IDA Dundalk
The purpose-built facility features a welcoming double-height entrance, leading to open office accommodation and large factory spaces to the rear.
Project Address: Finbar Business Park Dundalk
Location: Leinster
Sector: Commerical
Products Used:
Quantity Used: 2,200 M2
Architect: Van Dijk
Contractor: Felix OHare
Landscape Architect: Van Dijk
Client: IDA
Laying Contractor: Brendan Doyle
Year of Completion: 2019
M11 Loughlinstown Roundabout to Junction 5 Pavement Scheme
M11 Resurfacing Project: Kilsaran Road Surfacing & Contracting Team
Featured Products: Stone Mastic Asphalt
Client: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)
Contractor: Jon’s Civil Engineering Ltd
The M11 Loughlinstown to Junction 5 Pavement Scheme, carried out under TII’s High Speed Road Pavement Renewals Framework, involved the removal and replacement of almost 80,000 square metres of surface course on a 3km stretch of the motorway.
The project involved laying approximately 8,000 tonnes of Stone Mastic Asphalt surface course in accordance with the TII Specification for Road Works. As this motorway is one of Ireland’s busiest roads, with traffic volumes in excess of 100,000 vehicles per day, the project was carried out during the night.
To achieve a more durable surface and eliminate the need for cold longitudinal joints, the surface course was laid in echelon. This involved four of our Vogele paving machines laying the material, side by side, in one pass across the full width of the carriageway.
South Lake Leisure Centre
Kilsaran supplied almost 5000 m2 of paving products for this large- scale leisure centre development.
The centre contains a 50 m pool and a new gym which will be the largest gym in Ireland, featuring state- of- the- art equipment, spin and dance studios, sports halls, a large health and wellbeing suite, as well an extensive outdoor water sports provision.
Project Address: Brownlow Road, Craigavon, Armagh.
Location: Ulster
Sector: Commercial
Products Used:
Client: Armagh City Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council
Contractor: Farrans Construction Ltd.
Laying Contractor: Castle Paving
Architect: McAdam Design Ltd.
Hotel Kilkenny
Kilsaran supplied 260 m2 of Newgrange Silver and Buff Granite paving blocks for the beautiful new outdoor area, ‘The Orchard’ at Hotel Kilkenny, located at College Road, Kilkenny.
The subtle granite textured surface of the Newgrange range combined with inspiring colours make it stand out from the crowd. Our Granite paving range has closed the gap on natural paving in recent years due to our state of the art manufacturing processes and its robust Granite material.
Project Address: College Road, Kilkenny
Location: Leinster
Sector: Commercial
Products Used:
Newgrange Block Buff Granite (3 size mix)
Newgrange Block Silver Granite (3 size mix)
Quantity Used: 260m2
Client: Hotel Kilkenny
Main Contractor: McStan Construction
Architect: Stephen Carr Architects
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Gateway Shopping Park, Knocknacarra, Galway
Kilsaran supplied 2300 m2 of Newgrange silver, black, and buff paving blocks for the new outdoor area of the Knocknacarra retail park and shopping centre, located just 10 minutes outside of Galway City Centre.
Our Granite paving range in particular has closed the gap on natural paving in recent years due to our state of the art manufacturing processes and its robust Granite material. Kilsaran’s state of the art manufacturing facility in Dunboyne has seven secondary finishing lines, one of which is a shot- blasting line. This process of shot blasting gives our paving flags and blocks a fine textured feel.
Project Address: Knocknacarra, Galway
Location: Galway
Sector: Public Realm
Products Used:
Newgrange Block Silver Granite
Quantity Used: 2300 m2
Client: Targeted Investment Opportunities ICAV
Architect: JSA Architects
Main Contractor: JJ Rhatigan
Laying Contractor: Mitchell & Associates
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Spire Nottingham Hospital
The Project
Spire Healthcare opened a £60m flagship hospital in Nottingham. The hospital was built with extensive input from consultants, staff and patients alike.
