M.J. Clancy & Sons Ltd in 1958. Almost 60 years later the business is one of the most successful family-owned construction firms in Britain. KEVIN CLANCY Joint Chairman, The Clancy Group plc See above for The Clancy Group. JAMES COFFEY Founder, Managing Director J Coffey Group James Coffey founded the construction company J Coffey Group in 1991. BRIAN COMER Chair of UK Operations, The Comer Group From Glenamaddy in Co. Galway, Brian Comer set up one of Europe’s most successful property companies with his brother Luke. They moved to London in 1984 and Brian now lives in Hertfordshire. LUKE COMER Chair of European Operations The Comer Group From Glenamaddy, Co. Galway, Luke Comer set up a plastering firm with his brother Luke, which turned into a £2billion enterprise. He lives in Monaco, but spends much of his time in London. MICHALE CONWAY Chief Executive Officer, FM Conway Michael was appointed as Managing Director in 1981, upon his father, Frank Conway’s retirement, and has developed the business from its origins of a highway maintenance contractor into the business it is today. Renowned for his vision, innovation and determination, over the last 30 years Michael has gained a reputation for his progressive approach to construction industry recycling and sustainability. SEAMUS KEOGH CEO, The Clancy Group plc, trading as Clancy Dowcra From Callan in Co. Kilkenny, Seamus Keogh was appointed to the Board of M.J. Clancy Ltd and R.E. Docwra Ltd in 1999. He lives in Enfield.
EAMON CONNEELY Chairman & CEO Conneely Construction Eamon Conneely, from Galway, founded the Conneely Group in Dublin in 1985 as a plastering and partitioning subcontractor. The London offices were opened in 2006.
TOM FERNCOMBE Founder and Chairman of Cappagh Group Tom Ferncombe founded Cappagh Contactors Construction in 1973. The company has a huge portfolio of blue chip customers from Thames Water to Southern Gas.
STEPHEN CREANER Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Group Managing Director, Grosvenor Cleaning Services Ltd Stephen Creaner has 30 years experience in the sector. The company operates across Britain, Ireland and the US.
SEAN FITZPATRICK Executive Chairman, VGC Group Cavan native Sean Fitzpatrick has guided VGC into a major provider of services. Previously a teacher at The Cardinal Wiseman in Greenford he is Chairman of the Board at Botwell School, and Trustee and Treasurer for the AP Taylor Trust and Harlington Hospice.
DENNIS CURRAN Chairman, Barhale plc Dennis Curran founded Barhale in 1980 as a specialist tunnelling contractor. Today Barhale provides civil engineering services to a wide range of construction and infrastructure sectors. PHILIP CUSACK Managing Director, PF Cusack (Tool Supplies) Ltd PF Cusack is one of Britain’s leading suppliers of contractors’ tools, personal protective equipment, signage and traffic management products. DENIS DEACY Group Managing Director, Carey Group plc Denis Deacy was appointed as Group Managing Director of the Carey Group in 2010. TIM DEVLIN Managing Director, Clifford Devlin Tim Clifford has been with demolition business Clifford Devlin since 1978. TREVOR DIVINEY Co-Founder, Ground Construction Ltd With roots in Donegal and Wexford, Diviney co-founded Ground Construction in 1997 with Tipperary man Paddy Shanahan. CLARE DUFFY General Manager, UK ESB Investments Clare Duffy has extensive experience in power systems engineering industry in both Britain and the US. She was appointed manager in 2011. MICHAEL FERNCOMBE Managing Director, Cappagh Group The family-owned Cappagh Group civil engineering and waste management firm was established in the 1960s. Michael oversees both Cappagh Contractors and Cappagh Public Works.
PAT GALLAGHER Chairman, Gallagher Group Ltd After 44 years in business the Gallagher Group has established itself as Kent’s premier building, civil engineering, quarrying and property business. Privately-owned and family-run, the company began as a civil engineering and groundworks contractor, founded by Leitrim native Pat Gallagher in 1973. DONAL GALLAGHER Managing Director, The Galldris Group Donal Gallagher co-founded Galldris Construction with his business partner Sean O’Driscoll in 1998. It now boasts a total workforce of more than 500. AARON GAUGHAN Managing Director, Gaughan Services Aaron Gaughan left his native Mayo aged 11 when his parents moved to London. He founded Gaughan Services age 21. THOMAS HALLIGAN Director, Total Plant Hire Ltd Based in Manchester, Total Plant Hire operates a fleet of excavators to a variety of private and public works contractors. AIDAN HEAVEY CEO, Tullow Oil plc Roscommonborn CEO Aidan Heavey heads up the Chiswick headquartered company founded in Tullow. Co. Carlow
BROTHERS: Brian and Luke Comer
SHANE KELLY Manager of Operational Readiness at Vattenfall Kelly, who is a graduate from the National University of Ireland, Galway, has been with Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest energy producers, since September2016. He is also a board member of the London Irish Business Society. SEAMUS KEOGH CEO, The Clancy Group plc, trading as Clancy Dowcra From Callan in Co. Kilkenny, Seamus Keogh was appointed to the Board of M.J. Clancy Ltd and R.E. Docwra Ltd in 1999. He lives in Enfield. EAMON LYNAM Director, Kylemore Services Ltd Eamon Lynam, who attended Salvatorian College School in Harrow Weald, has been director at Kylemore, a specialist building services contractor, for 19 years. High profile projects that have had a Kylemore involvement include the London Olympic Stadium and BBC Broadcasting House. CORMAC McCRANN Managing Director of Canary Wharf Contractors Ltd Born and raised in Dublin, after college, in 1982 as a young quantity surveyor, MacCrann left Ireland bound for a Dutch construction site in Iran, Today, after 27 years, he is the company’s Managing Director of with responsibility for project management and construction of Canary Wharf’s projects both on and off the Canary Wharf estate. NIALL McLAUGHLIN Founder, Niall McLaughlin Architects Born in 1962 in Geneva, Switzerland, Niall McLaughlin grew up in Ireland and studied architecture at University College Dublin before heading to London in the late 1980s. He won Young British Architect of the Year in 1998 and this year’s RIBA Charles Jencks Award. TOM MITCHELL Founder, T Mitchell & Co Plant Hire Tom Mitchell was born in Maugherow, Co. Sligo in 1944. He moved to London in 1963, starting out on his own in 1973. His company now offers a full range of modern plant operated or self-drive throughout the south-east of England. MICHAEL MORAN Founder, MP Moran & Sons Ltd In 1976, having spotted a gap in the market, Michael opened a hardware store on Kilburn’s busy High Road, which flourished and set up the foundation for a group that would eventually employ over 180 people. Today his stores provide everything from materials for major building projects to equipment for garden landscaping. SEAN MULRYAN Chairman, Ballymore Group As 2014’s Irish Post Outstanding Contribution to Business in Britain
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