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Ardmac Today. Ardmac Today.
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Our clients are shaping the future. They trust us to build their vision. Ardmac Today. Life Sciences Data Centres Micro Electronics EV Battery Facilities Aerospace Commercial & Industrial Turnkey delivery of controlled environments for:
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INTRODUCTION
04. A transformative step forward 08. The Ardmac Difference 16. Our Journey so far 18. Our Guiding Principles 20. Safety First 26. Technical expertise 30. Our People 38. Our Culture 44. Our Sustainability Roadmap 50. Expanding our Horizons 52. Offsite Manufacturing 54. Our Services, The Ardmac Way 74. Contact us
We will never compromise on safety.
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Luis Coelho Borges, CEO
A transformative step forward for Ardmac.
In July 2024, Ardmac was acquired by Purever Industries. Ardmac’s outstanding reputation in the industry made the idea of closer collaboration incredibly compelling for Purever. Outside of Ireland, Ardmac has a strong presence in the UK, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Finland, Germany, and Switzerland. Ardmac has grown in recent years to become a leading provider of clean, technical, and working environments to the life sciences, data, micro-electronics, EV battery and industrial sectors across Europe, employing 500 people. Since its establishment in 1977, Ardmac has consistently built and enhanced its standing as a leader in the field. Purever has had the privilege of working alongside Ardmac on various international projects over the years, and their exceptional team and consistent delivery of excellence have always impressed me—it’s what we often refer to as “the Ardmac way.” Purever and Ardmac share a strong alignment in values and a mutual dedication to delivering high-quality products and services that meet and exceed client expectations.
Both organisations prioritise the customer experience, and our processes are designed to reflect this commitment. For Purever, this partnership also represents an opportunity to learn from Ardmac’s success, particularly their service-focused approach, which complements our industrial culture. Ardmac’s client-centric ethos is pivotal to their growth and development, and their ambition to build a sustainable future resonates strongly with Purever’s vision. We’re excited to integrate more closely and build upon the remarkable foundation Ardmac has established, as we continue this shared journey of innovation and excellence. This transition marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter, and we are confident it will bring even greater opportunities for success and collaboration.
Luis Coelho Borges, CEO
Luis Coelho Borges, CEO
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A TRANSFORMATIVE STEP FORWARD
“Our clients our building the future, and they trust us to deliver their vision. They value our dedication and commitment to ensuring that every project we deliver is of the highest quality.”
Jason Casey, Group Chief Operations Officer
“As we complete our integration into the Purever Group, our industry expertise will continue to deliver enhanced quality, value, and programme certainty for our clients. This will also open Ardmac up to new synergies, and new opportunities to strengthen our capabilities and enhance our product and service offerings.”
Enda Murphy, Chief Business Officer
Jason Casey (Group COO) and Enda Murphy (CBO)
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21 offices, 1529 people, 40 nationalities, 08 manufacturing facilities, world wide.
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A TRANSFORMATIVE STEP FORWARD
Quickly becoming the worlds largest clean and dry room provider.
“We’re focused on our growth goals and thrilled to be part of the Purever Group. This partnership will enhance our client experience, especially in the medium to long term.”
Purever Industries is a global industrial group offering premium solutions, backed by state-of-the-art technology. Through constant innovation and digital transformation, we offer expert solutions to our customers. Keeping them at the core of our operations and, always anticipating their needs. Almost 70 years after the constitution of Dagard in 1951, Purever continues to focus on growth through the creation of value for customers across the globe. Passion and dedication to success bind us together. We rely on the vision of a group of experts that believe in the potential to transform society through industry. With a diverse team globally, we trust in their guidance to deliver excellence. As a well-known industrial player, our brands are present in the everyday life of millions of people around the world - helping us deliver the highest quality across the industries we serve. Purever begins a new chapter in its history with the acquisition of Ardmac, this transformative step for the Purever group proves we are quickly becoming the worlds largest clean and and dry room provider.
Jason Casey, Group Chief Operations Officer
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The Ardmac difference: Excellence as standard.
“As we integrate into the Purever Group, our industry expertise will drive better quality, value, and certainty for clients, while opening up new synergies and opportunities to enhance our offerings.” Enda Murphy, Chief Business Officer
Driven by our integration into the Purever Group of companies, Ardmac is now entering an exciting new chapter. For our clients, this partnership enhances our capacity to deliver excellence, broadens our horizons, and perfectly positions us for sustainable growth whilst maintaining our dedication to quality, innovation, and people. We are proud of our track record in consistently delivering high-quality results that exceed client expectations. Our repeat business rate stands as a testament to the trust and satisfaction we inspire in our clients. Today, we are proud to once again place our clients at the centre of our planning and decision-making as we seek out new growth opportunities. Through aligning with our existing and new clients’ growth strategies, we are confidently expanding into new markets whilst maintaining the trust and satisfaction that have been the hallmarks of our success to date.
