Shay Murtagh is proud to have contributed to the development of the new, state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant at the Old Wallboard Factory, North Quay, Ferrybank, Arklow. This project marks a significant step forward in environmental protection and wastewater management for the region. Arklow has been highlighted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an area […]
Geosystems provided a HexLok solution to Dawnus Construction for the Tonkalili Iron Ore mine in Sierra Leone. In 2010 Dawnus commenced a series of projects for Africa Minerals (AML) including roads, foundations and related infrastructure for the facility and crushing plant. Geosystems designed and manufactured two HexLok reinforced soil tip walls. The first composite concrete […]
This project involved the redesign and reconstruction of bridge abutment on the A1 trunk road from Newcastle-on-Tyne to Edinburgh at Denwick. As the road needed to be widened Mowlem construction was awarded the contract to carry out the work by Highways England. As there were time constraints on the project due to the volume of […]
Geosystems were awarded the contract to manufacture and deliver a precast HexLok system for reinforced earth walls in the Shetland Islands. The panels were 150mm thick and each weighed 0.9T. The retaining walls were constructed in two tiers with heights varying between 6 and 9m.The project was completed in two phases and 9000 panels were […]
Geosystems designed and manufactured a GridLok system for the Morris-Sisk Consortium for works taking place on the N11 road from Newtown Mount Kennedy to Ballynabarny. The congested two lane trunk road was improved in several places to provide four lanes in compliance with modern motorway standards. For several sections embankments up to 13M high were […]
Jackson Civil Engineering approached Geosystems to create a GridLok system for The Beach development in Carlyon Bay, Cornwall. The project to develop an area of the bay required steep slopes to allow space for an access road. Geosystems designed and manufactured a bespoke solution in the from of a 60° GridLok system. The result was […]
Wicklow County Council and the NRA commissioned Geosystems to create a GridLok system for the new Kilpedder footbridge on the N11. The footbridge was constructed as part of the upgrade works taking place on the N11 road from Newtown Mount Kennedy to Ballynabarny. The project involved a steep reinforced soil slope, requiring several tiers of […]
The Scottish Executive Development Department requested the design and manufacture of a bespoke ArchLok system to extend an existing culvert in Dundee. The project required a value engineering solution comprised of 20 ArchLok segments with cast footings on keyways and a cast crown beam and grout keyway to hold in place. Following completion of the […]
Geosystems were commissioned to create a 122M train tunnel for Mowlem who were contracted by Network Rail and the Highways Agency/Welsh Assembly to create a by-pass road around the town of Cwm, nestled in the Ebbw Fach valley in South Wales. The new road crossed the railway line at a skewed angle which required a […]
Shay Murtagh Precast were contracted by Costain to be their supplier for all precast units on the complex Whitley Junction Improvement works in Coventry. Costain carried out the works for Coventry City Council to remodel the junction on the A444, one of the busiest routes in Coventry. The project was undertaken to improve traffic flow […]
