Galway company is top contractor

Galway based building contractor, JJ Rhatigan & Company, was named Contractor of the Year at the recent 2016 Irish Building Awards.

As the biggest annual awards ceremony in the industry, the Awards recognise and acknowledge the best and most innovative in Ireland’s Building and Design projects over the past year.

With a growing staff of over 300 people, JJ Rhatigan & Company is going from strength to strength thanks to a vast portfolio of construction projects across all sectors.

These include local projects on the NUI Galway campus, GMIT, Medtronic Customer Innovation Centre and Bon Secours Hospital Galway to name but a few.

And they are also continuing their expansion nationwide, now with offices in Dublin, Cork and Sligo, as well as an office in London.

The company has recently commenced work on a new €25m Galway Regional and Divisional Garda Headquarters on the Dublin Road.

The construction of this Gateway Project to the city will result in the creation of around 200 jobs over a sustained two year period, and provide a five-storey civic building housing 21st century facilities.

Other key projects the company is currently involved in include Kevin Street Garda Headquarters, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Wexford Hospital, UCC Beaufort Maritime & Energy Research Building, Cork and Lord Edward Street, Limerick.

Later this year, work is anticipated to commence on the first Primary Care Centre PPP Project in Ireland with the construction of 14 Primary Care facilities nationwide, which has a total capital value in excess of €120m.

“We are delighted to have won this prestigious award, which is a great recognition of the hard work and commitment of all the team at JJR, and underpins the strong collaborative partnerships we have built up over the years with clients, design teams and subcontractors across Ireland,” said Padraic Rhatigan, Managing Director of JJ Rhatigan & Company.

JJR was also the first Irish contractor to invest in a Building Information Modelling (BIM) 360 Enterprise License, as part of the company’s drive for Sustainable Design, Innovation and Construction Excellence.