Company History

Martin & Hamilton began as a Building & Civil Engineering contractor in June 1967. The original company was formed by three directors, two of whom are still represented into the second generation.

Back in the early days the company built many of the now landmark buildings in it’s home town of Ballymena such as High Kirk Church and Dunclug Primary School.

Nowadays the company is involved in a wider area of projects across Northern Ireland. Recent projects have included a new £5 million Private Hospital Facility on the Lisburn Road, Belfast, restoration and refurbishment at the old Roe Valley Hospital, Limavady to regenerate an aging building for today’s uses, a new £2.4 million community complex at Ballymena North and ongoing construction works at the Marie Curie Hospice, Kensington Road, Belfast.

In recent years the company has gained a reputation for restoration works at historic properties. This is an exciting area to work in, being involved with heritage sites such as Dunluce Castle and Carrickfergus Castle with the National Trust and at the Albert Clock with Belfast City Council. Restoration projects at Christchurch, Belfast and Belmont Old Primary School, Belfast were both opened by HRH Prince of Wales.

AWARDS

In recent times the Company has been recognised for it’s contribution to local communities and service to clients through various award bodies.

These include:

Stone Federation of Great Britain Natural Stone Awards

2000 Commendation for St. Matthew’s Church, Belfast

2002 Restoration Winner for Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast

2004 Commendation for Church House, Belfast

 

Royal Society of Ulster Architects Design Awards

2000 Commendation for College Square, Belfast

2004 Commendation for Christchurch, Belfast

 

Civic Trust Awards

2004 Commendation for Albert Memorial Clock

2004 Winner of Centre Vision Award for Christchurch, Belfast

The Company has recently moved into a new purpose built office building at their headquarters in Ballymena. This has meant the company are now equipped with the latest in IT systems and technologies as well as an extensive portfolio of plant and machinery. Martin & Hamilton are also moving ahead in establishing recycling facilities for as much site waste as possible. All of these initiatives are central to Martin & Hamilton offering customers top class construction projects.

40 years has seen a lot of change in the building industry in terms of communications and technology. What remains constant is that reliable quality in construction is still highly valued by clients and architects. It is for this reliable quality that customers return again and again to Martin & Hamilton. Here’s to another 40 years of serving the Northern Ireland construction industry.