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CONSTRUCTION TOP 50 CIF CONTRACTORS 2019

8JJ RHATIGAN & COMPANYTOTAL TURNOVER: €324MROI TURNOVER: €244MINTERNATIONAL TURNOVER: €80MYEAR END: 31/12/2018ADDRESS: Wolfe Tone House, Fr Griffin Road, Galway.PHONE: 091 580800WEB: www.jjrhatigan.comKEY EXECUTIVES: Padraic Rhatigan, Managing Director; Ger Ronayne, Chief Operations Officer, UK Managing Director; Gerry Kelly, Chief Financial Officer; Sean Rhatigan, Plant & Procurement Director.KEY ACTIVITIES: Main Contractor, General Building.

JJ Rhatigan & Company is a leading main contractor, at the forefront of the construction industry for over 65 years, combining speed and quality across a diverse range of capabilities.

In 2018, JJ Rhatigan & Company achieved an overall turnover of €324m, reflecting a substantial growth on the previous year, and it is on track for similar growth in 2019. JJ Rhatigan currently has 26 projects on site with a combined value of almost €890m. The company employs over 550 people, which is an increase of 31% since early 2017.

In recent years, JJ Rhatigan has experienced the highest volume of growth in Dublin. More recently, however, since mid-2018, there has been a noticeable increase in its project activity in the south and west of the country, particularly in Galway, Limerick and Cork. It also completed €80m worth of projects in the UK in 2018.

From a recruitment perspective, the company continues to seek out the top graduates each year, as well as enthusiastic and committed people at all levels.

TECHNOLOGYAn early adopter of BIM Level 2, JJ Rhatigan was one of the first BSI BIM-certified Tier 1 lead contractors in Ireland. All current projects are being delivered using certified BIM processes across commercial, pharmaceutical, residential, education, hotel, civic and heritage, and healthcare projects.

JJ Rhatigan, with the aid of BIM, has also embraced off-site construction techniques. Its teams meticulously advance plan for all stages of the construction process to cover design, fabrication, transport and site assembly. To date, JJ Rhatigan has constructed office developments, hospitals, primary care centres, student accommodation, residential developments and schools using off-site construction techniques.

PROJECTSRecently completed projects in Ireland include the Gardens International commercial development in Limerick; Presentation College, Athenry, Co Galway; The Maldron Hotel, South Mall, Cork; Trinity Business School; and O’Reilly Hall, UCD, Dublin.

Projects on-site in Dublin at this time include UCD Student Residences Masterplan Phase 1; Lansdowne Place luxury residential development; The Radisson Hotel, Golden Lane; and The National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital in Portrane, North Dublin.

Regionally, its current portfolio of work includes Phase Two,

Gateway Retail Park, Galway; Coláiste an Chláirín, Athenry, Galway; Coláiste Chiaráin, Athlone; UCC Student Hub, Cork; and St Patrick’s Hospital, Waterford.

The company recently announced plans to transform Crown Square in Wellpark, Galway, into the largest mixed-use development in Galway, accommodating over 37,500 sq m of office space, a 180-bedroom hotel, and 290 apartments, all constructed around a public square which will also provide a neighbourhood centre. The development will also have basement parking for over 1,400 cars.

Gardens International, Limerick.

CGI of Crown Square, Galway.

Presentation College, Athenry.

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