History: The company was originally called Bantile and was first set up in 1949. It became Banagher Precast Concrete in 1976 and is located at Queen Street, Banagher, Co. Offaly.
Finished product: Banagher Precast Concrete’s main product is precast concrete. It can shape concrete into many different forms to meet the needs of its market. The concrete is used in the production of bridge beams, cattle slats, car parks, tunnel segments (e.g. Dublin Port Tunnel) and stadiums (e.g. the Aviva, Páirc Uí Chaoimh and the Curragh Racecourse). Banagher Precast Concrete also supplies hurling training walls.
Hurling training wall
Athlone
Ballinasloe
M6
Banagher
Precast Concrete Lusmagh Quarry 1. The location of Banagher Precast Concrete Dublin Port Tunnel
Raw/resource materials: Banagher Precast Concrete is located 2.4 km away from Lusmagh Quarry. This limestone quarry provides 80% of Banagher Precast Concrete’s resource materials, such as sand and gravel. Silica is another important resource material. This mineral is found in the area’s soil.