John Madden & Sons

What John Madden & Sons does

John Madden & Sons Ltd is a family-owned Irish civil engineering contractor headquartered in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, with operations in Parkmore (Galway City) and an asphalt manufacturing plant in Ardrahan, Co. Galway. Founded by John Madden in 1953 and formally incorporated in 1975, the company delivers road surfacing, site preparation and excavation, drainage and utility installation, kerbing and paving, car park construction, industrial groundworks, footpath and cycleway construction, all-weather sport pitch construction, road reinstatement, and public lighting and ducting to county councils, airports, healthcare and education institutions, and private developers across Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon.

The company operates a vertically integrated model. Its Ardrahan plant produces asphalt, macadam, and a growing line of sustainable products including Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP), Warm Mix Asphalt, and Green Asphalt with Lignin. Field operations are supported by a modern fleet of road planers, pavers, excavators, rollers, and dump trucks, along with Trimble GPS survey equipment, 3D machine control systems, MOBA and Vögele screed control, and CAT 4 underground utility detection. Auxiliary services include plant and machinery hire with certified operators, quarried rock and aggregate supply, landscaping and stonework, waste haulage under an NWCPO permit, and printed asphalt solutions.

Revenue is generated through project-based contracts awarded via public-sector tenders (notably Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon county councils, Ireland West Airport Knock) and direct engagement with private developers, consulting engineers, architects, and builders. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per project with no public list pricing. The company is ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certified, operates on 100% green electricity via Pinergy, and supplements power with on-site solar — positioning for ESG-scored public procurement.

Name

John Madden & Sons

Legal name

John Madden & Sons Ltd

Website

https://johnmaddenandsons.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

John Madden & Sons Ltd is a family-owned Irish civil engineering contractor, founded in 1953, delivering road surfacing, groundworks, drainage, asphalt manufacturing, and infrastructure services to public-sector and private clients across the West of Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ballinrobe

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering & Groundworks Services: Service-based revenue from road surfacing, site preparation, excavation, drainage and utility installations, kerbing and paving, car park construction, industrial groundworks, footpath and cycleway construction, all weather sport pitch construction, road reinstatement and repairs. Revenue is project-based, typically through public tenders and direct client engagement.
2. Asphalt Production & Supply: Production and supply of asphalt and macadam products from their own manufacturing plant in Ardrahan, Co. Galway. Includes custom mix design, supply and delivery, and technical support. Vertical integration advantage providing materials for their own projects as well as external clients.
3. Materials Supply: Supply of quarried rock, stone, and aggregate materials; bituminous materials supply; waste haulage services with NWCPO permit
4. Plant & Equipment Hire: Plant hire services with skilled and certified drivers, including road planers, pavers, excavators, rollers, and dump trucks

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

John Madden & Sons is a civil engineering and groundworks contractor delivering road construction, road surfacing and re-surfacing, drainage, public lighting, and Section 38/50 municipal infrastructure works for local authorities and private clients. The company self-performs with in-house asphalt production, quarried aggregates, plant and lorry hire, and lime spreading capabilities.

Product overview

John Madden & Sons is a civil engineering and construction company offering a comprehensive suite of infrastructure services across the West of Ireland. The company's core portfolio centers on road surfacing and groundworks, supported by its own asphalt manufacturing plant in Ardrahan that produces sustainable asphalt products including Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP), Warm Mix Asphalt, and Green Asphalt with Lignin. Services span site preparation, drainage installation, kerbing and paving, car park construction, industrial groundworks, footpath and cycleway construction, all-weather sports pitch construction, and road reinstatement. The company also provides plant hire with operators, landscaping services, and quarried material supply. Their service offering is delivered through modern equipment and technology including GPS survey systems, 3D machine control, and advanced paving technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Road Construction

Quantifiable outcome

• Facilities powered by 100% green energy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PinergycoreOthersPinergy supplies 100% green electricity generated by Irish wind farms to power John Madden & Sons facilities, supporting the company's sustainable operations and eco-friendly construction initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SIAC Construction: One of Ireland's largest road construction and civil engineering contractors, delivering road surfacing, motorway, and infrastructure projects nationwide — the most direct peer to JMS's core road-surfacing and civil-engineering business, but at significantly larger scale.
• Fox Building & Engineering: Galway-based civil engineering and building contractor covering groundworks, road construction, and commercial/industrial infrastructure — a same-region peer with overlapping service lines and public-sector client base.
• Ward and Burke Construction: Irish civil engineering and utilities contractor delivering water, drainage, and infrastructure projects with a comparable mix of groundwork, drainage, and road services — directly overlapping with JMS's trenching, drainage, and civil engineering portfolio.
• Pierse Construction: Irish building and civil engineering contractor delivering infrastructure, public realm, and groundworks projects — overlapping JMS in civil engineering and site preparation work, particularly for public sector clients.
• McNamara Construction: Galway-headquartered civil engineering and construction contractor covering roads, groundworks, drainage, and public infrastructure — a particularly close geographic and segment peer to JMS in the West of Ireland.
• Wills Bros Group: Irish civil engineering and road construction contractor operating across road, water, and utility infrastructure with own plant fleet — comparable in service mix (groundworks, drainage, road surfacing) and operating model to JMS.
• Clonmel Enterprises: Irish civil engineering and surfacing contractor offering road construction, groundworks, and asphalt services — directly comparable in service mix and customer type to JMS.

Broad incumbents

• Farrans Construction: Northern Ireland- and UK-based infrastructure and civil engineering contractor with a much broader portfolio (buildings, water, marine, roads) — a larger incumbent competing for the same Irish public-sector framework opportunities as JMS.
• Roadstone (CRH): Ireland's largest aggregates and asphalt producer (part of CRH), supplying bituminous materials and operating quarries across the country — adjacent to JMS's asphalt and aggregate supply business but at vastly greater scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Breedon Group (Ireland operations): UK-listed construction materials and civils group with growing Irish operations (acquired Lagan Construction) — competes for the same Irish infrastructure tenders and offers vertically integrated materials and contracting capability that JMS matches only at a single plant level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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