Health & Safety Connect – October 2023

Health & Safety Connect – October 2023 We recently hosted a Connect Workshop in Dublin, bringing together all of our Ireland-based site teams. The theme of our event was TEAM – Together Everyone Achieves More, in celebration of the last 30 years of teamwork at Crown. We were joined by a range of excellent speakers:…

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Crown Connect – October 2023

Crown Connect – October 2023 Crown’s head office and management teams recently met in Dublin, to connect and to celebrate 30 years in business! It was a fantastic opportunity to come together, under our message of 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 – 𝗧ogether 𝗘veryone 𝗔chieves 𝗠ore. Crown was founded in 1993 by the late Oliver O’Gorman, and has grown…

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Crown joins the Irish Green Building Council

Crown is proud to join the IGBC Crown is delighted to have joined the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC). We are proud to support the IGBC’s goal to find better solutions and to accelerate the transformation of the built environment to one that is sustainable, through the collaboration of the whole value chain in our…

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Fundraiser and Raffle for Michael Rellis

Fundraiser and Raffle for Michael Rellis Michael Rellis, a member of the Crown subcontracting team, was gravely injured when he was electrocuted whilst cutting hedges at his home, this June. He has since been recovering in hospital, and the implications of his injuries will have a serious impact on his life and career going forward.…

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Meet the Team – Andre Gregori, Purchasing Administrator

Meet the Team – Andre Gregori, Purchasing Administrator Andre joined Crown in October 2021, to work with our purchasing and procurement team. Following a Bachelor’s Degree in Process Management from Centro Universitario Internacional UNINTER in Brazil, Andre spent over 10 years in administrative and purchasing roles within the construction and electronic security systems industries. Joining…

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Crown is shortlisted for the ICI Awards 2023!

Irish Construction Industry Awards 2023 – Crown is shortlisted! Crown is delighted to be shortlisted for the Irish Construction Industry Awards Subcontractor of the Year 2023! We are pleased to also announce that two members of the Crown team have also been shortlisted for individual awards: Kim Jordan, Design Director – ICI Women in Construction…

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Meet the Team – Aline Hogan, Travel Manager

Meet the Team – Aline Hogan, Travel Manager Aline joined Crown in late 2021, and has since managed all of our national and international travel. Having previously worked in roles in office administration and student travel organization, Aline is highly experienced in managing travel logistics for large and dynamic groups. With approx. 100 direct staff…

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Bauder bitumen roofing on 2-4 Wilton

Bauder bitumen roofing on 2-4 Wilton We are currently installing approx. 8000m2 of Bauder built-up bitumen membrane on 2-4 Wilton, for main contractor Sisk. This project is led by Contracts Manager Rares Socaciu and Site Foreman Ilie Iloie. “Rares and his team are a great addition to the 2-4 project. He is highly regarded on…

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Top 20 Specialist Contractors 2023

Top 20 Specialist Contractors 2023 It was a pleasure to join the Construction Industry Federation and our industry colleagues for the launch of the CIF Top 50 Contractors 2023. Crown Roofing and Cladding Ltd is delighted to be included in the Top 20 Specialist Contractors for 2023! This recognition reinforces our position as the partner…

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Meet the Team – Marlena Zareba, Management Accountant

Meet the Team – Marlena Zareba, Management Accountant Marlena joined Crown in February 2022 as our Management Accountant. After obtaining her degree in Accounting and Finance, Marlena held various roles in the financial sector, including as a finance administrator, a billing and accounts receivable specialist and an accounts payable clerk. These roles led Marlena to…

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Contractor of the Month – Data Centre, Denmark

Crown wins Contractor of the Month from Exyte in Denmark Crown was delighted to win Contractor of the Month from Exyte on our hyperscale data centre project in Denmark. Crown’s Martin Redmond was also awarded an additional prize for his roofing work on this project. Congratulations to the team involved, and thank you to Exyte for…

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Das Handwerkskammer – The German Register of Craftsmen

Crown is accepted into the Register of Craftsmen in Dusseldorf We are pleased to announce that Crown Roofing and Cladding GmbH has been accepted to the Register of Craftsmen at Handwerkskammer Dusseldorf, the Chamber of Crafts in Düsseldorf. This acceptance demonstrates the high quality of service provided by Crown to our projects in Germany.

