This past May saw Vincent Doherty Ltd celebrate its 46th year in existence, so we felt it was time to catch up with company co-director Maria Doherty to discover more about the Dublin-based business.
They say turning your family company into a success is one of the most rewarding things you can do in business and over the past 46 years the Doherty family in Harold’s Cross have been making it work through thick and thin.
Also known as Vincent Doherty Electrical Engineers & Contractors, the company is fully Irish owned and has been achieving its success through their consistently high quality work that that they’ve delivered to various clients down through the years.
Maria Doherty is an engineer with the company and also holds a managerial position as co-director, along with her uncle Kevin and father Vincent, who is head of operations.
She explained that the management team at Vincent Doherty Ltd work together and utilize their vast knowledge and experience in carrying out the electrical installation of all types of public sector, education, health care, industrial and commercial projects.
“We’re based in Harold’s Cross in Dublin and the company would have been set up in May 1970,” Maria outlined.
“I’m an engineer with the company and I’m here since 1993. Obviously Vincent Doherty owns the company and his brother Kevin is a director as well.
“Basically we would be electrical contracting mostly and a little bit of design work as well. Before Vincent started the company he would have worked with numerous different contractors, both here and in England, before eventually taking the decision to go out on his own and this is the kind of work that we concentrate on today.”
Vincent Doherty Ltd has been delivering projects safely, and on schedule, to a very high standard and within budget since its inception in 1972. It is this impressive track record which has made them the electrical contractor of choice for industry leaders through five different decades.
As RECI certified contractors and through performance to E.T.C.I. National Rules, I.E.T Regulations and E.S.B. Requirements, they reflect their skills and efforts first time in the high quality of finished projects and level of client satisfaction.
Innovation in solutions and a highly trained and dedicated staff are the two of the company’s unique selling points, according to the Vincent Doherty Ltd website (vdoherty.com).
Another salient selling point is their huge focus on working solutions from a clear interpretation of the clients’ requirements.
So how is business at the moment at Vincent Doherty Ltd?
“It has picked up a lot,” Maria explained. “The last year or so has seen a real turn around in the industry. Even the last six months have been fairly busy but there’s no doubt about it, times were tough up until then.
“In the past we’ve worked on St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin and we also did work with OPW in Dublin Zoo and the Prison Services in Limerick. We’ve done the retail in Brown Thomas as well, which also brings us out of Dublin.”
She continued: “Right now we’re currently working on the Neurology Department at Beacon Hospital in conjunction with Stewart Building. We’re also working on projects in Lansdowne House and St James Hospital, and recently completed a project at the A&E in Tallaght Hospital.”
At Vincent Doherty Ltd, the belief has always been that successful implementation of a project depends on controlling the many factors involved from the initial design through to completion.
Consultation and communication between them and the client is of paramount importance as well.
They employ all of their own technical staff, including engineers etc., and have vast experience in managing sub specialists if required.
Down through the years they have consistently worked with various clients and their consultants successfully to develop a long term working relationship, always building a partnership concept rather than one of a “one-off” contract. They are also equipped to meet the demands of any project within a functioning building, however complex.
Vincent Doherty Ltd has worked harmoniously with many of the leading Architects, Consultant Engineers and Main contractors and have a very hands on approach which ensures a flexible and co-operative manner to the way each project is handled. They are committed to providing an excellent service to all of their customers and assuring them their best attention at all times.
“I think our customers find us easy to deal with,” said Maria. “We do a good job where ever we go for our clients, covering nationwide, and we feel that they tend to stick with us because of that.”
At Vincent Doherty Ltd, they provide a full range of Electrical Engineering and Contract work for all sectors and their management team work together and utilize their vast knowledge and experience to deliver the best solutions based on requirements, within budget and on schedule.
The general feeling from a managerial point of view is that the company’s success has come down to the consistently high quality of work that they’ve delivered to many clients over the years.
They’ve carried out projects in the commercial, healthcare, residential, retail, heritage, public and educational sectors, with a particular emphasis being placed on the latter in recent years.
For over 40 years, Vincent Doherty Ltd have been carrying out new electrical installations at primary, secondary and third level institutions.
They’ve developed a good understanding of the requirements for working within functioning schools, colleges and universities and are equipped to meet the demands of any project within any educational facility, however complex and they work with all of their clients in a proactive manner.
Vincent Doherty Ltd develop relationships to deliver a flexible and co-operative strategy in the way each project is completed.
They have an impressive track record of delivering projects in the educational sector safely, on schedule, to a very high standard and within budget and the Dohertys’ reputation for this success has made them the electrical contractor of choice for industry leaders for over 40 years.
Vincent Doherty Limited
Electrical Engineers & Contractors
Address: 11a Tivoli Avenue,
Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6W
Tel: 01 496 3156
Fax: 01 496 3449
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: vdoherty.com
Taken from Building Ireland Magazine, July 2016, Vol 2 No 3
