Colin was appointed as Deputy Managing Director 2 years ago as part of the Lagan Construction policy of succession planning and now takes on the role of Managing Director effective from 1st September 2010.

Colin has over 20 years experience in the Industry with the past 17 years being spent with Lagan Construction.

 A  major milestone has been achieved by the installation of a new footbridge adjacent to Broadbridge Primary School in Derry.

Pupils from Broadbridge PS with DRD Roads Service help Lagan Construction 'lift footbridge into place'!

The footbridge will provide an essential link for pedestrians across the new dual carriageway. In particular, it will facilitate safe access for children to and from the Primary School. The installation has been programmed to coincide with the pupils at the school returning for their new school term. Today the headmaster and pupils of the Broadbridge Primary School witnessed the bridge being lifted into place. Work on a £25m dualling scheme between Maydown and City of Derry Airport, being carried out by Lagan Construction Ltd, is well on track for completion before the end of this year.

The scheme which commenced in May 2009 consists of the provision of 6.5km of dual carriageway, 6km of side roads, 3 major roundabout junctions and 6 new structures.   All of the six new structures on the scheme are substantially complete along with 90% of the side roads.

It is expected that in the region of two thirds of the new dual carriageway will be open to traffic in the next few weeks.

Over 400 athletes of all ages and abilities took to the roads on Sunday 27th June to avail of the one and only chance to run legally & safely down the middle of the newest road in Northern Ireland.  Lagan Ferrovial Joint Venture assisted in sealing off the now complete Newry Bypass, between the Camlough and Sheepbridge bridge structures, to allow this unique event to take place.  

MLA Minister Conor Murphy & the Newry Mayor launching the 2010 10k race

Lagan Construction is delivering the design and construction works on the £250M DBFO2 Roads Scheme as part of the Lagan Ferrovial joint venture. Part of the works includes the upgrade of the existing A1 road infrastructure between Sprucefield and Cloghogue, including the provision of a new outer by-pass of the existing dual carriageway at Newry.

Under a blue sky the field of runners raced along the empty dual carriageway for a calibrated distance of 10 kilometres. The winner of the men’s race was Newry’s own Eamon White and the ladies race was won by local athlete Julie Turley. Also competing was Lagan Ferrovial’s very own Juan De Torres and Jose Bartholome , pictured below.

Lagan Ferrovisal's 10K entrants Juan De Torres and Jose Bartholome

Children from two Belfast primary schools had a unique preview of one of Northern Ireland Water’s major pipelines under construction when they visited the site of the new Cross Town Main Extension currently being delivered by Lagan Construction.

Harding Memorial PS & Edmund Rice PS 'Time to Read' Visit to the Cross Town Main Scheme

The pupils are working with Lagan Contruction as part of the ‘Time to Read’ programme which helps young people improve their literacy skills. The business is among the many Northern Ireland organisations to encourage employees to volunteer to help children get to grips with reading.

In line with its commitment to educating young people about the wider world of work, Lagan Construction invited the children from Harding Memorial Primary School and Edmund Rice Primary School to see at first hand how the new pipeline at Old Milltown Road is progressing.

Northern Ireland Water’s £2.5 million project will see the construction of a 2.8km trunk main from Barnetts Park to Purdysburn to reinforce the link from Dunore Water Treatment Works.

The pupils were accompanied on the visit by their teachers, Lagan Construction ‘Time to Read’ volunteers Nicola McDermott and Karen Dilworth as well as Catriona Daly, John Johnston and Hugh Martin McAlary, also of Lagan Construction.

Martin Kearney (Safety Officer) delivers Safety Induction

The ’Time to Read’ initiative from Business in the Community operates in 103 schools across Northern Ireland thanks to time given by 350 employee volunteers. Since 1999, it has engaged 3,500 children during more than 53,000 hours (at a value of £1.4 million) and has provided £130,000 worth of reading resources to schools.

Children from a Ballymena primary school will have a chance to learn about sources of renewable energy at a special presentation by the companies behind the development of nearby Garves Wind Farm.

Lagan Construction, which delivered the 15MW wind farm in 2008, and operators Duncan Plant have come together as part of National Wind Week (12^th to 20^th June 2010) to help young people understand the huge benefits of harnessing nature to provide energy for the future.

The pupils learned how wind energy – a valuable natural resource – is set to play an increasingly more important role in our lives. They also got a unique insight into how the £2.2 million wind farm was built and commissioned, including some of the challenges that were overcome during its construction.

As part of their support for local communities, Lagan Construction and YEL are dedicated to educating young people about the wider world – including issues affecting the environment such as dwindling natural resources and sustainability.

To mark Wind Week they have also joined forces with Ballymoney Borough Council and Dunloy Development Association to host a four-mile circular walk in the vicinity of Garves Wind Farm to enable local people to find out more about energy efficiency and renewable technologies. The walk started from St Joseph’s Parish Centre Car Park, Dunloy at 7.00pm on 16^th June 2010.

L-R: Michael Gould, Vince Curran, Una Neill

Lagan Construction was delighted to receive the People Development Award at the annual Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Business Awards 2010.   This award seeks to recognise and reward companies which demonstrate a sustained commitment to business improvement through people development and skills acquisition.

Now in its 10th year, the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards received a record number of entries in each category.

Accepting the award is Vincent Curran, Lagan Construction People Development Manager, from Michael Gould of category sponsor Made Not Born. Also pictured is Una Neill from bmi.

The Lagan Ferrovial Construction Joint Venture opened two major sections of the £250M DBFO2 Roads Contract Scheme, N. Ireland, during February 2010 with the completion of section 3B (Annaghilla) and 3C (Tullyvar) along the A4 Dungannon to Ballygawley route.

This part of DBFO2 involves the upgrade of approximately 20.5km of the A4 between Dungannon and Ballygawley to provide high quality dual carriageway and it incorporates the construction of grade separated junctions, hard shoulders, and the erection of a central median safety barrier along the full length.

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Irish President Mary McAleese received a sneak preview of the London 2012 Olympics site in March.

During her hour-long visit, the Irish President had the opportunity to visit Olympic Park construction site, which includes Lagan Construction’s contract to build the central park pedestrian access iconic footbridge.

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