Leading civil engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction is marking its achievements one year since being awarded with the North West region under Uisce Éireann’s Water and Waste Water Multi-Supplier Framework.

Responsible for Donegal, Sligo, Roscommon, Galway, Cavan, Leitrim, Monaghan and Mayo, Farrans has 70 direct staff and over 200 subcontractor staff engaged in this contract, with 25 squads on the ground working on the installation of new water mains, the rehabilitation of existing mains, leak detection and repairs.

In 365 days Farrans has laid over 36,000 meters of rehab mains, connected 478 new properties to the network, repaired 1,300 leaks, leading to a saving of 15,000m3 of water per day.

Uisce Éireann is responsible for the operation of all public water and wastewater services including  the management of national water and wastewater assets, maintenance of the water and wastewater system, investment and planning, managing capital projects and customer care and billing.

John Murphy, Utilities Director at Farrans, said:

“We have had a very successful first year working in the North West region with Uisce Éireann, which is a credit to our hard working team and dedicated supply chain. There is a high volume of work to manage behind the scenes and there can be challenging conditions on the ground which can make planned works difficult, but we have been flexible and resilient in keeping our focus on positive progress. The framework approach is delivering better results for water customers in this region with a responsive and engaged team ready to respond as required.

“The long-term pipeline of work has enabled us to invest and grow our operations with the opening of new offices in Sligo and Letterkenny earlier this year. We already have a main office in Monaghan and a satellite administration office in Tuam in Galway.

“Sustainability, social value and safety are at the heart of every project that we do and these values align with our client, Uisce Éireann.”