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Meet the Team – Linda Roche, Purchasing and Logistics

Meet the Team – Linda Roche, Purchasing and Logistics Linda is a key member of Crown’s Purchasing and Logistics team. Having previously qualified and worked in finance for many years, Linda joined Crown 8 years ago, and has since overseen purchasing and logistics for large-scale projects across 9 European markets. She enjoys the variety and…

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Data Centre Nation Milan

Data Centre Nation Milan 2023 It was a pleasure to attend Data Centre Nation Milan 2023, to learn about data centre trends and opportunities in emerging markets such as Italy. In addition to the FLAP-D data center markets, additional hubs are growing in central and southern Europe, in cities such as Milan, Madrid and Warsaw. Crown…

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Meet the Team – Tommy Daly, HSEQ Advisor

Meet the Team – Tommy Daly, HSEQ Advisor Tommy Daly is Crown’s HSEQ Advisor, assisting Safety Director Ciaran O’Connell with ensuring the health and safety of all of Crown’s staff, on projects across Ireland and Europe. Tommy joined Crown in late 2021, having spent the previous 25 years in various site-based roles, including tower crane,…

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Hyperscale data centre projects – Germany

Hyperscale data centre projects – Germany Our hyperscale data centre projects in Germany are progressing well. Project 1 is due to be completed in June, while Project 2 will finish up in September. These two data centres, totaling almost 70MW in capacity, consist of the below: 11,700m2 of roofing 17,000m2 of Trimo cladding panels 1000m2…

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Meet the Team – Andrew Cunliffe, Lead Estimator

Meet the Team – Andrew Cunliffe, Lead Estimator Andy has led Crown’s estimating for projects in Ireland and the UK, for the past two years. Attention to detail and diligence are key skills in the estimating process, and Andrew has them both! Andrew fell into estimating whilst working for a uPvc and roofline company, almost…

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A day with Kingspan and Tom Dolan

A day with Kingspan and Tom Dolan It was a pleasure for some of the Crown team to be invited out by Kingspan Group, alongside the incredibly accomplished solo-sailor Tom Dolan. A big thank you to Kingspan, Smurfit Kappa and Tom for the adventure! Crown and Kingspan partner on mission critical projects across Europe, providing…

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Meet the Team – Anthony Storey, Envelope Manager

Meet the Team – Anthony Storey, Envelope Manager Anthony joined Crown in early 2022, having spent the previous 14 years working as Director of Construction for a facades contractor in the Middle East. Having completed striking projects across the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, such as Blue Water Island, Madinah Airport and several projects…

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Data Centre World Frankfurt 2023

Data Centre World Frankfurt 2023 Crown’s Business Development Executive, Leah Curtin, visited Frankfurt for Data Centre World Frankfurt, earlier this month. A fruitful three days were spent meeting with customers and industry colleagues, and learning about upcoming trends and opportunities in the DACH region. To date, Crown Roofing and Cladding Ltd has completed 8 data…

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Crown wins Subcontractor of the Month in Frankfurt

Winthrop Technologies awards Crown 'Subcontractor of the Month' in Frankfurt Crown wins ‘Subcontractor of the Month’ on a data centre project in Frankfurt, from main contractor Winthrop Technologies. “Crown have a professional and proactive attitude. Having a high standard of health & safety onsite with constant submittal of weekly safety returns” – Winthrop. Well done…

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Meet the Team – Elidiane Brandao, Document Controller

Meet the Team – Elidiane Brandao, Document Controller Elidiane Brandao joined Crown Roofing and Cladding in 2021, as our Document Controller, and has since managed all internal documentation. Elidiane’s previous role, at a biotechnology company where she reviewed, compiled and distributed documentation, made her incredibly detail oriented, which is a central skill when managing large…

