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SCOIL AN ATHAR TADHG PRIMARY SCHOOL
PREFABRICATION HELPS STREAMLINE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TO MEET PROJECT TIMELINES AND BOOST EFFICIENCY... MURPHY & KELLY – ENGINEERING SUCCESS FOR CARRIGNAVAR SCHOOL PROJECT
M echanical services contractor Murphy & Kelly (Thomastown) Ltd delivered a substantial mechanical services installation for a 14-classroom school – Scoil an Athar Tadhg – in Carrignavar, Co Cork. The newly built, two-storey school building also includes office spaces, special education tuition rooms, a library, resource rooms and multi-purpose areas. The school’s construction marked a significant milestone, replacing the former school that had served the local community since 1974. The project involved constructing a 3,229sqm national school on an expansive greenfield site. MMD
Construction in Cork collaborated with Murphy & Kelly through the tender process. Dean Kelly, Contracts Director for Kelly & Murphy, commented, “We were delighted to be awarded this project by MMD Construction, continuing our long-established working relationship with them. We have completed several schools together over the last number of years, all finished to a very high standard.” Matt O’Mahony & Associates provided M&E consultancy, working closely with Murphy & Kelly through the submittal and co-ordination stages of the project right through construction and handover. Murphy & Kelly’s extensive experience
in school projects across the country streamlined the construction process. “On this job, we sped up the installation by prefabricating the plant rooms off-site which allowed us to assemble it onsite in just four days. This strategy allowed follow-on trades and other sub- contractors to progress their works to optimise project timelines. “The ventilation installation on site also progressed quickly because we manufacture all of our own sheet metal ventilation systems at our factory in Thomastown, Co Kilkenny,” added Dean. “We have full control of manufacture of all our ventilation ductwork in-house.” The new primary school includes
“…we sped up the installation by prefabricating the plant rooms off-site.”
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