Members in Focus

Member In Focus Initiative is Sponsored by Better Finances

Better Finances professional financial planners and mortgage brokers deliver tailored, individual support for clients.

Better Finances analyse your specific needs (business, individual or family) and tailor the advice to suit you. Better Finances build sustainable plans aimed at addressing your needs and constantly review these plans to ensure they remain relevant. Better Finances professional financial planners and mortgage brokers offer peace of mind.

Better Finances follow a code of ethics that focuses on Integrity, Customer Loyalty, Entrepreneurship and Professional Standards. First and foremost, they are Financial Advisors and mortgage brokers and not product sellers. Better Finances always put the needs of their clients before any other.

Reputation for client satisfaction has propelled Better Finances professional financial planners and mortgage brokers. They know that their reputation is built around client satisfaction and always endeavour to enhance our service offering all customers.

David Walsh, QFA Pens Dip BEng, is a Qualified Independent Financial Advisor and mortgage broker with over 24 years experience in the Financial Services Industry, having worked with Canada Life, Field Financial, Holden & McEvilly Ltd and ACE Life & Pensions. David is a Director of Complete Financial Planning Ltd. t/a Better Finances. David’s philosophy in building long term relationships with clients is ‘going the extra mile’ and delivering quality service. He believes this is much easier to achieve working as an independent financial adviser with a ‘close knit’ team.

“We take risks away from people that can’t afford them and hand the risk instead to big life companies who can”.

The client always comes first with Better Finances – for more details www.betterfinances.ie

Gallery Valerie Lismore

Valerie Lee is a trained artist with over 30 years’ experience who makes design led contemporary Irish Craft. Her aim is to create exceptional work: exciting, whimsical, sometimes silly, unique collections to stir your soul.

Influenced by Zen culture and how bringing beauty to the everyday is a spiritual practise, is central to her work. Her aim is to touch someone with beauty, even if it is for a fleeting moment with something as humble as a greeting card.

The designs are in a range of mediums and disciplines, from drawings to prints, couture cards and stationery to statement jewellery and mixed media, decorations and homeware. Everything in Gallery Valerie is handmade and original Irish design, Valerie sells her own work, alongside carefully chosen craft by other designers.

For the past four years, Valerie has been renovating a beautiful old mixed use premises on Main Street in the stunning heritage town of Lismore This is Gallery Valerie, a Design and Craft Gallery in the very beautiful town of Lismore in Waterford, where she lives and works.

Insta– galleryvalerielismore  –  val.leeconcepts@gmail.com  –  086 7768966

Red Heaven Design

Established in 2005 by David Murphy, Red Heaven Design is a creative design company based in Lismore, Co. Waterford working with individuals, start-ups, SMEs and established businesses, in the public and private sector.

The company’s services are primarily rooted in branding but within that there are many areas to be creative, depending on the project and client requirements, be it for a screen, the environment or the old fashioned paper page.

Strategic design solutions that best serve the clients business or communication needs

are at the core of Red Heaven Designs work such as logo design, websites and digital marketing, brochures, annual reports, product packaging, signage and more. The company is always interested in new challenges and you can view their work or get in touch to talk about a project you have in mind by visiting. –  www.redheavendesign.com.

The Food Safety Company

Since 2000, The Food Safety Company have been providing specialist food safety services and more recently, health & safety services to a wide range of clients, literally from farm to fork. They now work with over 300 clients nationwide providing consultancy, auditing, and training. Some of their local clients include The Cliff House Hotel, The Tannery Restaurant, Merry’s Gastro Bar, Ivan’s Café, Care Choice.

Over the past 21 years, they  have developed extensive experience with a wide variety of clients including restaurants, hotels, nursing homes, hospitals, butchers, fish processing, farmers, large food producers, artisan food producers, craft brewers, storage & distribution companies.

Rachel Doyle is the company consultant for the South East. Rachel can assist food businesses/ work places with Food Safety compliance requirements and HACCP issues to ensure both quality and safety in the workplace. They also provide both in-house and public training in Dungarvan & the surrounding area. Their clients can be rest assured that they will support them with their professional and personable expertise.  – www.thefoodsafetycompany.ie

The Language People

The Language People are a group of enthusiastic language tutors, who offer a variety of language learning opportunities to younger and older learners. Their aim is to make language learning an enjoyable experience. Their student-centred approach encourages learners to use the language from the very first lesson.

The Language People work with local businesses, offering English language classes for non native employees and other languages too, these classes are held in their purpose built school in Dungarvan or at your office. They offer certified translation services in most languages.

They are an Erasmus hosting organisation, having secured many successful work placements for European students with companies in the Munster region.

Their Online Learning platform allows you to access language tuition from anywhere!

