O'Hare & McGovern is the construction division of Newry based Carnbane House Group. Founded as a small contracting firm in 1972, the Company is now part of a multi-faceted organisation with interests in general contracting, house-building, civil engineering, shopfitting, private development and Public Private Partnership.

Expansion has been carefully planned within the company, which, in recent times, has become recognised as one of the major players in both the British & Irish construction industries with a projected turnover for the year ahead of £75m.

We invite you to view our library of short films above summarising some of our projects, and also to listen to the feedback that is given by our clients, professional colleagues and end-users.

E C O'Hare FCIOB
Managing Director

Private Developments

Under the guidance of O'Hare & McGovern Ltd, we can direct and co-ordinate the planning and design process from site analysis, master planning, design team selection and review; endeavouring to ensure that each project will be designed and developed for a unique set of site and market conditions.

For the £120m 'Laganbank' project developed around the £30m 'Belfast Waterfront Hall', O'Hare & McGovern Limited was the catalyst in bringing together the successful international team to transform this neglected downtown waterfront area into a centrepiece of commercial and leisure development.

 

Public Finance Initiative (PFI) / Public Private Partnership (PPP)

As one of the major contractors in Northern Ireland, O'Hare & McGovern have taken a leading role in Public Private Partnerships. As Equity and sub-ordinated debt provider and contractor to Belfast Educational Services Limited, O'Hare & McGovern have and are at present delivering a much needed portfolio of education facilities to a range of eductaion boards linked to DENI and the CCMS.

The first was in the form of a 1000 pupil school in Belfast. The construction of St Genevieves High School (below) has been completed and service delivery was achieved late February 2002.

Other education PPP's that we currently have in hand are:

East Tyrone College - £17.5m. Phased construction due to complete in July 2006 and service delivery on Phase 1 was achieved in November 2004 and Phase 2 is due in August 2005.

Omagh College - £17.5m. In construction with completion and service delivery scheduled for October 2006.

Holy Cross College, Strabane, as preferred bidder, we have just received Planning Consent for an 18,000 pupil school with Financial Close scheduled for late August 2005.

Click here to view our portfolio of PPP projects in eductaion.

Education

Our involvement in a number of educational projects again reflects the importance we place on 'user' requirements.
Quality workmanship and target completions have secured many repeat appointments with major Universities and Education Departments.

Over the years, the company has been well represented in the education sector having completed a number of new built schools and colleges, as well as carrying out numerous refurbishment contracts. Examples of completed schemes include St Mark’s High School in Warrenpoint which involved the construction of a CDT department, general classrooms, gymnasium and site development works
(£3.9 million); Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School in Kilwee, West Belfast, a new primary school with associated site development
works (£2.1 million); Ballymagee Primary School in Bangor, a £1.6 million new build project and a £6.5 million development at the
University of Ulster which involved the erection of a new commercial block and LRC, and refurbishment of the existing library together
with external and site development works.

In 2002, the company was also responsible for the £4.3 million Springvale Community Centre, a new outreach complex for the
University of Ulster, situated just off the Springfield Road in Belfast.

O'Hare & McGovern have worked on the new Queen’s Elms Village development, an ambitious project involving the erection of new
state-of-the-art student accommodation and other associated facilities which has cost in the region of £40 million.

Over the years, the company has been well represented in the education sector having completed a number of new built schools and
colleges, as well as carrying out numerous refurbishment contracts. Examples of completed schemes include St Mark’s High School in
Warrenpoint which involved the construction of a CDT department, general classrooms, gymnasium and site development works
(£3.9 million); Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School in Kilwee, West Belfast, a new primary school with associated site development
works (£2.1 million); Ballymagee Primary School in Bangor, a £1.6 million new build project and a £6.5 million development at the
University of Ulster which involved the erection of a new commercial block and LRC, and refurbishment of the existing library together
with external and site development works.

In 2002, the company was also responsible for the £4.3 million Springvale Community Centre, a new outreach complex for the
University of Ulster, situated just off the Springfield Road in Belfast.

O'Hare & McGovern have worked on the new Queen’s Elms Village development, an ambitious project involving the erection of new
state-of-the-art student accommodation and other associated facilities which has cost in the region of £40 million.

O'Hare & McGovern have worked on the new Queen’s Elms Village development, an ambitious project involving the erection of new
state-of-the-art student accommodation and other associated facilities which has cost in the region of £40 million.

Click here to view our Portfolio on Education Projects

Retail / Shop Fitting

At O'Hare & McGovern, we are careful to look at retail developments from the standpoint of both merchants and their customers, recognising that it is their response to each others needs, interests and desires that will determine if the project is to succeed.
O'Hare & McGovern with its wide and varied experience in many recent major retail projects, has secured a growing reputation as a company which offers the commercial and responsive ingredients necessary to achieve this success.

O'Hare & McGovern, for many years through its shopfitting division and reputation for attention to detail, quality control and response to clients’ demands, has enjoyed many repeat appointments from multi-nationals and local merchants.

Careful pre-planning, co-ordination and a pragmatic understanding of the commerciality of the client’s requirements, ensures a professional, effective and flexible completion to the client’s satisfaction.

Click here to view our Portfolio on Retail & Shopfitting Projects.

 

Leisure

At O'Hare & McGovern, our project portfolio includes a growing number of leisure related schemes.
Our in-house market research and development affords us with the ability to respond quickly to the ever changing demands in this sector and to understand more readily client's particular requirements.

Click here to view our Portfolio on Leisure Projects.

 

Health

O'Hare & McGovern has been involved in many health related projects. We offer the ability to manage and co-ordinate often complex service requirements whilst understanding in many instances the over-riding human factor of people and their care.
Present contracts include the Stradreagh Hospital in Derry and a new Regionally Acquired Brain Injury Unit for Musgrave Park Hospital in Belfast.

Click here to view our Portfolio on Health Projects.

Engineering Excellence

Many of our construction projects have been recognised and awarded for their engineering excellence.

At O'Hare & McGovern, these achievements reflect the commitment we have to quality design and construction and our strong desire to influence positively the process of change in urban and rural environments.

 

Environment

In our pursuit of quality, excellence and achievement, we insist on a healthy respect for the environment within which each project is placed.
Whether through investment, construction or development, O'Hare & McGovern endeavours to ensure that the involvement of our resources is used to embellish what has been there from the past, for the betterment of the future.

 

Quality Assurance and Environmental

O'Hare & McGovern are accredited with ISO 9001, 14001 and, most recently, OHSAS 18001.
Whatever the project undertaken at O'Hare & McGovern, we take great pride in the standards of quality we have achieved to date.
All work is controlled by our Quality Manager who sets standards on site in accordance with practices laid out in the above accreditations.
We understand the requirements of clients operating within extremely demanding time and cost constraints. Whilst striving to complete our projects more quickly and at an economical cost, our aim is always to assure our clients of a high quality completed product.

Mission Statement

Please download our signed mission statement from the link below

http://www.ohmg.com/Signed-Mission-Statement-03-08-2010.pdf