Leixlip Water Treatment Plant
TOBIN was appointed as Client’s Representative for the Stage 5 expansion of the Leixlip Water Treatment Plant. The expansion, with a capital cost of approximately €30 million, included the construction of a state of the art “stand-alone” facility, on a site adjacent to the existing treatment infrastructure with a capacity of 80Ml/d plant which, when […]
The Swords Watermain Rehabilitation Scheme Project
As the age-old proverb suggests, necessity is indeed the ‘mother of invention’, and within a construction and engineering context particularly, we have seen time and time again that the primary driving force for innovation is the need to resolve a real and immediate problem. This was certainly the case for the Swords Watermain Rehabilitation Scheme. […]
Dunkellin River Flood Relief
Following the intense flooding of the Dunkellin River in November 2009, TOBIN was appointed to design a scheme to alleviate flooding between Craughwell and Kilcolgan in County Galway. The works consist of: (1) Channel deepening in Craughwell village to the confluence of the Aggard Stream (2) Local channel widening at Rinn Bridge (3) […]
Capital Development Works at Connemara National Park
This project was a joint initiative between the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Fáilte Ireland working in strategic partnership which aimed to further develop and expand, and upgrade and enhance, the existing trail system within the Connemara National Park. The primary objectives of the project were to: Alleviate pressure on the existing infrastructure […]
NUIG MRI Fit-Out, Snipe Avenue, Galway
The Project involved the refurbishment and fit-out of circa 500 sqm are of the existing warehouse to accommodate the Marine Research Institute (MRI). Works on the building comprised creating 2 No. roller doors and 2 No. personnel access doors to the west face of the building, demolishing of internal walls to the west side of […]
Vartry Water Treatment Plant
The Vartry Water Supply Scheme provides drinking water for over 200,000 people. With historical significance, it was developed by Dublin Corporation in the 1860s and includes two reservoirs, a water treatment plant, a 4km tunnel under Callowhill and 40km of trunk mains that deliver water to storage reservoirs at Stillorgan in Dublin. The scheme was […]