UK contractor benefits for parent company’s diversity

John Sisk & Son has started over £250m/€290m of projects in the UK during the past six months.

Liam Nagle, CEO, SISK Group (the parent company of John Sisk & Son) said:  “This is the latest important landmark in the continued growth of John Sisk & Son in the UK.  The SISK Group has been pursuing a strategy of sectoral and geographical diversification in recent years and this is paying dividends.

“While construction in Ireland has slowed, our UK construction business is making great strides. We are also continuing to grow our healthcare interests and are diversified into distribution and other sectors.”

Paul Wilson, Managing Director, John Sisk & Son in the UK added, “Being a strong and differentiated organisation has given us a very positive view of 2010 and beyond, vindicating our strategy of expanding our activity in sectors and projects where we can use key Sisk strengths to bring clients added value and confidence in project delivery.

“We have built deep experience and a solid reputation in a range of sectors over many years.  Combined with the financial stability and long term business view that we gain from being part of a diversified, family owned group of companies, this has allowed us to do what is right for our clients and ultimately our business. 

“We believe that this unique combination of experience, customer focus and delivery, creates real advantages for our clients and has helped us to buck the trend as we focus on continuing our growth in the UK.”

Recent contract wins include:

• The Finzels Reach project: Involving the delivery of a major mixed use development which will regenerate the historic and renowned Courage brewery site in Bristol City Centre.  Sisk has secured the first two phases of the project worth a combined £45m/€52m
• Pembroke Power Station: Sisk is delivering £44m/€51m of work to deliver a new CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) power station in Pembrokeshire.  On completion Pembroke will be the largest CCGT power station in Europe and one of the most efficient of its type in the world
• The A477 – Red Roses to St Clears: A civil engineering contract for a 9.7km stretch of the A477 trunk road in Pembrokeshire, Wales. John Sisk & Son have won this project in conjunction with RoadBridge in their “SRB” joint venture.
• citizenM, Glasgow: A 198 room hotel built using an innovative modular construction method in which structural bedroom units are made and fitted out in a factory “production line” environment before being craned into position and fixed – reducing wastage and simplifying site logistics in this busy city centre location.
• Grand Pier, Weston-super-mare: This prestigious £25.6m/€29m scheme is rebuilding the 104 year old Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare which was destroyed by fire in July 2008 and will bring this landmark back to its rightful place as the centrepiece of the resort.
• BHS, Retail, Swindon: A £4.6m project to involve the demolition of the existing building and the construction of a new BHS store and six smaller outlets in Swindon town centre. 
• 2012 Olympic Games Athletes Village: Sisk has been appointed to construct plots N09 and N10 of the Athletes Village, providing 401 Apartments and 2,290 beds completed in phase 1 to provide Athlete accommodation during the London 2012 Olympic Games.  Phase 2 will involve refurbishing the accommodation as residential apartments as part of the Olympic legacy.
• Frank Roberts Bakery, Northwich: The £3.8m project will provide the leading bakery with a distribution centre at its existing site, which produces over 2 million bread and bakery products each week.