Dowds have a longstanding partnership with Finnebrogue Artisan, projects within this framework include Down Business Park, Bacon Factory, Vegan Factory and OTB.
Dowds were initially entrusted as Main Contractors to oversee the construction of state of the art food manufacturing facility at Finnebrogue Down Business Park, which included the complete design and build of all Construction and M&E installations. This project comprised the conversion & extension of an existing warehouse, a new Office block was build and our team provided the full M&E design and installation of the services as well as the interior fit-out.
The successful completion of this prestigious project led onto Finnebrogue Bacon Factory, where constructed the new build factory on an existing site which comprised of the complete strip out of the original factory right back to the Steel Shell and foundations.
Finnebrogue Vegan Factory shortly followed where we created a new factory to facilitate a new Production Hall, Chill Facilities, wash Rooms and Dock Leveller Dispatch. The Project was carried out in two phases to allow Lynn Country Foods to move into initial product mixing once the first phase was complete, and had full access to a new high spec production hall on the completion of Phase 2.
In 2021, we completed the Build and M&E works of Finnebrogue’s latest £24M factory expansion, Finnebrogue OTB, with around 300 operatives on site working to a strict deadline. This state-of-the-art factory, combined with some extraordinary technological leaps in new food product development, will enable Finnebrogue Artisan to manufacture nutritionally balanced, delicious and sustainable plant-based food, which is virtually indistinguishable from the meat it will be imitating.
Most recently, our Energy Solutions team delivered one of the largest roof mounted PV installations in Ireland for our client Finnebrogue at their OTB site. 2,804 solar panels made up this impressive install, which supplies 31% of the site’s annual energy consumption of electricity, saving 264,000kg of C02 emissions per year.
Dowds are currently maintain this PV install on a two-year contract, involving cleaning and regular inspections of the system. Inspections are visual and digital inspection via the online portal for monitoring and verification of system performance.