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Tropical Fruit Warehouse – ICE Awards Winner 2023

Tropical Fruit Warehouse Wins at ICE Awards 2023 Congratulations to all involved in the refurbishment of Tropical Fruit Warehouse, as it wins the Fit Out or Refurbishment Over €30m at the ICE Awards 2023! Crown are delighted to have been involved in this striking and unique project, providing the external envelope refurbishment last year, alongside…

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Lee Ryan – ICE Awards Finalist 2023

ICE Awards Project Manager of the Year 2023 Finalist – Lee Ryan Congratulations to Crown’s Lee Ryan, who was a finalist for the Construction Project Manager of the Year award, at the ICE Awards 2023. Lee, a Senior Project Manager based in Europe, was nominated for his work on a data centre project in Switzerland,…

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Progress Update – Data Centre – Peterborough, UK

Progress Update – Peterborough Data Centre Project Work is well underway on our data centre project in Peterborough, United Kingdom. Crown will begin the external envelope on the project later this month, for a new, confidential client. The project will be led by Kim Jordan, Project Director, and Anthony Storey, Envelope Manager. Kim and Tony…

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Meet the Team – Lee Ryan, Senior Project Manager

Meet the Team – Lee Ryan, Senior Project Manager Lee joined Crown 4 years ago, and has since worked across Europe, as a Project Manager for mission critical builds. Lee grew up learning from his grandfather, who was a builder by trade, and subsequently pursued studies in Construction Technology and Management at Technological University of…

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Meet the Team – Vijay Krishnan, Planning Manager

Meet the Team – Vijay Krishnan, Planning Manager Vijay joined Crown in 2021, and has spent the past 18 months handling the planning of our projects across 9 European markets. With a background in mechanical engineering and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, as well as over 12 years’ experience in the construction industry in…

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2 Million Hours Injury Free in Sweden

2 Million Hours Lost Time Injury Free and TRIR Rate of Zero Celebrations took place at one of our hyperscale data centre sites in Sweden last week, in recognition of 2 million construction hours Lost Time Injury free & a TRIR rate of ZERO! Crown was delighted to commemorate this incredible achievement alongside main contractor…

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National Construction Expo 2023

National Construction Expo 2023 Colleagues from our Design and Business Development teams visited the National Construction Expo in Dublin this month, to learn about innovation and advancements in BIM, data centres, sustainability and more. It was also a great opportunity to meet with industry colleagues, and discuss upcoming projects and opportunity sectors in Ireland and…

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2-4 Wilton

2-4 Wilton is taking shape Crown Roofing and Cladding is delighted to be involved in this benchmark project in Dublin city-centre, providing the full roofing package, using a Bauder built-up, bitumen membrane, warm deck roof system. Crown recently provided the roofing package on 1 Wilton, and have been highly commended by main contractor Sisk on…

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Tropical Fruit Warehouse – Commercial Redevelopment of the Year, National Property Awards 2023

Tropical Fruit Warehouse wins Commercial Redevelopment of the Year 2023 Having provided the roofing and cladding on this unique project, Crown are very pleased to hear that Tropical Fruit Warehouse received the National Property Awards 2023 Commercial Renovation/Redevelopment of the Year award. Crown worked alongside PJ Hegarty & Sons and IPUT Real Estate on this…

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Interconnector Project, Ireland

Interconnector Project, Ireland Crown Roofing and Cladding are currently working on an interconnector project, for our confidential client, in Ireland. The on-site team comprises of approximately 20 staff, who will work alongside our design and commercial teams for the duration of this 8-month project. Quality and safety continue to be the two central focuses on…

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Data Centre World London 2023

Data Centre World London 2023 We visited Data Centre World in London this March, to learn about all things data centres, as well as sustainability, ESG, diversity and innovation in the sector. It was a pleasure to join Enterprise Ireland UK and Host in Ireland for their networking event, following DCW, and to catch up…