Online Services, Oral Workshops, Business Training, Summer Camps. –  www.thelanguagepeople.ie

Márla Communications

Márla Communications is a Brand and Digital Marketing Agency based in Waterford. This creative agency specialises in digital marketing, website design, graphic design and marketing strategy.

Since 2006, Márla Communications have helped hundreds of businesses reach their full potential by enabling them to identify, define and effectively communicate their unique brand strategy. They have a proven track record of delivering powerful design, marketing and web solutions to a national client-base of private companies, Government bodies, non-profit and foreign sectors.

Márla Communications are digital strategists in all areas of digital marketing including responsive web development, SEO, social media strategy, Google Ad campaigns and email marketing. They also provide a wide range of digital marketing and design training programmes.

The team at Márla Communications provide expertise at every stage of your business journey with powerful and effective communication solutions. –  www.marla.ie  –  051 853 650

TQS Integration

TQS Integration is a global data intelligence company providing turnkey solutions in system architecture and application design, engineering, system integration, project management, commissioning and 24×7 “follow the sun” support services to valued customers.

TQS is at the forefront of data intelligence for over 20 years, working with an extensive client base in the Pharmaceutical, Life Science, Food & Beverage, Energy and Renewables industries. As the go-to partner for data collection, contextualization, visualization, analytics, and managed services, we are the main drivers in the world’s leading companies — helping them become leaders in Industry 4.0 and preparing them for digital transformation. – www.tqsintegration.com

Bird Control Ireland Ltd.

Bird Control Ireland Ltd specialises in the control and management of birds & wildlife.

Our success is based on our vast experience and our ability to find a successful solution for each  of our clients. Client sectors include Pharmaceutical, Food Processing, Agri Business, Airports, & Aviation, Commercial Property Managers , Construction Companies, Architects & Engineers.

Our work includes:

• Control & management of Birds & Wildlife
• Liaison with NPWS  for clients,
• Installation of net and roost inhibitors,
• Audits both nationally and throughout Europe, Scandinavia and North Africa for leading airlines.
• Validation & monitoring
• Research programs in conjunction with UCC and the school of BEES

Established since 2000 Bird Control Ireland Ltd operates throughout Ireland with a trained and skilled team  –  www.birdcontrol.ie

BrandAble

BrandAble is a digital marketing agency based in Dungarvan with the sole focus of creating growth for businesses online. Established during Covid-19, BrandAble offers services which help businesses get online and grow online.

Operating online can be difficult, but with the right strategy, businesses can maximise their online sales potential. BrandAble offers services such as Web Design and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Social Media Management and Digital Strategies.

Brandable works with businesses at different stages, building an online presence for some customers, optimising product views and they support a business right through to delivery. Are you aware there is potential to market a business along the entire journey   Brandable aims to maximise your marketing potential to in turn maximise your growth.

Online Shopping is here to stay, it has never been as important to be online. Brandable invite conversations with businesses to explore how best they can help them achieve an effective online presence. Please contact us to start your digital journey today at info@brandableireland.com  –  www.brandableireland.com

Clearwave

ClearWave is a fast growing Internet and ICT Networking company based in Dungarvan and has been helping Speed up Irish businesses and Government agencies since 2011. What sets them apart is their innovative designs, prompt execution and reliable support of each and every project. With over 50 years combined experience and with up to date, in depth technical knowledge of the Internet and IT sectors, they are excellently placed to provide clients with a streamlined and dependable service.

Clearwave design, implement and support a full suite of IT solutions, networking and high speed broadband, offering excellent value for money in the market. Due to their collective expertise, they cater for each stage of a project from conception to completion. Their tailored solutions enable them to execute even the most demanding projects and their support services provide customers with peace of mind. Founded in 2011 by Déaglán Moloney, ClearWave employs 5 people locally in County Waterford. ClearWave can provide a total turnkey solution for your entire networking infrastructure. –  www.clearwave.ie  –  info@clearwave.ie  –  058 73130

TOTEM

TOTEM is a strategic branding agency based in Dungarvan and Cork. In a nutshell, TOTEM help businesses position themselves correctly to grow. They mainly work with medium sized companies and across all sectors. Recent projects have been with BIM, Waterford City & County Council, Cliff Group, Cork Airport, Cross Electrical, Eurofins, Trocaire and Focus Ireland. 2021 has started with branding the new  Limerick Greenway to be launched in June.

Their ideal client is a company who have achieved a certain level of success and now need to re-assess their strategic positioning as it may not reflect their offering and expertise. Established in 2002 by creative director Colin Byrne, his vision was to help brands be the best they can be by taking a more strategic approach to their branding and design.

With 7 staff spread between Dungarvan, Tramore, Wexford and Meath, TOTEM has led the way on remote working for many years.