Enda Murphy, Chief Business Officer
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THE ARDMAC DIFFERENCE
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Over 83% of Ardmac clients are repeat customers.
“Ardmac has a unique presence in a number of markets, and we are recognised as international experts in our field. That’s a big responsibility but we’ll be building on that reputation and continuing to invest in our people, our processes, and our capacity because we know our clients will continue to invest in us.”
Enda Murphy, Chief Business Officer
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THE ARDMAC DIFFERENCE
Enhanced Client Benefits
Our new group structure allows Ardmac to deliver a range of new and enhanced benefits to our clients:
Advancing Product Development: Combining our expertise with Purever enables us to develop more technologically advanced, tailored solutions. Leveraging synergies across the group, Ardmac will contribute to the innovation process, influencing new product development and improving existing ones to better meet the needs of our clients. Enhancing Certainty: Closer collaboration with Purever’s supply chain will streamline delivery timelines, providing clearer lead times and ensuring more reliable project schedules. Broadening Product Range: Access to a wider array of products allows Ardmac to offer more comprehensive solutions, addressing current industry challenges and aligning with long-term client objectives. Sharing Knowledge: As a learning organisation, Ardmac thrives on continuous improvement. Through group-wide collaboration with Purever, our teams will benefit from shared insights and collective expertise, enabling the delivery of cutting-edge, industry- leading solutions.
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THE ARDMAC DIFFERENCE
Design. We design high-performance spaces tailored to our clients’ specific needs. We offer comprehensive turnkey solutions, engaging with clients from the project’s inception. Early contractor engagement ensures a deep understanding of client needs and using integrated systems with BIM for efficiency and precision, we can create tailored solutions that align with their vision. Manufacture. Leveraging extensive research and development, we ensure the highest quality in our projects, maintaining stringent control and security of supply throughout the construction process. Our off-site manufacturing capabilities mean enhanced efficiency, quality, and flexibility in delivering high-performance spaces. By constructing modular components in controlled environments, we can minimise on-site disruptions, accelerate timelines , and ensure precision and consistency.
Integration. Specialist Project Execution. Collaborating with over 80% of global FDI pharmaceutical and technology companies, we excel in specialist project execution. We manage comprehensive processes from construction through Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV), ensuring seamless project handover. By integrating advanced systems and employing Building Information Modeling (BIM) , Ardmac enhances precision and coordination in project delivery.
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1 . 2M Square feet of manufacturing facilities, internationally.
250 250,000m2 cleanroom and controlled environment in the last 3 years
358 358 megawatt capacity of data centre built in the last 3 years
A History of Exceptional Sevice With almost 50 years of industry experience, Ardmac has built a reputation for technical precision and innovative problem-solving. Our expertise is seamlessly embedded across each of our project delivery functions, enabling us to tailor solutions to meet our clients’ unique needs. We provide a full spectrum of services, ranging from managing large- scale, high-tech projects to delivering specialised, smaller-scale visions. Our structured and client-focused methodology ensures peace of mind and exceptional results, every time. Ardmac’s approach focuses on fostering collaboration among our diverse stakeholders. From concept to completion, our proactive communication and alignment processes, such as our “day one” support programmes, ensure seamless end-user transitions.
“Ardmac has a unique presence in a number of markets, and we are recognised as international experts in our field. That’s a big responsibility but we’ll be building on that reputation and continuing to invest in our people, our processes, and our capacity because we know our clients will continue to invest in us.”
Enda Murphy, Chief Business Officer
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THE ARDMAC DIFFERENCE
529 529 Ardmac staff as of January 2025.
66 66 people have been on the Ardmac team for 10+ years.
€ 210K The amount raised to date for Pieta by Ardmac’s Cycle for Hope.
Innovative Client Experience Ardmac believes our industry expertise delivers enhanced quality, value and programme certainty but we rely on our clients’ satisfaction rating to accurately measure the impact of our work. To do this, we maintain open communication, actively incorporate feedback, and continually refine our processes to deliver “right first-time”, high-quality products and services. Our clients provide some of the most technologically advanced products and services in the world. We know that our success depends on our ability to adapt and evolve to their needs. Through staying proactive and maintaining our commitment to our high standards, we are ensuring that we’re not only prepared to meet these changes but perfectly positioned to use them as stepping stones for future innovation and service enhancement.
“Our team at Ardmac is united by a common goal: to bring our clients’ visions to life. This shared passion, underpinned by the trust and confidence our clients place in us, allows us to deliver projects that make a tangible difference.”
Fergus Nugent, Operations Director
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With almost 50 years of industry experience, Ardmac has built a reputation for technical precision and innovative problem-solving. Our expertise is seamlessly embedded across each of our project delivery functions, enabling us to tailor solutions to meet our clients’ unique needs. We provide a full spectrum of services, ranging from managing large-scale, high-tech projects to delivering specialised, smaller-scale visions. Our structured and client-focused methodology ensures peace of mind and exceptional results, every time. Ardmac’s approach focuses on fostering collaboration among our diverse stakeholders. From concept to completion, our proactive communication and alignment processes, such as our “day one” support programmes, ensure seamless end-user transitions.
