Precast Concrete Ballast Solution for solar PV Panels

🌞 A recent custom precast product we crafted to act as solar PV panel ballast and mounting solution!

• Designed and manufactured at our Tullamore facility, this solution is tailor-made to enhance solar panel placement and stability on an appropriate flat roof surface.

• Angles solar PV panels on flat roof for a sunlight exposure range based on mid latitude of Ireland / UK to ensure an optimal average output throughout the year.

• Acts as ballast for improved stability to help and aid in securing the solar PV panel installation.

• Uses Molloy Precast reinforced ‘low carbon’ concrete, featuring in-built PV panel attachment rails.

📸 See picture of the product displayed with PV panels at our precast concrete manufacturing and mechanical & electrical off-site factory.

Interested in learning more? Contact us!

#Solar #Sustainability #Molloy #Precast #Wastewater #Pumping #Energy

A successful first day today at the SelfBuild Ireland Expo 2024 in Limerick at the UL Sport Arena! Join for day two tomorrow (Sunday 14th Jan) – John Brennan and Bernard Allen will be there to discuss your off-sewer home needs.

Learn how we lead the way in low-energy, efficient wastewater treatment plants, and pump stations trusted in thousands of homes, communities and in industries throughout Ireland and beyond. Join us to learn about:

• Expert wastewater design or septic tank and percolation advice for your self build or larger development

• Comprehensive wastewater treatment system services from design and manufacture to maintenance
• Tailored low energy and innovative solutions for both domestic, commercial and municipal projects, to local authority, or Uisce Éireann Irish Water standard

#SelfBuildLimerick2024 #Molloy #PrecastTanks #Wastewater #Pumps #Innovation 🌿

Santa just delivered our largest lift capacity forklift, a great addition to our fleet, and enhancing our handling capabilities for the upcoming year! 🎅

Wishing everyone a restful Christmas break and a Happy New Year. ⛄️🎄

🌍 Wastewater Treatment Plants and Pumping Stations designed and built by Molloy (Precast) Environmental Systems, in aggregate manage billions of litres of wastewater annually, and are a testament to our commitment to environmental stewardship and innovation.

#Wastewater #PumpingStations #Offsite #Construction

Take a look at our photos from the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Annual Conference at Croke Park Dublin, almost two months ago! The event consisted of insightful discussions on constructions role in sustainable economic progress, infrastructure development, housing, and climate change. The keynote address was by An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar.

We were delighted to exhibit and engage with stakeholders in the industry and meet both new and existing customers. Thanks to all who visited our stand!

🌍 Wastewater Treatment Plants and Pumping Stations designed and built by Molloy (Precast) Environmental Systems, in aggregate manage billions of litres of wastewater annually, and are a testament to our commitment to environmental stewardship and innovation.

#Wastewater #PumpingStations #Offsite #Construction

We are honoured to be nominated for the ‘Excellence in Sustainability and Climate Action’ award at the 2023 Tullamore & District Chamber of Commerce business awards. This is due to the massive contributions of our team, supply chain, partners and customers in each part of our business and on sites throughout the country. Our multi-faceted approach includes:

• Strategic Goals: Targeting a significant reduction in Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions on our path towards net zero. We are certified to ISO 14001 Environmental Management System for many years along with our ISO 45001 and ISO9001 for Health, Safety and Quality. We are currently planning and working towards the ISO 50001 Energy accreditation.

• Clean Energy: We’ve transitioned to eco-friendly HVO fuels in recent years for on-site and factory machinery, along with harnessing solar energy, and we have further plans for electrification.

• Efficient Wastewater Plants and Pumping Stations: Designing, manufacturing, installing and maintaining energy-efficient wastewater treatment plants and foul water pumping stations , supported by nature-based and biological treatment methods. Our SBR wastewater treatment system we manufacture uses significantly lower energy (kWh/d) in comparison to other SBR systems (independent testing for EN certification by PIA in Aachen, Germany 2020).

• Sustainable Materials: Using GGBS in 100% of our concrete mixes to result in low carbon concrete and also replacing or supplementing steel reinforcement with alternative fibre particles.

• Digital & Operational Optimisation: Developing custom-built software for KPI tracking and emissions inventories, aligned with ISO 14064. This will help us further streamline operations and minimise emissions.

• Environmental Stewardship: Monitoring air and noise quality, and practising rainwater harvesting and responsible water stewardship.

• Stakeholder Engagement: We are currently partnering as the societal support champion on projects like ‘Biofiltration methods for methane reduction in wastewater water treatment plants’, in collaboration with leading researchers in the Trinity College Dublin engineering school supported by Science Foundation Ireland. Separate to this we work with other companies on a similar journey via the atim cluster. Previously we have brought to market a novel low energy wastewater treatment technology the ‘Pumped Flow Biofilm Reactor’ in collaboration with University of Galway, and Enterprise Ireland.

