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Northern Ireland construction firm wins lucrative contracts, creating 12 jobs

Northern Ireland construction firm – Magherafelt-based Setanta Construction – has won lucrative new contracts in GB and France following investment in Research & Development.

 

Northern Ireland construction firm Setanta Construction specialises in the design, manufacture and construction of a wide range of timber frame homes.

It is also to create 12 new jobs at its Magherafelt workshop.

Northern Ireland construction firm “well established” in NI market

Congratulating the company, Dr Vicky Kell, Invest Northern Ireland’s Director of Innovation, Research & Development says, “Setanta is already well established in the Northern Ireland market.

“The company recognised that in order to increase export sales, it needed to develop new solutions by investing in R&D.

 

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Pictured (L-R) are Vicky Kell, Director of Innovation, Research & Development, Invest Northern Ireland with Mark Gribbin, Director of Setanta.

 

“Our R&D support has assisted the company in developing a unique new off-site solution, a dormer window system,” she continues.

“The dormer windows are fully manufactured and assembled in its workshop, transported fully built to site, and bolted into the main structure of a building.

“This has reduced the company’s time spent on site from weeks to hours, reducing cost and has significantly increased Setanta’s productivity.

 

R&D investment provides “unique competitive advantage” for Northern Ireland construction firm

Dr Vicky Kell continues, “Investing in R&D to develop such an innovative product has provided a unique competitive advantage for Setanta and has enabled the company to win significant contracts, most recently in Great Britain with Claridges Hotel in London and France with Chateau la Coste.”

Invest NI has offered Setanta £138,000 of support towards R&D and job creation.

“Due to the uplift in business, we are also supporting Setanta to welcome 12 new staff to its team to help keep up with demand.

“The company is an excellent example of recognising the importance of investing in R&D to maintain a competitive business beyond COVID-19, helping to build resilience and grow,” she adds,

 

 

12 new roles created at Northern Ireland construction firm, Setanta

Roles on offer include managerial and technical roles.

Mark Gribbin, Director of Setanta comments, “Following great success in the Northern Ireland market in recent years, we knew that we could go even further and grow our business in GB and Europe.

“We identified a niche in the construction market, and through Invest NI’s R&D support, we have developed a new large construction components design, which enables us to construct the components in Magherafelt, and then deliver and install them on site.

“It may seem simple to many, but our customers are delighted as it enables us to move on and off-site quickly and can aid in the construction of a building very quickly.

“Our new offsite manufacturing process is elevating us to work on projects with high credentials,” he insists.

“Following our success with Claridges Hotel in London, our most recent project in France was designed by one of the world’s leading architects, Richard Rogers Architecture, who has worked on projects including the George Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Lloyds building in London.

 

 

Setanta won recent deals over Zoom.

“Interestingly, we were able to organise and win our most recent deals in France using Zoom and hope to do more of this in the future,” Mark explains.

“Word is spreading quickly, and we notice a marked increase with enquiries for our services and look forward to recruiting and welcoming new staff to our team,” he adds.

Invest NI’s R&D support is part-funded by ERDF under the EU Investment for Growth and Jobs Programme 2014-2020.

Invest NI is committed to driving innovation in Northern Ireland; it is a proud partner of Innovate NI, a Department for the Economy programme, helping local businesses innovate successfully.

For further information, visit www.innovateni.com.

 

 


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