The Irish Post
COMPANIES100
July 27, 2013 | 13
To learn more visit www.enterprise-ireland.com The restaurants showcase the freshest, wildest and many times forgotten foods from Britain and its isles. Richard Corrigan is Chef Ambassador for the Slow Food Movement, which in turn influences the approach and deliverance of the menus. Richard Corrigan has cooked all his life. He’s opened numerous restaurants, gained a Michelin star (awarded to him when he was head chef of Stephen Bull in Fulham in 1994), cooked for the Queen, appeared on television on countless occasions and recently toured America hosting Chef Race USA vs UK. Rochford Construction Ltd SECTOR: Construction DIRECTORS: John Gerrard Rochford, Gerrard Rochford (jnr) and Denise Rochford FOUNDED: 1986 STAFF: 150 TURNOVER: N/A Rochford first entered the market as a paving contractor and has developed over the years by adding groundworks and RC frames divisions. The company supplies the construction industry with a professional service providing hard and soft landscaping, reinforced concrete structure and paving, while its in-house workforce includes tradesmen, groundworkers, pavers and plant operators. Rochford, which secures 80 per cent of its work through repeat business, also prides itself on taking a proactive approach to safety and training, employing safety advisors who work in close conjunction with its site and office staff. Scoffield & Associates SECTOR: Employment lawyers FOUNDER: Eileen Schofield
FOUNDED: 2009 STAFF: N/A TURNOVER: N/A Schofields & Associates Employment Lawyers specialise in providing employment law and HR services to all types of businesses within the Solihull, West Midlands and Warwickshire areas. Schofields & Associates partners are available at any time to offer advice on minor or major aspects of employment law and rights and obligations as an employer. The company offers a personal and confidential service tailored to the clients’ needs either on a retained or ad-hoc basis for all employment law advice. Tactile Signs Ltd SECTOR: Manufacturing DIRECTOR: John Phillips FOUNDED: 1989 STAFF: N/A TURNOVER: N/A Tactile Signs was the first specialist manufacturer of tactile signs in Britain and has been at the forefront of developing quality, customised tactile signage for the public and private sectors. Established in 1989, the company played an important role in shaping British legislation that was to become the Equality Act 2010. Over the years market response has been extremely positive, with a large percentage of new customers selecting Tactile Signs as preferred supplier. The company’s success is due to its commitment to quality in both product and service. Nowadays, Tactile Signs can provide the complete “one stop shop” for Equality Act required signage. The company also provides complementary Equality Act products and services including full access audits conducted by NRAC consultants.
Telegreen Ltd SECTOR: Retail CHAIRMAN: Gerry O’Boyle FOUNDED: 2010 STAFF: N/A TURNOVER: N/A Telegreen is a recycling equipment sales company based in London that supplies waste handling and waste management solutions to the commercial and hospitality sectors. The company works in partnership with PEL, an Ireland-based manufacturer that is widely recognised as a leading provider of bottle crushing machines and recycling equipment. It has also been awarded the Shell Award for Innovation. Since its inception in 2010, Telegreen director Gerry O’Boyle, who also runs London’s Boogaloo pub, has signed up an array of high-profile clients, including Hilton, McDonald’s and The Ritz. Tony McDonagh & Company Ltd SECTOR: Services MANAGING DIRECTOR: Sean McDonagh FOUNDED: 1971 STAFF: 23 TURNOVER: N/A Tony McDonagh & Co. Ltd has established itself as one of Britain’s largest independent insurance brokers, also incorporating North London Insurance Group. The company provides access to the insurance market with premier partner status and quality insurer contact, enabling its team to offer exclusive products and policy terms. It says that having positive insurer relationships is key to offering competitive services and products to clients. INDUSTRY LEADER: Pimlico Plumbers.