• Biodiversity: Partnering on projects that incorporate wetlands and willow plantations, providing valuable habitats for a diverse range of wildlife, and promoting biodiversity enhancement techniques at our premises and on our sites.

Best wishes to our fellow nominees who together we work with on our shared sustainability and climate action journey— Glenisk, Energy Superstore, Bord na Móna and KMK Metals Recycling Ltd.

We’re excited to announce the addition of new vans to our fleet! The addition of our new vans, while not yet electric, are equipped with the latest technologies, including AdBlue meaning lower emissions and reduced environmental impact.

This investment allows our Mechancial, Fitter, and Electrical teams to enhance coverage, and speed up our installation and maintenance process times.

We would like to thank Hugo Loonam Motors, Colton Ford, and Marsh Nissan for supplying these state-of-the-art vehicles and ensuring they run smoothly. Also, thank you to Sheerin Signs for their sign writing that visually communicates our commitment to water and sustainability.

#Growth #Sustainability #WastewaterTreatment

We’ve added additional Solar PV Panels to the south-facing roof of our Mechanical, Electrical, and Steel Fabrication Warehouse at our premises in Tullamore. This is to increase our renewable energy output and further reduce our emissions.

🌱 Why It Matters In addition to building energy-efficient and sustainable Wastewater Treatment Plants, and Pumping Stations for our valued customers throughout Ireland and the UK, a key part of our strategy is our commitment to leading the way to a more sustainable future though modern and low-carbon manufacturing and construction methods.

This installation of additional PV solar panels at our workshop, along with numerous other initiatives as part of our wastewater product design, manufacture, site installations and maintenance operations, bring us closer to fulfilling our sustainability goals and emission reduction targets for 2023.

🔋 Clean Energy These PV panels feature state of the art technology, which ensure optimal energy conversion, and max power generation. This will make another significant contribution to our energy self-sufficiency and reduce our carbon footprint.

Molloy Environmental Systems were delighted to host the captains of each of the senior hurling clubs in Offaly this past weekend, and Offaly GAA chairperson, Michael Duignan at our precast tank manufacturing and M&E fit-out factory here in Tullamore for the launch of the 2023 Offaly Club Hurling Championships.

Molloy Environmental Systems are proud to sponsor the Offaly club hurling championships across all adult level competitions for the eleventh year running, and look forward to another competitive season.

Pictured is Michael Duignan, chairperson of Offaly GAA, and Donal Molloy, managing director, with hurling team captains representing each senior club in Offaly, and picured are Donal Molloy, Fergus Molloy and Bernard Allen of Molloy Environmental Systems with Michael Duignan. Photos by Darragh Bell (Fargos photos).

Whether you are building or upgrading a home, factory, or village, or are a national body or local authority, Molloy Environmental Systems are a specialist partner for the Wastewater Treatment, Sewage Pumping Station (built to Irish Water or UK local authority requirements), Precast Concrete Tank or Pump Chamber element of your construction project.

#community #offalygaa #hurling #wastewater #water #pumping

Nano-AGS: Efficient and sustainable wastewater treatment using nanobubble-assisted aerobic granular sludge (AGS) process (A Healthy Environment for All)

Another great day at Self Build 2023 in Dublin! Join John Brennan and Bernard Allen tomorrow (Sunday) at the Sport Ireland: National Indoor Arena if you are building or upgrading a home in the countryside or off-sewer and require a Septic Tank, or Advanced Sewage Treatment System.

Molloy Septic Tank Solutions are in use by thousands of one-off homes and self-builds throughout the country. Chat with us for:

• Expert wastewater design & septic tank technical advice

• Both small cost-effective OR larger capacity septic tank options

• Very low energy use Sewage Systems for long-term savings

• Percolation, Polishing Filter, and Tertiary Treatment options

• Low-profile underground Molloy Precast Concrete Tanks

• We offer a hassle-free experience, handling design, manufacture, delivery, tank installation, and maintenance

Though the focus of this show is Self Builds, you can also drop by to chat with us about Wastewater or Pumping Systems for Housing Developments, Schools, Hotels, Sports Clubs, Camp Sites, or for Industrial, Commercial, and Municipal uses.

#SepticTanks #SelfBuilds #PrecastTanks 🌿

Preparing and implementing a carbon net zero strategy is complex, with no-one solution available to solve it.

