Our Story
Established in 1810, Collen Construction is an eighth generation family business with an established reputation for delivering quality and excellence.
The company has an extensive portfolio including in data centres & pharmaceutical projects and is recognised as a leader within the data centre build environment. Collen Construction provides a full turn-key solution through procurement, installation, and commissioning of all elements of the project including fit-out in order to provide a fully functional project to the client’s needs and standards, upon completion.
Collen Construction is committed to promoting sustainable construction. The sustainability policies and practices in place ensure minimum impact on the environment with maximum economic and social benefits to the communities the firm operates in.
The company strives to continually integrate better sustainable practices and in doing so, meet the needs of the present while respecting the requirements of future generations. The success and expansion achieved over the last decade is due to over 200 committed team members and highly skilled resource and management as well as technical staff. With increasing technical complexity on many of the projects, the company, particularly, the MEP department are focused on leading industry best practice and incorporating new technologies for the benefit of clients. BIM processes are fully embraced and have been embedded it into every aspect of daily activities. At a pre-planning / design stage, BIM has been found to be highly effective in visualizing clash detection. Our subcontractors are engaged from an early stage to ensure they are fully BIM compliant and understand the importance of the process. Our MEP department work closely with the BIM department delivering the highest-level quality projects through embracing collaborative and innovative technical solutions with experience in LEED & BIM. Using the best, proven new technologies is a key facet of the business and is essential to producing the best projects, on time and in budget.
Collen Construction is financially robust with excellent credit ratings. Partnership is of the utmost importance to Collen Construction management and staff; there is commitment to a superior approach resulting in superior relationships. This partnership approach focuses on building long-term relationships with clients, design & construction teams, and suppliers for the mutual benefit of all.
Collen Construction is a leader in behaviour based safety management and innovation across all projects. The Company is committed to complying with all legislation pertaining to health and safety, more particularly the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, the Safety, Health, and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 and the Safety, Health, and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007.
There is a focus on quality through a collaborative approach which ensures projects are delivered to the highest safety, quality & environmental standards using industry best practice. Collen was the first construction company in Ireland to achieve ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015 & ISO18001:2007. Collen Construction is an international construction company with operations in Ireland, Germany, and Sweden.
Collen Construction is supported on a firm foundation of experience, knowledge, commitment, and pride in its achievements. Management teams operate in partnership with client representatives, design consultants and subcontractors to ensure delivery of projects to the highest standards on time and within budget.
Products / Services
Collen Construction provide pre-construction, construction & design management services to clients, ensuring management of programme requirements through to project completion.
Standards & Certifications
• ISO 9001:2015
• ISO 14001:2015
• ISO 18001:2007
• Safe-T Cert
• NISO
• CIRI Registered
• CHAS Accredited
• Construction Line Registered
• Member of CIF
• Heritage Contractors Registered
Geographical Location
Ireland, UK, Germany, Sweden & Mainland Europe
Sectors
•Data Centres •Pharmaceutical •Commercial •Residential •Education •Healthcare •Conservation &
Refurbishment •Industrial •Design & Build