News & Updates

CPD Accredited Employer Standard
September 16, 2022

We are delighted to have been awarded the much sought after CPD Accredited Employer Standard by Engineers Ireland in recognition of our continuing professional development (CPD) strategy […]

Summer Internal Health & Safety Awards
September 13, 2022

Last week we announced our Summer Internal Health & Safety Awards. The winners are relentless in the pursuit of safety excellence, through their safety leadership and promotion of our WorkSafe – HomeSafe behavioural programme […]

Townsend Street Development
August 26, 2022

We recently reached final completion and handover of the Townsend Street Development in Dublin. The 8 storey development consists of a 21 unit residential block for Dublin City Council, along with an 8 storey over basement 393 bedroom Travelodge Hotel […]

Considerate Constructors – 47/50
August 19, 2022

We are very proud that we have been awarded our highest scores to date on our two most recent site visits, achieving 47 / 50 on each project. This is 15 / 15 (Excellent) in each of the three categories with additional points for Best Practice and Innovation on each project. […]

RISE Corporate Support Scheme Badge
August 17, 2022

We are delighted to have been awarded the RISE Corporate Support Scheme badge by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the first main contractor in the industry to receive this endorsement. This badge is reserved for companies supporting their employees on their journey to RICS Qualification […]

RoSPA President’s Award 2022
August 4, 2022

We are delighted to have been awarded a RoSPA President’s Award 2022, recognising ten consecutive years achieving RoSPA Gold Awards. This is tremendous recognition for our Site Management Teams, EHS Team and Supply-Chain Partners who work tirelessly to maintain the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing across our projects […]

A1 Craighall Junction – Project Update
July 19, 2022

Works have reached the first key milestone on the A1 Craighall Junction Completion Project in Edinburgh, with the recent opening of the A1 temporary diversion. This 4 lane dual carriageway diversion will allow the busy A1 to remain open while construction of the new underpass takes place over the summer months […]

CPD Approval for our Graduate Development Programme
June 27, 2022

We are delighted to advise that our Graduate Development Programme has achieved CPD approval status with Engineers Ireland. Auditors within Engineers Ireland described our programme as “comprehensive and well-structured” and will position graduates to excel within the construction industry […]

PwC Staff Relay Series
May 27, 2022

Yesterday evening , 15 teams from John Paul Construction laced up their running shoes and took part in the PwC staff relay in the Phoenix Park.

Irish Construction Excellence Awards 2022
May 16, 2022

We are delighted to have walked away with 3 Irish Construction Excellence Awards at the gala event held at the Convention Centre Dublin […]

A1 Craighall Junction
May 5, 2022

We are delighted to have commenced work on the A1 Craighall Junction in Edinburgh for East Lothian Council. The works involve the construction of a grade separated junction that includes a new northbound on slip-road to the A1, a new off slip-road from the A1 northbound carriageway which will meet a newly constructed roundabout.

Senior Appointment
May 3, 2022

The Board of John Paul Construction is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike McLoughlin to the Senior Leadership Team as Associate Director – Health, Safety and Sustainability.

Mike is a long-standing member of the John Paul Construction team having joined as a graduate engineer in 1997. He worked in […]

Irish Construction Industry Awards
March 30, 2022

We enjoyed great success last night at the Irish Construction Industry Awards!

The National Rehabilitation hospital in Dun Laoghaire scooped up two awards – ‘Health Project of the Year’ and overall ‘Construction Project of the Year’.

Sandyford Central
March 22, 2022

Ten months in and we have already completed the structure on two of the six blocks that make up the Sandyford Central Residential Development! A fantastic achievement from all of the site team, and a huge milestone for this landmark development. Block B and C, 8 & 6 storeys in height respectively had their final concrete […]

International Women’s Day
March 8, 2022

As part of our International Women’s Day celebrations, we hosted a coffee morning in our head office to recognise the great women of John Paul Construction. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the achievements of women, and as a company we support and encourage a workplace free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination.

Irish Green Building Council
November 11, 2021

We are delighted to join the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) as a gold member to contribute to a more sustainable built environment […]