About Us

Company Objective

In sumary, McConnells objective is to achieve its financial goals by working hard to collect and maintain customers who view us as their best supplier for superior quality reliable and cost effective industrial coatings, adhesives and related equipment.

We endeavour to achieve this objective through ongoing superior performance based upon:

Our Experience and Pedigree
Our People
Our Products and Partners
Our Philosophy
Our Services
Our Delivery Arrangements

Our Experience and Pedigree

McConnells has been manufacturing and supplying high performance coatings and adhesives to customers and providing technical assistance since 1961.
We have made significant investments in plant equipment and technology to improve our plant and processes.
In 1991 we became the first paint or adhesives company in Ireland to be accredited to ISO 9000.
Licenced by the EPA: McConnells was the first coatings and adhesives company in Ireland to receive an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) licence.

Our People

Our company and its future is based on experienced and dedicated teamwork in sales, new product development, production and customer support. Key contacts are:

Directors

Howard McConnell - Managing
Tennant McConnell - Sales

Representatives

Dermot Nicholls - Adhesives
Peter Bujniewicz - Paints
Vivian Leggett - Paints

Technical Consultant

Dr David Godden

Our Products

In summary our product categories are as follows:

Industrial Paints for: Metal, wood, plastics, fabrics, roofs, walls, floors.
Industrial Adhesives: Liquid and hot melt for assembly, packaging, machine lamination, all manufactured to ISO 9000.
Application Equipment and Static Elimination Equipment.

Our Partners

Over time McConnells has developed strong business relations with its business partners. These include:

DuPont Performance Coatings (Adhesives)
ISF Group Limited (Coatings)
Meech Static (Static Elimination)
Herberts Laminating Adhesives (Adhesives)

In developing these relationships we work to ensure that our partners have personnel with similar commitment, attitude and performance to meet our customers requirements.

Our Philosophy

Our philosophy is customer focused. To maximise the benefits of having McConnells as a supplier:

We provide ongoing assistance with trials and developments for improved performance, cost efficency and new projects.
We assist with application systems and equipment.
We offer assistance with training.
We offer assistance with waste disposal / recycling.
We select strong partners and ensure that they have personnel with the same commitment attitude and performance.

Our Services

McConnells, as a result of years of practical experience can offer:

In-house and external product development and testing.
Environmental advice.
Training.
Consultancy and specification advice.

Our Delivery

McConnells offers a first class Hazchem delivery service directly from our own 2 acre site, all to IPC licence requirements, using either:

Our own Hazchem Vehicle
Our authorised contractor: Johnston Logistics

Johnston Logistics and we are fully qualified for hazchem transport and so meet the legal obligations on McConnells and our customers.