Construction firm says future opportunities ‘lie abroad’

The head of one of the country’s largest construction firms said yesterday that most of the main opportunities for the group lie outside of the country.

Finn Leyden, chief executive of SIAC Construction, was commenting after accounts returned to the Companies Office showed the majority of its business is now done in Poland.

The group’s pre-tax profits fell by 8% from €10.88m to €9.9m in the 12 months to the end of December, in spite of revenues increasing by 9% from €137.6m to €150m.