TESTIMONIALS

CLIENT BASE

The Emerson's Group client base is extremely diverse covering numerous industry sectors, from civil engineering and road construction, to general construction, the agricultural sector, landscaping and general public.

Over the years the Group has been involved in many high profile contracts, with recent examples ranging from the supply of concrete for the bridge work associated with the multi-million pound Outlet project in Banbridge to the supply of rock armouring and concrete on the A1 carriageway improvements scheme between Loughbrickland and Newry. Norman Emerson Group has also recently been involved in a number of large scale water and sewage projects.

To service contracts both large and small, the Company has a sizable fleet of over 200 vehicles, including truck mixers, tippers, artics, flat vehicles, vans and cars, and due to the sheer numbers invloved, the upgrading of livery on all vehicles is a process which is being phased in.  In an effort to ensure quality of service, the Group also utilises the services of a number of haulage contractors and owner drivers.

"We have worked in partnership with a number of haulage companies and owner drivers for many years now and their support has been very effective in taking the business forward," says George Emerson, managing director. Right across the board turnover has increased on average by 10% per annum over the last five years. "That's the target that we set ourselves and that has been achieved year on year," continues George.  "the recent investment that we have made will hopefully help to underline the continuing commitment to our growing customer base and will assist us in terms of going forward and continuing to provide quality products combined with service excellence."

PRESTIGIOUS PROJECTS

The excellent drainage qualities of the Lough Neagh sand have been a major factor in securing supply to the new Nick Faldo designed golf course currently under construction at the Lough Erne Gold Resort in Enniskillen.  More than 40,000 tonnes of Emerson's sand is being used in the construction of the showpiece course which is set to become a major golfing destination.
"This is a very pleasing contract for the Group," says Kenny Crooks, Sales & Marketing Director.  "As well as being a highly prestigious project, our product was selected ahead of several other sands - it was a very thorough and detailed selection process."

Emerson's sand is also the sand of choice amongst many other sporting organisations, and is featured on playing fields and sports grounds up and down the country, everywhere from Windsor Park, Belfast to Croke Park, Dublin.

The Norman Emerson Group's Natural Stone products are being specified in prestigious projects all over Ireland, on everything from domestic landscaping contracts to large commercial schemes.  Recent examples range from landscaping works at the five star Lyrath estate and Spa in Kilkenny, to a newly created roof top garden at the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin.  Group products were also utilised on the new G Hotel in Galway. "The G Hotel was very high profile because of the involvement of the well known hat designer Philip Treacy in its design," says Kenny.

Today, the Group is one of the leading suppliers of rockery, cobble, decorative and paving stone in Ireland - everything from mini bags of decorative gravel and glass, to water feature stones and fountains. As a member of the Association of landscape Contractors of Ireland, the Natural Stone Centre is well known in the sector.  The Norman Emerson Group is also a nominated preferred supplier of the Gardening inside Out Group.

"In terms of marketing and promotion we have worked hard at endorsing our range of products to our target audience," explains Kenny  "We have built up good working relationships with contractors, landscapers, architects, and garden centres throughout Ireland."

OUR PROCESSES

Quality is built into the production of our products by application of ISO 9000 process management for Ready Mix and Environmental Management systems for other production processes. Our management process follows the EFQM business excellence format as we manage continuous improvement throughout the business.

Business Excellence has been integrated into company strategy for continuous improvement.