O’Brien Contractors Limited, a leading civil engineering and groundworks contractor, has strengthened its earthworks service and plant hire division with the acquisition of a new GPS controlled CAT D6T dozer.
The new D6T will be put to the test at St. Modwen’s £100 million town centre masterplan at the former MG Rover site. The development will feature the Midlands’ largest Marks & Spencer store comprising 150,000 sq ft, a six floor multi storey and 500 space car park and an additional 45,000sq ft of retail, restaurant and café space.
Appointed by principal contractor, Morgan Sindall, O’Brien will deliver a highways package – including earthworks, 1606m of drainage up to 6m deep and 4500m of kerbs and edgings.
The new CAT D6T takes O’Brien’s outlay in state-of-the-art equipment and machinery to an impressive £2.2m during the last 12 months, including: two new Volvo A25G articulated haulers, three Volvo EC140DL excavators and a CAT D6N GPS controlled dozer.
Mick O’Brien, Director, O’Brien Contractors, said: “Throughout the years, our expertise has grown but our aims remain much the same – to work with our clients as an expert partner and provide industry-leading staff, technology and skills to deliver end results that exceed expectations.”
“To achieve our goals, we believe we must continue to invest in our people, software and machinery to ensure we continually improve the quality of our work and the speed of installation, saving our clients both time and money. “
The investment is part of an ongoing diversification strategy which is transforming the business and seen the contractor win countless awards in recognition of its innovation, including ‘Tomorrow’s Company’ and ‘Specialist Contractor of the Year’ by Construction News and ‘Contractor of the Year up to £300 million by Building Magazine.
As the industry prepares for its annual celebration at the Construction News Awards on 30 June 2015, the recognition received by O’Brien at previous awards has prompted the contractor to proudly sponsor this years’ event.