Today, in our Committed to Net Zero - Building capacity to Drive Change workshop we discussed the the impending legal and stakeholder requirements manufacturing SMEs will face. Led by Brian Murnane, Carbon Action, it was great for Molloy Environmental Systems staff to be joined by members of Irelands ATIM Cluster (supported by Enterprise Ireland), a group of manufacturing SMEs who are committed to working together to improve their sustainability and carbon footprint.

#sustainability #carbonnetzero #peertopeersupport

Great to check out the Bauma trade fair in Munich this past week— the world’s geographically largest indoor and outdoor fair, which had half a million people in attendance.

Several of the Molloy Precast & Environmental Systems team got to see demos of the latest construction and manufacturing technologies, and meet with potential new suppliers.

#bauma2022 #technology #precast #offsite #construction

Delighted to attend Irish Water’s ‘Meet the Buyer’ event on Tuesday of last week as a supplier. It was great to meet with the Irish Water senior leadership, the Irish Water main contractors, and our partners in the industry, to thank them for their current business, and discuss new opportunities. This decade, Irish Water plan to have capital expenditures of greater than €10 billion.

In addition to Molloy Precast & Environmental Systems work with thousands of homes, construction contractors and commercial/industrial customers— we are delighted to work with Irish Water’s strategic contractors in helping to deliver world-class water and wastewater infrastructure throughout Ireland.

Thank you to Enterprise Ireland and Irish Water for the invitation, and for organising the event.

#pumpingstations #wastewatertreatment #precastconcrete #offsiteconstruction

Great day on Thursday last at the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) conference and exhibition in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork.

Thank you to Frank Kelly (President CIF), Minister Michael McGrath TD, Tom Parlon (CIF Director General) Gerard O’Leary (Chair of Cork CIF), Conor O’Connell (CIF Housing Director) and many others (including our customers in the Munster region) for dropping by the Molloy Precast & Environmental Systems stand to chat with the team present— John Brennan, Bernard Allen, Shane Fox and Fergus Molloy.

For news and details of our pumping station and wastewater treatment system projects throughout the country check out molloyprecast.com, or follow the Molloy Precast & Environmental Systems page.

#wastewater #pumpingsystems #precastconcrete #housing #constructionindustry Construction Industry Federation Summits

Molloy Environmental Systems invests smartly to enable future growth, innovation, and to be best placed to serve our thousands of customers in the wastewater treatment, precast concrete tanks and sewage pumping station markets. Set out below is a recent project which was part funded through our association with Enterprise Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund.

Project description:

A key manager has been co-funded in this company by the European Regional Development Fund and Enterprise Ireland under the Border, Midland and Western Regional Operational Programme 2014-2020.

Aims: To recruit a key manager who will bring skills into the company that are critical to future growth.

Results: The Key Manager commenced employment and is contributing to improvements in company productivity and to changes in output to meet defined market requirements.

Usually, a specific wastewater project will require multiple of the same, or different tank sizes, to be connected in an array. We produce more than twenty individual tank types (the most comprehensive range in Ireland), in sizes from 850 litres to 38,000 litres (the largest two-piece tank in the country).

Lately we looked at options, to see if there was a way we could produce miniature scale models of our precast concrete tanks for demonstration purposes at customer offices or trade exhibitions. This would be in addition to detailed computer-aided design illustrations and models, arranging visits to our production facilities, and in-person project site visits.

For these miniature scale models to be a helpful aid in demonstrating our precast concrete tanks to our customers, we set out the following requirements:

• Materials used to give a realistic impression of an actual precast concrete tank

• Scaled to a size to ensure that: important details of the tanks are represented, amount of space required in an office to show the models is minimal, and each tank model is set at the same scale to allow for side by side comparisons

• Additional miniature models of the precast concrete tanks can be reproduced as required

Process

After some research and procurement of materials, the process below was followed:

Molloy Environmental Systems, Clara Road, Tullamore now sponsor the Offaly Club Hurling Championship.

Speaking at the official launch at O’Connor Park, Tullamore on Tuesday 26th of February, Donal Molloy, managing director said: “We are delighted to be able to sponsor such a prestigious tournament. We see it as the joining of two forces that have much in common; a desire to excel and to show best practice.”

“It is important for businesses to invest locally. I firmly believe as do my team that Offaly is a great county and we as a company should support where and when we can, local organisations that reach out and unite local communities.” continued Mr. Molloy.

The sponsorship extends to the Senior, Intermediate, Junior ‘A’, Junior ‘B’ and Under-21 Hurling Championships.

How does a percolation area work?

