ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Conor Kearney says he wasn’t even a ‘man with a van’ when he started out in the electrical industy. He was one rung below that! Today he’s the owner of CJK Engineering, a firm that turned over 40 million euro last year. Not bad for a man without a plan!
This episode has a big emphasis on how important it is to invest in the people around you as well as:
• Why the snobbery around apprenticeships is thankfully changing
• The importance of company culture and ethos
• How to compete with better-known, big-name contractors
• How a creative use of Linkedin can get you noticed
Conor Kearney left school after his intercert and went for an apprenticeship - ending up working in Moscow in the late 80s. He admits to starting his own engineering company ‘on a whim’ a decade later, but today it’s turning over tens of millions of euro a year.
CJK Engineering delivers projects for the big foreign direct investment companies in the commercial, pharma, industrial and data centre sectors. Despite this, he’s still very tied to the community on the northside, helping to give people a chance in the industry no matter what their age or background.
Paul Morrow works for Klauke – a company renowned for its high-quality electrical connection technology and tools for crimping, cutting and punching. Paul has been in the cable accessories market for 26 years. He shares some of the exciting innovations in his field of expertise, particularly in the area of safety.