Ardmac founded
Entry into the cleanroom industry 1987
Ardmac PCI Ltd established
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First UK Office established
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THE JOURNEY SO FAR
First annual Cycle for Hope
Entry to Battery Facility market
Ardmac rebrand
Ardmac celebrates 45 years
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2022 First modular cleanroom flown to Africa
Dublin office established
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Engineers Ireland CPD accredited employer
Switzerland & Denmark offices established
Purever Industries acquires Ardmac
Ecovadis accreditation
Finland, Germany offices estd.
Jason Casey, Group Chief Operational Officer
At Ardmac, our reputation is built by delivering results and exceeding client expectations. In over 40 years, we have grown from a small Irish operations to the leading provider of high-tech cleanrooms, data centre solutions, quality fit- outs, specialised refurbishments, and turn-key construction of manufacturing facilities across Europe. We believe in setting new standards for our industry and driving innovation, we believe in tailoring solutions to our clients’ evolving needs, and in working hard to harness our unrivalled knowledge to deliver safety first and excellence as standard across award winning projects. For our clients, that means acting with honesty and integrity always. Respect always and an open and transparent approach are key to developing long- lasting, trusting relationships. For our employees, that means encouraging them to be forward-thinking, to embrace change, and to share new ideas and knowledge. That experience and knowledge feeds back into projects to bring certainty to our clients, and to deliver superior results. Ultimately, we settle for nothing less than excellence as standard. We go the extra mile to ensure that we continue to lead the way in our industry and to uphold our ethos of Building Better. Our vision is to be the contractor of choice for clients and the workplace of choice for great people.
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OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Safety First.
Excellence as Standard.
Safety first and always is foremost in our thinking. Foreveryone around us, in everything we do and wherever we impact.
Excellence is the certainty that we bring to our projects. We need to plan intelligently, think smart, and deliver wholeheartedly. So we go the extra mile, to be the best.
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Our Guiding Principles. Our mission is to consistently provide the ultimate solution for high value working environments through our continuous investment into the best people, technology and processes. To grow a company of integrity, financial robustness, and strength on an international platform and be a leader in the delivery of complex construction projects.
Understand our Customers. 02.
Listen to the client, understand their project vision and focus on the result. Build relationships - they matter. Ensure a positive experience so that our customers come back to us time and time again.
Respect Always. 03.
Deliver our Brand Promise. 05.
We are open, honest, and transparent with each other to enable us to achieve the same goal.
We all play our part in re-enforcing Ardmac’s enviable reputation by focusing on the client’s needs and taking pride in our work. We Build Better together.
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Safety: Our First Guiding Principle.
“We have successfully embedded safety into the very core of Ardmac’s identity. It sets the tone for everything we do, everywhere we do it.” Jason Casey, Group Chief Operating Officer
Ardmac will never compromise on safety. It isn’t just a priority for us, it’s a value embedded into the very core of our business. Our approach to safety goes far beyond compliance, shaping the way we think, act, and deliver across all our projects. As we continue to grow and expand into new markets, our unwavering commitment to safety remains at the forefront of our work. It is the tool for ensuring the wellbeing of our people, our clients, and the communities we serve. A Safety Standard that Sets us Apart Ardmac’s commitment to safety is best reflected in our strong track record for safety performance. However, for us, safety isn’t just about statistics, it’s about our people. We have successfully embedded safety into every level of our organisation, creating an open and honest environment where all voices are heard. Through analysis of our comprehensive safety metrics, we know the impact we are having in this area. We believe this is a clear indicator of the proactive safety culture Ardmac has built. Our clients trust us to deliver their vision but doing so safely is their key priority. We are proud to commit to accepting nothing less than 100% safe, wherever and wherever we work.
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Safety. Evolving Safety Practices Ardmac’s approach to safety has evolved significantly over our 45-year history. Our “Safety First” programme reflects our belief that safety is everyone’s responsibility, starting with personal accountability and extending from there, right across every level of our organisation. Lessons learned and near-miss reporting. Informing micro-level enhancements to our practices. Task planning and skills development.
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SAFETY FIRST
“Our clients have confidence in our ability to deliver their vision and that confidence extends to our ability to deliver their vision safely. We consider their reputation our reputation.” Diarmaid Magee, Director of SHEQ
Ensuring safety is integrated into every activity in our business from as early a stage as possible. Fostering a speak-up culture . Empowering every team member to highlight safety issues without hesitation. Our holistic approach continues to ensure our teams not only meet, but exceed industry standards, keeping our people and projects safe whilst maintaining our commitment to operational excellence.