McDonagh’s market access includes Lloyd’s and London Market insurers, for complex or specialist covers. Total Plant Hire Ltd SECTOR: Construction/Plant Hire DIRECTOR: Thomas Halligan FOUNDED: 1995 in Cheshire STAFF: N/A TURNOVER: N/A For more than 20 years Total Plant Hire has offered a comprehensive plant hire fleet. The Manchester-based firm provides a total service and support to: contractors, state and local authorities, utilities, railways, agribusines, industries, mining, natural resources and the environment. The company’s plant hire fleet includes excavators from 3/4 tonne up to 30 tonne. Based in Trafford Park, Manchester and established for many years Total Plant Hire has gained a national reputation for quality and service. Toureen Mangan SECTOR: Construction MANAGING DIRECTOR: Denis Nolan FOUNDED: 1991 STAFF: 101 TURNOVER: £38million Toureen Mangan’s founder Denis Nolan set out in 1991 with a clear business plan — to help construction projects remain economically viable in a time of recession by providing a range of specialist construction services. The efficiencies of being able to undertake more than one specialist package allowed Toureen to help deliver savings which resulted in repeat business and enabled the company to grow. Then as now, it is managing to succeed in a time of recession, increasing its turnover 10 per cent year-on-year in recent years. In the past two decades, the company’s portfolio of specialist services has expanded to include major demolition, groundworks and civil engineering, multi-level basement construction, hi-rise reinforced concrete frames, petrol forecourt and retail development, land remediation and ground treatment. Trailfinders Ltd SECTOR: Travel CHAIRMAN: Mike Gooley CBE FOUNDED: 1970 STAFF: 1000 worldwide (100 in Ireland) TURNOVER: £64million Founded in 1970 by former army officer Mike Gooley with a staff of just four, the company remains privately owned and has made travel arrangements for over 12.5million clients. As international experts in tailor-made travel itineraries, Trailfinders has a reputation for offering the widest range of flights, tours, hotels, cruises and car hire at competitive prices. The company now has three travel centres in Ireland, with expert travel consultants on hand seven days a week in Dublin, Cork and, since April 2013, Limerick. The company has shunned the move on-line by travel agents, believing there is no substitute for a one-on one service that gives customers the chance to speak to consultants in person or over the phone. Tullow Oil Plc SECTOR: Petroleum CEO: Aidan Heavey FOUNDED: 1986 STAFF: 1,415 TURNOVER: £1.5billion Tullow Oil is a leading independent oil and gas, exploration and production group that is quoted on the London, Irish and Ghanaian stock exchanges and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The Group has interests in over 150 exploration and production licences across 25 countries, which are managed as three regional business units: West & North Africa, South & East Africa and Europe, South America and Asia. The company enjoyed its most successful year to date, taking in a £786million operating profit
and its 2013 exploration programme includes high-impact wells planned in Kenya, Ethiopia, Norway, Mauritania, Mozambique, Côte d'Ivoire and French Guiana. The Underwriting Exchange SECTOR: Insurance Brokerage EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN: Stephen O’Connor FOUNDED: 2007 in London STAFF: Over 30 TURNOVER: N/A The Underwriting Exchange (TUE) is an independent boutique Lloyd's broker specialising in niche insurance and reinsurance solutions in Britain, Ireland and internationally. TUE’s retail division, IFA Solutions, provides professional indemnity insurance for the financial services sector. TUE is a young company, but one whose directors and senior executives have exceptional experience of the London and Irish insurance markets. It was set up in 2007 to make the company’s combined expertise and knowledge available to other brokers. VGC Group SECTOR: Construction CHAIRPERSON: Sean Fitzpatrick FOUNDED: 1960 STAFF: 950 TURNOVER: £45million The VGC group has established itself as a leading supplier of business support services to the civil engineering, mainline rail, London Underground, airport, utility, M&E and nuclear sectors. Its services range from labour supply to contracting and from construction recruitment to vehicle rental. Today the VGC Group is made up of several divisions; VGC Labour Solutions, VGC Personnel, VGC Rail Projects, VGC Construction, VGC Training and Cole Hire. The diversification of the group companies enables it to call on a wide spectrum of skills, knowledge and competence to provide clients with a high-quality service. Walsh Group Ltd SECTOR: Structural and Civil Engineering MANAGING DIRECTOR: Stephen Walsh FOUNDED: 1989 STAFF: 60 TURNOVER: N/A Walsh Group is a consortium of structural and civil engineering practices with particular expertise in urban regeneration and has offices in London and Dublin. Since the inception of the company in 1989, the company have and continue to work in all sectors, in particular, large new and refurbished residential and commercial projects with the associated infrastructure. Walsh Group also offers specialist expertise in the provision of deep basements and high rise reinforced and pre-stressed concrete frames. Additionally, the company are at home designing with traditional materials such as timber and brick and steel frame buildings.
VGC chairman: Sean Fitzpatrick.