Concrete firm digs deeper to find offsite opportunity

Multimillion facility to feed booming precast market

Flood Precast’s John O’Connor at one of the company’s sites near Oldcastle, Co Meath Picture: Barry Cronin

Co Meath company Flood Precast has invested in new off-site construction facilities, taking floorspace at its Oldcastle headquarters to 200,000 square feet.

“There’s a big drive in our industry towards off-site construction. That’s really a big opportunity for our business,” said John O’Connor, managing director at Flood Precast.

“We commissioned the new off-site factory at the start of the year to manufacture precast wall panels. It’s a multimillion-euro investment.

“Before this, we supplied ...