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’ Reilly Group drive further change,” Emmet adds.“ Our goal is to be net zero by 2050, and we are on track to reach our target of reducing our carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2030.”
Family ethos
With continuous improvement in mind, investment is a key area of O’ Reilly
Group’ s strategy.“ We’ ve invested heavily in technology to shape the way in which we design buildings, whether it’ s design packages or systems that allow our different platforms to better communicate,” Emmet explains.“ We’ re always looking for innovative ways to streamline our operations. Our facilities vary in the level of automation; we have one facility operating with just three operatives, whereas another facility requires 30 people to generate the same level. Further automation will be introduced over the coming years as finding skilled operatives is becoming ever-more challenging. The next generation aren’ t as interested in the construction industry as previous generations, and don’ t see it as a viable career, in my opinion, which is disappointing and something we all need to address. It is one of the reasons why we’ re seeing increased popularity and demand for our Precast MMC solutions.
“ However, we’ re fortunate to have an amazing team of energetic individuals that facilitate our fantastic work culture,” he reflects.“ Our retention levels are high, and we have some employees who’ ve been with us for more than 40 years. Although we’ ve grown to be a large company, we’ ve retained the family ethos that always existed here”.
As our conversation closes, talk turns to O’ Reilly Group’ s future, which is sure to be bright with Emmet at the helm.“ Our investment for 2025 is focused on further expansion of our architectural wall division, as well as our O’ Reilly Barleystone division and our ready-mix concrete division,” Emmet concludes.“ Although we’ ve expanded substantially over the last five years, we have an ambitious business plan to expand further over the next five years through organic growth and strategic acquisitions that will complement our product portfolio.” ■
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