‘Four’-some success for Omagh building firm

AN Omagh-based building firm has enjoyed outstanding success at this year’s Construction Employers Federation (CEF) Excellence awards, winning a total of four trophies during the virtual ceremony.

Teams from Woodvale Construction won in the Building in Use, Restoration, GB & ROI Construction and Achieving Excellence in Partnering categories.

Robert Ewing, managing director, and Desmond Scott, chair, hosted a showcase event at the Silverbirch Hotel in Omagh for all the site teams in recognition of their success.

Mr Scott said, “Construction has been my lifetime passion, for over 50 years from a young apprentice plumber.

“I feel personally honoured and elated by this magnificent achievement and I thank each and every member of the team for their dedication and commitment to making Woodvale Construction the success that it is.

The Woodvale Construction expansion into the Republic of Ireland and GB market has been driven by the group’s managing director, Mr Ewing.

The local company took home the Building in Use Award, sponsored by JP Corry, for their work on Arvalee School & Resource Centre in Omagh, which is the inaugural school on the planned Strule Campus.

Five years on from its completion, the judges were highly impressed at how the school had become such an integral part of the community – something that was sought from the very outset in its co-design with school staff and pupils.

Woodvale scooped the 2021 Restoration Award, sponsored by Sika, for their stunning work on St Mary’s Church, Lavey.

The winning project made a huge impression on the judges for its attention to detail, which seen Woodvale meticulously restore St Mary’s Chapel to its former glory with time-honoured traditional skills and craftsmanship.

The result is so successful that the judges agreed it is difficult to tell the new from the old in the competed building, concluding that Woodvale Construction delivered a project of the highest quality that enhances both the church and the local community.

Meanwhile, Woodvale’s Schools Bundle 5 – Carlow, Kells, Bray and Wexford – project won both the GB & ROI Construction and Achieving Excellence in Partnering awards.