In 2024, we focused on the following safety culture initiatives:
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Task Planning & Training.
Ownership, Commitment, & Leadership.
Effective task planning is critical. Every Ardmac project includes: • Standardised procedures with detailed step-by-step methodologies. • Comprehensive induction and task- specific training programs. • Dynamic risk assessments, such as Safe Plans of Action (SPA), tailored to site-specific hazards.
Through safety workshops and training programmes, Ardmac nurtures belief and ownership in safety across all levels of our business. The impact of this work is a visibly engaged workforce, confident to speak up and contribute ideas to continuously improve safety.
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Our Safety First Programme.
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Our advanced Safety First Conversations foster trust, respect, and collaboration on-site. These inclusive, non-judgemental discussions create an open environment where teams actively contribute to creating a safe workplace.
Our approach to safety is guided by our Safety First Programme, the foundation of our operational philosophy. This programme is built on four key pillars:
Coordination & Management. 03.
Ardmac ensures clear communication of our safety expectations to all stakeholders. From pre-qualification processes to daily whiteboard coordination meetings, we emphasise alignment with our SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality) standards.
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SAFETY FIRST
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24 ROSPA Order of Distinction in 2024 for 24 consecutive Gold awards
“We build safety into everything that we do and that extends to task planning, skills gap analysis, training and capability development. That’s the wraparound approach we take to sharing knowledge and experience across our business.” Fergus Nugent, Operations Director
Fergus Nugent, Operations Director
Safety. The Ardmac Difference
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SAFETY FIRST
Safety is the foundation of our success and one of the key reasons why our clients trust us to deliver their projects time and time again. Our ultimate objective is to create a zero-impact environment across all our projects in Ireland, the UK, Europe and beyond. To achieve this, we’re focusing on continuous improvement, innovation, and fostering safety leadership. Through embedding a robust safety culture across all our operations, Ardmac is not only ensuring compliance but instilling confidence in our teams and clients alike. We will never compromise on safety, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to delivering on our promises whilst keeping everyone safe.
5M 5 Million Manhours Reportable Incident Free
0 . 0 AFR (Accident Frequency Ratio) decreased from 0.13 2021 to
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Technical Expertise: Driving innovation in the world’s most advanced industries.
Technological advancement and the development of our expertise are essential components of Ardmac’s success. We believe that through sustainable investment in these areas, we are investing in the catalysts that will ensure our future growth. Our clients work at the forefront of innovation. The innovative solutions we provide to them are built on trust, collaboration and technical expertise. For us, innovation isn’t just part of what we do, it sits at the very heart of everything we do. It enables us to be agile, efficient, and stay ahead of industry developments. For our clients, this translates to building their vision as smoothly and quickly as possible.
“Across all the industries we work in, we’re consistently delivering innovative new product and service offerings. Our clients are at the forefront of global innovation, so we need to be at the forefront of what’s technologically and operationally possible to meet their needs.” Philip Chadwick, Managing Director UK
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TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Digital Focus We have been on a digitalisation journey for over a decade now and our efforts have positioned us as a digital leader in the construction sector. Today, we are expanding this journey through integrated cutting-edge tools and technologies like AI to streamline our operations and enhance our value proposition. From automating routine tasks to improving decision-making, Ardmac’s technological advancements are empowering our teams to focus on delivering exceptional project outcomes, maintaining our reputation for excellence in all that we do. This is the Ardmac way. We are now firmly focused on fully leveraging emerging and new technologies to maximise our impact. Through the implementation of a robust data classification policy, we will ensure that AI and other digital tools are adopted transparently and strategically, bolstering our risk management and data security capabilities. We see this step as a natural extension to Ardmac’s commitment to combining innovation with responsibility, safeguarding the quality and integrity of our business and the projects we deliver.
“Our expertise is backed up by 47 years of accumulated knowledge, which we apply on a daily basis. This is something that our clients repeatedly tell us sets us apart.”
John Carey, Head of Engineering
John Carey, Head of Engineering
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Network Expertise Our enduring relationships with clients, contractors, subcontractors and supply chain partners, enable Ardmac to stay attuned to technological advancements, shifts in the market, labour trends, and product developments. Our networks provide invaluable insights that allow us to foresee challenges, identify constraints, and guide stakeholders through seamless project journeys. We see our networks as key strategic enablers of our learning, technical expertise, and capacity building. active communication further enhances our ability to leverage our networks’ expertise, ensuring we are collaborating as effectively as possible to adopt innovations including better-performing, more sustainable materials. Ardmac’s commitment to open,
Building the Future Innovation thrives in our business because it is embedded in our culture and linked to the success of our ambitious ESG programme, Sky Blue. From pioneering modular construction methods to embracing AI, Ardmac is playing a leading role in reshaping how the industry designs, builds, and delivers. Increasing our offsite construction output, we are reducing our environmental impact, improving efficiencies, and enhancing safety performance. Our dedication to creating increasingly environmentally responsible solutions extends deep into the supply chain. Through incorporating sustainable materials and innovative eco-friendly manufacturing methods into our product and service offerings, Ardmac is proud to go beyond existing industry requirements to shape the future of the industries we serve.
