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Actavo wins ‘Modular Buildings Project of the Year’ at Irish Building and Design Awards 2026
Actavo Modular, Irish modular construction provider, has won the ‘Modular Buildings Project of the Year’ at the Irish Building and Design Awards 2026 for its Hollywoodrath Primary School project. Located in Hollystown, Dublin. The award acknowledges the scale, innovation and delivery excellence achieved on this landmark project, completed in 2025, this is Ireland’s largest enhanced modular school building. Spanning 4,223sqm and constructed Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). Actavo Modular was contracted by the
Department of Education and Youth under the Department’s enhanced modular buildings programme. Hollywoodrath Primary School is a state-of-the-art, two-storey building with twenty-four classrooms, a two-classroom special educational needs unit, external hard and soft play areas and two ballcourts. Designed with innovative materials, the building interconnectivity and structural integrity. Actavo Modular worked in close collaboration with the Department of Education and Youth, AFEC International, McCrae Consulting Engineers and Renaissance Engineering to ensure smooth execution.
Nigel Tighe, Managing Director, Actavo Modular
said: “We are honoured to receive this award for a project that marks such an important milestone for the modular construction sector in Ireland. Hollywoodrath is a true demonstration Methods of Construction can deliver at scale. This achievement is down to the dedication of our team, our partners and our close collaboration with the Department of Education and Youth.” Fabrication of the 152 modules was completed
at Actavo’s manufacturing facility in Kill, Co. Kildare, while civil and enabling works progressed on-site. Off-site fabrication of the buildings while on-site works were underway is one of the
delivering both time and cost-savings to the client. Each module arrived on site 90 per cent complete. The heaviest module weighed 36 tonnes, believed to be an industry record. The Irish Building and Design Awards celebrate
achievement across Ireland’s construction, architectural and engineering sectors. Recognising outstanding projects and the teams behind them, the awards highlight best-in-class design, sustainability and delivery across the built environment.
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FactoryXChange 2.0 (FXC 2.0), through lead partner (IMR) is proud to support University of Limerick’s ULAS HiPR team in the development engine in the Republic of Ireland. The rocket project, Lúin of Celtchar, represents aerospace innovation in Ireland and highlights the role of advanced manufacturing in enabling next-generation propulsion systems. The engine
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is currently being produced at IMR’s Advanced Manufacturing Lab in Mullingar, leveraging metal additive manufacturing technologies to deliver complex, high-performance components. commitment to strengthening Ireland’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem through applied research and industry-academic partnerships. The project has gained further momentum with ULAS HiPR’s acceptance into the
2026 Race2Space International Propulsion Competition. This milestone provides a valuable platform for showcasing Irish engineering capability on an international stage and reinforces the importance of hands-on, real-world experience in developing future engineering talent. Supporting Irish participation in initiatives mission to future-proof Ireland’s manufacturing ecosystem. By inspiring and empowering the next generation of digital, green and AI-literate talent, FXC 2.0 helps ensure a sustainable pipeline of innovators who will drive Ireland’s industrial transformation and competitiveness. IMR’s Design for Manufacturing Senior
Technologist, Mark Hartnett, said: “At IMR, commitment to enabling the next generation of aerospace innovators. This project demonstrates how advanced manufacturing technologies can rapidly move from concept to high-performance application, while also building critical skills and capability within Ireland’s engineering community.”
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March/April 2026 Irish Manufacturing
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