Classic Building Solutions of Cork have years of experience and know-how to fall back on when it comes to catering for the needs of their commercial and domestic clients. They have developed an enviable reputation for the delivery of quality projects and company director John Cowley is proud of their track record.
Founded in 1983, Classic Windows are experts in PVC, aluminum and alu clad windows and doors.
They operate out of a 12,000 sq ft premises in Killumney Co. Cork and a spacious 1000 sq ft showroom displays a wide range of uPVC, aluminium and alu clad windows, doors and rooflites in a variety of colours and designs.
Their experienced sales team are delighted to assist and advise homeowners on what best suits their home when changing their existing windows and doors or when building a new house.
Classic supply and install casement, tilt and turn and sliding sash uPVC, windows and doors, casement and tilt/turn aluminium and alu clad windows and doors to the replacerment, one off house and housing estate market.
All its glazing products are installed by their own highly skilled tradesmen which guarantees the homeowner a very good quality finish with minimal disruption to their home.
As regards the commercial end of the business, which will be of most interest to readers of Building Ireland magazine, they, in the words of company director John Cowley, “specialise in architectural glazing – the glass facade you see on the outside of a building.
“We design, manufacture, supply and instal the facades to commercial buildings,” he added.
With a proven track record of completing major projects, Classic Building Solutions’ enthusiasm and pride in their work will ensure that your project receives the attention it deserves and will mean as much to them as it does to you.
They encourage innovative thinking, new ideas and continuous improvement and are proud to provide people who are skilled and capable.
This is why high profile clients such as BAM, O’Flynn Construction, C Field Construction, Vision Construction and Ned O’Shea & Sons (Tralee) among others avail of Classic Glazing’s services again and again.
They concentrate their efforts mainly in Munster and the surrounding region but do travel further afield when the need arises.
Their current workload includes Cork City Court and Limerick City Court (both BAM), a student accomodation complex on Western Road in Cork City, Cork University Hospital’s new Radiotherapy and Oncology Department, an apartment complex in Page’s Walk, London and the new Navigation Square development at Albert Quay Cork city
Recent successfully completed projects include Opera Lane Cork City, Tesco Ballincollig, The Red Cow Hotel in Dublin, Skibbereen National School and Kent Train Station Cork.
“We have a vast experience in curtain walling, we’ve been doing it since the early eighties,” John outlined. “We have our own in-house design team and we can take a project from inception right through to site. We also deal with some of the big architect practices such as Henry J Lyons and Wilson Architecture.”
John continued: “One of the most important things in our line of work is to have good suppliers of systems. Our main ones are Wicona, Schuco, AMS and Reyners and we are approved fabricators for those systems.
“We source our glass from Carey Glass International of Nenagh and the Pilkington Group as well as a local supplier, Precision Quality Glass.”
Having weathered the economic downturn storm, John and the 38 strong staff currently employed at Classic Building Solutions and their shareholders are embracing the future in a confident frame of mind.
“Thing had gone very quiet since 2008 with the recession but there has been a big turnaround in the last 18 months and we have a lot of orders in the book up to next year.”
“At one stage, we had 150 people working for us, turning over €25m. Obviously those figures were subsequently reduced but we have built things back up a little bit over the last two years. By 2020, we’ll probably be back up to a situation where we have 40 working for us and turning over in the region of €10m. The goal is to be sustainable and we’re verry optimistic that is attainable.
“Thankfully, we have a lot of projects in the pipeline at the moment.”
To find out more about their areas of expertise, feel free to contact Classic Building Solutions at the numbers below.
They set out every day to ensure that they deliver what they say they can and their success to date has been built from the cornerstones of excellent customer care and service delivery.
Classic Building Solutions Ltd
Classic Commercial Park
Killumney
Ovens
Co Cork
Tel: 021 4875833
Fax: 021 4875844
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.classicwindows.ie
Taken from Building Ireland Magazine, November 2017, Vol 3 No 10
