On Friday 8th January Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation Damien English T.D. officially visited Castlepollard Community College to open their new extension.

The extension was a 148 sqm single storey to the south of the school to comprise two new 49 sqm general classrooms and approx. 49 sqm circulation space. The original school building, which was opened in 2004, however this development was completed for students starting in September 2015. This extension will help nurture the school’s present and future needs.

Project Information: Castlepollard Community School.

Project Team:

Contractor:  Ledwith Builders Ltd

Engineer:   Alan Clarke & Associates  

Architect:  Patrick Weafer Architects.  

Flood Precast worked with Ledwith Builders Ltd, in providing Hollowcore flooring for this important community college development.

A hollowcore slab, also known as a voided slab or hollowcore plank, is a precast slab of prestressed concrete. Hollowcore has a high load-bearing capacity, it can handle unique design loads from tile and stone floors, fireplaces, wall partitions, columns and even heavy goods vehicles. It also creates wide open spaces without the need for columns, trusses or joists. Hollowcore is easy to work with and accommodates other building trades.

Precast Concrete Hollowcore floors offer many advantages over alternative flooring methods like metal deck, in-situ concrete and timber.

Prestressed Concrete Hollowcore floors are fast to erect and are a great choice of flooring system for the construction of:

• Hotels
• Apartments
• Office Blocks
• Car parks
• Industrial Buildings
• Schools