Hauraton Paverslot channels are a great option for design sensitive applications. The slotted channels are useful for areas and facades where aesthesis are important, particularly in public and commercial areas. The channels can be discreetly hidden under the surface, allowing for the desired paving slabs/bricks to be laid without disruption while ensuring all functional [...]
Upgrades to Bray’s sea-front plaza on Strand Road have recently been completed. This high-quality plaza has greatly enhanced the public space on Bray’s famous seafront. Placed as it is, in the centre of the local community, it is regularly used by both residences and business in the area. It provides the opportunity to sit [...]
You can arrange a meeting with our sales team in our brand-new drainage showroom in Dublin, or... You can "walk" through our beautiful virtual showroom from the comfort of your own home, office or even on the go! Browse through our high-quality products at the touch of a button. Virtual Tour Tips 1. [...]
The innovative Kilbogget Park Flood Storage System was designed to protect properties downstream in the Wyattville and Killiney environs from flash flooding. All steel elements were galvanized to protect the structure from the river water. Kilbogget Park Flood Storage System was built to hold back water in the stream during very heavy rainfall and [...]
Harper’s Creek is a new high-quality development of A-rated family homes situated on a beautiful, greenfield site bounded by millennia-old limestone walls. Meticulous attention to detail has been given to ensure these beautiful homes become timeless properties. In an exceptional natural setting of the Glounthaune Estuary, Harper's Creek is in one of the best-connected [...]
Galco has recently become one of the newest approved intumescent paint contractors in Ireland offering Sherwin Williams Firetex FX6002 and Sika’s Unitherm Platinum. Fire is one of the biggest risks that can not only completely destroy a building, but also businesses, public organizations and of course lives. A Fire Rating and a detailed listing [...]
Many passive fire protection products are claimed to be intumescent. What does this mean and when can a product be classed as intumescent? An intumescent is a substance that swells as a result of heat exposure, thus increasing in volume and decreasing in density. Intumescent materials used in fire protection will increase their volume [...]
McCullough Mulvin Architects transformed a former stone hospice into a new home for the Butler Gallery and a cultural centre in Kilkenny. Galco was a one-stop-shop for all drainage systems used during the renovation. The Evans Home, a former Almshouse, has been sensitively restored and combined with contemporary interventions, in the form of two, [...]
The new National Children’s Hospital in Dublin continues to develop. Galco is proud to be involved in protecting the project`s steelwork against corrosion and also applying intumescent paint passive fire protection. The hospital, which is under construction at St James’s Hospital in Dublin 8, is due to open in the second half of 2024. [...]
The newest Pelletstown train station on Ireland’s rail network has recently been opened in North Dublin. The steel elements were hot dip galvanized then painted with Galco’s Galvacoat paint system, the perfect way to ensure that the project will serve the community corrosion-free for decades. The Pelletstown Station is situated between Ashtown and Broombridge [...]