In 2020, work for Waterford Suir Valley Railway won bronze at the WOLDA awards. WOLDA is an international competition which recognises the world’s best work in logo design. –  www.totem.ie

Hanntec Engineering

Hanntec Engineering develops and installs advanced perimeter security and CCTV solutions for commercial properties, industrial sites and large private residences. Hanntec design and deliver site safety sensors and alarms including height clearance sensors and safety automation systems, we also deliver comprehensive structured cabling and fibre optic infrastructure projects for clients across Ireland.

Established in 2016 Hanntec originally provided security to Farms, while the Agri sector provides 80% of the work in the security side of the business, we have seen strong growth in our Telecoms operations, which include Hardware installations for Telecoms, Fibre optic installations, splicing and testing and Technical services.

Over the last 12 months Hanntec has signed 3 technical service agreements with large Irish businesses providing Fibre optic installations across Munster and a technical services contract to Irish racecourses.

We are lucky to work with some great business and we are always looking to grow and improve what we do. We will hope to expand our engineering team over the next 12 months as well as becoming an ISO approved organisation. –  www.hanntec.com

Kereen Heatpumps & HVAC Ltd

Kereen Heatpumps & HVAC Ltd was established in 2010 by John and Niamh Reynolds.

Kereen has successfully delivered high quality mechanical projects within the commercial sector.  The majority of these projects have seen the design and installation of energy efficient heating and cooling systems including the use of specialised equipment from heatpumps, air conditioning, to combined heat and power units.

Over the last 6 years Kereen have become a dealer partner with Mitsuibishi electric, Europes largest heatpump and air conditioning suppliers. This has enabled us to deliver the most energy efficient systems to our customers using the highest quality products resulting in substantial savings and protecting our environment. –  www.kereen.ie

ISO Excellence

ISO Excellence helps businesses get certified to ISO standards for Quality, Safety, Environmental and Information Security management systems. They work with customers to develop the policies, procedures and other documentation, and to roll them out, as well as helping with the application process for certification.

Ongoing support services include internal audit, maintenance and continual improvement of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 27001 management systems.  ISO excellence were recently appointed by OC Critical Power (Galway) to develop and implement an Information Security Management System in line with ISO 27001, and by Conroy Commercial Fitout (Duleek, Co. Meath) to develop and implement a Quality Management System in line with ISO 9001.  –  www.isoexcellence.ie

Cappoquin Logistics & Document Storage

Cappoquin Logistics is a local business under the direct ownership of Thomas and Ann Kiely. Established in 2002, and operating from a five and a half acre site containing two 30,000 sq. feet warehouses in the IDA Industrial Estate, Dungarvan.

Cappoquin Logistics offers customers a first-class express delivery service, a modern fleet, dedicated team, Cappoquin Logistics meets distribution and warehousing needs of businesses in areas of manufacturing, retail/wholesale, agricultural, pharmaceutical and food sectors.

Cappoquin Logistics offers warehousing solutions from the Dungarvan site, providing safe and secure document storage for customers with same day document retrieval and delivery service.

The newest complex is located at Shandon, Dungarvan. This facility is fully temperature controlled and racked to capacity. It is at this site that the company proposes to expand its warehousing services including the storage of medicinal products and active substances.  –  www.cappoquinlogistics.com

Denn

Established over thirty years ago, Denn’s manufacture and supply a wide range of premium animal feeds across the ruminant, sheep and equine range. Denns are based in Cappoquin, Co.Waterford and employ over 30 people.

Denn’s are a family run business and have a simple philosophy, the very best quality assured raw materials including 100% Irish grain equal the very best animal feeds. Our purpose built grain handling facilities dry, process and store grain for use in our UFAS / BORD BIA approved mill, and for the food and drinks industry.

With decades of experience, Denn’s provide all your farming supplies, including cereal seed, grass seed, grassland and crop protection chemicals, fertiliser and animal feed.

Denn’s agronomy team assist growers in Cork, Tipperary, Kilkenny and Waterford to maximise crop yield potential and profitability.  –  www.denn.ie

Viecura Medical Ltd

Viecura Medical Ltd is an Irish owned company established in Dungarvan in 2018 by Joseph Gallagher.
The company is located in an 11,000 sq. ft modern premises in the IDA Business Park in Dungarvan and employs 5 people.

Viecura is a dedicated contract manufacturer within Class 1 medical textiles and medical devices to global healthcare multinationals, as well as to family owned small and medium sized companies. In addition, Viecura offers global strategic sourcing within defined medical device products through our sourcing network and partners in Asia.

Viecura has a focus on product innovation and customer service and provides a total product solution; from initial concept, product design and development, through to delivery of the final finished packaged product. Viecura offers customised product solutions ensuring patient dignity, enhanced patient care, function and comfort at a competitive cost.

