Liz Ryan
Marketing & Customer Experience Director, Saint-Gobain
Wayne Murphy
Head of Solutions, Saint-Gobain
Evan O’Keeffe
Market Development Manager, Saint-Gobain
Giving construction professionals a broader range of innovative solutions and services will make their jobs easier and construction projects more efficient and sustainable.
For 90 years, Gyproc has supported the Irish construction market, and today, innovation and modern methods of construction (MMC) are reshaping that support more profoundly than ever. By combining Gyproc products with the wider Saint-Gobain portfolio, customers can access complete envelope, infill façade and internal partition solutions from a single, trusted source.
With in-house design expertise, performance calculations and project-specific optimisation, the team helps project leaders de-risk decisions early, improving programme certainty while delivering lighter, faster and safer buildings.
As Liz Ryan, Marketing & Customer Experience Director, explains, “For multi-occupancy residential, healthcare and education, where speed and performance matter most, our approach to innovation keeps compliance and constructability front and centre.”
while drastically reducing waste and is ideal for multi-residential schemes
Innovation that makes construction easier
Much of Saint-Gobain’s innovation strategy centres on practical improvements that enhance installer experience and site efficiency. Gyproc’s identification of a spray-application solution for Skimcoat helps plasterers cover more area with less effort while maintaining the trusted finish.
“Traditionally, plaster has been hand-applied,” says Wayne Murphy, Head of Solutions. “When developing our innovation pipeline, we ask ourselves one simple question: does this make the installer’s job easier, the site faster and/or the project more sustainable?”
As another powerful example, Gyproc is also investing in a custom-cut plasterboard service. With up to 20% of plasterboard typically ending up in skips, cutting boards to exact project dimensions dramatically reduces on-site waste, improves efficiency and ensures boards arrive ready to install.
It’s a practical sustainability solution that saves both time and cost. Material innovation is advancing too, from low-carbon products to Gyproc’s front-of-board printing, a first-in-Europe feature supporting Building Control and contractor QA through clear, post-installation identification.
Innovative approaches to support off-site manufacturing
As Ireland accelerates off-site adoption across healthcare, education and multi-occupancy projects, Saint-Gobain is deeply embedded in delivering tested, compliant solutions. As one of the founding members of MMC Ireland, it collaborates with OSM partners on system, fire and acoustic testing.
In addition, Intewall, the off-site manufactured pre-panelised partition system accelerates installation while drastically reducing waste and is ideal for multi-residential schemes. Similarly, Saint-Gobain has the ability to provide bespoke façade framing solutions to meet project specific requirements helping to further reduce waste and increase installation efficiencies. Timber frame manufacturing, while more mature in terms of development, is also a focus area for Saint-Gobain and as members of the ITFMA they continuously strive to support timber frame customers with not only technical supports but also exploring new possibilities.
As Evan O’Keeffe, Market Development Manager, notes, “OSM integration works when products, testing and design support arrive as one solution.”
