Award for Museum of Free Derry building

The construction firm who built the new Museum of Free Derry – McAleer & Teague – have been recognised at the recent 2017 Construction Excellence Awards held in Belfast.

The Co Tyrone firm were named Joint Winners of the Social/Community Construction Award at the ceremony. Representatives from both McAleer & Teague and the Museum of Free Derry attended the Awards Gala Evening, held at the beautiful Culloden Hotel & Spa in Belfast. McAleer & Teague share the award with the firm who constructed the C.S. Lewis-inspired east Belfast Greenway.

Hosted by the Construction Employers Federation (CEF) in partnership with Specify magazine, the awards also recognised winners from across the NI construction industry for excellence in general construction, housing, infrastructure and quality performance.

The board and staff of the Museum of Free Derry are delighted at news that the new Bogside museum is now an award-winning facility and they extend their congratulations to McAleer & Teague on such a fantastic achievement.

A spokesperson for the construction firm said: ‘McAleer & Teague are delighted to have received the Social/Community Construction Award at the prestigious CEF Construction Excellence Awards to acknowledge the iconic Museum of Free Derry. To be awarded such a prestigious accolade is testament to our committed approach to delivering innovative and complex projects, with high build quality and client satisfaction at the fore.’

For more information on the museum, see: www.museumoffreederry.org.