Creagh Concrete lands £5m library contract

The business, which last year announced it’s most successful year since the downturn in 2008, and the creation of 100 new jobs, has announced the first in what it says will be a series of new contracts.

With work due to start in April, the contract for the campus building runs for 35 weeks; the culmination of a project that began more than a year and half ago.

The contract will see the family owned company construct an architecturally exposed concrete frame with brick-faced precast panel façade.

“Creagh is entering 2016 in confident mood, and we are pleased to announce this prestigious contract at the University of Roehampton,” said managing director Seamus McKeague.

“We’ve been involved in a previous similar project with the architect, Feilden Clegg Bradley, on the new Manchester Metropolitan University Student Union building, and look forward to continuing our excellent relationship with them.

“We’re also pleased to be working with contractor Geoffrey Osborne, with whom we are forging a great working relationship.

“We hope to make more significant announcements in the coming weeks and months as Creagh Concrete develops its range of contracts and expertise.”

The company is also working on a range of exciting projects across the UK, such as a £3m flooring project at the new Ulster University campus, a £2.1m car park in Leeds and a £1m new school project in London.

The company employs 650 full time staff and sub-contractors, across its seven locations, and completed more than 3,000 contracts of varying sizes throughout 2015.