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O'Brien Contractors
O'Brien Contractors have offered our clients the highest standards of civil engineering and groundwork contracting for over fifty years. Our company and expertise have grown, but our aims remain the same - to work with our clients as an expert partner, providing industry-leading staff, technologyand skills to deliver finished products that exceed expectations.

Address
Manor Cottage, Church Lane, Cubbington, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 7JT, UK

Telephone
+44 (0)1926 423918
(Please mention leisure-kit.net)

Fax
+44 (0)1926 883767

Website
www.obriencontractors.co.uk
O'Brien Contractors news

11 Feb 2015
New hockey pitch for Eastbourne club

A synthetic grass surface has been delivered at Eastbourne Hockey Club by O’Brien Contractors.
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  New hockey pitch for Eastbourne club
10 Dec 2014
Two flood alleviation projects carried out by O’Brien

O’Brien Contractors has carried out two flood alleviation projects for specialist sports turf construction and drainage firm Turfdry.
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  Two flood alleviation projects carried out by O’Brien

O'Brien Contractors features

Sports surfaces
A round up of the latest natural turf projects – from the relayed Commonwealth Games turf to Man City’s new academy pitches

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sport-kit.net Product round-up
A product roundup looking at the latest in the world of lighting, compiled by Sports Management product editor Kate Corney

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Artificial turf
A look at some of the latest synthetic pitch installation projects from across the UK

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