NORTHERN REGIONAL COLLEGE BALLYMENA PROJECT PROFILE
PASSENGER LIFTS Orona has supplied and installed three passenger lifts and two lifts for both goods and passengers, offering capacity ranging from 1000kg to 1600kg, for the new NRC Ballymena campus. Coordinating efficiently with main contractor Heron Bros to install the lifts in a busy live college environment, the project proceeded to plan without any hitches for Orona. Mark Francey, Branch Manager at Orona NI Ltd, said, “We were pleased to secure the contract to supply and install five passenger lifts featuring the latest technology in this flagship education project.” Orona is a multinational manufacturer of passenger lifts, based in the Basque region of Spain and employing a team of 5,700 employees across 12 European countries. With production facilities totalling 36,000sqm, one out of every 10 new elevators installed in Europe is an Orona elevator. Delivering value for customers through its platform of products and services covering the design, manufacture, installation, maintenance, modernisation, rehabilitation and replacement of elevators and escalators for all market segments, Orona is the first elevator company in the world to obtain ISO 14006 eco- design certification.
MEP NUGENT has delivered a full MEP package of works at NRC Ballymena, with the unique project requiring a high level of end user integration for specialist plant items in student workshops. Working to a tight timeframe to ensure the campus was ready for the new school year in September 2025, NUGENT completed all mechanical and electrical services including LV switchboards, panelboards, the generator, PV, UPS, fire, security, audio visual and data. Brendan Gildernew, Contract Director, said, “As an MEP contractor, it was rewarding to be part of a new college where plumbing/heating and electrical apprentices will gain practical and theory skills to enter the building services industry. This is a state-of-the-art college with amazing facilities for the students. “Having recently completed NRC Coleraine, this was another successful collaboration working together as a team with Heron Bros to get the project over the line and delivered on time.” Founded in 1963 by Michael Nugent, NUGENT is now a second- generation family business with offices in Pomeroy, Belfast and Dublin, carrying out large, complex MEP engineering project works in GB, NI and ROI.
T: +44 (0)28 8775 8617 (HQ) T: (0)28 9521 1528 (Belfast) E: info@nugent.com - www.nugent.com
Contact Mark Francey for further information: E: Mfrancey@orona-ni.co.uk - www.orona.co.uk
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