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KILWAUGHTER MINERALS ACQUIRED BY SAINT-GOBAIN PENDING REGULATORY APPROVAL
GRAHAM SECURES SPOT ON £3BN LONDON MAJOR WORKS HOUSING FRAMEWORK GRAHAM has been appointed to the London Construction Programme (LCP) Major Works Housing Framework under Sub-Lot 1.3 (New Build: £20m+). Marking the first time it has applied for a place on the residential framework, the successful tender highlights the contractor’s growing strength in delivering large-scale housing projects across London and the South East. Worth £3bn, the framework brings together both major construction firms and SMEs. Rob Joyce, Regional Development Director at GRAHAM, said, “We look forward to collaborating with our partners to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions on some of the region’s most significant housing developments.” Projects recently delivered by GRAHAM include a new 55,860sqft, two-storey extension to West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven, and a new £46m retirement village in West Yorkshire, Audley Scarcroft Park. Meanwhile, GRAHAM Innovation Director Emer Murnaghan has recently been appointed as chair of the Institution of Civil Engineers Northern Ireland, and the contractor is set to host a hydrogen conference at its Hillsborough office on November 7. www.graham.co.uk
Kilwaughter Minerals Limited is set to become part of the multi-national Saint-Gobain group after a binding agreement was reached to acquire the quarrying and mineral processor. The acquisition has been forwarded to the Competition and Markets Authority, with closing of the transaction expected in the first half of 2025.
Gary Wilmot, Chief Executive Officer at Kilwaughter Minerals.
the year to April 2024 and has more than 200 employees. Gary Wilmot, CEO, said, “Kilwaughter has a rich company culture and heritage, and our focus remains on delivering a leading customer experience, underpinned by our trusted brands. We look forward to the added synergy that Saint-Gobain will undoubtedly bring and sharing our passion for innovation, quality and excellence.” www.saint-gobain.com www.kilwaughter.com
Saint-Gobain is a global leader in the design and manufacture of solutions for the construction industry and employs 160,000 people across 76 countries globally. Headquartered at its limestone quarry in Larne with distribution centres in Glasgow, Cork and St Helens, Kilwaughter Minerals is known for leading brands K Rend, K Systems and Kilwaughter Lime. It generated revenue of around £50m in
CIOB AWARDS IRELAND 2025 SET TO RECOGNISE CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS
Talented construction professionals across Northern Ireland are being urged to step forward and enter awards organised by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
The prestigious event will be held at Croke Park in Dublin on September 18, 2025, with awards entry open to both members and non-members of CIOB and covering categories such as Client of the Year, Team of the Year and Rising Star.
L-R: Julie Fitzsimmons and Jonathan Payne, CIOB NI, Micky Murray, Lord Mayor of Belfast, Tim Kinney, Tughans, Jenna Bell, CIOB Ireland, and Yvonne Conway, CIOB NI.
Rob Joyce, Regional Development
Director at GRAHAM.
CIOB hosted a launch event for the awards on October 11 at Tughans in The Ewart, Belfast, offering aspiring winners the chance to network with fellow construction professionals. A similar event was held at Engineers Ireland in Dublin at the same time. Caroline Gumble, CEO at CIOB, said, “The CIOB Ireland Awards is a great platform for the incredible things industry professionals are doing and I’m very much looking forward to hearing all those stories. “Nothing in construction happens in isolation so I encourage everyone working in the built environment sector to nominate the colleagues who most deserve recognition.” www.ciob.me/irelandawards
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