Farrans Sweep the Board at Awards Gala
22 December 2010
At the Construction Employers Federation (CEF) Construction Excellence Awards Ceremony in October 2010 Farrans Construction walked away with three of the award categories.
These awards demonstrate the quality of product and service delivered during the construction process with the judges relying heavily on the feedback and commendations received from clients and their project managers on relevant contracts.
For the second consecutive year, Farrans won three awards at the event. These were as follows:-
Infrastructure: Education Award
Belfast Model School for Girls
Infrastructure: Utilities Award
Belfast Sewers
Overall Award: Most Outstanding Entry
Belfast Sewers
The Belfast Model School for Girls project involved the complete design and reconstruction of the existing school in North Belfast and accommodates 900 pupils. It provides a new school floor area of 15,000 m2 and 890 m2 of community provision. The comments by the judges were as follows:-
“Constructed to the highest level of build quality, this £23.5m school was built on time and on budget. It is the perfect illustration of the high level of educational and community provision delivered under the Belfast Schools Strategic Partnership Arrangement – this is truly a school for the community and for the future”.
The Belfast Sewers Joint Venture Project required the construction of a 6 mile tunnel at depths of between 10 metres and 32 metres below ground level in challenging ground conditions. This included a 36 metre deep and 36 metre diameter shaft that houses the pumping station. The comments by the judges were as follows:-
“This is an outstanding Civil Engineering Infrastructure Project, completed on time in very difficult conditions. It will bring significant social, economic and environmental benefits to the city of Belfast by minimising urban flooding and preventing pollution of the river Lagan. Its scale would certainly grace any international awards competition”.
