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Macrete Ireland Ltd

Macrete are one of the few truly independent precast concrete manufacturers within the United Kingdom and Ireland. Having over thirty years experience in the design and manufacture of a wide range of reinforced and pre-stressed concrete products and systems, Macrete are established at the forefront of the precast concrete industry.

Many types of precast concrete solutions are designed and supplied to the civil, rail, water, and stadia, marine and agricultural markets. Using a superior distribution network Macrete successfully export products anywhere in the UK and Ireland.

Macrete believe in developing strong long-term partnerships with their client base. The majority of clients that work with Macrete continue to do so on a repeat basis and their satisfaction is the fundamental objective. Macrete continually endeavour to evaluate the market place to increase market share and have experienced a steady increase in sales over the last 5 years.

Our mission is to be recognized as a major provider of precast concrete technology, products, services and solutions and to serve our customers regionally, nationally and internationally.

Our vision is for our customers to see us as a desirable business partner with safe and efficient processes; a leader in quality; constantly innovating and expanding services as well as a business with highly ethical standards.

Braidholm Road Sewer Flood Alleviation (2024)

Project in Giffnock to alleviate internal and external sewer flooding by providing extra capacity and reducing pressure on the wastewater network

Burnley WwTW Catchment Strategy (2024)

Case study 4: Delivering river water quality improvements to Pendle Water and River Calder through an integrated catchment solution

Marchmont Road Flood Alleviation Scheme (2024)

Flood alleviation measures provided in Edinburgh to combat internal and external flooding in Marchmont Road and Marchmont Crescent

Porthcawl Sandy Bay Coastal Scheme (2024)

Innovative restoration of a historic breakwater, better protecting a community, enhancing amenity and biodiversity while unlocking regional regeneration

Project Pipeline - County Durham & Tees Valley (2024)

Update on construction of a large diameter strategic water main including a challenging crossing of the River Tees

Burnley WwTW Catchment Strategy (2023)

The Burnley integrated catchment scheme is one of United Utilities’ (UU) largest AMP7 projects with a value of £77m. The project is being delivered by UU’s construction delivery partner (CDP) framework by Advance-plus, a joint venture between MWH Treatment, J Murphy & Sons (JMS) and Stantec UK. The project commenced in 2020 and through two […]

Tideway West - Barn Elms CSO Connection Tunnel (2023)

The Thames Tideway Tunnel Project is a 25 km (16 mi) combined sewer under construction under the tidal section of the River Thames as it runs through London. It will significantly increase the capacity of London’s sewerage system (large sections of which were built in the 19th century), and be able to capture, store and […]

Stroud Sewerage Strategy Project: Part 2 (2023)

The Stroud Sewerage Strategy is a major investment by Severn Trent which is required to overhaul of the existing sewer network by installing almost 3.5km of enlarged sewer pipe, separating surface water from the sewage network, creating additional storage with smart controls to hold stormwater back during large storm events before returning it to the […]

Tees & Central Strategic Pipeline: Phases 1 & 2 (2023)

With approximately 60km of new 800/900mm pipeline required to replace the existing potable water mains, some of which are over 150 years old, the Tees and Central Strategic Pipeline will directly improve water quality, network resilience and operability within the Tees Network. The pipeline will serve approximately 50,000 properties and link a number of strategic […]

High Frequency Risk Reduction: Rock View (2022)

In the PR19 agreement, water companies were encouraged to provide resolution to long-standing flooding problems being experienced by customers – but allowed a less prescriptive approach on the actual projects defined in the Water Company’s Price Review submission. This new process allowed the water companies a degree of discretion on the number and frequency of […]

Stroud Sewerage Strategy Project: Part 1 (2022)

Stroud is located in Gloucestershire near the southern boundary of the Severn Trent region between Gloucester and Bristol. The catchment is a mix of urban and rural areas and has a population of circa 67,000. The sewerage network is primarily a combined network with Wallbridge Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) being a key asset close to […]

Burnley WwTW Catchment Strategy (2022)

The Burnley Integrated Catchment Scheme is one of United Utilities largest AMP7 projects with a value of over £60m which commenced in 2020. The project is being delivered by Advance-plus, a joint venture between MWH Treatment, J Murphy & Sons and Stantec UK; United Utilities’ framework construction delivery partner (CDP). In UK Water Projects 2021 […]

BRP - Raw Water Project - Birmingham Resilience Project (2020)

