Portlaoise Scoops Top Award

Laois County Council scooped top prize at the 2011 Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards ceremony held recently in Dublin.  The Portlaoise Main Drainage Scheme received the Excellence Award in the Environmental Infrastructure category. The award was sponsored by the ESB and the Environmental Protection Agency and was presented on the night by, one of RTE’s most popular broadcasters, Mary Kennedy.

The project was funded by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the project was managed by Laois County Council.  Consulting Engineers for the Scheme were RPS, based in Dun Laoghaire.  Contractors on the Scheme were Murphy International Ltd., who constructed the new network for the town, and AECOM, who constructed the new wastewater treatment plant. 

The award is for the management of a public wastewater treatment facility or collection/distribution system that demonstrates excellence in the performance of environmental infrastructure in terms of value for money, treatment performance and waste prevention.

 
Photo: l to r; Garry Gibson, (RPS), Jerry Grant (RPS), Philip McVeigh, Project Manager, Laois Co. Co., Pat White (Aecom), Terry Gillespie, Senior Resident Engineer, Laois Co. Co., Bill Byrne (Murphy International)