With over 30 years’ experience, Owers Electrical Ltd is recognised as one of Munster’s leading electrical contractors. Based in Midleton, Co. Cork, the family-run business specialises in all aspects of electrical contracting, including industrial, commercial, agricultural and domestic projects.
Established in the mid-1980s by managing director Bobby Owers, Owers Electrical Ltd has earned a reputation for excellence in performance, service and safety. The company’s team of highly-skilled, professional and friendly electricians are committed to complete customer satisfaction, providing clients with the professional and technical expertise required for effective and cost-efficient operation, and maintenance of their electrical systems.
Guiding you through the consultation, service installation, maintenance and aftercare processes, Owers’ electricians are fully insured and offer a wide range of services, including thermal imaging, PAT testing, data networks, fault finding, fiber optic installation and CCTV and burglar alarm installation. In addition to being RCT compliant, Owers Electrical Ltd is a member of AECI (Association of Electrical Contractors Ireland), RECI (Register of Electrical Contractors Ireland), Safe Electric Scheme, ECSSA (Electrical Contractors Safety and Standards Association) and PSA (Private Security Authority).
The company is dedicated to ensuring the safety and welfare of its electricians and all employees, as well as others, who are affected by its operations through the observation of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
“We’ve been trading successfully for over 30 years and have grown to provide a full turnkey service to clients in both the private and public sectors. We employ some of the best electricians in the business who have been with us for many years and are committed to providing the highest standard of workmanship to the maximum safety standards,” says Brian Owers, who runs the business along with his brother John and parents Bobby and Bernadette.
“As experts in all aspects of electrical contracting we can offer the full package at a very competitive price. Our electricians operate all across Munster. including Cork, Limerick and Waterford.”
Owers Electrical Ltd provides the following services: domestic / residential; industrial; commercial / retail; maintenance; all electrical advice; all electrical installations; Cat 5, Cat 6 and Cat 6a installations; fiber optic installation and fault finding; thermal imaging; emergency lighting design and reports; PAT testing; full certification and testing; emergency lighting; HT electrical work; fire alarm installation, design and commission (conventional and addressable); CCTV installation; burglar alarm and intruder alarm installation; access control, lighting, periodic inspection reports; KNX control systems; EX (explosion proof area).
While the company has worked all over Ireland, its main areas of business include Cork city and county, Limerick city and county Waterford city and county, Co. Kerry, Co. Tipperary and Co. Clare.
Owers Electrical prides itself on its large and prestigious client base, for whom it has completed both long-term large-scale projects and smaller fast-track contracts. The family-run concern regularly works in conjunction with well-known building firms such as MMD Construction, Glenman Corporation and Sammon Contractors. Other clients include BOC Gases (Ireland), Ballymaloe House & Hotel, Co. Cork, Centra in Castlemartyr, Killeagh and Carrigtwohill, Minteq International Inc, FAS (Cork), BMD Mechanical and Process Engineers, Gresham Metropole Hotel, Cork, Water Technology Ltd, Cash & Carry (Cork), Geotech Specialists Ltd, GEA, Autotech Services, Woodville Glanmire, Carbon Group, Rhatigans, Precision and Freefoam Plastics, Cork.
Owers Electrical’s staff numbers have been restored to where they were before the recession, reflecting the recovery in the construction sector.
“We’re back up to 30 staff, which was the number we had before the downturn. While the recession provided many tough challenges, we never went a day without work. We always had something on. We also used that time to upskill and that has stood us in good stead.
“We never take on more than we can handle because it would damage relations with clients. We have worked hard over the years to establish strong relations with our customers and will always go out of our way to look after their requirements,” Brian adds.
The company is currently working on new school builds for the Department of Education in Midleton, Kinsale and New Ross (x2) and has recently been appointed to the Court House in Cork city. It has also undertaken the electrical work on the bar and restaurant upgrade at the Montenotte Hotel in Cork city, and carries out regular maintenance work at the Minteq International Inc, BOC Gases, Carbon Group and Freefoam Plastics plants on Leeside.
Owers Electrical Ltd
Dunsfort,
Midleton,
Co. Cork.
Telephone: 021 4632615
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.owerselectrical.com
Taken from Building Ireland Magazine, October 2016, Vol 2 No 6