Toe and Heeling is a process that involves placing glazing blocks in the corners of a door to reinforce its structure and prevent sagging or misalignment. Aluminium doors carry considerable weight. The hinge side supports the dead weight when the door is open but there is no support on the lock side. Without employing the […]
Low Carbon Construction Development The Mardyke Arena in University College Cork has been transformed with a new 420 m2 extension providing a strength-and-conditioning gym, a centre of excellence, dedicated to empowering athletes and teams to reach their highest potential. O’Connell Mahon Architects, led by Laura Hanley, designed this gym to minimise the visual impact, carbon […]
New scool development for Culleens N.S. In Ballina Scoil Naomh Bríd National School is a brand new 2469 sq. m school located in Ballina, Co Mayo. This new facility is being build by Galway based Coolsivna Construction Ltd, it will provide 12 new classrooms with a special needs unit included in the design. Local Fianna […]
Brand New Nursing Home at the foot of The dublin mountains A brand new state of the art nursing home is currently being developed in Stepaside, at the foot of the Dublin Mountains. Purcell Construction have begun working on this €25 million care facility for Aedifica, the first of two planned nursing homes in Dublin, […]
New 75,000 sq. ft State-of-the-art School in Tralee Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai is a brand new 75,000 sq.ft school built on a 6.5-acre site at Clonmore in Tralee, Co. Kerry. Developed by Vision Contracting, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí has a capacity to cater for 600 students and will enable the school to accommodate its expanding student population which has necessitated […]
Following extensive research & development and independent testing, we are delighted to announce that our high performance ST4-600 Lift & Slide door system has recently been certified by UL International for enhanced security performance requirements, in accordance with PAS 24:2016. PAS 24: 2016 provides a method for testing and assessing the enhanced security performance requirements […]
