Declan Fitzpatrick and Nigel Cooke, both Directors from Clancy Construction, were in WIT recently to present the annual Clancy Construction Industry Awards. Now in their 5th year, the awards recognise excellent performance on Industrial Placement by students of the BSc (Hons) in Construction Management & Engineering programme.
The overall winner was David Hoban from Williamstown in Waterford, who worked on the construction of a new juvenile detention facility in North County Dublin. The runners-up were Martin Codd who worked on a new secondary school and motorway services station, both in Gorey Co. Wexford; and Sean Kenny, who was an Assistant Superintendent on a multi-million dollar office refurbishment in the heart of Manhattan with JT Magen. Each of the students gave a presentation of their 7 month Industrial Placement experience, which highlighted the skills gained through this invaluable part of their studies.
Both Declan and Nigel were impressed with the high quality of work presented by the students and commended them on a fine performance. In wishing the students well in their future careers, Declan and Nigel struck a positive outlook for the construction industry in Ireland, indicating increased activity in the marketplace for the foreseeable future. After a number of difficult years, Clancy Construction are continuing to grow their business and are at the forefront of delivering prestigious projects throughout Ireland.
Programme Leader, Brian Graham congratulated David, Martin and Sean on their achievement and thanked Clancy Construction for their continued support of the award. He also noted that the current cohort of Construction Management & Engineering students on Industrial Placement are working in locations including; New York City, London, Dublin, Cork and the South East. He added, “while we have seen many of our students, and indeed graduates, going overseas in recent years, there has been a growth in demand for qualified Construction Managers here in Ireland. The outlook for the construction sector is quite positive with increasing investment in new projects in the pharmaceutical and IT sectors and continuing government investment in education, healthcare and major infrastructure projects.”
For further information on the BSc (Hons) Construction Management & Engineering programme, please see www.wit.ie/wd025
Photo Caption: Nigel Cooke (left) and Declan Fitzpatrick (right) present the 2015 Clancy Construction Industry Award to winner David Hoban (centre)
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