Mayo engineering company named contractor of the year

There was double success for a Mayo-based civil engineering company who were named the 2025 Contractor of the Year as well as winning a regional workplace safety award for the west.

Castlebar-based company Shareridge was awarded the 2025 ‘Contractor of the Year’ at the recent Irish Industry Construction Awards while at the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) award ceremony on the same night they were also crowned the All-Ireland Occupational Safety Regional Award for the West.

The Irish Construction Industry Awards recognises excellence in various categories within the Irish construction industry, with entries judged on factors such as operational excellence, innovation and project management.

The NISO awards recognise organisations for their health and safety management and are Ireland's premier safety awards and showcase the safety performance of businesses across Ireland.

Shareridge is a civil engineering solutions specialist with its headquarters based in Castlebar and regional offices in Limerick, Tullamore and Kilkenny as well as other site offices in Clare, Tipperary, Meath and Kerry. The company has 205 direct employees with an additional 300 contractors making a workforce of 505 employees nationwide.

Its CEO, Achill native Paul McNamara said that along with the board of directors, senior management team and its workforce, they are delighted to pick up the two prestigious accolades.

“To be awarded two awards last weekend was an incredible honour and a proud moment for everyone at Shareridge. It is a powerful recognition of the hard work, dedication and high standards consistently demonstrated by our entire team.

“The company also places a strong emphasis on the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees. Health and safety is a core value of Shareridge and to be awarded the NISO award is a great honour and a reflection of the companies and our employees dedication to working safely and to high standards.

“We are honoured to have won two awards – it’s a fantastic recognition of the hard work, dedication, and talent of our entire team. This achievement reinforces our commitment to excellence in everything we do at Shareridge, and we’re incredibly proud to be acknowledged among the best in the industry,” he said.

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Shareridge were also shortlighted as finalists in the Civil Construction Project of the Year category for their recent project, 'Windmill Hill Reservoir and Trunk Watermain to Ratoath' which was described as a 'truly outstanding project, both in its complexity and in its impact'.

Shareridge’s operations span design, planning, construction and project management across water, wastewater, roadworks, public realm and utility sectors. It works with a range of high-profile and long-standing clients across the infrastructure and utilities sectors, including Uisce Éireann, for whom it delivers essential water and wastewater infrastructure projects nationwide.

Shareridge were among the winners at the Irish Industry Construction Awards ceremony

Furthermore, Shareridge partners closely with a variety of local government bodies and county councils across Ireland, supporting key public works and infrastructure developments that benefit communities at a local level. These collaborations have allowed the company to build trusted, long-term relationships based on quality, reliability and shared commitment to public service.

Mr McNamara said that the award-winning company places a strong emphasis on nurturing and developing a positive and inclusive workplace culture and one that values teamwork, continuous improvement and mutual respect.

He added that Shareridge works closely with colleges and universities throughout Ireland working to help ‘develop the next generation’from undergraduate / graduate placements, graduate roles and apprenticeship programmes.