The state-of-the-art facility offers patients a wide range of integrated surgical, medical and diagnostic services that will meet the needs of Nottingham and its surrounding areas for years to come.
The Product
This project used a diverse collection of paving styles and finishes comprising of Kilsaran’s Inish Curragh Gold tumbled, Kilsaran’s Mellifont Natural Antiqued, our Pembroke Slate concrete paving and a granite sett was carefully selected to fulfill the overall look and feel on both a practical and design sense.
The Process
The entrance to the hospital required a hard landscaped area that could accommodate a variety of vehicular and pedestrian traffic while remaining attractive and being clearly identifiable as the single entrance into the hospital site.
Paving providers Hardscape helped source a variety of suitable materials for both pedestrian and vehicular use. This resulted in a design which used alternative materials to complement the building and create a high quality entrance plaza to the development.
The People
- Client: Spire Healthcare
- Paving Supplier: Hardscape
- Architect: TPM Landscapes
- Location: Nottingham, UK
- Product: Kilsaran Inish, Mellifont, Pembroke and Tactile paving.
- Photo Credit: Hardscape
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Takeda Pharmaceutical
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited constructed its state of the art Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility at the Greenfield site in Piercetown, Co. Meath.
The development comprised of the main facility block with associated ancillary buildings. The main campus block consists of three buildings adjoining together to form the main facility for the site.
Project Address: Piercetown, Dunboyne, Co. Meath
Location: Leinster
Sector: Commerical
Products Used: Trinity Blocks, Newgrange Flags
Contractor: Clonmel Enterprises
Architect: Jacobs Engineering
Client: Shire Pharmaceuticals
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M50 M11 Junction Pavement Scheme
The Project
This scheme, carried out under TII’s High Speed Road Pavement Renewals Framework, involved the removal and replacement of almost 185,000 square metres of surface course on a 7.3km stretch of the M50 between Junction 14 at Leopardstown and Junction 17 at Shankill where the M50 and M11 merge.
The Product
This involved laying approximately 18,000 tonnes of Stone Mastic Asphalt surface course in accordance with the TII Specification for Road Works.
In order to achieve the most durable surface possible, Kilsaran Roadsurfacing and Contracting and our client – Jons Civil Engineering Ltd., in conjunction with the client decided that it was desirable to lay the surface course in echelon.
The Process
Echelon involves laying the material in one pass across the full width of the motorway carriageway.
In this instance it entailed laying with three of our Vogele paving machines side by side. This eliminates the need for cold longitudinal joints which is the most common location of pavement failure. No joints means no path through which water can pass, eliminating a possible weak spot from the start.
As the M50 is Ireland’s busiest roads with traffic volumes in excess of 100,000 vehicles per day, the project was carried out during night time possessions of the motorway between 10pm and 6 am. In excess of 1km of motorway carriageway was laid in each night shift.
To achieve this our site team of 30 people took delivery of the material from a transport fleet of 30 trucks from two asphalt plants to ensure that paving could run continuously for the entire shift.
The People
- Main Contractor: Jons Civil Engineering Ltd.
- Location: M50 Junction 14 to M11 Junction 5.
- End Client: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).
- Products: Stone Mastic Asphalt surface course.
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The Curragh Racecourse
The redevelopment of the Curragh Racecourse respects both the great heritage of the Curragh and the importance of celebrating the unique landscape of the Curragh plains whilst retaining the intimate and distinctive character of the existing racecourse grounds.
Project Address: Newbridge, Co. Kildare
Location: Leinster
Sector: Commercial
Products Used:
KPRO Street High Strength Bedding Concrete (HSBC)
KPRO Rapid Setting Jointing Mortar
KPRO Crete Rapid Setting Concrete
Contractor: John Sisk & Son
Client: John Sisk & Son
Year of Completion: 2019
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Blugas Yard, Dublin Port
Client: Dublin Port Authority
Engineer: DBFL Consulting Engineers
Contractor: Kilwex
