Murphy Matson O’Sullivan Consulting Engineers Ltd (MMOS) is a young and vibrant chartered engineering consultancy practice which provides clients with design, detailing and supervision services in the field of civil and structural engineering. The company is currently delivering successful projects both in Ireland and the UK from its offices in Cork and Dublin.

Established in 2011 by Martin Murphy, Paul Matson and Denis O’Sullivan, MMOS has grown to employ 12 staff by providing a service that is second to none. The practice works closely with clients and other team professionals and has a wealth of knowledge gained from years of experience in the construction sector. As well as civil and structural engineering, MMOS specialises in industrial, renewable energy, office fit-out and event construction. The company has invested in its staff and technological resources to ensure the most up-to-date knowledge and software is utilised for the benefit of its clients.

“Our objective is to provide clients with a personal, professional and cost-effective service,” says managing director Martin Murphy.

“Our work is mostly in the retail, office and industrial sectors. We have been consultant engineers on numerous prestigious projects over the last five years and have forged excellent working relationships with our clients in that time.”

MMOS’s mission is to provide an outstanding engineering consultancy solution to its clients; to deliver cost efficiency to clients; to develop relationships with existing and new clients as well as the potential of its employees; to maintain its commitments, both in time and quality; to provide strong technical advice and support for clients and fellow design team members to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.

The practice provides a first class structural engineering service by placing an emphasis on cost-effective economical design and providing the end user with the flexibility and structural solution that is required. Structural engineering projects range from small one-off residential units to large-scale retail and commercial developments. MMOS boasts a wealth of experience in providing structural engineering solutions to large-scale projects such as shopping centres, hospitals, schools and basement design.

A civil engineering design service from small-scale domestic drainage systems to civil engineering solutions to large-scale complex developments, including attenuation, drainage and road design, is also provided. All design is undertaken in accordance with up-to-date design guidelines and best international practice.

In addition, MMOS offers a civil and structural engineering service to the renewable energy generation sector. Services in this growing sector include turbine foundation design; site investigation analysis; road design; turbine access route analysis; design of culverts and drainage; cut and fill analysis; analysis of existing ground conditions, including peat analysis. The practice is currently involved in a number of proposals to construct pumped hydro schemes and is carrying out feasibility studies and pre-planning works. Indeed, staff members recently travelled to Denmark, Germany and Japan to further their knowledge and familiar themselves with the most up-to-date technology.

MMOS offers civil and structural design in the industrial and process sectors, including biomass composting facilities; waste to energy incinerators; pharmaceutical industry; electricity power plants. The practice can also carry out the role of temporary works supervising and checking engineers for event stages, platforms and grandstands, working closely with clients in the overall coordination and supervision of events during the construction process. Its engineers have up to 10 years’ experience in the event construction sector, including liaising with the various local authorities and event management parties. Punchestown Race Festivals, Galway Volvo Ocean Village, Electric Picnic and music concerts at Croke Park, Marlay Park, Aviva Stadium and Slane all feature on the company’s event construction portfolio.

In terms of health and safety, MMOS has experience in the role of Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP) in accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) regulations 2006. It has successfully carried out the role of PSDP on large-scale, complex projects and has experience in working with designers, clients and Project Supervisor for the Construction Stage (PSCS). The role of PSDP is to identify hazards relating from the design process and, where possible, to eliminate these hazards. MMOS is equipped to meet with the various parties involved in a project and to coordinate the work of each party. It can also complete the health and safety plan and the safety file at the end of the project.

Among the retail projects MMOS is currently / recently involved in are The Capitol development in Cork, Liffey Valley Shopping Centre Phase 2 and West End developments in Dublin and Kildare Village Retail Outlet Phase 2 extension. MMOS was appointed civil and structural engineers, project supervisor for design stage and assigner certifier for The Capitol development, which involves the construction of a five-storey retail and office building in Cork City centre. BAM are the main contractors on this multi-million euro project.

MMOS are the structural engineers on the Liffey Valley Phase 2 development and the civil and structural engineers on the Liffey Valley West End development project. The Phase 2 development consists of three new anchor stores, leisure area, food and beverage outlets plus a 2,500 seater ice rink stadium. The West End development, meanwhile, incorporates a new cinema and shopping centre entrance.

MMOS were the civil and structural engineers for the recently-completed Kildare Village Phase 2 development, for which Collen Construction was the main contractor. The extension includes 34 new shop units, 430 car spaces as well as a new tourist information centre, office extension and associated service yards.

MMOS was also the consulting engineers for the Albert Quay office block in Cork, which was named Commercial Project of the Year at the Irish Construction Industry Awards 2016. BAM were the main contractors on this project also.

Directors Martin, Paul and Denis are all chartered engineers by profession. They are joined by senior engineer Ger O’Sullivan in a company which defied the odds by growing through the recession and which looks set to remain on an upward curve in the years ahead.

Murphy Matson O’Sullivan Consulting
Engineers Ltd (MMOS)
Cork Office
Lane Business Park,
Monahan Road,
Cork City.
Phone: +353 21 4317608
Email: [email protected]

Dublin Office
Unit 200,
Greenogue Business Park,
Rathcoole,
Co. Dublin.
Telephone: +353 1 4016695
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mmosengineers.com

Taken from Building Ireland Magazine, October 2016, Vol 2 No 6

Murphy Matson O’Sullivan Consulting