Shay Murtagh Precast Ltd. was selected by Irish Rail to design, supply and deliver Bedstones, Bridge Beams and Parapets on Bridge OB329 in Charleville, Co Cork over the busiest rail route in Ireland, the Dublin – Cork mainline. The original stone bridge was demolished in an 8-hour possession the previous night. The new structure was installed […]
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Project Omega
Veolia Water / Laing O Rourke (Omega) JV. Design, manufacture, supply and erect 4 no prestressed and post tensioned concrete storage tanks for the wastewater treatment plant in Ballynacor and 2 no prestressed and post tensioned concrete storage tanks in Richill. Technical Information for Concrete Storage Tanks Ballynacor WWTP Internal Diameter Wall Height Settlement […]
Mullingar Sewerage Improvement Scheme – BAM LTD
The Mullingar Sewerage Improvement Scheme is currently underway which has a total expenditure of €36 million (approx). The works are broken up into two contracts, the first contract awarded to Veolia Water Ireland for the design and build element of the DBO contract and is valued at €24,9m. The construction period is two years, with […]
First Precast Concrete Manufacturer for CE approval from NSAI
Shay Murtagh Precast consistently strives for to meet and achieve the highest standards. To reinforce our position as the leading manufacturer of infrastructural precast products in Ireland and the UK, Shay Murtagh Precast are delighted to announce that we have become first Precast Concrete Manufacturer to achieve approval from the ‘NSAI’ (National Standards Authority of […]
Water Storage Reservoir Galway DBO Bundle No 2 MEIC Ltd
About the Project In early 2010 Glanua completed the contract signing for the Roscommon GWS DBO & Galway GWS DBO Bundle No. 2. This contract involved ‘Design, Build and Operation’ of eight Water Treatment Plants in Roscommon and a further 16 Water Treatment Plants in County Galway. The Design-Build Works involved process design and mechanical […]
M50 D & C Ltd – M50 Motorway Upgrade
About M50 Motorway Upgrade The M50 Motorway Upgrade (Phase 2) PPP Contract comprises the design, construction, operation, maintenance and financing of the upgrade. Approximately 24 km of the existing two lane carriage-way to three lane standard. The provision of auxiliary lanes between the M1 and N3 junction and between the N7 and Scholarstown junctions. The major […]
Concrete Bridge Beams UK for Cray Bridge Construction
In 2012 Shay Murtagh Precast was contracted by Raynesway Construction to manufacture and deliver seven no. Y4 prestressed concrete bridge beams UK for Cray Bridge. This was for a bridge replacement project for Perth and Kinross Council.
Bridge Beams for Hardwicks Bridge Renewal
The Hardwicks Bridge Renewal project consisted of the renewal of an existing skewed bridge over a two track railway at Wick Road, West Hewish, Somerset. The bridge a single carriageway on steep embankments with Carillion Rail contracted by Network Rail to upgrade this structure with design by Tony Gee and Partners. Shay Murtagh Precast had […]
Design Engineer Video Blog Question 13
Steve briefly explains the layout, structure and detail included for bridge beam design as based on our manual launched in 2011. He also points out significant areas to be noted such as the Designers Checklist.
RDS Dublin Horse show – Shay Murtagh Precast
Vivienne Murtagh the Shay Murtagh Precast Health and Safety Manager as part of the Mullingar Riding Club Team took first prize in the Association of Riding Clubs All Ireland Show Jumping Final in August last at the RDS Dublin Horse show.