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20
YEARS IN Marty McMullan
Operations
Director
BUSINESS
What does the 20-year When we started working in Thisproject sticks out to me as one
anniversary mean to you? London the majority of our site which required the expertise
teams were from Ireland, Iam across almost all departments
Firstly, Ican’t believe that it has very proud of the team we to overcome the challenges by
been 20 years since we took over have established now in thinking outside the box and taking
Kane but then Ilook at my children London which ismade up of a can-do approach which
who are all now adults and people from all across the made the project a success for
remember that Sean, Rory and world who have embraced both our client and us.
Damian were all very young and our company values.
Ciara and Eoin were not born at We frequently take clients to
that stage. Being recognised in the industry see this project and they have
for our innovation, social values, all been very impressed with the
Inever imagined that we would offsite fabrication and supply level of complexity and the level
have been able to grow the chain partners through the many of co-ordination required to allow
company into the size it istoday awards we have won continues all the plant to be installed and
and to be recognised as one to make me very proud. maintained.
of the largest M&E companies
within the UK. Italso makes me proud to see What do you think the next 20 years
some of my own children and will bring for Kane?
What have been the highlights for nieces & nephews working in
you? Iam confident that Kane will
the company.
Thinking back there have been What is your most memorable continue to grow over the next 20
years. We continuously invest in our
lots of highlights but moving into project to date? people, who are highly ambitious
our new head office in Banbridge in and have the drive to deliver our
2017 sticks out the most. There are a lot of projects that growth strategy and beyond.
Although it was very difficult to stick out in my mind for very
leave our original office in different reasons. Some were We have invested heavily in
Burrenreagh, the opportunities extremely challenging, some technology throughout the
that the new offices and yard in Iexpected to be difficult ran business because we firmly
Banbridge offered for our staff like clockwork and others believe that it iskey to allowing
and company growth was are memorable because of the company to grow. The
exciting. their values where clients put construction industry has seen
their trust in us to deliver their significant changes over the past
On a personal level working with higher value projects and 5 -10 years as it has embraced
my brothers to build this allowed us to grow. digital technology and now the
company has been a highlight. industry isbeginning to see how it
IfIwas to pick one project, it
What is your proudest moment in the 20 would be Claridges. Iwas can transform and utilise off site
years since Kane started? fabrication, reduce site numbers,
blown away by the reduce health and safety risks and
The development of our staff achievement of McGees to increase quality and reduce waste.
some of which have been form a 5-storey basement
with us from they left school / below the existing Claridges Ibelieve the investment in
university makes me immensely hotel whilst it stayed in technology and continued
proud because as a team we operation. Iunderstood that upskilling of our teams will make
have developed and educated the project would be very the business more profitable and
ourselves in all departments to technical and challenging but sustainable and achieving our
allow us to secure and deliver was confident that we could growth strategy.
complex projects for our clients. overcome all of the challenges
as a team and felt we had to
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