Equipping our Teams Coupled with the appointment of a product development-focused Technical Director, our ongoing investment in research and development (R&D) underscores our commitment to innovation. We are proud to drive simplified production processes and greater efficiencies across our networks. To maintain our position as a leader in the ever-evolving product and technological landscape, we are prioritising the development of our team’s expertise. Through structured learning programmes and practical opportunities to work on complex, technologically challenging, high-impact projects, we are equipping Ardmac’s people with the knowledge and skills they need to excel.
Shane Hudson, Associate Director - Design “By involving our team’s expertise early in the design process, we support our clients in developing a comprehensive brief, outlining the scheme design, and producing more accurate cost estimates and projected timelines. This provides them with peace of mind, reliable expertise, and tailored solutions.”
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TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Ardmac provides high quality products and services to the world’s leading technology companies. Simply put, they need Ardmac’s technical expertise to evolve and develop in tandem with their needs. We are firmly committed to meeting these needs. We are continuing to enhance project quality whilst strengthening client relationships through aligning our work with evolving industry and client requirements. Our strategic integration of technology, innovation, and expertise empowers Ardmac to deliver unparalleled value for our clients and fosters a culture of creativity and sustainability that benefits our people, our partners, and our planet.
“Our people are highly motivated by the opportunity to work on high-profile, cutting-edge projects that have a tangible impact on people’s lives in Ireland, the UK, mainland Europe and beyond. The satisfaction of meaningfully contributing to something great really energises our teams.”
Philip Chadwick, Managing Director UK
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OUR PEOPLE
Wesley Duffy, Chief People Officer
Our people are our greatest asset. Our people are our greatest asset. As a business, Ardmac is incredibly proud of the dynamic, forward-thinking culture we have built, and we recognise our employees as the driving force behind our success. Their passion, dedication, and commitment to excellence are evident in everything we do, every single day. We continue to invest in enabling our people to thrive in a supportive and inclusive culture and we know that our concerted efforts to achieve this are working because our people tell us. In 2024, we were delighted to achieve a satisfaction index score of 93.5% in our annual employee satisfaction survey. For us, this is a strong validation of the impact of our people- first approach. It also informs our future efforts to ensure that Ardmac continues to be a place where people feel respected, rewarded, and recognised for their commitment to delivering our clients’ vision.
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The number of people on the Ardmac team for more than 10 years
“I can honestly say that Ardmac is one of the most dynamic, forward-thinking organisations you’ll find in our industry. Our teams are incredibly passionate about delivering an exceptional product and experience for our clients.” Wesley Duffy, Chief People Officer
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“We see a direct correlation between embedding learning and development into the core of our work and our ability to
A Culture of Respect Respect is a core Ardmac principle and is evident in every aspect of our work. For us, respect means being open, honest and transparent, enabling us to achieve our shared goals. The respect Ardmac employees have for each other extends across all levels and locations of our business. It shapes our culture. It supports the realisation of reasonable and realistic expectations too. As a business, we are proud to acknowledge our team’s efforts, and we respect the boundaries between personal and professional life in order to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
A Commitment to Development Our clients are building the future so ensuring Ardmac’s people are at the forefront of developing sector expertise is incredibly important to our business. We recognise the essential role played by investing in learning and development. We consider investing in our people as an investment in our success. Our leadership team plays a key role in this and proactively ensures that our comprehensive learning and development framework is implemented across our entire organisation. We believe that through supporting the growth and development of our employees, we are maintaining and enhancing Ardmac’s reputation for quality and technical expertise. We are committed to equipping our people with the skills and knowledge they need to meet our clients existing and future requirements. Through strong partnerships with institutions like Trinity College Dublin and the Irish Management Institute, along with our dedicated panel of coaches and mentors, Ardmac continues to support our people to enjoy meaningful, long-term careers where they can reach their full potential.
provide an exceptional service to our clients.”
Wesley Duffy, Chief People Officer
93% satisfaction index score of 93.5% in our annual employee survey.
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OUR PEOPLE
Proactively Promoting a Diverse & Inclusive Workplace.
Ardmac continues to create and promote an increasingly diverse and inclusive workplace in an industry where Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) have faced their fair share of challenges. We recognise that we are not where we would like to be just yet, but we are proud to be a leader in advancing inclusivity in our sector. We know that it is essential to match our ambitions with actions and have now adopted a formal approach to ensuring an inclusive and diverse workplace culture can thrive. To ensure our policies and procedures, the backbone of our organisational structure, authentically reflect our commitment to DEI, we have partnered with the Irish Centre for Diversity (ICD). Our efforts to enhance these were recognised through achieving Bronze accreditation from the ICD, a significant achievement for our business. In 2023, we built on this recognition and were honoured to achieve Silver accreditation—a milestone that underscores our dedication to embedding diversity into the core of our business. For us, this accreditation is more than a badge; it’s a symbol of our efforts to put our aspirations into practice, and it sends a strong message that DEI is essential to our people, and therefore, essential to our business.
