Alex Morton Welding Contracts was established in 1976 and carried out a wide range of steel manufacturing. It operated in parallel with its associated company "Alex Morton Contracts", who were involved in building and civil engineering projects. The two companies operated on a partnership basis with shared resources and assets, essentially operating as two different divisions of the same company.

In 2000 the Companies became a Limited Company (Alex Morton Contracts Limited) with an integrated Steel Manufacturing / Erection facility and Civil Engineering capability.

To manage and develop in all or any of the Company's branches the trade and businesses of builders, building contracts, subcontractors, civil engineers, public work contractors, land development, masons, quarries, engineers, timber merchants, sawyers, concrete block manufacturers and manufacturers of all classes of precast concrete, plasterers, brick makers, decorators, shop fitters, house and land agents, oil, paint, and varnish merchants, sanitary equipment merchants, joiners, plumbers, vendors and agents for building materials and builder's providers, general agents, general merchants and to buy, sell, manipulate, prepare for market, import, export and deal (both wholesale and retail) in articles, merchandise and commodities of all kinds which can conveniently be dealt in by the Company in connection with any of its objects.

The current levels of resources has enabled Alex Morton Contracts Ltd to carry out contracts of up to £ 2.5 million in value. The company has undertaken a series of new builds, refurbishments, housing developments and civil engineering projects throughout Ireland. These have been completed within the required time scale and to budget.

Alex Morton Contracts are registered with Construction Line and the National House Building Council and operate under their registration scheme when constructing dwellings for private clients. The company is also a holder of an Equal Opportunities Certificate and the company's Insurance for Employers and Public Liability extends to cover claims of up to £10 million in value.

The Company can offer a complete design and build service, if this is required, to comply with the client's requirements, thereby providing fast-track construction from the inception of the project to its completion on site.

The Company is currently included in several approved Lists of Contractors including the Ministry Of Defence, The Department Of The Environment For Northern Ireland Works Service and The Northern Ireland Works Organisation, NIE & Amey Business services.

Labour levels vary according to workload but includes a core workforce of about 40 people, who provide a flexible skill base and are available to work at any location. Additional operatives are recruited from our database of available sub contractors, as and when required.

The Company has a specialist team of coded welders who are qualified to BS4872: Part1 and BSEN 287.1(1992) and these Qualifications are continually being updated and renewed as required. Written welding procedures are available for most jobs and these comply with BSEN 288.3 (1992).

This capability puts the Company in a strong position when tendering for the more specialised welding jobs.

Experienced personnel, dependent on its nature and complexity, will staff each contract. The attached family tree indicates our management, and administration staff. Other professional support staff are recruited as required.

Our fleet of plant, which is owned and maintained by us, includes rubber tyred and tracked excavators, telescopic forklifts, vans and lorries as well as various items of portable plant. Other specialist equipment is hired as and when required.

Our workshop extends to over 2100m2 and is equipped with four 10 tonne overhead travelling cranes. A full range of steel working machines are installed including welding, burning, sawing, guillotine and universal steel working machines.

There is also an outside storage area and a modern office facility.

The office is equipped with a modern computer system and a 'state of the art' X-steel and Strucad drafting system, with an 'in house' design capability.

We are committed to a Health & Safety Policy in line with the requirements of current legislation and have an 'in house' capability of producing and monitoring the Health and Safety requirements for a complete project from inception to completion.

We are very proud of our safety record and make all our employees safety conscious through continuing awareness-training programs.

All our staff and sub contractors have undertaken a CSR Health and Safety program through an external nominated training organization. This included Special Skills Training for Equipment Operators.

The Company has been successful in achieving SAFE - T - CERT accreditation.

As can be seen from our list of clients, the projects are of a wide and varied nature, which illustrates the flexibility of our organisation.

Potential clients are encouraged to make enquiries, as to our suitability, from previous customers.