A percolation system is now standard for all new septic tanks installed in Ireland today. These systems are engineered to treat the partially treated effluent from the septic tank and to distribute this treated liquid into the underlying ground water. If constructed correctly, and the site has the right conditions a standard percolation system will last trouble free for many years with little maintenance. A typical percolation system is composed of a series of trenches half a meter wide and 18m long. Each trench is made up of the following components as seen in the image below, 250mm of clean stone, a 4” distribution pipe, a second layer of clean stone to cover the pipe and a geotextile membrane covered with a layer of soil brought up to ground level. It is important that the trench is ventilated for an adequate oxygen supply.

Over 400,000 households in Ireland have on-site wastewater treatment systems. Typical wastewater treatment systems have two components, namely, a septic tank and a percolation area. Both components are essential to ensure adequate wastewater treatment. Inadequately treated wastewater can impact on the quality of ground water, drinking water and surface water which in turn can affect human health as well as the surrounding environment.

Domestic wastewater is made up of solids, biological pollutants as well as fats, oils and greases (FOGs). Removal of these materials is by a combined effort between the septic tank and percolation system. The purpose of a septic tank is to remove FOGs and solids from the wastewater, while the purpose of the percolation area is to biologically treat the wastewater, removing biological pollutants and to distribute treated wastewater into the groundwater network.

If you are having difficulties with your Septic Tank, the decision tree below helps find the issue with your septic tank, and points you towards possible solutions.

Troubleshooting problems with the on-site wastewater treatment system

Problems with septic tanks are generally noticed when toilets and other household utilities stop functioning properly or if the septic tank begins to overflow. The first thing to check when this happens is if the pipes leading to the septic tank are blocked. If the water levels in the septic tank are normal, then there is a blocked or collapsed pipe somewhere. If this is not the case there is either something wrong with the septic tank or the percolation system.

Home Builders: Molloy Precast can provide you with a Site Suitability Report; however, this report is based on a site characterisation report completed by a competent and qualified person i.e. a site assessor. This page provides you with a list of names and contact details county by county of site assessors.

Site Assessors: To be included in this list, free of charge, please phone John Brennan on 057 93 26000 or email john.brennan@molloyprecast.com.

Molloy Precast will be bringing to market a percolation distribution device that has the potential to solve common problems associated with septic tank percolation areas. In the presence of Phil Hogan, Minister for the Environment on his recent visit, Molloy Precast signed a licence agreement with Trinity College Dublin who have designed and patented the device.

Typically in rural domestic houses, sewage is treated on site by a septic tank. Sewage then flows by gravity into a percolation area where it is further treated to a quality suitable for discharge. A TCD research team headed by Dr. Laurence Gill, has shown that the current means of gravity discharge to percolation areas fail to work consistently under sporadic and very low flows typical of septic tank effluent. In the percolation area, it is crucial that effluent is distributed evenly between the trenches to ensure effective treatment. A device to ensure an effective distribution between each trench, and along each trench without any electrical input has been designed and patented by this TCD research team.

Molloy Precast are working to commercialise this device and will bring it to market in the near future. Commenting on this new innovation, Donal Molloy of Molloy Precast said “We are delighted to be linked with Trinity College Dublin and Enterprise Ireland in bringing this device to market, once available in Ireland, we believe this product will have export potential.”

Phil Hogan T.D. Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government described Molloy Precast’s facility as “fantastic and hugely educational” during his official visit on Thursday June 7th. He was there to officially open the company’s purposely built percolation demonstration and rainwater harvesting facility at Clara Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. The weather which greeted the minister on the day was quite apt with water, water everywhere.

The facility which is Ireland’s only percolation demonstration facility features every percolation system available on the Irish market and is entirely focused on ensuring the education of best practice in percolation design and installation to homeowners, construction professionals and students. In simple terms the facility demonstrates how different percolation systems function, how they should be correctly installed and the EPA’s guidelines for the design and sizing of each system. In addition, the site also features a fully operating rainwater harvesting system.

Furthermore, in association with Trinity College Dublin and Enterprise Ireland, Molloy Precast will be bringing to market in the coming months a percolation distribution device patented by Trinity College that has the potential to solve many of the common septic tank problems in the country. The formal signing of this most recent innovation was completed in the presence of Minister Hogan during his official visit.

Molloy Precast are funding a PhD student, Shane Fox from NUI Galway, to carry out research on optimising small scale wastewater treatment systems.

Small wastewater treatment plants can be susceptible to infrequent supervision, increased energy costs, shock wastewater loads, while simultaneously required to meet stringent wastewater discharge limits. This study examines the potential of real time control of wastewater treatment systems that will allow desired effluent standards to be met while simultaneously improving energy efficiency. A pilot test centre was constructed develop and test a robust intelligent treatment control programme that monitors influent concentrations, and subsequently adjusts the treatment cycle to improve energy efficiency as well as significantly reducing breaches of discharge limits.