Enhancing our Efforts As we continue to grow, Ardmac is acutely aware of the need to grow our DEI efforts at pace. To do this, we are prioritising our data collection and processing to gain deeper insights that will allow us to target even more impactful initiatives. We are now tracking the 28 nationalities that make up our diverse team and reporting our monthly gender balance ratio, which currently stands at 78% male to 22% female. Although this ratio isn’t yet where we want it to be, we are proud of the fact that it is ahead of the industry norm and we’re actively working to improve it through implementing more inclusive recruitment practices. Ardmac also believes in using our voice as a leader in the sector to proactively influence others. We do this through targeted DEI-focused initiatives including sponsorship of industry events like the Construction Industry Federation’s (CIF) International Women’s Day conference. We take great pride in supporting our people to flourish in an inclusive and respectful workplace. Ardmac’s ambition is to encourage others to join us in creating a more diverse and inclusive industry where all talent is actively sought out and celebrated.
78% 22% “We are proud of the fact that it is ahead of the industry norm and we’re
actively working to improve it through implementing more inclusive recruitment practices.”
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“As a concept, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in the construction sector has come such a long way and we’re incredibly proud to be one of the leaders of that charge.”
Vanessa Rafael, ESG Sustainability Lead
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OUR PEOPLE
“Building is in our DNA, and we’ve embedded that right across our business. We see huge growth potential for our people and Ardmac will be right beside them on that development journey.”
A Thriving, Inclusive Future Ardmac recognises that our people are at the heart of our business and our most valued asset to our customers. They are the core of our success and the foundation of our future. We believe that our continued commitment to treating each other with respect always, investing in professional development, and fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace will enable both our people and our business to thrive. Our ambition is to ensure each and every one of our employees feels valued, supported, and heard. We are proud of the culture we’ve built, and we are resolutely committed to enhancing it where possible whilst ensuring we remain guided by our belief that when one of us thrives, we all thrive.
Wesley Duffy, Chief People Officer
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Luis Coelho Borges CEO
Jason Casey Chief Operations Officer
Enda Murphy Chief Business Officer
Wesley Duffy Chief People Officer
Daniel Lane Chief Finiancial Officer
Graeme Stuart Commercial Director
Mark Mc Cullagh Operations Director
Fergus Nugent Operations Director
Ryan Gilligan Regional Manager UK
David McGrath Associate Director
Declan Hughes Associate Director of Business Development
Eric Winston Head of Technology and Digitisation
Vanessa Rafael ESG Sustainability Lead
Shane Hudson Associate Director Design
Jerry Martin Project Director
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OUR PEOPLE
Philip Chadwick Managing Director UK
Diarmaid Magee SHEQ Director
Karen O’Hara Head of Sales & Marketing
Hugh Ward Director of Interiors
Robert Marks Group Commercial Director
Peter Gough Associate Director Project Management
Gary Pender Associate Director Project Management
Peter Lonergan Associate Director Pre-Construction
Derrmot McKenna Associate Director
Brendan Prenty Associate Director
Sean McLoughlin Project Director
John Carey Head of Engineering
Stefan Hopwood Associate Director Project Management
Jan de Groot Regional Manager
Martina Purcel AP AR Manager
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Ardmac’s culture is much more than a set of values. It is the foundation of our ability to deliver world-class products and services. It shapes how we consistently rise to the challenge, stay engaged with our clients, and continue to work collaboratively to achieve exceptional project outcomes. As a construction company, Ardmac’s culture is the blueprint for everything we build. Our passion for quality and excellence is woven into the fabric of our business, defining every decision we make and every action we take.
Through empowering our employees with the trust and autonomy they need to effectively achieve their goals, we are equipping our team to make the right decisions to prioritise the needs of our clients.
Culture, the foundation of our passion for excellence.
“We have a remarkable way of working together and we’ve consistently built on that culture of collaboration for success. We also know that this directly translates into a better finished product, delivered on time, to our clients’ satisfaction.”
Hugh Ward, Director of Interiors
Hugh Ward, Director of Interiors
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OUR CULTURE
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Dublin Office
Culture of empowerment.
“We are fully committed to fostering an increasingly inclusive workplace, which we believe is essential to driving innovation and supporting the diverse needs of our clients.”
