Cronin Buckley Fabrication & Construction Ltd

Structural steel · Since 1979

Steel structures for live pharmaceutical & industrial sites

Design, fabrication and erection of structural steelwork from our plant in Killumney, Co. Cork — trusted by Eli Lilly, Pfizer, MSD and Alexion to build inside operating facilities.

A fabricated steel beam moved on an overhead crane in the Cronin Buckley workshop

Recent projects

Built inside live plants

All projects
  • Eli Lilly IE2B

    Kinsale, Co. Cork

    1,400 tonnes6 months

    • Fireproofing (90 min): 23,000 m²

    New structural steel frame and decking.

  • MSD Carlow 2

    Carlow

    1,200 tonnes12 months

    • Fireproofing (60 min): 25,000 m²

    Extension to an existing building in a live pharmaceutical plant. Delivered as an early-engagement performance-specification package alongside the PM Group structural and architectural teams.

  • Eli Lilly IE2B — Phase II

    Kinsale, Co. Cork

    1,200 tonnes12 months

    • Composite floor decking: 1,450 m²
    • Fireproofing (90 min): 16,000 m²
    • Chequer plate: 840 m²

    Phase II steelwork, decking and chequer-plate installation.

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Seven years without a lost-time accident

443,450 hours worked from 2018 to 2024 with no fatalities, reportable accidents, lost-time accidents or statutory notices. Safety is planned in from the design and detailing stage.

Our safety record

Clients

Trusted by Ireland’s leading manufacturers

Most of our work is for pharmaceutical, biotech, technology and commercial clients, often delivered directly with the client’s construction management team.

  • Eli Lilly
  • Pfizer
  • MSD
  • Alexion
  • BioMarin
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Novartis
  • Intel
  • Pepsi
  • Abbott
EN 1090-1CE marking — Execution Class 4, with design
Safe-T-CertCertified safety & health management system
Tekla3D detailing & BIM, CNC-linked to the workshop

Planning a steel structure?

Talk to us early — from connection design to erection, we’ll help shape the package.

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