Coming up on 20 years in business, Dominic O’Connor Ltd in Co Galway continues to be a leader in Mechanical Building Services. Building Ireland caught up with the man himself to find out more.
Reliability from customers is a paramount aspect of any successful business and over the last 17 years Dominic O’Connor has built up a solid reputation with the work he’s done.
Indeed Dominic O’Connor Ltd Services covers all aspects of mechanical engineering, carrying out various different projects all across Ireland, as well as the UK.
When Dominic first founded the business he was very much out on his own, but had the knowledge and experience in his chosen field to see it quickly grown and expand into the company it is today.
Based in Loughrea in Co Galway, the company now employs 35 full-time staff and provide four different kinds of services in their line of work, which are; Construction, Maintenance, Design & Build and Quality Assurance.
Dominic O’Connor Ltd. is a privately owned outfit, which has been in business since 1999, and became a limited company in 2002.
It is a Mechanical Building Services installation company providing specialist-contracting services for the heating, plumbing, ventilating and air-conditioning sector.
Dominic himself boasts more than 20 years of experience in mechanical services installations and his company has always considered one of its greatest strengths to be that 90% of their labour is directly employed.
The employees at Dominic O’Connor Ltd are under the company’s direct control, and they therefore have greater flexibility to attend to client’s needs quickly and efficiently, whether it be during the course of an on-going contract, or a swift response to a changeover – they do not have to struggle to organise Sub-Contractors to carry out the works as many of their competitors do.
Dominic is the founder and Managing Director of the company and his knowledge of systems applications is comprehensive and wide-ranging, from projects as domestic heating and plumbing installations for houses in their own locality, to the extremely complex Mechanical Service Installations involving such variables as high pressure system, process pipework, clean room conditions and air conditioning, which many of his company’s clients specify.
Dominic has a personal input into each and every project which the company undertakes, thus ensuring that programmes are adhered to, and high standards of installation pertain, providing clients with a trouble-free installation that the company can be proud of.
The operations and main administration is located in Eastpoint Business Park, Dublin Road, Loughrea, Co. Galway and all of the accounting is carried out in-house, as well as insurances and personnel administration.
It also has the latest generation of business equipment including a fully networked computer system including CAD installation running AutoCAD 2009 and other responsive software packages.
The company’s operatives are fully trained skilled Pipe fitters, Plumbers and Ductwork Erectors. They have also maintained an intake of apprentices to ensure continuity of skills.
Dominic’s own background had always been in plumbing before he even started up the business and through the years he’s graduated to covering all aspects of mechanical engineering.
Dominic O’Connor Ltd’s services include, but are not limited to: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Services, Compressed Air Services to 12bar, Commercial / Industrial Heating Services, Commercial / Hot & Cold Water Services, Commercial / Industrial Gas Services, Commercial Kitchen Ventilation System, Industrial Maintenance, Sprinkler & Fire Suppression System, Chilled Water Services, De-Ionised Water Services, Medical & Specialist Gases Installations, Heat Recovery Systems, BMS & Control Systems, Dust Extract Systems, Solar Panels and Design and Build.
With regards to maintenance, the company’s services are extensive and they’ve construction experience in long-term preventive maintenance contracts, maintenance during shut downs and emergency call out contracts.
Dominic O’Connor Ltd’s maintenance services include: Planned maintenance, Emergency maintenance, Maintenance contracts, annual planned maintenance and total maintenance solutions.
Their Design & Build service provides an integrated cost effective service to realise client’s requirements.
Indeed the design team at Dominic O’Connor Ltd works closely with its clients to understand the exact design requirements and to design and develop services with expertise delivered through their network of external advisors and consultants, therefore delivering quality projects on time, safely and within budget.
The company guarantees quality mechanical engineering and their objectives for quality control are, and always have been, to meet and exceed the quality standards set down by the Client and their Design Team and to have a constructive customer interface at all times.
Along with this, Dominic O’Connor Ltd stringently adhere to their Quality Management System and continuously review, measure and assess their systems through effective auditing and correction procedures.
They also guarantee provision of adequate resources and personnel with clearly defined responsibilities.
The provision of a Quality Manager responsible to the Managing Director of the company for maintaining standards is also guaranteed, along with periodically reviewing and updating procedures in conjunction with senior staff.
Dominic O’Connor Ltd will ensure appropriate training for all employees is maintained and the staff encouraged in order to uphold high skill levels.
All of the sites which the company work at will have a site specific quality plan resulting in all projects being completed on time, within budget and in a safe manner.
Dominic O’Connor Ltd. is completely committed to the full and effective operation of our Quality Management System, although not externally accredited, they are committed to implementing their quality control systems we believe in getting right first time.
The company guarantees they will provide a product and a service of the highest quality and standards.
This past March saw them break ground on a new project at the University of Leeds in the UK, where they are working on the Mechanical Services associated with the construction of a new 2-storey 40 section modular building.
The 2100m2 building will provide new office spaces for the Facilities Directorate on the campus.
Dominic O’Connor Ltd Mechanical
Services Engineering
Address: Eastpoint Business
Park, Dublin Road, Loughrea, Co. Galway
Tel: 091-880340
Fax: 091-880341
Web: www.doconnor.ie
Email: [email protected]
Taken from Building Ireland Magazine, June 2018, Vol 4 No 5