Ardmac’s culture of empowerment, backed by strong leadership and adaptive processes, ensures we can consistently exceed both our internal and external expectations. Informed by our learning, our culture is continuously evolving. That’s why our robust processes are never static, rather they are continuously being refined, drawing on the lessons learned from each project we deliver. We believe this enables Ardmac to enhance our efficiency and effectiveness. Our leadership culture, rooted in support, communication, and trust, is equally reflective of this approach. For us, leadership isn’t just about overseeing progress, it’s about working together in a flat level, inclusive structure that ensures maximum project success. Ardmac’s shared purpose guides our leadership team in their proactive approach to providing the guidance and support our employees need, ensuring they feel valued and empowered.
Luis Coelho Borges, CEO
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OUR CULTURE
Respect Always.
Empowerment & Leadership.
A core Ardmac principle, respect is found in everything we do. Our culture is shaped by the respect we have for each other, our clients, and our supply chain. We believe in open, honest communication as a strategic tool of project success.
Empowerment is at the heart of Ardmac’s culture. Our people are trusted to act with integrity and to do the right thing—an ethos that resonates throughout our organisation. Ardmac’s approach to leadership is focused on inspiring trust, fostering collaboration, and ensuring that every team member feels supported in their role. Ardmac is a learning organisation. We are committed to continuing to invest in peer learning, knowledge-sharing, and professional development opportunities. We know that this investment strengthens our people’s ability and ensures that each project benefits from our collective expertise, enhancing client outcomes.
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Continuous Learning & Collaboration.
Ardmac is renowned for its ability to navigate complexity and deliver quality solutions. Clients repeatedly tell us that our proactive, problem- solving approach sets us apart. Whether it’s reconfiguring plans, overcoming obstacles, or streamlining processes, Ardmac’s “can-do” attitude ensures that challenges are addressed with minimal disruption to project timelines and outcomes. Innovation underpins everything we do. It extends beyond just the technological innovations we are implementing to the way we think, collaborate, and deliver. Through embracing new ideas and fostering creativity, Ardmac’s culture continues to push the boundaries and deliver cutting-edge, industry-leading product and service solutions.
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Culture as a Competitive Advantage Our collaborative culture enables our teams to work seamlessly together with our clients and our suppliers, even under adverse or challenging conditions. This not only enhances our reputation for project success, but it also reinforces the trust our clients place in us to deliver their vision on time and to specification. Ardmac’s culture is the cornerstone of our success and has driven our growth and longevity in the industries and sectors we work in. Our guiding principles ensure that every member of our team aligns with our mission. We believe this fosters a sense of belonging and purpose, equipping our people to adapt to change and remain at the cutting edge of technological advancement and sector innovation.
“At heart, we’re a construction company so our culture directly influences what we build. Ardmac is the type of organisation where you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone that doesn’t display a passion for quality and excellence.”
Fergus Nugent, Operations Director
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OUR CULTURE
A culture built for the future.
“Ardmac’s culture is characterised by a real sense of empowerment, leadership, and a strong commitment to innovation. And that’s right across the organisation, not just at any one particular level or on one particular project.”
As part of the Purever Group, we will ensure that Ardmac’s culture will continue to thrive. Our team now has access to even greater opportunities for collaboration and knowledge-sharing, enhancing our ability to innovate and deliver even greater value for our clients. Our people remain our greatest asset, and their passion, expertise, and dedication are the driving forces behind everything we do. We are proud to have built a culture that empowers our people, aligns with our clients’ goals, and continuously delivers exceptional outcomes. For us, Ardmac’s culture isn’t just what sets us apart, it’s what drives us forward.
Jason Casey, Chief Operations Officer
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Ethically and responsibly managing all aspects
of our operations. Our Sustainability Journey:
We have placed SkyBlue at the heart of Ardmac’s agenda.
For us, sustainability is so much more than something we aspire towards—it’s embedded in our culture. We have now successfully integrated sustainability into our long-term strategy and our daily operations. We believe that the choices we make today will have a lasting impact. We also know that we’re not quite there yet and we have much more to do, but we are resolutely committed to fostering a cleaner, greener future for generations to come. Through our dedicated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programme, SkyBlue, Ardmac is moving forward with purpose and responsibility, as we strive to create meaningful change in our industry.
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Ardmac is fully committed to ethically and responsibly managing all aspects of our operations with respect to our employees, clients, neighbours, local communities, and all stakeholders. When we succeed, our staff, community and society does too. By encouraging wellbeing, giving back to our community and working in sustainable ways, we not only improve people’s lives but also our business. Our Sky Blue program is our ESG framework guiding our responsible business approach and outlining our sustainability commitments.
“It’s taken time but our sustainable practices are now firmly embedded in our corporate agenda. We don’t just talk about sustainability, there’s real substance behind our actions, and we aim to have authentic, transparent conversations about our progress along the way.”
Diarmaid Magee, Director of SHEQ
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We have integrated sustainability into our corporate agenda, mirroring our past success in health and safety. Our leader-led ESG group oversees progress, guided by an action plan addressing Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Partnering with EcoVadis, CDP, and SBTi, we continuously benchmark and improve our practices to ensure compliance and advance our sustainability goals.
