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General-purpose halls offers myriad uses<br />
Western Building Systems was responsible<br />
for the design, construction and landscaping<br />
of the build.<br />
“We are delighted to have handed over the<br />
Letterkenny Educate Together National<br />
School – the school has been totally<br />
transformed which will hopefully benefit the<br />
surrounding community for decades to<br />
come,” said Shane Taggart, Contracts<br />
Director at Western Building Systems. “The<br />
quality of the build is something we’re really<br />
proud of and we couldn’t have achieved it<br />
without the dedicated local workforce we<br />
employed to assist with the project. We<br />
would like to thank the surrounding<br />
community for their support throughout the<br />
entire construction process.”<br />
Over the duration of the project, Western<br />
Building Systems created 22 new jobs in the<br />
Letterkenny area.<br />
The project included the construction of a<br />
new three-storey building containing 24<br />
classrooms as well as a GP Hall, a<br />
library/resource room and other versatile<br />
multi-purpose accommodation blocks.<br />
The outside area was transformed to include<br />
soft and hard play areas, three ballcourts,<br />
foot and cycle paths, 36 bicycle spaces<br />
contained within shelters, boundary<br />
treatments, pedestrian and vehicle access<br />
roads and car parking.<br />
Improvements will also provide a more<br />
streamlined morning and afternoon pickup<br />
experience for parents with the addition of a<br />
new separate vehicular entrance and exit<br />
road from the link road providing access to a<br />
new car park, set down/drop off zone and<br />
turning cycle.<br />
Western Building Systems also landscaped<br />
the entire site to provide a safe play<br />
environment in line with current safety<br />
standards.<br />
“The building itself is fantastic and has been<br />
completed to a very high standard,” said<br />
Áine Fabisiak, principal at Letterkenny<br />
Educate Together National School. “It is clear<br />
that the children were kept in mind as the<br />
end users throughout the process, and little<br />
touches, for example, each staircase being a<br />
different colour, has helped to make the<br />
children feel secure in their new<br />
surroundings. The systems that have been<br />
installed are user friendly and we have no<br />
doubt that the level of aftercare which will<br />
be provided will be of an equally high<br />
standard.<br />
“We look forward to expanding our school<br />
community in the coming years and to<br />
making the building our own.”<br />
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