Smithfield Regeneration
Kilsaran Products Featured:
Kilsaran HSBC – 300 ton
Kilsaran Priming Slurry – 3200kg
Kilsaran Jointing Mortar – 190 ton
Architect
City Architects Division, Dublin City
In addition to the aesthetic considerations for this public area, the design had to allow for Heavy Goods Vehicles on the narrow streets, along with a car parking area on Haymarket.
Antique Setts (reclaimed by Dublin City Council) were used, laid on a rigid base as provided by Kilsaran, to provide a durable long lasting pavement that also retained the historic character of the area.
The solution provided incorporated the following : (1) BS7533 was adopted for the design of the road base along with the Bedding and Jointing Materials.; (2) the Kilsaran Streetscape system was used for the Bedding Concrete and Jointing Mortar for the Antique Dublin Setts; (3) a 3-step procedure involved priming the base of the setts , laying on the fresh bedding concrete and then filling the joints using the BS7533 slurry jointing procedure.
Kilsaran also took into account environmental concerns relevant to the project. The Company advised the use of the Kilsaran SiloMix system which provided an on-demand solution for the 300 ton of High Strength concrete required for the project. This delivery system eliminated the need for disposing of 12,000 25kg bags of concrete mix. The Silo solution also guaranteed that dust was kept to a minimum.
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Kilsaran Products Featured:
Kilsaran Ultra White Masonry Mortar (M4) / Approximately 200,000 brick equating to 260 tonne of masonry mortar.
Client
John Sisk & Son Builders Contractors
Architect
A&D Wejchert & Partners
Masonry finishes for the build included a Vitessa White clay brick, which needed to be built with a designed masonry mortar. Kilsaran supplied samples from their coloured masonry mortar range to enable the client to find the colour that would best complement the brick unit.
Kilsaran Ultra White Masonry Mortar was chosen by the architects and supply commenced in March 2011. The mortar was supplied to the construction site in Kilsaran silos, where it was mixed as needed using the silo mixing equipment. Due to the nature of the dry mortar system and silo mixing stations, Kilsaran could guarantee the consistency of both the mortar colour and quality on site.
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Dun Laoghaire Lexicon Library
Kilsaran International, Ireland’s largest independent manufacturer of concrete products, was delighted to have been chosen as supplier of choice to the Lexicon Library in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Constructed in the heart of Dun Laoghaire overlooking the sea the new library opened its doors in March 2015.
The DLR Lexicon as it is now called is deigned to be more than just a library, ths building boasts a café,a gallery, a small auditorium space, crafts spaces, a local history library, 100 parking spaces and a children’s library. The library was designed by Carr Cotter Naessens Architects and constructed by John Sisk and Son.
The Lexicon Library was the overall winner in the building caregory at the Irish Concrete Society awards in 2016 and Kilsaran were delighted receive an award as a major supplier to the project.
Architect
Carr Cotter Naessens Architects
Engineer
Horgan Lynch Consulting Engineers
Partnered Contractor
John Sisk and Son
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Kilsaran Products Featured:
7200m2 Concrete Floor area in the structure section of the new basement level server and security room.
Client
OPW
Partnered Architect
Heneghan Penn Architects and Blackwood Associates
Partnered Contractor
John Paul Construction
Quantity Surveyor
Aecom