Action. Sustainability in Action Right now, we are implementing both large and small scale sustainability initiatives across Ardmac. Through actions such as modelling embodied carbon on all our projects, Ardmac is making steady progress towards delivering a measurable and impactful sustainability framework. Our approach is enabling us to assess the carbon footprint of our projects early i n the design phase, allowing for better informed customer decisions on material selection and design methodologies.
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“Influencing our supply chain is an important part of Ardmac’s sustainability strategy. It allows us to have an impact beyond our immediate operations and amplifies our ability to make a tangible difference.”
Enabling Greater Impact Ardmac is equally committed to supporting our supply chain to enhance their ability to have a sustainable impact. As part of our sustainability strategy, we are actively influencing our suppliers, increasingly requiring them to meet enhanced environmental standards on the products and services they provide. Recently, we worked in close collaboration with Dagard, a leading industry supplier and Purever Group partner, to secure Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). This innovative partnership approach to sustainability has set an industry benchmark for cleanroom materials and showcasing Ardmac’s commitment to extend sustainability beyond our own operations. Achieving ISO 20400 certification in sustainable procurement has been a major milestone in our ESG journey. This certification allows us to set robust, ethical procurement standards, ensuring that our commitment to sustainability is replicated throughout the supply chain. Through encouraging our suppliers to pursue EPDs for their products and prioritising partnerships with those who are environmentally responsible, Ardmac is amplifying our impact on enabling a more sustainable future, driving change throughout our industry.
Supported by our skilled inhouse BIM team, we are currently developing a sustainability labelling system for our modular projects that aims to establish a clear measure of project sustainability, similar to the Building Energy Rating (BER) system. Through prioritising materials with lower embodied carbon, we’re actively supporting our customers to meet their ESG targets while contributing to a more sustainable construction process overall.
Graeme Stuart, Commercial Director
Group effort. A group effort We are immensely proud of the progress we have made on our sustainability journey. We are excited for what comes next and remain dedicated to creating long-term value for all our stakeholders. Over the coming months, we’ll be collaborating very closely with our colleagues across the Purever Group to develop a groupwide ESG strategy, uniting our efforts on a global scale. We know that together we can achieve something incredible, setting new standards for sustainability that support a sustainable, impactful future that enables future generations to thrive. Vanessa Rafael, ESG Sustainability Lead
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“We’ve taken a leadership first approach to sustainability through our dedicated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programme, SkyBlue, which allows us to ethically and responsibly manage all aspects of our operations.”
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+7 2025 Overall Score Improvement: Increased from 58/100 in 2024 to 65/100 in 2025 +18 Sustainable Procurement: Largest gain, rising 18 points from 40/100 to 58/100 +5 Labor & Human Rights Score: Improved 5 points, from 60/100 to 65/100.
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Ardmac is proud to announce a significant improvement in our 2025 EcoVadis Scorecard results, showcasing our commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices. Our overall score increased by 7 points, elevating us into the 80th percentile—a testament to our dedication to continuous progress. Our biggest strides were in Sustainable Procurement (+18 points) and Environmental Sustainability (+10 points), reflecting our strong focus on ethical sourcing and eco-friendly practices. With our improved ranking, we are now within reach of the Silver EcoVadis Medal, further reinforcing our position as a sustainability leader. While we celebrate these achievements, we remain committed to further enhancing our efforts, ensuring continuous improvement at every turn.
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Expanding our Horizons: Sustainable growth and new market opportunities.
As a key member of the Purever Group, Ardmac is poised to extend its presence into new markets, particularly in Southern Europe, where Purever has a strong foothold. Our focus is now on strengthening our established partnerships whilst building new client relationships in new markets, ensuring Ardmac’s technical expertise and service-first approach continue to resonate globally. The UK remains a cornerstone of Ardmac’s strategic growth strategy for the coming years. Our longstanding presence in the European Union and commitment to the UK market, despite the challenges posed by Brexit, demonstrate Ardmac’s resilience and adaptability.
Now, as part of the Purever Group, we see immense potential for deeper alignment with the group’s UK operations. We believe this highlights our dedication to growing our capacity whilst offering more sustainable solutions to our clients. Through leveraging the synergies that exist within the Purever Group, Ardmac will also enhance and expand our offsite construction capabilities, enabling us to deliver even greater value and efficiency on a truly global scale. We believe offsite construction will continue to play a key role in enabling our clients to achieve their sustainability objectives whilst reinforcing Ardmac’s ability to consistently meet client expectations across all markets.
“As part of the Purever Group, Ardmac sees clear advantages in further aligning our operations with Purever in the UK. We’re already assessing opportunities to enhance our offsite construction capacity
in this way.” Luis Coelho Borges, CEO
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