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The fire at Lagan Construction Group last week destroyed a crane and two pile driving machines causing “significant financial damage.”
The incident took place hours after staff at Quinn Rooftiles, based in Gortmullen, Derrylin, were told the factory was to be sold to Lagan Cement Products.
But a spokesperson for Lagan Construction Group said it deplored the “wanton act of destruction” and repudiated any attempt to link it with the purchase of Mr Quinn's former businesses.
In an apparent reference to Mr Quinn, graffiti sprayed at the quarry read “Hands off Quinn” and “Stay out of Fermanagh.”
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service say fire crews from Lisburn, Cadogan and Springfield stations responded to the fire at the quarry on the Pond Park Road outside Lisburn after 10pm on Tuesday. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used two hose-reel jets and three foam jets to deal with the blaze.
In a statement to impartialreporter.com, a spokesperson for Lagan Construction Group said the incident was a “wanton act of destruction with no purpose other than to damage company property and threaten jobs.”
“This type of behaviour is not only criminal, but it is nonsensical. Lagan Construction Group is not connected in any way to the former Sean Quinn businesses now owned by Aventas nor is it involved in the reported purchase of Quinn Rooftiles.”
“Lagan Construction Group hopes that that those who have carried out this attack will be apprehended by the police and we urge anyone with any information to pass it onto the PSNI or to Crimestoppers," said the spokesperson.
Lagan Construction Group employs around 500 people with contracts across Ireland, the UK and internationally. After significant re-structuring in 2010 the Lagan Construction Group now operates as a distinct and independent company.
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