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CASE STUDY - DOWDS GROUP

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Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre.

EARLY INVOLVEMENT ALLOWED DOWDS TOWORK WITH CAREFULLY CHOSEN SUBCONTRACTORS… THERIGHTTEAM

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in Dublin and Spurs new stadium in London.” One subcontractor involved in the project was Gibson Plus Ltd. The manufacturer has been working with Dowds Group for the past 11 years, supplying engraved and printed plastic labels, vinyl labels, mimics, valve labels and label fixings – and was delighted to be able to collaborate on such a substantial job. A representative from Gibson Plus said: “We have always found Dowds to be a great company to deal with and think it is fantastic to see a local company doing so well. We are sure they will continue to grow from strength to strength and look forward to further developing our business relationship with them.”

communication between the main contractor and sub-

contractors is very important to a project’s quality and efficiency. “We were involved with Heron Bros, JCP Consultants, Belfast City Council and McAdam Architects from the beginning and throughout this design and build process,” Malachy Molloy explained. “This gave us the opportunity to get support from our specialist contractors such as Sperrin Switchgear who manufactured the main electrical switchboards, Atlas were involved in the Fire and Security systems and Musco Lighting who have designed and supplied sports pitch lighting all over the world, most notably the Aviva

Brook Leisure Centre.

Dowds Group, 2-4 Milltown Road, Ballymoney, County Antrim BT53 6LE. T: +44 (0)28 2766 2789 - E: info@dowdsgroup.com www.dowdsgroup.com

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