thu Sept 21 2023 - 05:00

The shortlist covers 26 awards ranging from sustainability and green issues to innovation and design. All the specialist skills, from architecture through the use of technology to health and safety, get a gong and everyone from apprentices to contractors, consultants and project managers is recognised. Projects include domestic, international, industrial and civic works.

One of the co-ordinating judges is Daniel Clarke Hagan, programme chair for construction project management at Sligo’s Atlantic Technological University (ATU). In his second year as a judge, Clarke Hagan says: “Entrants had put in a lot of time and effort to include illustrations, photographs and other evidence to demonstrate their claims. All the entrants were of a very high standard and everyone who got shortlisted has demonstrated excellence.”

Each independent judge scored candidates based on agreed category judging criteria. These were then amalgamated and averaged to produce the final shortlist. Judges will now be allocated individual categories and go through the shortlisted entrants with a fine-tooth comb to decide the winners.

Clarke Hagan says: “The hardest part for me was when there were individuals to be judged and there was such a high calibre of entrants and not all can be shortlisted. I do feel for those not shortlisted but it is done fairly and we judged the criteria not the person.”

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The winners will be announced in front of a sold-out audience at the gala awards on Thursday 2 November at The Mansion House, Dublin, where an audience of 500 construction professionals will cheer on the winners.

Previous winner Bennett Construction, which was crowned contractor of the year for 2022, explained how much winning meant. Paul Bruton, joint managing director, said: “We were delighted to be awarded the contractor of the year award from the ICIA. Given that the panel of judges were from such a wide range of sectors, demonstrates the standing to which Bennetts are regarded in the wider public, construction and academic sectors. Having offices in the UK, it also provides a clear demonstration of our abilities and industry standing, one which we utilise when talking to current and potential client groups.”

Brendan Mitchell, regional director at one of the awards main sponsors, Meinhardt Ireland, said: “We are delighted to sponsor the Irish Construction Industry Awards 2023, especially the inaugural contractor residential project of the year award. This category highlights exceptional residential construction from the past year and offers a prime opportunity for us to promote our Irish services to key decision-makers in our industry.”

Kevin O’Driscoll, director partnership programmes at the awards’ organiser Business River said: “Events like this are made possible through the support of sponsors. We are thankful to our 2023 sponsors and professional partners, which include Considerate Constructors Scheme, MMC Ireland, Globoserv, Lumen Search, Alucraft, Williaam Cox, Tech Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, ORS, KSN Horizon, Industry Training Services, U-Value Insulation, Boon Edam, and Meinhardt Ireland. Their investment in the awards underlines their commitment and support of this key business area.”

The Irish Construction Industry Awards started in 2014 with just 13 categories and the event has grown to 28 awards this year, with 26 categories plus an overall winner and a leader of the year prize.

The Irish Construction Industry Awards 2023 Finalists

Contractor of the year – large

Finalists:

· Ardmac

· Bennett Construction

· Breedon

· Murphy Ireland

Contractor of the year – SME

Finalists:

· CField Construction

· Duggan Brothers

· Kelbuild

· Roccul

· Writech Industrial Services

Architecture practice of the year

Finalists:

· Meitheal Architects

· Plus Architecture

· Reddy A+U

Engineering firm of the year

Finalists:

· Axiseng Consulting Engineers

· Doran Consulting

· EDC Engineering Design Consultants

· Ethos Engineering

· IN2 Engineering

· ORS

Consultancy of the year

Finalists:

· Duke McCaffrey

· EDC Engineering Design Consultants

· Hollis

· IN2 Engineering

· KSN Project Management

· Mitchell McDermott

· ORS

· Turner & Townsend

Sub-contractor of the year

Finalists:

· Alucraft

· Crown Roofing and Cladding

· Extreme Balconies

· JCPS Mechanical

· King & Moffatt Building Services

· SES Water Management

· StoneCon

· Timeless Sash Windows

· Titan Roofing

· Truwood

Construction project manager of the year

Finalists:

· Patrick Maguire - Murphy Ireland

· Cathal Miller - Duggan Brothers

· Lee Ryan - Crown Roofing and Cladding

BIM initiative of the year

Finalists:

· Digital Project Delivery, Project Kells - John Sisk and Son

· Digital Twin Initiative (NCH) - BAM Ireland

· Reddy A+U

· Road to AI, Quality & Quantity Combined - Jones Engineering

· Working Smart: Maximizing BIM Potential with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) – Ardmac

Innovation in construction

Finalists:

· 8th Lock - Ballymore

· Artificial Intelligence for Portfolio Risk Management - BAM UK & Ireland

· Ashlin House Student Accommodation - O’Mahony Pike Architects

· Automation of Qualitative Interview Transcription for P3M3 - Arcadis

· Cairn

· LiDAR Survey and Modelling Methodology - National Broadband Ireland (NBI)

· Model to Manufacture - Jones Engineering

· Modular Clean-Room for Vaccine Production in Africa - Ardmac

· Naviate Architecture – Symetri

· Twixbeam - Layher System Scaffolding

Excellence in sustainability

Finalists:

