Western Building Systems - General - County Tyrone, Western building systems show their 'metal'

Date: 14 Mar 2006

ONE of the province's leading specialist construction companies has formed a new division to spearhead its expansion into aluminium systems.

Tyrone-based Western Building Systems which begins its 25th year in business next year, has made the decision in order to cater for its own growing modular business and to capitalise on the increasing market opportunities across Northern Ireland. The company will be investing in new machinery and a number of new jobs over the next few months as the aluminium systems' division gets up and running.

Managing Director, Martin McCloskey says the new division will manufacture a variety of aluminium systems from simple framework and partitions to complex multi-storied curtain walling.

"With the introduction of this new facility we will be utilising our extensive experience from our pvc division and construction techniques to offer architects, specifiers, contractors and developers a very wide range of competitive aluminium design options," the Managing Director explains.

In recent months Western has carried out aluminium projects for clients including: Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin; Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; National University, Galway and the Arklow Health Centre, Wexford.

Western Building Systems has been in business for more than 20 years. It is family-owned and employs a core staff of 120 people. It is the largest firm of its kind in Ireland and operates from two locations in Coalisland, County Tyrone. Its clients come from both the public and private sectors. The company builds a range of modular structures under factory conditions and then transports and erects the building on site. The Company has five operating divisions covering: Modular Buildings; Modular Homes and Timber Framed Buildings; Property Development; Windows and Roofing; Aluminium Systems.

Anne McKiver & Declan McCloskey of Western Building Systems show off one of their new aluminium window profiles which have just gone into production at the Tyrone plant.

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