Old Bushmills Distillery Maturation Warehouse Nos. 39-44

Following successfully delivery of 8no. maturation warehouses, completed over two phases in 2021 & 2022, MSM were awarded a further contract by the Old Bushmills Distillery Co. to construct 2no. 3-bay warehouse blocks at their off-site maturation facility.

These warehouses provide over 130,000ft2 additional floorspace to be used as maturation warehousing during the whiskey distillation process.

This latest phase followed an identical design to the previous phases.

Building substructures involved RC pad and strip foundations, underslab rainwater pipe connections and internal pipe runs; compacted hardcore filling to the sub-floor; RC ground floor slab incl. Sikafloor Proseal-90 resin polymer solution.

Key elements of the building superstructures/envelope/internal works included:

• Structural steel portal frame with single-skin profiled metal roof and wall cladding
• Precast concrete wall panels to fire walls; RC casings to steel columns
• Superstructure masonry; roughcast sand/cement render to front elevation
• Precast slabs with Trocal roofing to welfare & plantroom projections along the front elevation
• Roller shutters and steel doorsets
• Sprinkler installation
• Electrical services installation incl. lighting

External works included precast concrete firewater channel installation to the perimeter of each warehouse; underground drainage and sprinkler mains; surface drainage; RC slabs; kerbing; surfacing; fencing/railings; soft landscaping.