Due to our strong performance and civil engineering experience we were selected as the principal sub-contractor to work on the Newry to Ballyclare section of the gas pipeline. Construction of the £200 million 156 km BGE pipeline started in March 2006 and was completed in October 2006. The pipeline runs from Gormanstown in Co. Meath to Ballyclare in Co. Antrim where it links in with the North-West pipeline which runs from Carrickfergus to Coolkeeragh power station.

We were involved in the hedge removal, stripping of topsoil, making of haul roads, digging and backfilling of trenches and reinstatement of some 77 km of the pipeline running west of Newry. This enabled the construction of gas networks to five towns – Antrim, Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon and Newry.

We started the pipeline at Jerrettspass at the end of March and we managed to finish the construction on time despite the month of May being the wettest on record. In order to ensure that we met the challenging deadline we needed a fleet of 60 to 70 machines along the length of the 77 km section