Tracey Brothers welcomed visitors from the CEF (Construction Employers Federation) to two of our current projects in Sligo: IDA Oakfield Advanced Technology Unit and the Northwest Hospice.

Mark Spence (Chief Executive), and David Fry (Head of Public Affairs), were given a tour around both sites by Contracts Manager, Donal McGloin and SHEQ Manager, Tracey McGovern. They were also introduced to our Site Management and QS team. 

Pictured below from L-R: Donal McGloin (Contracts Manager), Gerry O’Hara (Site Manager), Eamon McSharry (Senior QS), David Fry (CEF), Ryan Gilleece (Apprentice QS), Charlie McKelvey (Site Foreman), Mark Spence (CEF) and Padraig Murphy (Graduate QS)

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24 September 2018

Cyber Essentials Certification

Tracey Brothers has been assessed against Cyber Essentials Scheme Test Specification and have been awarded Level of Certification: Cyber Essentials. The scope of assessment of our Internet facing infrastructure includes firewalls, routers, end user devices ad hosted systems located within the UK.

24 October 2018

Construction Excellence Awards 2018 – Winner

Having been short listed as a Finalist, we are now the proud recipient of the General Construction Award – Restoration Category, for HMS Caroline, Historic Buildings and landscaping. We were delighted to receive the award at the Awards Gala Evening hosted by the Construction Employers Federation (CEF) in partnership with Specify magazine, held in the

24 September 2025

IDA Advance Building Solution Mullingar

The sod cutting ceremony took place recently at the new Advance Building Solution for IDA Ireland in Mullingar and Tracey Brothers were delighted to host the Minister for Enterprise Tourism & Employment, Peter Burke TD along with Mary Buckley, Executive Director of IDA Ireland and IDA Ireland’s management team including Sarah O’Connell, Head of Strategic

24 January 2020

Restoration Works Commence at The Grand Opera House

Tracey Brothers are delighted to have been appointed as Main Contractor for the Restoration Works at The Grand Opera House, Belfast; one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic buildings. The architectural importance of the Grand Opera House has been recognised and protected through its Grade A listed building status, having been the first building in Belfast

23 April 2026

IDA Mullingar Student Visit

As works continues to progress at pace we were delighted to Welcome @Darren ODonoghue and @Mark Grincell and all the Year 2 and 3 students studying BSc in Architectural Technology at the South East Technological University to our new Advance Building Solution project for IDA Ireland at the IDA Ardmore Business & Technology Park , Mullingar

10 December 2017

PassivHaus Staff Training

As part of our programme of Continuing Professional Development a number of our staff have recently obtained PassivHaus Tradesperson Certification for PassivHaus Basics along with Building Envelope Specialisation. The qualification was obtained in accordance with the examination regulations from 1st April 2012 and awarded upon successful completion of the Certified PassivHaus Tradesperson examination. Additional staff