· Ardmac

· Ballymore

· BAM

· Breedon

· Cairn

· EnviroBuild

· Ethos Engineering

· Vision Contracting

Excellence in health and safety

Finalists:

· Aidan Strain Electrical Engineering

· Arcadis Ireland

· Ardmac

· Bringing Safety Back to Site - Duggan Brothers

· Don’t Walk By - PJ Hegarty & Sons

· Health 360 - Alternative Heat

· Home Safe and Well Campaign - Breedon

· Kiernan Steel, MSD Rathgall

· Murphy Ireland

Women in construction award

Finalists:

· Alicia Torres Castro - Duke McCaffrey

· Anna Petukhova - CRM Interior Fit-outs

· Gillian Murtagh - Shay Murtagh Group

· Jennifer Collins - KSN Project Management

· Justine Geminiani - Ardmac

· Justyna Kluska - Ashview Consultants

· Kim Jordan - Crown Roofing and Cladding

· Kim O Brien - Kiernan Steel

· Müge Karasahin - Ethos Engineering

· Susan Cormican - Ethos Engineering

Lean construction achievement award

Finalists:

· Kirby Group

· Suir Engineering

Apprenticeship programme award

Finalists:

· Instrotec

· Kiernan Steel

· Mercury

Contractor commercial project of the year

Finalists:

· Bonham Quay - John Sisk & Son

· Cadenza Earlsfort Terrace - Walls Construction

· Garda Security & Crime Operations Centre - John Paul Construction

· Spencer Place - PJ Hegarty & Sons

Contractor residential project of the year

Finalists:

· Ballyogan Square - John Sisk & Son

· Broomhill House - Bennett Construction

· Cornamona Court, Ballyfermot - Cunningham Contracts

· Dominick Street Regeneration - Duggan Brothers

· Griffith Wood - Cairn

· Lancaster Quay Residential Development (Blocks D&E) - CField Construction

· No. 7 Tubbermore Road, Dalkey, Co. Dublin - LMD Build

· Spencer Place Residential - PJ Hegarty & Sons

Contractor tourism and hospitality project of the year

Finalists:

· International Rugby Experience (IRE), Limerick. - Flynn

· Premier Inn Dublin City Centre (Gloucester Street South) Hotel - Vision Contracting

· Strokestown National Famine Museum – Kelbuild

Contractor health/education project of the year

Finalists:

· Blackwater House Monaghan - Cunningham Contracts

· South Donegal Community Nursing Unit - Boyle Construction

· University Hospital Galway Radiation Oncology Centre - John Paul Construction

· Whitecross National School, Julianstown - Glasgiven Contracts

Contractor conservation project of the year

Finalists:

· Primark Belfast - Bennett Construction

· The Workhouse, Enniskillen - QMAC Construction

· Titanic Distillery Refurbishment - JPM Contracts

· Trinity College Rubrics Building - Clancy Construction

Contractor industrial project of the year

Finalists:

· DB Schenker - PJ Hegarty & Sons

· Forensic Science Ireland - Duggan Brothers

· Musgrave Distribution Centre, Kilcock - CField Construction

Contractor international project of the year

Finalists:

· A1 Craighall Junction, Scotland - John Paul Construction

· Lion Green Road Residential Development, South London - CField Construction

Green project of the year

Finalists:

· AIB Eyre Square, Net Zero Office Building - Allied Irish Banks (AIB Bank)

· Éirigh - Reddy A+U

· The Campus, Cherrywood: Sustainable Meeting Pods - MOLA Architecture

Design project of the year

Finalists:

· Boston Scientific Administration Building - Butler Cammoranesi Architects

· Castle Park - McCauley Daye O’Connell Architects

· Dublin Royal Convention Centre - Reddy A+U

· Hamilton Gardens Masteplan - Plus Architecture

· Haymarket - Reddy A+U

· New ICCU Wing, Tallaght University Hospital - Scott Tallon Walker Architects

· One LePole - Reddy A+U

· UCD Village - Reddy A+U

Civil construction project of the year

Finalists:

· Blanchardstown Regional Drainage Scheme - Ward & Burke Construction

· Derrylea Bridge Widening Scheme, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan - McCabe Group

· Rock Road Sustainable Transport Improvements Scheme - Actavo

· Stillorgan Reservoir Upgrade - Murphy Ireland

Engineering project of the year

Finalists:

· Google Flour Mills, Dublin - Ethos Engineering

· HBS Baggage Handling System Upgrade Project - Collen Construction

· LV Kittiwake Lift & Shift, Alexandra Basin, Dublin Port - Cunningham Civil & Marine

· MA050 Project - Aidan Strain Electrical Engineering

· One Wilton LinkedIn HQ - Ethos Engineering

· Regional Distribution Centre Extension Mullingar - SDS Design Engineers

· Ringsend WwTP Phosphorous Fixation & Recovery Project - Murphy Ireland

· Salesforce EMEQ HQ - Ethos Engineering

· The Carrick on Shannon Public Realm Improvement Scheme - Shareridge

MMC project of the year

Finalists:

· Edmund Rice College, Carpenterstown - JJ Rhatigan

· Sport Ireland - P.McVey Building Systems

· Ukrainian Rapid Modular Homes - John Sisk & Son