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Latest News and Media from John Sisk & Son.

  • A field of dreams
    20.12.09
    By Gavin Daly Slowly, steadily, the spaceship like exterior of the new Aviva Stadium has been climbing the Dublin skyline. With almost two-thirds of its unique reflective exterior in place, there is now a real sense of what the new home of Irish football and rugby will look like when it is completed early next year.

  • Local contractor donates clothing to Lancaster and District Homeless Action Service Limited (LDHAS)

    01.12.09
    Community initiative for Sisk’s Sustainability week Contractor John Sisk & Son Ltd (Sisk), which has its North West regional office in Manchester, has donated food and items of clothing to local charity Lancaster and District Homeless Action Service Limited (LDHAS).

  • Sisk win mixed use Lancaster development including Travelodge
    01.12.09
    Contractor chosen again for new build as part of fast-growing hotelier’s UK expansion John Sisk & Son Ltd (Sisk), one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, has won the contract to construct a mixed use scheme including a 115 bedroom Travelodge and retail outlets in Lancaster.

  • Sandringham School partners with contractor Sisk in tree planting scheme
    01.12.09
    Local contractor supplies 90 trees for Tree Appeal project Contractor John Sisk & Son Ltd (Sisk), which has its UK head office in St Albans, has donated 90 trees to Sandringham School in St. Albans as part of a scheme run by the Tree Appeal.

  • Police Station refurbishment handed to Sisk
    01.11.09
    Major renovation works for Rugby Police Station John Sisk & Son Ltd (Sisk), one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, has won the contract from Warwickshire Police to renovate and refurbish Rugby’s Police Station. The £3.5m contract will take 29 weeks and will be completed in March 2010. The works will see the original 1960s style offices transformed into modern open plan, air conditioned office space fit for 21st century policing.

  • Trio of leisure centre refurbishments for Sisk
    01.10.09
    London Borough selects Sisk for major improvement and extension project John Sisk & Son Ltd (Sisk), one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, has been selected to perform major refurbishment and extension works at 3 leisure centres, providing state of the art facilities for residents of the London Borough of Hounslow.

  • High flying Sisk honoured at construction awards ceremony
    01.10.09
    East of England Construction Training Awards recognise local talent The East of England Construction Training Awards has selected Eike Schwartlander of John Sisk & Son Ltd (Sisk), one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, as the “Construction High Flyer of the Year” at their 2009 ceremony.

  • The Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare - going up!
    01.10.09
    Work has started erecting the frame of the new Pavilion building on Weston's Grand Pier, which is being constructed by contractor John Sisk & Son (Sisk). Commenting on the structure of the Pavilion Les Nicholls, Director Western Region, Sisk commented: “We have already completed a great deal of work on the structure, the steel beams underneath and the new metal deck but this is the first visible sign that the Grand Pier is really on its way to being rebuilt.”

  • Overseas contracts and healthcare interest boost profits 11% at Sisk
    30.09.09
    PROFITS AT construction group Sisk grew 11 per cent last year to €9 million on the back of strong performances in a number of overseas markets and increased returns from its recently acquired healthcare distribution businesses. Sisk Group has civil engineering and contracting businesses in Ireland, Britain, Europe and the Middle East, and owns a number of healthcare distribution companies with operations here and in the UK.

  • Sisk on firm foundations for 2,000MW Pembroke Power Station
    01.09.09
    Contractor chosen for civils work at new, highly efficient, gas fired power station John Sisk & Son Ltd (Sisk), one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, has been awarded a £39m contract by global engineering firm Alstom for civils work at a new CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) power station in Pembrokeshire.