The Viecura Product Range is within 3 main categories of: SURGICAL & MEDICAL, PERSONAL CARE and MATERNITY.

During Covid-19 Viecura has been proactive in providing healthcare companies with reusable face masks and surgical gowns. Co-developing a range of medical grade reusable face masks, independently tested and certified.

There are ambitious plans to grow the Dungarvan operation over the next few years.  –  www.viecuragroup.com

Dave Barry Plastics

Dave Barry Plastics supply custom-built plastic products for the BioPharma, Pharmaceutical and medical device Industries.  Operating from a 15,000 sq. ft factory in Dungarvan, Dave Barry Plastics employs 20 staff and has never been as busy.

Established in 2002, the company which has Dave at the helm, works  with some of the largest BioPharma Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Data & Electronics  companies Nationally and Internationally.

Bespoke plastic products are exported to companies all over the world. In 2020 Dave Barry Plastics exported to Poland, Holland, Iceland, America, France and Russia!

Continuously investing in the best technology and machinery available and always looking for ways to improve, the main focus of Dave Barry Plastics Ltd is providing the highest level of quality product achievable. Complete customer satisfaction is their goal. Also keen on sustainability, all the plastic waste at Dave Barry Plastics is 100% recycled.  –  www.davebarryplastics.com

E-Project Chartered Architects Limited

EPCA is a Chartered Architectural Practice who have operated from our Lower Main Street offices in Dungarvan since 2000.

Selected Project Works – Over the past 10 years RIAI and RIBA Registered EPCA have designed a broad range of projects including the award winning Ormonde Square, Dungarvan redevelopment, TVM Office and Workshop in Bartlemy, Waterford Brain Injury Residential Unit and multi-dwelling Units in Cork, Portlaoise and Whitechurch, Co. Cork. EPCA have also recently completed the development of St. Augustine’s College Quadrangle and specialist classrooms and are currently working on two other school projects.

Services Provided – In addition to our commercial and public projects EPCA continue to promote innovative private residential design projects including the recently completed Cliff Beach House, Ardmore. As a Registered and Chartered Practice EPCA can provide all of the necessary Design, Tendering, Project Management and Certification ‘in house’. A sample of selected projects are featured on the Practice website.

Practice Director Michael Regan is  a native of Dungarvan and took over the practice in 2011.  –  www.epca.ie

Environet Solutions

Environet Solutions was established in 2010 in Dungarvan by Gerard Kelly. The company specialises in environmental compliance and auditing for the industrial sector and has many blue chip clients such as Pfizer, DuPont, P&G, Sanofi, AbbVie, Abbott, Nestle, Bulmers and ABP.

With 4 full time staff the company supports compliance activities for EPA, Irish Water and Local Authority licenses, as well as providing environmental due diligence support for large scale transactions.

Their aim is to provide world class environmental consulting that is both cost effective and focused on client needs.  –  www.environet.ie

Ashleigh Environmental

Ashleigh Environmental is an environmental technology company that has developed a unique way to increase renewable energy production from organic wastes. Their Biowave™ system uses industrial microwaves to transform under-utilised waste streams into high value inputs for renewable bioenergy production – helping companies increase energy yields and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste disposal costs.

The company’s clients include major Irish milk processors and international wastewater and waste to energy processors. The company was setup in 2015 by Ken McGrath and the team at Ashleigh Farms, Ballinameela, Cappagh.

Ashleigh Environmental is a recipient of the Waterford Business Environmental Excellence award, the 2019 SEAI Sustainable Energy award for Research and Innovation and was selected as one of only 10 Global Bio-Stars at the World Bio Markets showcase in Amsterdam.  –  www.ashleighenv.com

AllTask Solutions

All Task Solutions as the name suggests are in the business of supplying Solutions for All your Tasks.

We are based in Westgate Business Park beside Dungarvan Insulation and uPVC and supply customers throughout the twenty six counties.

Our customers range from the domestic house wife to county councils and multi national companies and from very diverse sections of business. On a local level we have Jos’s Barber Shop in Abbeyside, Cynder’s shoe boutique, Shandon Medical Centre and Dungarvan uPVC along with many many  more.

No matter who you are or what you do we could have the solution for you. There is no such thing as a stupid question such as ‘do you have’ because if we don’t have then we can get. If the product you require is needed on a regular basis and hard to get we bring it in and store it and can ship it for next day delivery.

The most common thing said to us when someone drops in for the first time is ‘I had no idea you stocked that’ and its great to see the look on their faces when we tell them we are in Dungarvan for over fifteen years.  –  www.alltasksolutions.com  –  087/6540180