Construction & Civil Engineering Issue 231 - October 2026 | Page 82

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CONCRETE

AMBITION

Oranmore Precast is combining experience, technology, and investment to push its capabilities further across the UK

With two strategically located, state-of-the-art facilities in Brandon and Lound, Oranmore Precast has established itself as one of the UK’ s largest precast manufacturers, with the capacity to produce around 10,000 square metres of hollowcore flooring each week. Its approach combines decades of precast experience with the advantages of modern offsite manufacturing. By bringing design, engineering, and production into a controlled factory environment, Oranmore helps contractors deliver projects with greater efficiency while reducing site labour and construction time. Alongside its core hollowcore, beam and block, and stair products, the company also specialises in bespoke precast solutions, creating tailored components for complex and high-profile projects across the UK.“ Oranmore was founded in November 2011 by me and Richard Burke,” begins Ross Melville, Managing Director.“ Richard and I both came from backgrounds in precasting in Ireland, and when the opportunity arose to take on the Brandon site, we took it. That was the genesis of Oranmore.

“ From the outset, we wanted to be a full-service precast company, bringing early engagement, design, detailing, and
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