Celebrating 25 years in business, Doherty Roofing Contracts Ltd is a leading roofing and cladding contractor based in Bellaghy, Co. Derry. Founder Kevin Doherty Snr is a partner in the family-run operation with his sons Gareth and Fergal, while his other sons Kevin Jnr and Conor are also involved.
Kevin Snr had worked in the sector for 40 years. He was joined by Gareth in the late 1990s and Fergal in 2004. Kevin Jnr and Conor have come on board in more recent times. The company was also renamed and rebranded recently. Formerly Doherty Roofing & Cladding, its new name is Doherty Roofing Company Ltd.
The company operates from premises at Unit 1, 19 Deerpark Road, Bellaghy, which is close to the Doherty home-place on Castle Street. Specialising in new build, refurbishment and flat roofing for the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as steel erection and steel fixing, Doherty Roofing Contracts supplies a wide range of quality products made to order, from concept to completion.
Committed to providing their customers with the best roofing and cladding solutions on the market, as well excellent back-up support, the Doherty’s employ a highly-skilled, experienced and professional team of roofers. They can offer advice on all aspects of roofing and roofing materials, and boast a large client-base in Northern Ireland. They also carry out jobs in the Republic of Ireland and Britain from time to time.
The company places a strong emphasis on health and safety, carrying out health and safety audits on a regular basis, while staff members also hold safe passes. No job is too big or too small for this highly-regarded roofing and cladding contractor!
Doherty Roofing Contracts are registered installers of roofing, cladding and sheeting for Kingspan, Euroclad and IKO Membrane. These manufacturers offer a huge range of products, including KingZip IP, low pitched roofs, tile support roofing, trapezoidal roofs, membrane roofing, rainscreen cladding, standing seam roofing and metal roof cladding. The products provide exceptional acoustic and thermal performance for the life of a building. In addition, the Doherty’s are experts in bitumen roofing.
“We pride ourselves on the quality of our work and products. We have earned a reputation for our craftsmanship and excellence in customer service, not to mention the value-for-money we offer our customers,” says engineering manager Kevin Doherty Jnr.
Doherty Roofing Contracts enjoys an excellent working relationship with a number of local building contractors, including P&K McKaigue Ltd in Maghera, Heron Bros Ltd in Draperstown and Peter McErlain Ltd in Moneyglass. The Doherty’s have carried out hundreds of contracts over the past quarter of a century, including a recent high-profile one at the old DeLorean car manufacturing plant in Dunmurry, Belfast. The plant is now operated by the French-owned car components manufacturer Montupet and employs 600 people.
“That was a nice job to get,” Kevin Jnr continues.
“P&K McKaigue Ltd was appointed as main contractors to carry out a new low bay roof replacement and we were delighted to be able to offer our services to them. We’ve also recently carried out projects for SDC Trailers in Toomebridge and Western Buildings in Coalisland.”
The Doherty name is also synonymous with Bellaghy and Derry GAA. There is hardly a GAA supporter in Ireland who hasn’t heard of Fergal Doherty, who announced his retirement from inter-county football at the age of 33 last October. The brilliant midfielder made his championship debut for Derry against Antrim in 2001 and went on to play in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Galway that year alongside brother Gareth. (that year they goth received Allstar nominations). Fergal also played in Derry’s 2004 All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Kerry and was man of the match when the Oak Leaf County turned the tables of the Kingdom in the 2008 National League final.
Fergal took a break from the inter-county scene for two years before returning in 2013 when he helped Derry to a National League Division 2 title. However, due to ongoing injury problems and mounting work commitments, he decided to call it a day.
However, the former Derry captain continues to line out for Bellaghy, with whom he has won three Derry SFC medals and an Ulster club SFC title.
Fergal, who was somehow overlooked for an All Star award during his stellar career, is joined on the Bellaghy team by Kevin Jnr and Conor, with Gareth having retired two years ago. In 2003, Gareth, Fergal and Kevin Jnr were all members of the Derry senior panel at the same time. Some achievement for a family that has excelled both on and off the pitch! All five men, including Kevin Snr, have represented Derry at either underage or senior level, with a haul of 18 championship medals between them at home for their club.
Doherty Roofing Contracts Ltd
12 Castle Street,
Bellaghy
BT45 8LA
Telephone / Fax: 028 79386306
Email: [email protected]
Taken from Building Ireland magazine, Spring 2016, Vol 2, No 1
