# PETRUF Consulting Engineers

> Structural, civil and precast engineering from Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Design to sign-off, across more than 300 projects in Ireland since 2009.

PETRUF Consulting Engineers is a structural, civil and precast concrete engineering practice in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland, founded in 2009. Registered in Ireland, company number 473929.

Office: 51 Baroda Court, Newbridge, Co. Kildare W12 HR58, Ireland.
Phone: +353 45 498 201. Email: info@petruf.ie.
Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 to 18:00; Saturday and Sunday: Closed.

## Services

- [Structural Engineering](https://www.petruf.ie/services/structural-engineering.md): Concrete, steel and the hybrid frames most projects actually turn out to be, carried from the concept sketch through to the certificate.
  - [Temporary Works Design](https://www.petruf.ie/services/structural-engineering/temporary-works-design.md): Propping, excavation support, formwork and crane bases designed for contractors, independently checked and certified on the RF2.
  - [Value Engineering](https://www.petruf.ie/services/structural-engineering/value-engineering.md): Frame, grid, foundations and precast reviewed for the same building at less cost, with every alternative designed and signed for.
  - [Structural Calculations](https://www.petruf.ie/services/structural-engineering/structural-calculations.md): Load bearing walls taken out, openings, attics and extensions calculated by a chartered engineer, with a site visit and a fixed fee quoted first.
- [Civil Engineering](https://www.petruf.ie/services/civil-engineering.md): Foundations, drainage, levels and roads, drawn off the same set as the structure above them.
  - [Flood Risk Assessments](https://www.petruf.ie/services/civil-engineering/flood-risk-assessments.md): Flood risk assessments for planning, from a Stage 1 screening to a Stage 3 hydraulic model, signed by a chartered engineer.
  - [SuDS and Drainage Design](https://www.petruf.ie/services/civil-engineering/suds-design.md): Surface water, foul drainage and watermains designed to council SuDS policy and Uisce Éireann standards.
  - [Uisce Éireann Connections](https://www.petruf.ie/services/civil-engineering/irish-water-connections.md): Connections run as your agent, from the pre connection enquiry to handover, with diversions and build over agreements.
  - [Roads Design](https://www.petruf.ie/services/civil-engineering/roads-design.md): Estate roads, entrances, footpaths and public lighting to DMURS and council standards, with swept paths, sightlines and safety audits.
- [Precast Concrete](https://www.petruf.ie/services/precast-concrete.md): Columns, beams, hollowcore floors, stair cores and architectural façade panels, taken as one package from the foundations to the roof.
- [3D Building Information Modelling](https://www.petruf.ie/services/building-information-modelling.md): The frame modelled with the services routed through it, so conflicts are resolved on screen while they are still cheap.
- [Consulting & Compliance](https://www.petruf.ie/services/consulting-and-compliance.md): Design and assigned certification under BCAR, and the reviews that establish whether what is already drawn can be built.
  - [Building Regulations Compliance](https://www.petruf.ie/services/consulting-and-compliance/building-regulations-compliance.md): Opinions on Compliance for a sale or remortgage, design and assigned certification under BCAR, and advice before building.
  - [Feasibility Studies](https://www.petruf.ie/services/consulting-and-compliance/feasibility-studies.md): Ground, flood, drainage, water, access and structure checked before a site is bought or a design fixed, with abnormal costs named.
  - [PSDP and Design Risk Management](https://www.petruf.ie/services/consulting-and-compliance/psdp.md): PSDP appointments, preliminary safety and health plans and safety files, under the Construction Regulations 2013.

## Areas

- [Areas we cover](https://www.petruf.ie/areas.md): the counties the office works in most
  - [Structural Engineers in Kildare](https://www.petruf.ie/areas/kildare.md): Structural, civil and precast engineering from our office in Newbridge, for homes, developments and commercial buildings across Co. Kildare.
    - [Structural Engineers in Newbridge](https://www.petruf.ie/areas/kildare/newbridge.md): Structural, civil and precast engineering from our own office at Baroda Court, for homes, businesses and developments across Newbridge.
    - [Structural Engineers in Naas](https://www.petruf.ie/areas/kildare/naas.md): Structural and civil engineering for homes and developments in Naas, the county town, from our office in Newbridge, ten minutes up the M7.
    - [Structural Engineers in Maynooth](https://www.petruf.ie/areas/kildare/maynooth.md): Structural and civil engineering for homes and housing schemes in Maynooth and its environs, from our office in Newbridge, about half an hour away.
    - [Structural Engineers in Celbridge](https://www.petruf.ie/areas/kildare/celbridge.md): Structural and civil engineering for homes and developments in Celbridge, on the Liffey in north Kildare, from our office in Newbridge.
  - [Structural Engineers in Dublin](https://www.petruf.ie/areas/dublin.md): Structural, civil and precast engineering for Dublin city and county, from hotels and apartments on tight city sites to bridges in Fingal.
  - [Structural Engineers in Meath](https://www.petruf.ie/areas/meath.md): Structural, civil and precast engineering for homes and housing developments across Co. Meath, from Navan to Ashbourne.
  - [Structural Engineers in Laois](https://www.petruf.ie/areas/laois.md): Structural and civil engineering for homes, farms and developments across Co. Laois, a short drive down the M7 from our office in Newbridge.
  - [Structural Engineers in Wicklow](https://www.petruf.ie/areas/wicklow.md): Structural and civil engineering across Co. Wicklow, from Blessington and the west of the county to Bray, Greystones and the coast.
  - [Structural Engineers in Westmeath](https://www.petruf.ie/areas/westmeath.md): Structural and civil engineering across Co. Westmeath, from Mullingar to Athlone, from our office in Newbridge, a little over an hour away on the M4.