The Birmingham Resilience Project (BRP) is designed to provide a backup source of raw water from the River Severn to the water treatment works that serves Birmingham. During planned or unplanned outages of the primary water source, the raw water system will abstract water from the River Severn between October and March and supply 117 […]

BRP - Treated Water Project - Birmingham Resilience Project (2020)

Raw water has been collected in reservoirs in the Elan Valley in Wales and transferred 118km under gravity through an aqueduct to the water treatment works (WTW) in Birmingham for treatment and distribution to the city’s residents and industries since the beginning of the 20th century. The original infrastructure was constructed over 100 years ago, […]

Bryn Cowlyd WTW (2019)

Bryn Cowlyd Water Treatment Works is located south of the village of Dolgarrog in county of Conwy. The works is gravity fed with raw water from Llyn Cowlyd, 350m above and approximately three miles south west of the works, in the Carneddau mountain range in Snowdonia National Park. The old treatment works was commissioned in […]

BRP - Treated Water Project - Birmingham Resilience Project (2019)

Since the beginning of the 20th century, raw water has been conveyed 118km from the Elan Valley in Wales, under gravity by aqueduct, to the water treatment works (WTW) in Birmingham for treatment and supply to the population of the city. The aqueduct has been in continuous service for over 100 years and requires some […]

Davyhulme WwTW Modernisation Project (2019)

Davyhulme Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) is United Utilities (UU) largest, serving over 1.3 million customers across Greater Manchester. Built in 1894, it has seen continuous development in wastewater treatment including the invention of the activated sludge process (ASP) by Ardern & Lockett in 1914. Incoming flows from the combined sewer network can reach 30m3/s, the […]

BRP - Elan Valley Aqueduct (Nantmel and Frydd Wood) - Birmingham Resilience Project (2018)

At the height of the industrial revolution, Birmingham’s population was booming. Between 1800 and 1900, the city had grown substantially. An innovative solution was needed to provide its residents and industries with safe drinking water. James Mansergh had identified the Elan Valley as a source for water. With Birmingham located so far in land, the […]

BRP - Treated Water Project - Birmingham Resilience Project (2018)

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the Elan Valley Aqueduct (EVA) has conveyed raw water 118km from the Elan Valley in Wales under gravity to Frankley Water Treatment Works (WTW) in Birmingham. The treatment works was inaugurated at the same time as the EVA and has treated water, to supply the residents and industries […]

Blackburn and Darwen WwTWs (2018)

Following on from the Blackburn and Darwen WwTWs (2017) article, the site at Samlesbury, Blackburn, has been prepared for the construction of the 72,000m3 structure which will house the innovative Nereda® aerobic granular biomass technology. The Nereda® system will treat crude sewage that has only received preliminary treatment and has been developed to treat the […]

Pebworth-Long Marston-Stratford upon Avon Transfer (2018)

Long Marston Sewage Treatment Works (STW) is located approximately 4 miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and until recently was treating wastewater from a population of 2,500 in Long Marston and Quinton. Significant development in the catchment will see the population served rise to approximately 15,000 over the next 20 years. The former Ministry of […]

BRP - Elan Valley Aqueduct (Bleddfa) - Birmingham Resilience Project (2017)

At the height of the industrial revolution, Birmingham’s population was booming. Between 1800 and 1900, the city had grown substantially. An innovative solution was needed to provide its residents and industries with safe drinking water. James Mansergh had identified the Elan Valley as a source for water. With Birmingham located so far in land, the […]

Davyhulme WwTW Modernisation Project (2017)

Davyhulme WwTW is United Utilities’ largest wastewater treatment works, which serves over one million people in Greater Manchester; it has been undergoing a £200 million modernisation process, which started on site in 2015 and is now close to construction completion. The upgrade is required to ensure it complies with tighter discharge consents and the impact […]

Bryn Cowlyd WTW (2016)

Welsh Water’s Bryn Cowlyd Water Treatment Works (WTW) is located near Dolgarrog village in the Conwy Valley. The site sits on the eastern side of the Carneddau mountain range on the outskirts of Snowdonia National Park. The existing works on the site was commissioned in 1998 and can deliver up to 46Ml/d of clean water […]

Elmvale Row Sewer Flooding Prevention Scheme (2016)

Elmvale Row is located in the Springburn area in the North of Glasgow City and is comprised of three and four storey residential tenement buildings and residential parking. Land use in the surrounding area includes commercial, residential, parkland and a primary school. The topography of the area and capacity of the existing sewer system has […]