McNicholas wins £61m gas contract

McNicholas Construction has been selected for a £61m deal to develop the existing natural gas network in Northern Ireland.

The client, Phoenix Natural Gas, aims to connect a further 68,000 domestic and commercial customers to the network during the five years of the contract period.

The contract has also secured the jobs of the 150 employees who work for McNicholas at its Mallusk-based operations office in the province.

Amec and Enterprise were among the five other outfits that also pitched for the deal.

[Contract Journal, 30 August 2006, p 8]