John Sisk & Son

Sisk Group is a construction and property company founded in Cork, Republic of Ireland in 1859 with operations in Ireland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Poland and the Middle East.

After an apprenticeship as a plasterer and at the age of 22, John Sisk set up the construction business in 1859. The company moved to Dublin in 1937.

There are two main divisions - Sicon (construction) and SHG (Sisk Healthcare Group) focusing on healthcare.

Sisk's profits doubled to €85.4m in 2005.

In 2009/10 The Sisk Group established offices in the UAE. They have a partnership and JV with the Nasser & Emirates Contracting Company and in 2010 they won their first job in Abu Dhabi with the expansion of the Al Ain Oasis Hospital.

The Sisk Group is still very much a family-run company, with Richard Sisk, J.P. Sisk and Owen Sisk being fifth generation family members holding places on the Sisk executive board as at late 2014.

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