CREAGH Concrete has completed a high-end £8 million residential development project in Birmingham city centre.
St Martin’s Place features 228 spacious apartments and exclusive residents’ amenities including a private gym, cinema, wi-fi, café and a 24-hour concierge.
The Toomebridge headquartered manufacturer was appointed by Colmore Tang Construction to manufacture, supply and fit fast track build system Rapidres, consisting of external sandwich panels, internal walls, stairs, lift shafts and hollowcore flooring.
Seamus McKeague, chief executive of Creagh, which is one of the UK’s largest producers of concrete products, described completing the seven month installation period as "a proud moment".
“This building utilised a total of 3,000 precast pieces which were manufactured offsite at our head office facilities in Antrim and transported to the site for construction.
“In recent years we've moved from being just a concrete and materials supplier to a specialist subcontractor and this has opened up new opportunities.
“We are seeing strong interest in our Rapidres fast track build system in GB and Ireland because developers understand the true value of cutting programme times.
“Investors not only benefit from revenue gained by the early occupation of units but, also, from the mobility of their capital resource. Shorter build times mean developers can complete more projects with the same pot of finance.”
Privately owned by the McKeague family, Creagh Concrete has grown significantly in the past two years to now employ more than 700 staff, including 300 at its primary location.
Its turnover is expected to grow to £200m in the next few years while direct employment will increase to 1,000 by the end of this year.