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CIF Women Who Build – IMW 2023

Crown's Design Manager, Maeva Contreras, gives her perspective on being a woman in the construction sector Crown was delighted for our Design Manager, Maeva Contreras, to be included in this year’s edition of the Construction Industry Federation’s Women Who Build magazine, in celebration of International Women’s Day 2023. ______________________________________________ Maeva Contreras, Crown Roofing and Cladding’s…

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Sisk Site Safety Award – January 2023

Crown subcontractor is awarded Sisk's Safety Award for January 2023 At Crown Roofing and Cladding Ltd, we have a proactive approach to health and safety, at all levels. In January, one of our subcontractors, Ezechiel Pintea, was recognized by John Sisk & Son Ltd for his commitment to health and safety on a hospital project in…

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Kingspan Training

Kingspan Training – February 2023 In February, members of the Crown Roofing and Cladding Ltd Design, Project Management, Business Development and Site teams visited Kingspan Global in Kingscourt, Co. Cavan, for a highly engaging training day, on Kingspan insulated panels. Crown and Kingspan partner on many projects across Ireland, the UK and wider Europe.

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Working at Crown – hear from our staff

What is it like working at Crown? We asked some of our colleagues about their experience working at Crown, about how they progressed into their current role and about how education has played a part in their success.   Carl McNab, BIM Lead – “Following a successful nine-month internship with Crown during the third year…

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Christmas at Crown

Festive celebrations at Crown In December, festive celebrations took place for our colleagues across Europe. We were delighted to spend time looking back at our great work throughout 2022 and look forward to further success in 2023. We would like to take this opportunity to wish our clients, suppliers, colleagues and wider network a happy…

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Data Centre, Peterborough

Data Centre, Peterborough We are happy to share that we have secured a data centre project in Peterborough, UK, with a confidential client. Crown has been awarded the roofing and cladding package on this build, and will commence work on site in May 2023. This is Crown’s second DC project in the UK market, following…

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ICE Awards 2023 – Project Manager of the Year

Crown's Lee Ryan is shortlisted for the ICE Project Manager of the Year award! We are delighted to announce that our colleague Lee Ryan has been selected as a finalist at the Irish Construction Excellence Awards, for the Construction Project Manager award! A Senior Project Manager at Crown Roofing and Cladding Ltd, Lee was nominated…

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DB Schenker Logistics Centre

DB Schenker Logistics Centre, Dublin Crown is proud to have delivered a unique logistics centre project in Dublin, for our end client DB Schenker. Crown provided the full external envelope package on this project, alongside main contractor PJ Hegarty & Sons. This eye-catching build used the highest-quality materials from Kingspan, Schüco, PAROC and Soprema.

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International Women’s Day 2023

IMW 2023 at Crown International Women’s Day provides a key moment to celebrate the achievements of women, across the world. This year, we asked some of our women colleagues about what IWD means to them, and why is is important to celebrate and encourage diversity in the workforce. Crown joins the Construction Industry Federation in…

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ISO Certification at Crown

Crown is ISO certified! The team at Crown Roofing and Cladding are delighted to announce that the company has been certified by the National Standards Authority of Ireland for ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Certification across three standards: ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 14001 Environmental, and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety. These certifications demonstrate…

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Data Centre Denmark

Data Centre Denmark Crown Roofing and Cladding Ltd are delighted to announce we have recently secured a large data centre project in Denmark. This new project makes Denmark our newest active market, and our 9th market overall. This adds to the growing portfolio of our Data Centre work as we aim to become the “go-to”…

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CIF Safety Week 2022

CIF Safety Week 2022 Crown Roofing and Cladding Ltd was proud to participate in the Construction Industry Federation’s Safety Week 2022, to celebrate best practice, and to reinforce and promote the importance of safety, health and overall wellbeing at work and in life. Crown contributed to Safety Week with our Toolbox Talk called #StopTheDrop, at…

