Johnson & Johnson

Since our relationship with Johnson & Johnson began in 1994, Sisk has been a Construction Management Services delivery partner where we have worked in the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnical, Medical device and Consumer sectors to the World’s largest Healthcare company.

We have been involved in a number of campuses from their establishment, including Visioncare in Limerick, Janssen Biologics and DePuy Synthes Medical Devices, both in Cork. In addition we have worked on other existing facilities delivering a variety of projects in Ireland and expanding to the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Israel.

Our Services to Johnson & Johnson include budgeting, pre-construction expertise, equipment procurement, construction management, commissioning and qualification. Projects range from small up to the flagship €300m Janssen Biologics 2 Project, where construction was completed in 2019 and Sisk are currently managing the Commissioning and Qualification of the facility.

Sustaining our partnership with Johnson & Johnson is dependent on Sisk meeting our client’s expectations and fulfilling our commitments. Safety is always first and we are all very proud that both the Janssen Campus in Cork and the Visioncare Campus in Limerick each have well in excess of three million man-hours without a lost time accident, whilst the DePuy Synthes Campus has over 1.5 million man-hours without a lost time accident.

Achieving right-first-time Quality and meeting programme commitments are key in all projects. This applies in particular to the Life Sciences sector where Johnson & Johnson look to Sisk to deliver the highest standards to ensure global supply commitments can be achieved to life changing products and treatments. All of the above must be reinforced with best value delivery and an innovative approach, areas where Sisk’s performance is also constantly assessed.

To have a relationship where we have delivered almost €1.2 billion in projects over a 25 year period is a testament to trust, good communication and performance. We very much look forward to being a key delivery partner for Johnson & Johnson into the future.

Hanover Quay, Dublin

This mixed use development in the Grand Canal Docks area of Dublin city centre was commissioned by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), a State body charged with docklands regeneration and valued at €100m.

In addition to both private and social and affordable apartments, the scheme includes substantial retail and commercial units overlooking Hanover Quay and the River Liffey to the North and Grand Canal Dock to the South.

A key objective of the DDDA ensured that the social housing element of the scheme enjoys all the similar benefits of the private housing, including own door access to streets, similar construction standards and access to communal gardens and play areas.

The development consists of 292 apartments, offices, retail space, a crèche, a pub and restaurant.

The courtyard garden was designed by the famous Irish Garden Designer, Diarmuid Gavin. It started its life as a concept-garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2005 where it won a Silver Gilt Medal for design. After Chelsea, the garden took up its permanent home in the courtyard at Hanover Quay.

Project Awards

• Property awards, Best residential Development 2004
• Best Housing Award, The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Irish Architecture Awards 2007

Pfizer, Newbridge, Co. Kildare

This was a €104m project for a major three-storey extension to tablet manufacturing at Wyeth Pharmaceutical, Co. Kildare. This consists of new process building and ancillary services, through isolated dispensing, granulation, milling/drying, blending, compression and coating of the tablets from cold storage of raw material through to fully coated tablets ready for packaging.

The process is spread over the three floors of the production building being supported by post hoists, automated goods vehicles, discharge stations and lifts.

• Main Production Building 18,000m² (6,500m² of clean space)
• Office & Laboratory Block 1,750m²
• CUB Building 1,500m²

Bio Cork 2

Sisk has carried out projects for a number of companies in the Johnson & Johnson organisation including Vistakon, DePuy Synthes, Cordis, Ethicon, Cilag, Centocor and Janssen, dating back to 1994 when the first phase of Vistakon was constructed in Castletroy, Co. Limerick.

In 2005, Sisk commenced it’s largest project at a Johnson & Johnson site to date in Ireland; the Centocor Biologics Manufacturing Facility, at Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour. This project, known as BioCork I, now operates as Janssen Sciences Ireland UC.

This project for BioCork II involves the construction of a new production facility, as well as the expansion of the existing warehouse, canteen, laboratories, offices, wastewater treatment plant, central utilities and carparking.

Shanganagh Wastewater Treatment Plant

The Shanganagh Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) was completed as part of the Shanganagh Bray Main Drainage Scheme. The Project required the design and construction of a WWTW at the site of the existing works and the refurbishment of the Bray Pumping Station.

This project also includes the operation and maintenance of the existing and newly constructed Shanganagh WWTW, Bray Pumping Station and Bray Stormwater Storage Tank until 2032.

The plant is considered an essential service and operates on a 24 hour basis. The plant provides pre-treatment, full secondary treatment and drying of sludge while delivering energy recovery through biogas generated as part of the treatment process.