NORTH FORESHORE FILM STUDIOS
October 2016 News Letter
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Work on Belfast’s newest film studio is taking place on locationat Giant’s Park, Belfast. The £20m project will include over 120,000 sq ft of studios, workshops and offices. The film studio will take up8 acres of the overall 340 acre Giant's Park/North Foreshore site.
O’Hare And McGovern understand the disruption our works cause to you, our neighbour’s, and we would like to express our appreciation for your understanding during the construction of what will be an amazing facility and a landmark against the Belfast skyline.
CONSIDERATE CONSTRUCTORS
This newsletter demonstrates our commitment to ensuring local residents are kept fully informed on the progress of the development and construction activity
O’Hare & McGovern prides itself on having a strong and impressive Health, Safety and Environmental record with these issues given top priority. This is evident via our membership of the Considerate Constructors Scheme, through which our site is judged for:
· Care about appearance
· Respecting the community
· Protection of the environment
· Securing everyone’s safety
· Valuing our workforce
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
O’Hare & McGovern are committed to maximising local employment and training opportunities on this project. We have provided a placement opportunity for Michael Lennon, a student from Belfast Metropolitan College. We have a number of apprentice’s onsite via our sub-contractor SOS Joinery and Harvey Group, and have also provided jobs for the local long-term unemployed who have since been permanently hired. We also plan to organize a site visit post-production for the pupils and staff of local schools and colleges in Belfast, providing careers advice on jobs within the construction industry. Issues of concerns by local businesses and residents will be addressed immediately by O’Hare & Mc Govern
All enquiries will be handled directly by O’Hare & McGovern’s Project Manager Niall Doyle. He can be contacted by e-mail at
In the meantime, it is the intention of O’Hare & McGovern to keep all local businesses and residents fully up to speed with the ongoing work.
Please see below our management structure for this project:
PROJECT TEAM
Contact Details for O’Hare & McGovern
PROGRESS FOR OCTOBER 2016:
As you can see from the photograph below works are progressing rapidly and we are now closing in the last of our four buildings. The concrete flooring is completed to the three of the buildings with 300m3 to pour which will finish all floor slabs.
Externally we are currently building up the site to formation level and have completed the surfacing works to the rear of the main studio building.
COMMUNITY QUESTIONAIRE
Please rate our site/staff on each of the following:
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