# Sisk Group

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{{short description|Irish construction and property enterprise}}
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'''Sisk Group''' is a construction and property company founded in Cork, Ireland in 1859 with operations in Ireland, United Kingdom, Belgium, and Sweden.

==History==
After an apprenticeship as a plasterer and at the age of 22, [John Sisk](/source/John_Sisk) set up the construction business in 1859.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/4975/SISK-JOHN* |title=Sisk, John |website=Irish Architectural Archive: Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720{{ndash}}1940 |accessdate=23 December 2014 }}</ref>

In April 2019, Sisk was removed from the UK Government's [Prompt Payment Code](/source/Prompt_payment) for failing to pay suppliers on time.<ref name="Morby-29Apr2019">{{cite news |last1=Morby |first1=Aaron |title=Industry giants shamed over late payment |url=http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2019/04/29/industry-giants-shamed-over-late-payment/ |accessdate=29 April 2019 |work=Construction Enquirer |date=29 April 2019}}</ref> It was reinstated around 10 months later.<ref name="Prior-12Feb2020">{{cite news |last1=Prior |first1=Grant |title=F M Conway suspended from Prompt Payment Code |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2020/02/12/f-m-conway-suspended-from-prompt-payment-code/ |accessdate=13 February 2020 |work=Construction Enquirer |date=12 February 2020}}</ref>

The company relocated 200 of its employees into its newly retrofitted head office at [Citywest](/source/Citywest) in Dublin in July 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://constructionwave.co.uk/2024/07/03/sisk-moves-to-new-sustainable-retrofit-hq/|title=Sisk moves to new sustainable retrofit HQ|date=3 July 2024|newspaper=Construction Wave|access-date=29 January 2026}}</ref>

==Projects==
[[File:Aviva Stadium from North Stand.jpg|thumb|[Aviva Stadium](/source/Aviva_Stadium), Dublin]]
[[File:Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge 003.jpg|thumb|[Warburton Hall, Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge](/source/Lucy_Cavendish_College%2C_Cambridge)]]
Major projects involving the company include:
*[City Hall, Cork](/source/City_Hall%2C_Cork), completed in 1936<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dia.ie/works/view/2825/building/CO.+CORK%2C+CORK%2C+ALBERT+QUAY%2C+CITY+HALL+%28NEW%29| publisher= Irish Architectural Archive | work=Dictionary of Irish Architects |title= Cork, Albert Quay, City Hall (new)|access-date=6 June 2025}}</ref>
*[Central Bank of Ireland building](/source/Central_Plaza_(Dublin)), Dublin, completed in 1978<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/old-central-bank-3547038-Aug2017/|title=The old Central Bank roof is being altered - but in the 1980s they had to knock 30 feet off the top|publisher=The Journal|date=20 August 2017|accessdate=3 July 2020}}</ref>
*New Cusack Stand at [Croke Park](/source/Croke_Park), completed in 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/archive/05aug93-eire-sisk-stadium-john-sisk-has-just-started-work-on-the-20-million-first-phase-redevelopment-of-croke-park-stadium-in-dublin-this-phase-is-set-for-completion-by-spring-1995-construc-05-08-1993/|title=Sisk Stadium. John Sisk has just started work on the £20 million first phase redevelopment of Croke Park stadium in Dublin. This phase is set for completion by spring 1995.|date=5 August 1993|publisher=Construction News|accessdate=3 July 2020}}</ref>
*[Warburton Hall, Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge](/source/Lucy_Cavendish_College%2C_Cambridge), completed in 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk/media/college/documents/site-buildings.pdf|title=Lucy Cavendish College Site and Buildings|publisher=Lucy Cavendish College|accessdate=14 September 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927015027/http://www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk/media/college/documents/site-buildings.pdf|archivedate=27 September 2011}} (photograph of foundation stone states that Sisk was the contractor)</ref>
*[Blanchardstown Centre](/source/Blanchardstown_Centre), Dublin, completed in 1996<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/news/14jul94-republic-of-ireland-sisk-poised-for-retail-scheme-and-planning-for-mixed-scheme-submitted-14-07-1994/|title=Republic of Ireland: Sisk poised for retail scheme – and planning for mixed scheme submitted|date=14 July 1994|newspaper=Construction News|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref>
*[American Air Museum](/source/Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford), Duxford, completed in 1997<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk/projects/display/id/460|title=American Air Museum|publisher=Architects' Journal|access-date=6 June 2025}}</ref>
*[Aviva Stadium](/source/Aviva_Stadium), Dublin, completed in 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/sisk-lands-lansdowne-road-contract-338365.html|title=Sisk lands Lansdowne Road contract|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=28 November 2007|accessdate=3 July 2020}}</ref>
*[Grand Canal Theatre](/source/Bord_G%C3%A1is_Energy_Theatre), Dublin, completed in 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://libeskind.com/work/bord-gais-energy-theatre-and-grand-canal-commercial-development/|title=BORD GÁIS ENERGY THEATRE AND GRAND CANAL COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT|publisher=Studio Liebskiend|date=2010}}</ref>
*[Convention Centre Dublin](/source/Convention_Centre_Dublin), completed in 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/sisk-wins-104m-contract-for-national-conference-centre-1.162633|title=Sisk wins £104m contract for national conference centre|date=13 March 1999|publisher=Irish Times|accessdate=3 July 2020}}</ref>
*[Limerick Tunnel](/source/Limerick_Tunnel), completed in 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/limerick_tunnel/|title=Limerick Tunnel|publisher=Road Traffic Technology|accessdate=3 July 2020}}</ref>
*Expansion of the [St. James's Gate Brewery](/source/Guinness_Brewery), Dublin, completed in 2013<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/this-rounds-on-us-diageo-targets-40-million-pints-a-week/29082130.html|title=This round's on us – Diageo targets 40 million pints a week|date=20 February 2013|newspaper=The Irish Independent |access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref>
*[Capital Dock](/source/Capital_Dock), Dublin, completed in 2018<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/john-sisk-to-build-major-development-at-capital-dock-1.2730088|title=John Sisk to build major development at Capital Dock|newspaper=Irish Times|date=22 July 2016|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref>
*[International Convention Centre Wales](/source/International_Convention_Centre_Wales), [Newport](/source/Newport%2C_Wales), completed in 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/sisk-signs-for-84m-celtic-manor-expansion|title=Sisk signs for £84m Celtic Manor expansion|publisher=Construction Index|date=1 February 2017|accessdate=3 July 2020}}</ref>
*[Crossrail Eastern Running Tunnels](/source/Crossrail), completed in 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/sisk-wins-600m-rail-tunnel-deal-1.687146|title=Sisk wins €600m rail tunnel deal|date=14 December 2010|publisher=Irish Times|accessdate=3 July 2020}}</ref>
*Northern Approach of [Colchester Rapid Transit](/source/Colchester_Rapid_Transit), due to complete in 2025<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colchester Rapid Transit |url=https://www.essexhighways.org/highway-schemes-and-developments/highway-schemes/colchester-schemes/colchester-rapid-transit |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Essex Highways}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|www.sisk.com}}

Category:Companies based in Cork (city)
Category:Companies based in Dublin (city)

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