Operating with 20 full-time staff across two bases in the Munster region, Eleco Services Ltd is an Electrical & Security installation and maintenance contractor with a reputation which is second to none. Building Ireland touched base with its Managing Director Paudie McCarthy to hear more about its current projects and recent expansion to a second premises in Limerick city.
These are exciting times at Eleco Electrical Services Ltd where they’ve recently opened an additional premises at 18 Mallow St, Limerick (V94 N12Y) in what is the company’s latest expansion move.
Originally founded by Paudie McCarthy in 2005, Eleco has grown into a leader in electrical and fire & security services in Munster, offering a highly professional service in the industrial, commercial and domestic market.
The company is headquartered in Gortshanafa Business Park, Farranfore, Killarney, Co Kerry (V93 H227) and employs 20 full-time staff between there and its new second base in Limerick.
Building Ireland spoke with Paudie recently to find out more about the state of business at the moment and what he feels separates it from the competition out there.
“Business is growing is steadily for us,” he stated. “It’s exciting, we have a number of large projects going on at the moment. It has been progressing year on year. We’re actually coming up on 20 years in business and we’ve recently opened an office in Limerick.
“It’s on Mallow St in the city and it has been going well since we opened it. We’ve been doing a lot more work on the Limerick and Cork side the past few years, and that led to the decision to open an office in Limerick. We’re starting to spread out from Kerry a bit, I suppose.”
The move has been a fantastic one to see and a far cry from where Eleco started out two decades ago.
Back then, the company had barely got off the ground before the economic recession of 07/08 hit and, as a result, it came through very difficult times business-wise.
“We weren’t long up and running when the recession kicked in. So, it was really ‘roll up the sleeves’ from the very start,” Paudie outlined.
“Our work is top quality, and it is the quality of work that stands to us. We have a lot of work through referrals and a lot of repeat customers.
“We are strong in finding solutions, all be it, finding engineered solutions to reduce costs or solving bespoke issues for the various customers we work with.”
By 2009, Eleco had built up a strong enough maintenance base that it allowed the business to give an end-to-end service, essentially offering a one-stop-shop for clients when it came to their electrical and security needs.
Clients of the business range from one-off bespoke housing to heavy industrial contracts and, from the beginning; it has been the policy of Eleco Services Ltd to deliver the highest standard of quality service to all customers on time, regardless of their size or monetary value.
Typical clients are Pharmaceutical, Hospitals, Nursing Nomes, and Airports with a lot of electrical and security work going on all over the south of the country at present.
Right now, the company is immersed in numerous projects, including at Kerry Airport which Paudie shed some light on.
“We’re currently on an extension project here at Kerry Airport. We’re doing a large extension to the new arrivals area which is Phase 1 of the project which is near completion. Phase 2, which includes work to departures area, will have an element of works ‘airside’, which in itself beings its own challenges, is now underway,” said the Managing Director.
“We also do a lot of work in the nursing home sector and charitable organisations. We are really geared up for that. We do a lot of work that is heavy with compliance and work that is required to be carried out in live and active environments.
“We also just finished up a project at Nolan’s Garage Scania Dealership down in Limerick and there’s a new project kicking off at Austin Stacks GAA grounds in Tralee.
“We do a lot of work for ESB as well in Cork, Kerry and Limerick, and also work with Uisce Eireann which is another big client.”
So, all of that considered, the burning question is what has been the secret behind the success of Eleco Electrical Services to date?
How has what began as a small start-up grown into what is now very much a thriving electrical and security installations company with an excellent reputation amongst its clients earned over the past 20 years?
For Paudie, it comes down to a continued high standard of workmanship which this business has always prided itself on. ‘’We have dependable, highly trained and competent staff with us long term, which continues to be key in our progress. That along with loyal customers who appreciate the value we can bring to a project as a team.”
Eleco also has an active apprenticeship programme with a number of electrical apprentices in a range of phases (phase 1 – phase 7).
“We work with a lot of quality contractors in the construction industry as well. They’re quality outfits,” said the Kerry man.
“We do a wide spectrum of work, Our maintenance side is very broad and has a couple of large clients that we also manage their building maintenance requirements. There are 100 plus buildings on our books at the moment.
“You have the electrical contracting, electrical & security maintenance, so it’s very broad and only a part of what we do. PV Solution, Back-up generators , PAT testing and Periodic inspections for our clients so we can offer a one stop shop service to all our customers.
Looking at the coming months for Eleco, Paudie says that they’ll be keen to keep on the same trajectory business-wise while also continuing the trend of growth.
“We just want to continue growth. The Limerick sector is exciting for us and we just hope to grow. We want to replicate what we did in Kerry in Limerick now and we are looking forward to Cork as well in the very near future,” the Managing Director concluded.
Eleco Electrical Services Ltd
Gortshanafa Business Park,
Farranfore,
Killarney,
Co Kerry,
V93 H227
Limerick office:
18 Mallow Street,
Limerick,
V94 N12Y
Phone: 066 979 3680
Mobile: 087 935 2517
Email: [email protected]
This article was published in Building Ireland Magazine, August, Vol 11 No 9
