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A view from our Regional I am well aware that the Sisk UK business has been
through a difficult period, however the Sisk UK
Managing Directors Southern Business Unit is part of the Group’s future
plans and I am looking forward to working with my
team to build positively on the existing foundations
Guy Fowler - Director, of the Business Unit. I am excited by what I have
observed so far and plan to grow the business at a rate
UK Major Projects and that is sustainable, delivering value to our clients, and
Regions creating a safe working environment for our staff with
opportunities for development and reward.
I am delighted now be leading both the
Regions and Major Project businesses in the UK. The Pat Lucey - Director,
combination of the two teams working even closer
together will bring greater clarity for our business and Civils Ireland and UK
allow us to better service our customers’ requirements. It’s been a busy year so far in Civils and
Our customers continue to be delighted with the it looks like being that way well into
quality of the projects we deliver, and how you all the future. All across the business unit
interact and respond to their needs. Over the next people are working very hard to achieve targets. A
few months we will be reviewing the structure of both big thank you is due to each and every one for the
businesses and developing our future strategy to sustained effort. Future opportunities are strong across
ensure that we return to being profitable.
the UK and Ireland. On the table just now are Phase 1
of the New Children’s Hospital in Dublin, High Speed
Paul Hackett - Director, 2 Lot C3, a selection of road and bridge contracts
Ireland East, NI and ME across the UK, a selection of windfarms in Ireland, site
remediation projects in Cork and Glasgow, and many
This year has started very positively more besides. In essence we have a strong pipeline
and turnover in the Eastern Region visible well into the future.
is now forecast at over ¤350m for
the year with substantial growth forecast for 2017. Frank Quirk - Director,
DUB07/08 and DUB11 on Microsoft Campus are well
underway, and we are waiting on planning permission Ireland South/North
for further developments on site. Other significant 2016 looks like being a very good year
projects include Clancourt Hatch Street and Clancourt in the South/West Region. Turnover is
Park Place, Capital Dock, Burlington Road, Baggot forecast to exceed ¤300m, spread across
Street, Exchange Place and Charlemont Street. There a wide geographical area and mix of sectors. We have
are opportunities coming up in the market over the projects underway right across Ireland, North and
next few months including a ¤100m commercial South, as well as work on mainland Europe for select
development at Bolands Mill and the ¤500m National clients.
Paediatric Hospital. Significant projects on site in Ireland during the
Overall it is very positive for the business and we look year include Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Mayo Power, Vistakon,
forward to a good year.
Belfast EFW, Analog Devices, West Pharma, Limerick
Hospital and Private House in Dublin.
Ajaz Shafi - Director, UK In addition to this we are carrying out projects in
London and South Europe for Primark (Austria and Netherlands) and
Johnson & Johnson (Netherlands and Belgium).
I’d like to thank everyone for the warm Looking ahead to 2017 we have secured turnover
welcome and support that I have with Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Analog, and we are in
received since I moved across from Sisk discussions with Bon Secours Hospital regarding
Middle East to join the UK Southern Business Unit. a major project. We will be looking to build on our
I’ve been impressed by the capability, experience and relationship with key clients, as well as identify other
commitment of all the staff I’ve met. opportunities in a variety of sectors.

Gary McGann – Chairman of Sisk Group – Sicon Ltd

The John Sisk and Son Construction Board reports to The Sisk Group (Sicon Ltd). Stephen Bowcott
has recently been appointed to The Sicon Board. The Sicon Board is collectively responsible for
the leadership, control and long-term success of the Group. At the end of last year Gary McGann
became our Group Chairman, so we thought it was about time we told you a little bit about him.
Some of you may have met Gary already as he has visited a number of projects recently with
other Sicon Directors. Gary is the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Smurfit Kappa Group, one of the
leading providers of paper-based packaging solutions in the world. Before joining the Jefferson Smurfit Group
he was Group CEO of Aer Lingus and CEO of Gilbeys of Ireland. He is Chairman of Aon Ireland and Paddy
Power plc, a Director of Green Reit plc, a Director and former President of IBEC (Irish Business and Employers’
Confederation), and a Director of the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. He is married to Moira
and they have three daughters and two granddaughters.
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