Time & Materials Podcast

In the second episode of our, What is the best accounting software for construction companies? Ciaran sits down with Sean O'Reilly, CFO, McKeon Group to discuss why Sage?

Sean is the McKeon Groups Chief Financial Officer with extensive experience in construction and manufacturing sectors.

As CFO Sean plays a vital role in creating value for the group by leading the strategic planning and control of the group's finances, ERP and accounts team.

In the first episode of our, 'What is the best accounting software for construction companies' series of podcasts, Ciaran sits down with Kevin Smith from MI Solutions to discuss, why Xero is the best accounting software for construction companies.

Eoin Darby is leading QS with expertise in measurement, estimating, tender advice, mortgage approval estimates, post contract cost control.

Darby QS has successfully tendered for over €70 million worth of work on behalf of building contractors primarily in the residential sector in Ireland and the UK.

In this episode, Eoin shares his insights into the current problems he sees day to day with material price increase, shortages and other cost issues facing the industry.

Allison Warner is the author of Build & Grow, an Amazon best seller and the founder of Evolve & Grow, an organisation focus on developing trade based businesses.

In this episode, Ciaran shares his experience working with construction companies in Ireland, UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Ciaran has seen pattern recognition between what makes a good construction materials process from source to pay, and the 3 common construction purchasing mistakes and how to avoid them.

Robin Hayhurst is a construction business coach. Drawing on his own experiences in the industry and running projects from one to one hundred units and the network that he has built over the past twenty years. Robin offers one-to-one coaching and mastermind groups to help developers and contractors alike to thrive and grow in both the good and the challenging times.

On Tuesday 30th of March 2021 the Irish government made a controversial decision to not fully reopen the construction sector. Shane Dempsey is the Director of Communications at the Construction Industry Federation, with the news fresh in our minds Shane shares his thoughts & frustrations with the restrictions imposed on the industry.

Richard Fitzmaurice is the Managing Director of B&G Construction & View Office Space. B&G Construction specialise in Residential, Commercial, Civil, industrial. Ciaran talks to Richard about investing in View Office Space only to land its opening in a global pandemic. Richard shares his challenges with view & the issues running a construction

Paul McCarty is the CEO & founder of Snapfix. Snapfix has been labeled "WhatsApp for Building Management and Teamwork".

They use photos, tags and messaging (just like WhatsApp) to manage everything in a building, from Maintenance to Housekeeping, Fire-Safety Checks and Health & Safety Checks.

Paul has 25 years in software development as well as managing property for a family business.

Paul shares the simple solution Snapfix created to use photos to manage buildings & teamwork.

What are the main drivers of these price increases? What materials are affected? Are we facing a shortage of certain key materials? What does all of this mean for our projects in 2021?

To dig deep into this issue we brought in industry experts who have been embedded in these issues for some time.