Allergan Pharmaceuticals

Allergan Pharmacueticals

Westport, Mayo

The Brief

System Used:

TB50 Curtain Wall & ST70 Doors

Location:

Westport, Mayo

Client:

Sisk Group

Architect:

Taylor McCarney Architects

Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland, a subsidiary of Allergan plc., is based in Westport, Co. Mayo. Established in 1977, the current facility has grown to over 750,000 sq. ft on a 61-acre campus. The Westport Campus is a Sterile Pharmaceutical Ophthalmic and Biologics plant.

The state-of-the-art Manufacturing, Filling & Packaging operation, producing close to 800 million units of product on an annual basis. The campus also accommodates Chemistry, & Microbiology laboratories and some R&D support activities employing over 300 highly experienced science graduates.

System Used: TB50 Curtain Wall

APA Facade Systems worked in conjunction with Season Master Double Glazing on this 172,000 sq.ft pharmaceutical facility in Westport.

Season Master installed our thermally enhanced TB50 curtain wall system to every elevation of the main office facility and the glazed link corridor that connects the two buildings.

Developers & Architects of Allergan Westport

This project was completed in 2013 and managed by John Sisk &
Sons. Sisk has carried out numerous projects for Allergan in Co. Mayo including, the construction of a new production facility. This included a warehouse & ancillary accommodation.

The architects tasked with designing this project was Taylor Architects, now Taylor Mc Carney Architects.

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Architect:

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System Used: TB50 SG Curtain Wall

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System Used: TB50 SG Curtain Wall & TB50 SG CFA

Location:

Dublin

Client:

Stewart Construction & Conack Construction

Architect: PM Group

Alexion is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on serving patients with severe and rare disorders through the innovation, development and commercialisation of life-transforming therapeutic products.

Their new 215,000 sq. ft. state of the art facility in Blanchardstown, West Dublin is the first ever Alexion biologics manufacturing facility outside the United States.
This €450 million investment is one of the largest investments in healthcare in the history of the Irish state.

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About Alexion

Alexion is the global leader in complement inhibition and has developed and markets Soliris® (eculizumab) as a treatment for patients with PNH and aHUS, two debilitating, ultra-rare and life-threatening disorders caused by chronic uncontrolled complement activation.