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Lighthouse Wall of Fame

Lighthouse Club – The Construction Industry Charity Crown Roofing and Cladding Ltd is a proud supporter of Lighthouse Club, The Construction Industry Charity. Lighthouse is the only charity that provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to construction workers and their families, across the UK and Ireland. A crucial element of the charity’s strategy is…

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German Data Centre Projects

Data Centres Germany – Progress Update Crown Roofing and Cladding Ltd continues to grow, with data centre projects across Ireland, the UK and Europe. We currently have projects underway in three of the FLAP-D markets. In Germany, two of our large data centre projects are progressing well. This week, the first of the two projects…

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Data Centre Germany

Data Centre Germany CRCL is delighted to announce that we have recently secured a high-profile data centre project in Frankfurt, Germany. This adds to the growing portfolio of our Data Centre work as we aim to become the “go-to” external envelope specialist for Data Centre construction. Our team is excited to be back on the…

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Data Centre United Kingdom

Data Centre United Kingdom CRCL is delighted to announce that we have recently secured a high-profile data centre project in Swindon, United Kingdom. This adds to the growing portfolio of our Data Centre work as we aim to become the “go-to” external envelope specialist for Data Centre construction. The projects are due to kick off…

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Data Centre Spain

Data Centre Spain CRCL is delighted to announce that we are nearing the completion of a high-profile data centre project in Barcelona, Spain. This adds to the growing portfolio of our Data Centre work as we aim to become the “go-to” external envelope specialist for Data Centre construction. The projects are due to kick off…

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Data Centre Switzerland

Data Centre Switzerland CRCL is delighted to announce that we have recently secured a high-profile data centre project in Switzerland. This adds to the growing portfolio of our Data Centre work as we aim to become the “go-to” external envelope specialist for Data Centre construction. The projects are due to kick off imminently on-site, with…

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Building Confidence – Certificate of Accreditation

Building Confidence – Certificate of Accreditation Crown Roofing & Cladding Ltd is delighted to announce that we have been accredited with the Building Confidence Accreditation. We have successfully passed the DESKTOP AUDIT and achieved the BuildingConfidence Accreditation. This accreditation demonstrates compliance with the Common Assessment Standard (Desktop), UK Health & Safety Legislation and CDM Regulations…

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Intelligent Fingerprinting: Helping Crown Roofing & Cladding Create a Safer Workplace

Intelligent Fingerprinting: Helping Crown Roofing & Cladding create a safer workplace Here at Crown, we have an excellent reputation as the leading building envelope specialist contractor delivering large scale mission critical projects across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Above all else, the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and our stakeholders is our number…

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Corporate Sponsor of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity

Corporate Sponsor of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity Crown Roofing & Cladding is proud to announce that we are now corporate sponsors of The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity. The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is the only charity that provides mental, physical and financial wellbeing support to the construction community and their families. A crucial element…

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Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor Established in 1993, Crown is a leading building envelope partner of choice. Delivering large scale, mission-critical projects across Ireland, the U.K and Europe, our excellent reputation is un-paralleled in the industry. We are proud to be awarded as one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces ® and to be certified as a Great Place to…

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Estimator

Estimator Established in 1993, Crown is a leading building envelope partner of choice. Delivering large scale, mission-critical projects across Ireland, the U.K and Europe, our excellent reputation is un-paralleled in the industry. We are proud to be awarded as one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces ® and to be certified as a Great Place to Work…

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Senior Designer

Senior Designer Established in 1993, Crown is a leading building envelope partner of choice. Delivering large scale, mission-critical projects across Ireland, the U.K and Europe, our excellent reputation is un-paralleled in the industry. We are proud to be awarded as one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces ® and to be certified as a Great Place to…

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BIM Lead

BIM Lead Established in 1993, Crown is a leading building envelope partner of choice. Delivering large scale, mission-critical projects across Ireland, the U.K and Europe, our excellent reputation is un-paralleled in the industry. We are proud to be awarded as one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces ® and to be certified as a Great Place to…

