Farrans Construction Limited

Farrans Construction Limited is a leading building and civil engineering contractor operating across the UK and Ireland. Headquartered in the Belfast area with additional offices in London, Edinburgh, Leeds and Monaghan, it employs more than 600 people and typically runs over 45 live projects a year, with around £1bn of work underway. The company delivers innovative and sustainable solutions in eight core sectors: aviation, energy, water, transportation, commercial, industrial, public sector and marine, and also provides repurposing, refurbishment and interiors services through its Fado business. Clients include utilities, transport authorities, local governments and energy companies such as NI Water, Translink, National Highways, ScottishPower, Anglian Water, RWE and major UK airports. Farrans’ portfolio spans complex infrastructure and major building schemes, including Belfast Grand Central Station, the Leeds Bradford Airport expansion, a road bridge scheme near Glasgow Airport, the A6 Toome–Castledawson dual carriageway upgrade, the Gull Wing bridge in Lowestoft, hospital facilities at Altnagelvin, large residential and student accommodation schemes in Coventry and Leeds, and further education and community projects in Luton and Camden. The company integrates digital delivery and data management through the UK BIM Framework and is a BSI Tier 1 contractor for ISO 19650-compliant BIM, participating in Project 13 and Anglian Water’s Strategic Pipeline Alliance, which is developing an early national digital twin. Farrans places social value and people development at the centre of its operations, holds long-running Investors in People accreditation at Gold level, and has signed the UK Armed Forces Covenant. Formerly part of CRH, trading as Northstone (NI) Limited, it was acquired in 2025 by John Sisk & Son and now operates as a Sisk company while retaining its brand and management.