Over two weekends in September, Murphy completed the successful replacement of a vital rail bridge over the M62. On behalf of our customer, Network Rail, Murphy was responsible for both the demolition of the old bridge and the fabrication and installation of the new structure. The 40m long, 450t bridge was fabricated by our specialist steel fabrication team at our state-of-the-art fabrication workshop in Newbridge, Co Kildare and installed using a self-propelled modular transporter.With the support of National Highways, the busy motorway was closed to allow the bridge to be placed precisely onto the new cast in-situ cill beams over the central pier and abutments by our Transportation team. Following successful landing of the bridge, the team then renewed the track to ensure safe and efficient operation of the rail and highway network for future users. The new bridge is expected to last 120 years and will never need painting due to its weathering steel design.
Our Clonmel WWTP Aeration Basin Upgrade project team took home the 2024 CECA Excellence Award in the under €2 million category in Dublin tonight. The project scope for the Clonmel WWTP Aeration Basin Upgrade was to design, supply, install, commission, operation and maintain a new Fine Bubble Diffused Aeration Systems to replace the existing surface aeration systems in the existing four aeration tanks at Clonmel WWTP. Murphy was able to improve the efficiency of the final proposed solution by increasing the depth of the Aeration Basins using an innovative baffle system. The post upgrade monitoring demonstrated a 75% reduction in Energy consumption from 2060 kWh/day to 500 kWh/day. This equates to a reduction of 568,000kWh/year.
Murphy is delighted to announce it has won the Best Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Award at the 2024 CIPD People Management Awards. The award was in recognition of our people strategy, where Murphy is committed to championing inclusion and creating a workplace where everyone feels secure and comfortable to be themselves. Our holistic EDI programme was described by the judges as having an; “Excellent alignment of objectives, initiatives, annual targets and measurements to strategic goals. Born out of a skills shortage in the construction and engineering sector, we were impressed with Murphy’s aim to “improve life” for both current and future employees and the communities in which they work.” Our work in this space includes: In 2023, Murphy became the founding member of the first National Prison Employment Advisory Board, a unique initiative offering prison leavers a journey into employment. This employment model received recognition in parliament and is now being replicated in 91 prisons across the UK. Murphy also became the first company in the sector to adopt the Ambitious about Autism programme, creating long-term employment for neurodiverse candidates. We also partnered with the Home Office to create a scheme that helps refugees settle into their new lives and find meaningful work. The refugee programme was featured in the national press and created more than 100 job opportunities. In addition, all job advertisements went through gender-neutral language screening to ensure they were accessible to all candidates. Murphy also rolled out an in-house BIG Inclusion programme to bring employees together at all levels to have open discussions about equality, diversity and inclusion. Now, 24.37 per cent of teams are from underrepresented groups, which the judges noted was challenging given the firm had a starting point of less than 10 per cent at the end of 2020. The judges were also impressed by the plans Murphy has implemented to ‘Continually Improve’ and build on its successes, for example, the £40m training facility at Ollerton, “which will help the local community by investing in skills and boosting employment”.
Over the course of September, we were excited to welcome the next generation of construction and engineering experts as our largest ever cohorts of graduates and apprentices joined the One Murphy family. From HGV Drivers and Civil Engineers to Accounting Technicians and Business Administrators, they will play an essential role in supporting our purpose of improving life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Covering a wide range of functions, sectors and countries they’ve now all joined their project teams and are hard at work. Our 2024 Graduates at their induction Our 2024 apprentices at their induction HIGHLIGHTS Over 68 new Apprentices Over 85 new Graduates