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Crown Roofing On An Upward Trajectory

Crown Roofing On An Upward Trajectory Already firmly established as a commercial roofing, cladding and facades partner of choice, Crown Roofing continues to deliver remarkable results and break new boundaries. Building Ireland touched base with Chief Operating Officer Emma O’Gorman Wall to get an update on this industry-leading, second-generation family business, which is enjoying spectacular…

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CIF – International Womens Day

CIF – International Womens Day We are delighted and honoured to be sponsoring the CIF International Women’s Day Event 2021. The virtually hosted event will take place on Thursday 4th March 2021 from 9:00 – 10:30am. Sign up on the below link to register and attend the event which will be an amazing event with…

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Kaido Wellbeing Challenge

Kaido Wellbeing Challenge Dear Colleagues, We are excited to invite you on the Kaido Wellbeing Challenge. You can sign up by clicking the button below. The challenge will launch next Monday 25th January and will last 40 days. You can do the challenge on your own OR from a team with your colleagues. If you would prefer, we can…

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Contractor Monthly Safety Award

Contractor Monthly Safety Award We are delighted to have been awarded the Contractor Monthly Safety Award for outstanding performance in all aspects of H&S while working on the project for Winthrop. Awarded to Crown Roofing & Cladding in November 2020 for a 0% accident report. Congratulations to the entire team at Crown Roofing & Cladding and…

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Movember

November is Movember Our fathers, partners, brothers and friends are facing a health crisis, yet it’s rarely talked about. Men are dying too young. We can’t afford to stay silent. We are the leading charity changing the face of men’s health. We know what works for men – and what doesn’t. Prostate cancer, testicular cancer,…

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November Mental Health Webinar Series

November Mental Health Webinar Series Over the past few weeks our staff have been taking part in online webinars with Derval Chambers Petit around the topics of “Minding Your Mental Health During Covid” & Stress Management & Physical Health”. The response was fantastic and added so much value to our staffs everyday lives and working…

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Remembering Renaldas Fundraiser

Remembering Renaldas Fundraiser Hi Everyone, As you are all aware, November is Movember and we are focusing on Men’s health and wellbeing for the whole month. As 90% of our employees are men this means that Movember is all about most of you. Get involved and do whatever you can to raise awareness and raise…

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Recent Projects

Some Of Our Recent Projects Glenveagh Marina Village, Greystones Installation of 10,000m2 Bauder Thermofol single-ply roofing. Installation of 1,500m2 Bauder built-up bituminous roofing. Installation of 3,500m2 Bauder Bakor rubberised hot-melt waterproofing. Installation of aluminium cappings throughout. Clancy Quay, Islandbridge Installation of 6,000m2 Paralon built-up insulated roofing. Installation of 1,000m2 VM Zinc Cladding to penthouses.

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Men’s Health Week 2020

Welcome to ‘Challenges and Choices’. On the below link you can download and read this manual. We hope that you will find something in it which is useful to you. There’s no denying that the state of men’s health on the island of Ireland is often poor. However, there are things which can be done to change this situation. Men, themselves,…

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The Best Workplaces Ireland 2020

We are delighted to announce that we are recognised as a “Best Small Workplace in Ireland 2020”. Thank you to all our staff on site and in the offices, without all of you none of this is possible. Thanks to Great Place to Work® Ireland for the award and great evening. We also featured in…

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Solas Approved Training Centre

We are delighted to announce that we are now a Solas approved training centre. With our team of in-house training experts we can provide the industry with single ply and built up roofing CSCS training courses at cost effective prices. We are the only roofing and cladding company in Ireland approved as a training centre.…

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We’re Great Place to Work Certified!

Congratulations all around! We are now officially a Great Place to Work Certified company! Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the Trust Index Survey. Your feedback will help us run our business better for everyone, and will help us to continue to build on our great culture.   We can’t wait…

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