## People

- Frank Petruf: Managing Director, Ing CEng MIEI
- Wojciech Prus: Head of Civil Engineering, MSc Eng CEng MIEI
- Peter Pilarcik: Structural Engineer, Ing MIEI
- Jaroslav Vomacka: Structural Technician, Ing

## Projects

- [60 Dawson Street](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/commercial/kells-project.md): Dawson Street, Dublin, 2023
- [Easra Court](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/residential/easra-court.md): Killester, Dublin, 2023
- [Horgan's Quay](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/residential/horgans-quay.md): Cork, 2025
- [Straw House](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/residential/straw-house.md): Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, 2025
- [The Hotel at Goffs](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/hospitality/club-hotel-goffs.md): Kill, Co. Kildare, 2021
- [Carbery Cheese Diversification](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/industrial/carbery-cheese-diversification.md): Dromidiclogh West, Ballineen, Co. Cork, 2019
- [Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/educational/scoil-chuimsitheach-chiarain.md): Carraroe, Co. Galway, 2024
- [Nursing Home at Tonlegee Road](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/healthcare/nursing-home-tonlegee-road.md): Tonlegee Road, Dublin, 2016
- [73 North Wall Quay](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/commercial/73-north-wall-quay.md): North Wall Quay, Dublin, 2021
- [Travelodge Hotel](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/hospitality/travelodge-hotel.md): Townsend Street, Dublin, 2019
- [Motel One](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/hospitality/motel-one-dublin.md): Liffey Street, Dublin, 2020
- [Rezz Hotel](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/hospitality/rezz-hotel-cork.md): Cork, 2020
- [Holiday Inn Express at Dublin Airport](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/hospitality/holiday-inn-dublin-airport.md): Dublin, 2018
- [Santry Residential](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/residential/santry-residential.md): Santry, Dublin, 2019
- [Dunville Apartments](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/residential/dunville-apartments.md): Navan, Co. Meath, 2023
- [Adamstown Apartments](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/residential/adamstown-apartments.md): Adamstown, Dublin, 2025
- [Oscar Taylor's Apartments](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/residential/oscar-taylors-apartments.md): Malahide, Co. Dublin, 2019
- [Sunderland Royal Hospital](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/public-infrastructure/sunderland-royal-hospital.md): Sunderland, England, 2013
- [Gaelscoil an Choillinn and Saplings School](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/educational/gaelscoil-an-choillinn.md): Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, 2018
- [Siemens Greenlink Interconnector](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/industrial/siemens-greenlink-interconnector.md): Great Island, Co. Wexford, 2022
- [Kerry Central Regional Water Supply Scheme](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/industrial/kerry-central-water-supply.md): Co. Kerry, 2017
- [Ardbrae Park](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/public-infrastructure/ardbrae-park.md): Monksland, Athlone, 2025
- [Mill Lane Development](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/public-infrastructure/mill-lane-development.md): Naas, Co. Kildare, 2023
- [Waitrose Car Park](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/public-infrastructure/waitrose-car-park.md): Saffron Walden, England, 2015
- [Seatown Lane and Lissenhall Bridges](https://www.petruf.ie/projects/public-infrastructure/seatown-and-lissenhall-bridges.md): Swords, Co. Dublin, 2014

