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Mechanical main contractor · since 2007

Mechanical Contracting,
Delivered Off-Site First

We design, prefabricate and install boiler houses, plant rooms and pipework skids for main contractors across Ireland's most demanding sectors.

Off-site delivery model IE · UK · EU project reach Design to handover single accountability

Who we are

A full mechanical contractor, built on control

Since 2007, Alert Mechanical has grown from a specialist installer into a full mechanical contractor trusted on some of Ireland's largest and most complex builds.

We work directly with main contractors, developers and end clients, bringing plant rooms, boiler houses and process pipework off the critical path and into a controlled factory environment before it ever reaches site.

About Alert Mechanical
Mechanical plant assembled in a controlled workshop
2007
Established
4
Core sectors served
Off-site
Prefabrication-led
IE · UK · EU
Project reach

What we do

Core offerings

Boiler Houses & Plant Rooms

Full design, build and commissioning.

Prefabricated Skids

Pipe rack and plant skid assemblies, factory-built and site-ready.

Containerised Systems

Modular plant solutions for constrained or live sites.

Mechanical Upgrades

Heating, ductwork and air conditioning upgrades to occupied buildings.

Full scope of services

Why prefabrication

Built off site. Installed on time.

Traditional mechanical installation ties plant rooms and boiler houses to the critical path, so every delay on site becomes a delay to handover. Our prefabrication model builds and pressure-tests skids, boiler houses and pipe racks in a controlled environment, then delivers them to site ready to connect.

  • Reduced site labour and site duration
  • Fewer trades and less congestion on live sites
  • Consistent quality control in a factory environment
  • Faster, more predictable handover for main contractors
Our prefabrication model
Controlled workshop plant hall where mechanical packages are prefabricated

Sectors

Trusted where downtime is not an option

We deliver across sectors where compliance, precision and programme certainty matter most.

For main contractors

Working with main contractors, not just for them

Alert Mechanical operates as a main contractor in our own right on mechanical packages, taking on direct design and delivery responsibility rather than sub-contracting through a middle tier. If you are tendering a mechanical package or looking for a delivery partner who can prefabricate, install and commission to programme, we would like to talk.

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Insights

From the workshop

All news
Why we build mechanical packages off site
18 September 2026

Why we build mechanical packages off site

Off site first, on site fastMost mechanical contracting is built around site sequencing: trades stacked on top of each other, quality dependent on site conditions, and programme at the mercy of everyone else's delays. We approach it differently. Wherever a boiler house, plant room, pipe rack or plant skid can be built off site, we build it that way, in a controlled environment, to a fixed standard, tested before it ever leaves the workshop. It arrives on site ready to be positioned, connected...

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Delivering mechanical works in live, occupied buildings
18 September 2026

Delivering mechanical works in live, occupied buildings

Upgrades without shutting the building downA significant part of mechanical work happens in buildings that stay in use throughout: schools, hospitals and commercial premises that cannot simply close for the works. We regularly deliver heating, ductwork and mechanical upgrade works to buildings that remain operational, planning installation around occupancy and access constraints. How we plan around occupancy* Phased installation that works around live operations and access windows *...

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Working as a main contractor, not just for them
18 September 2026

Working as a main contractor, not just for them

Direct design and delivery responsibilityAlert Mechanical operates as a main contractor in our own right on mechanical packages, taking on direct design and delivery responsibility rather than sub-contracting through a middle tier. We also partner with leading main contractors on larger programmes. That means clear accountability for our packages, from design through to commissioning and handover, without layers of sub-contracting in between. What this means for a tender* A single point of...

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Have a project or tender coming up?

Send us the scope and we will come back with a clear, considered response, including where prefabrication can save you time and risk.

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