Sponsors 2019

Ardmac

Ardmac is an international construction specialist that delivers complex high value workspaces and technical environments.

We’ve been leading the way in specialist construction for over 40 years and we employ the brightest minds and the most advanced technologies.

Operating across Europe from our offices in Dublin, Manchester, Craigavon and Brussels, we employ over 300 staff,  providing specialist construction services to the commercial fit out, life sciences and data centre sectors, with in-house global capability to deliver projects to the highest standards. Ardmac’s vision is to be the contractor of choice for clients and the workplace of choice for great people.

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BAM Ireland

Operating successfully for over 60 years in Ireland, the bedrock of BAM’s ethos is to understand our client’s needs and project requirements and our ability to deliver innovative, cost efficient solutions that that meet and surpass these requirements. Our track record for delivering large and small-scale projects within budget and ahead of schedule has enabled us to become one of Ireland’s largest and strongest construction businesses. BAM has collaborated with public bodies and private national and international clients and consultants to deliver landmark projects that support the development of Ireland and its economy. We are a market leader in digital construction.  Our slogan, ‘Build it before we build it’, is testament to the numerous innovative digital initiatives, ranging from 3D printing to virtual and augmented reality and from BIM to the use of smart algorithms to collect data.

Our services encompass every phase of the construction process, from development to design to construction and including finance, operation and maintenance. We are a leader in PPP and play a key role in providing Ireland’s health, education, civic and transport infrastructure. BAM currently employs over 2,000 people directly and indirectly, with a turnover of €553M for 2018.

Our spectrum of construction activities include:

  • Building: Public& private building, PPP, FDI Facilities
  • Civil Engineering: Motorways / roads, structures, energy, marine and water & wastewater
  • Fit-out: Complex and phased works in live environments
  • Property: Development
  • Residential
  • FM & OM: Public and private buildings & infrastructure
  • Rail: Mainline, light rail & OHLE
  • M&E: Mechanical & electrical

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DPS Group

DPS Group is a global engineering, consulting and project management company, serving high-tech industries around the world. DPS delivers services for clients across the complete engineering and construction value chain including feasibility studies, concepts, consulting, architecture, engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, qualification and validation; as well as contingent staffing solutions.

DPS applies its extensive process engineering expertise built over 45 years, as well as significant Lean construction experience to assist clients in high-end process sectors such as pharmaceuticals, biotech and semiconductors to deliver manufacturing facilities speedily, safely and cost effectively. What sets the firm apart are the partnerships it builds with clients through a fundamental understanding of their businesses and its own agility, flexibility, original thinking and high-calibre people.

DPS has grown substantially in recent years and now employs more than 1,700 people in 15 offices and on client sites in Ireland, U.K., Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, Singapore, and the United States. For more information, visit www.dpsgroupglobal.com.

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Eversheds Sutherland

Eversheds Sutherland is Ireland’s only full service international law firm providing expert legal services to a predominantly business client base across a broad spectrum of areas. From our offices in Dublin and Belfast, we strive to work in a collaborative partnership with our clients to deliver premium legal advice on time, and within budget through our innovative project management structure which is unique among the legal profession. We work with some of Ireland’s largest, most successful and progressive companies as well as many exciting and innovative smaller companies.

Being the Irish member of Eversheds Sutherland means we can provide a seamless service through our 69 offices in 34 countries across Europe, the US, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. At local or international level, we aim to help all our clients in achieving their commercial objectives.

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FLUOR

Fluor designs, builds and maintains some of the world’s most challenging projects, offering innovative solutions. We provide unrivalled technical expertise, diversity of experience, dedication to safety and commitment to delivery. Drawing on the capabilities of more than 50,000 employees in over 100 countries, we work collaboratively to tailor solutions to ensure project success for our Clients.

For more than 40 years, Fluor has delivered engineering, procurement, construction and validation (EPCV) services for the Life Sciences and Advanced Manufacturing industries. Our projects include new venture start-up, R&D laboratories, first-of-a-kind commercialization, to fully Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for licensed facilities.

Since our first project in the 1970s, Fluor is proud to have delivered key Life Sciences infrastructure for Ireland from large manufacturing facilities to feasibility studies. When time-to-market is critical, Fluor delivers projects safely, on time and within budget. We have perfected a fast-track, design-build approach, reducing the traditional project schedule and our lean construction approaches deliver capital efficiency and schedule certainty.

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Jacobs 

Jacobs leads the global professional services sector providing solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With approximately $12 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 50,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services including scientific, technical, professional and construction- and program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government and infrastructure sectors. For more information, visit www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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John Sisk & Son

John Sisk & Son is an innovative, international, construction and engineering company. We are a progressive family owned business with long term vision, operating since 1859. Sisk is Ireland’s No1 provider of construction services with extensive operations across Ireland, the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.

Sisk has the track record, scale and capacity to successfully undertake large, complex, multidisciplinary programmes and we are recognised by our global clients as world leaders in safe delivery.

Based on a strong financial platform, Sisk’s strategy is to create value for our customers, partners and people through our technical knowledge, ability and experience to collaborate with our clients and suppliers to provide technical and delivery solutions in an open and can-do way to meet aligned objectives

We offer a full range of solutions where safety, innovation, quality, efficiency and value are integral to everything we do.

We deliver projects and programmes in key sectors such as Data and Technology, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Transportation, Healthcare, Commercial, Residential, Retail, Industrial, Leisure, Education and Energy.

Sisk employs 1,600 people across its operations in Ireland, the UK and Europe.

  • We focus on offering our people the best opportunities, developing them and provide a rewarding and fulfilling professional environment
  • We lead as a responsible business in our local communities and the wider industry. Our values guide our actions and our behaviours.
  • We invest heavily in our business, people, technology and innovation to drive the future growth and success of Sisk and safeguard our long term sustainability

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Jones Engineering

Founded in 1890, Jones Engineering was built upon a culture of continuous learning and integrity, combined with a firm support and respect for employees, clients and the people who use our services. The company has a lifelong commitment to education and innovation. These values have been faithfully maintained and built upon.
Employing almost 3,500 people across 14 countries and with a turnover of almost €700m, the company has invested heavily in LEAN starting with an initiative going back to 1999. To date, over 870 of our key personnel have been trained at third level up to and including Masters Level in Lean.
Jones Engineering recognises the benefits LEAN brings to our firm, our clients and the industry as a whole.

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PlanGrid

As part of Autodesk Construction Solutions, PlanGrid’s mobile-first solutions empower general contractors, subcontractors, owners and architects to provide fast, accurate information to the field. With unparalleled adoption by field workers, PlanGrid is used on projects as the single source of truth for all construction data — including drawings, photos, and other critical documents. As a result, critical workflows are streamlined, efficiency is improved, and field teams can take on more work and get more done. PlanGrid is used on more 1.5 million construction projects in 100+ countries. Headquartered in San Francisco and founded in 2011, PlanGrid was acquired by Autodesk in 2018.

Visit www.plangrid.com for a 21-day free trial.

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