## Writing

- [Site Investigations: What the Ground Decides](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/what-the-ground-decides.md): The frame gets the attention and the ground writes the cheque: what a site investigation saves, and three ground conditions that change a foundation here.
- [When an Extension Needs an Engineer](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/when-an-extension-needs-an-engineer.md): Most of the calls this office takes are about a wall somebody wants to open up. Here is how to tell whether that wall is holding the house up, and what it costs to find out.
- [Design Certifier or Assigned Certifier](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/design-certifier-or-assigned-certifier.md): Design Certifier and Assigned Certifier are two different appointments under the building regulations, and they get used as though they were one. The difference decides who is on the hook for what.
- [What Precast Concrete Actually Buys](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/what-precast-buys-on-a-programme.md): Precast is sold on speed, the least interesting part of it. What it buys is a dry floor to work off and a programme that stops depending on the weather.
- [Irish Construction in 2026: Money Is No Longer Enough](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/irish-construction-in-2026.md): Ireland's record €275 billion National Development Plan runs to 2035 and its projects are stuck. What has to change for the money to become building.
- [Structural Engineering in Ireland Today](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/structural-engineering-in-ireland-today.md): Housing, transport and infrastructure are being built at once, and the engineering under them has changed more than the skyline has. Three things define the job in Ireland now, and the calculation is none of them.
- [Precast vs In Situ Concrete: What the Data Says](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/precast-vs-in-situ-concrete.md): The modern construction industry operates under immense pressure. Across the globe, there is a relentless demand to deliver complex projects faster, more cost-effectively, and with a greater commitment to sustainability than ever before.
- [Carbon Accounting in Irish Construction](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/decarbonisation-and-carbon-accounting-in-irish-construction.md): The Irish construction sector is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by twin national priorities: solving the housing supply crisis and meeting ambitious Climate Action Plan targets through MMC, DfMA, and mandatory whole-life carbon assessments.
- [Self Healing Concrete: What Is Happening Now](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/self-healing-concrete.md): Picture driving over the M50 during rush hour. A crack forms in the concrete below, and nothing happens: no lane closure, no repair crew, no delay.
- [When Procurement Decisions Are Left Too Late](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/procurement-decisions-left-too-late.md): Procurement is often treated as a back office function, something to worry about later. Leaving it until the last minute is one of the most consistent, destructive mistakes in construction and real estate.
- [Optimising Early-Stage Project Value](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/early-stage-project-value.md): Early involvement of engineers and use of digital tools like BIM are not buzzwords. They are proven methods of preventing costly redesigns, delays, and operational headaches.
- [The Hidden Cost of Poor Data Flow](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-poor-data-flow.md): In 2020 alone, poor data management cost the global construction industry an eye-watering $1.8 trillion.
- [Digital Twins in Precast Concrete](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/digital-twins-in-precast-concrete.md): A digital twin is the model kept alive after the building opens, fed by what the thing actually does rather than what it was drawn to do. In precast it starts in the yard, with the element that was cast rather than the one that was specified.
- [Single Skin Precast Panels](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/single-skin-precast-panels.md): Imagine completing an entire building façade in one operation: weatherproof, thermally efficient and architecturally finished, straight off the lorry.
- [Carbon Negative CO₂ Curing in Precast Concrete](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/carbon-negative-co2-curing.md): Cement makes about 8% of the world's CO₂. CO₂ curing locks some of it back into precast concrete as stone, and makes the concrete stronger as it does.
- [Precast Concrete Components and Applications](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/precast-concrete-components-and-applications.md): Precast concrete offers efficiency, quality control and design flexibility that casting in place cannot match. Elements are cast in controlled factory conditions, cured to strength, and delivered to site for rapid assembly.
- [Solving Ireland's Construction Challenges](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/solving-irelands-construction-challenges.md): Ireland's construction sector in 2025 faces housing delivery falling short of targets, a labour shortage, and rising costs. Here's how innovation and the PETRUF approach help address these challenges.
- [Phases of Construction and the Engineer's Role](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/phases-of-construction-and-the-role-of-consulting-engineers.md): Construction projects move through several key phases, each requiring expert input. Consulting engineers are essential at every stage, ensuring quality, safety, and compliance.
- [What Are Site Inspections For?](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/what-are-site-inspections-for.md): Site inspections are the cornerstone of quality assurance and safety on a construction project. What they cover, why they decide whether a project succeeds, and when they should be carried out.
- [Sustainable Innovation in Precast Concrete](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/sustainable-innovation-in-precast-concrete.md): Sustainability, technological integration and performance are converging to redefine project outcomes, and precast concrete is leading that transformation.
- [Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) in Precast](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/early-contractor-involvement-in-precast.md): Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) is becoming a strategic advantage in precast concrete projects, where precision, timing, and planning are key to success.
- [BIM Implementation in Precast Concrete](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/bim-implementation-in-precast-concrete.md): BIM is one model everybody works from instead of a set of drawings everybody redraws. On a precast job that changes who finds the clash, and when.
- [What is BIM? Building Information Modelling](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/what-is-bim.md): PAS 1192-2 describes Building Information Modelling (BIM) as the process of designing, constructing or operating a building or infrastructure asset using electronic object-oriented information, forming a reliable basis for decisions throughout the project life cycle.
- [Why Is Precast Concrete Used?](https://www.petruf.ie/blog/why-is-precast-concrete-used.md): Precast concrete is made in a factory or controlled environment before being transported to site. Instead of pouring concrete on site and waiting for it to cure, the pieces are made in advance and then assembled.

## Optional

- [About](https://www.petruf.ie/about.md): the practice and the team
- [Contact](https://www.petruf.ie/contact.md): office, hours and the questions asked before a first call
- [Glossary](https://www.petruf.ie/glossary.md): the abbreviations the site uses, each spelled out and defined
- [Every page](https://www.petruf.ie/sitemap.md): the whole site as markdown, one link per page
- [Everything in one file](https://www.petruf.ie/llms-full.txt): every page above in full
- [Feed](https://www.petruf.ie/rss.xml): every piece of writing, newest first