few at liquidation sales recently and they’ve performed well for us,” George continues. “We buy our trailers from Dennison Trailers in Naas and Joe Mooney Truck Centre in Ashbourne. We also buy our tyres in bulk and fit themselves ourselves at our workshop in Castletown.” Farrelly Heavy Haulage has been involved in some of the largest road building contracts this country has even seen. These include the M4/M6 Dublin-Sligo/Galway routes, the M7 DublinLimerick route and the M3 Dublin-Kells motorway. “They were great projects to work on. Our main job was to draw aggregate, sand, gravel and tarmac. There is still a few smaller road projects going on and we’re currently working on the Athlone bypass upgrade.” It’s a sign of the times when George reports that a large part of his company’s business now involves transporting heavy plant to the ports for export. “There is a lot of machinery heading for the boat and, in a strange kind of way, that has created work for us. We have transported a variety of wide loads since the recession started, such as dumpers, diggers etc. In addition, we move a lot of crushing equipment for
McCabe Contracts and McCabe Earthworks in Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan,” he says. Each of Farrelly Heavy Haulage’s drivers are highly skilled, competent and fully aware of the importance of customer service. The company holds all the relevant wide load licences, while the fact that the Farrellys live close to their workplace mean they are able to offer a round-the-clock service. Similar to all transport companies, Farrelly Heavy Haulage has been feeling the effects of rising fuel costs. “The price of diesel is a huge issue. It’s putting companies to the wall on a near daily basis and what’s really annoying is that there’s been no attempt made to tackle it. It’s 50 per cent of a pay cheque gone before everything else is taken into account. It’s killing the industry and can’t be allowed to go on for much longer,” George fumes. Despite the obstacles that have been put in front of their company, George and Johnny Farrelly are committed to growing Farrelly Heavy Haulage and continuing to offer an unrivalled service in their field.
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COMPANY DETAILS For more information about Farrelly Heavy Haulage Ltd, telephone 046 905 5752 or 087 256 0578. Alternatively, you can call into the lads at Bluewell House, Gravelmount, Castletown, Navan, Co. Meath
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