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14KIRBY GROUP ENGINEERINGTOTal TURNOvER: €167.6MROI TURNOvER: €130.2MINTERNaTIONal TURNOvER: €37.4MYEaR ENd: 31/12/2017addRESS: White Swan Business Park, South Circular Road, Dublin 8.PhONE: 01 454 0411WEB: www.kirbygroup.comKEY ExECUTIvES: Jimmy Kirby, Group Managing Director; Mark Flanagan, Group Operations Director; Derry McMahon, Group Finance Director and Company Secretary; Ray Ryan, Group QEHS Director; Conor O’Brien, Group Commercial Director; Aidan J Kerins, Group Business Development Director; Henry McCann, Operations Director; Fergus Frawley, Chairman.KEY aCTIvITIES: Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Utilities.

Founded in 1964, Kirby is a mechanical and electrical engineering contractor, which provides full M&E services as well as specialist High Voltage (HV) and Medium Voltage (MV) Design &

Construction services across Ireland, the United Kingdom and Northern Europe. Kirby directly employs over 700 employees including 100 apprentices.

In early 2018, Kirby made a number of key appointments at executive level in response to the company’s growth and success, both nationally and internationally. Aidan J Kerins joined Kirby as the new Group Business Development Director, Henry McCann was promoted to Operations Director and Alan McHugh was promoted to Associate Director – Power Transmission and Distribution.

“These key appointments further strengthen Kirby’s leadership capability and support the company’s expansion into new geographical regions,” commented Jimmy Kirby, Group Managing Director.

ExPaNSIONKirby Group recently announced an expansion in its international operations to include the new geographical area of Sweden. The expansion into the Swedish market is proving to be a successful

development for Kirby.“Although Kirby is relatively new to the Swedish market, we are

positive about our growth and success in the market,” says Dave McNamara, Associate Director Munster & Europe Region. “This positive outlook is backed by our success, so far, in securing a number of high-profile projects, with more projects in the pipeline.”

PROJECTSKirby operates across multiple sectors including data centre, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, substations and renewables, power generation, petrochemical and commercial. Recent projects in Kirby’s portfolio include works for a data centre client in Sweden; Gemini Data Centre and sub-station, Dublin; Castlepook and Buttevant Windfarms, Cork; Grousemount Windfarm, Kerry; manufacturing plants for Alexion Pharmaceutical in Dublin and Westmeath; Slane Distillery, Co Meath, and works for Solvay Group and Wembley Park Energy Centre in the UK.

PEOPlEKirby’s focus on staff development was recognised earlier this year, when it was awarded Gold Accreditation against the ‘Investors in People Standard’, demonstrating its commitment to high performance through good people management. Investors in People is the international standard for people management, defining what it takes to lead, support and manage people effectively to achieve sustainable results.

Kirby’s culture is driven by innovation, efficiency, waste elimination and meeting customers’ needs at minimum cost each and every time. Lean practices and processes have become critical components of its project delivery, which has brought and continues to deliver significant value to Kirby and its customers.

Over its 54 year history, Kirby Group has earned a reputation for excellence in M&E engineering contracting. This reputation has been built on expertise in finding innovative and cost-effective solutions for complex build challenges with an uncompromising approach to safety and quality. It has seen Kirby work with leading national and global organisations and helped it build an impressive portfolio of projects both domestically and internationally. C

Galway Wind Park

Gemini Data Centre and sub-station, Dublin.

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