Join us in this episode of the Time & Materials Podcast, powered by Livecosts.com, as we welcome Gavin Coyle, CEO of Coyle Group and host of the "I’m the Gaffer" Podcast. Gavin shares his journey in construction safety, leadership insights, and the inspiration behind his podcast.

Key Points:

Gavin's Journey: Gavin discusses founding and growing Coyle Group, sharing insights into his background and inspiration.

Leadership and Safety: He emphasises the importance of leadership in maintaining safety standards and explains his unique approach to embedding a culture of safety within organizations.

"I'm the Gaffer" Podcast: Gavin reveals why he started his podcast, highlights some of his favourite episodes, and shares key takeaways for listeners.

Construction Challenges and Innovations: Gavin addresses common challenges faced by construction companies and explores innovations shaping the industry's future.

Practical Tips: He offers top tips for construction managers and business owners on improving site safety and efficiency, and balancing business demands with safety.

Don’t miss this insightful conversation with Gavin Coyle, where we dive deep into the essentials of leadership and safety in the construction industry. Like, share, and subscribe for more episodes!

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Resources Mentioned:

Coyle Group: https://coyle-group.com/

Connect with Gavin Coyle:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavincoylesafety/

On this episode Ciaran is joined by Rachel Harris, the dynamic force behind the popular Instagram account @accountant_she. Rachel is not only a seasoned accountant but also a passionate advocate for financial literacy and empowerment. With a wealth of experience in the accounting industry, she brings a unique blend of professional expertise and relatable insights that resonate with both budding entrepreneurs and established business owners.

Rachel's journey in the world of finance began with her solid educational background and has flourished into a career marked by a commitment to demystifying the complexities of accounting. Her engaging online presence and practical advice have garnered her a dedicated following, making her a trusted voice in the financial community.

In this episode, Rachel will share her insights on the latest trends in accounting, tips for maintaining financial health, and the importance of financial education. Whether you're looking to optimize your business finances or simply gain a better understanding of personal finance, Rachel's practical advice and inspiring journey will leave you informed and motivated.

Tune in for an enlightening conversation with Rachel Harris, and discover how her passion for accounting and financial empowerment can help you achieve your financial goals.

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Harrison Gardner, RTÉ Star and Co-Founder of Common Knowledge, talks about his mission to enable people everywhere to understand the basics of construction.

In this month's episode of the Time & Materials Podcast, Harrison shares the story of his circuitous route to Ireland – from Australia, through India, to Ennistymon in County Clare.

Harrison, through his company Common Knowledge, are working to education regular people in the fundamentals of construction.

Through his television show on RTÉ, and through their educational course, Common Knowledge empower people to make informed decisions about building or expanding their own homes.

Learn more about the project on the OurCommonKnowledge website.

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"In construction, we drop a load of raw materials onto a site, with hand-drawn drawings, and ask a team that have never met each other to assemble that into a product that resembles the drawings."

As the Co-Founder and Chair of The Offsite Alliance, and non-executive director of Modularize, Gavnor Tennant understands the huge upsides of modular construction better than almost anyone in the industry.

In this episode Gaynor shares her experience working with over 180 offsite construction companies, digging into her experience in dealing with government and challenges they face in striving to promote the use of offsite construction. 

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Learn more about the Offsite Alliance here: https://www.offsitealliance.org/

As the Founder and CEO of Modulize, Lucas Carstens knows more than most about the potential of modern methods of construction.

In this episode of The Time & Materials Podcast, Lucas explains:

• How collaboration, open standards, and data sharing could boost productivity in the construction industry
• Why off-site construction hasn’t been adopted at scale, and how it could be
• What the construction industry can learn from other industries

Modulize.io is a web-based software designed specifically for modular construction companies that helps them make better project bids, procure materials, and estimate their costs – and lots more.

Learn more about Modulize on their website.

Follow Modulize on LinkedIn.

Construction has been slow to adopt technology when compared to other industries. But those who have been on site will always remember someone saying “there must be an easier way to do that.”

But where would you start if you did have an idea to improve construction?

• How does someone who only knows #construction build #technology ?
• What money, time is involved?
• Is it worth the risk ?

To answer this and more, the Time & Materials Podcast recently took to London to sit down with the great Sarah Crawley and John Ryan to discuss this and more.

Learn more about Symterra here: https://www.symterra.co.uk/

Connect with Sarah Crawley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-crawley-52a26411b/

Connect with John Ryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrprojects/

#construction #technology #fintech #startup #startups #constructiontechnology

Be prepared for 2023 with deep insights from 7 leading construction industry experts.

In this end of year roundup, Time & Materials looks back at some of the best advice from 2022 that forecasts what construction companies need to know in 2023.

As the Director of Main Contracting with the Construction Industry Federation, Paul Sheridan has some great insights into the Irish construction industry's biggest challenges.

In this episode, Paul shares the benefits of CIF and what he thinks the future holds for the construction industry in Ireland, including:

• How do we attract more talent into Irish construction?
• How do we solve the industry's reluctance to embrace tech?
• What the next 18 months look like...

The CIF is the Irish construction industry’s representative body. It provides a broad range of services that assist members in navigating the political, business, economic and regulatory environment.

These services cross the full business spectrum and include Recruitment and Training, Legal and Industrial Relations Consultation and Advice, Health & Safety, Marketing and Industrial intelligence Reports Engagement with Government, Statutory and other industry bodies, and regular updates on all issues affecting the construction industry.

Connect with CIF here.

This week the Time & Materials Podcast is joined by Gerry McCaughey, CEO of Offsite Tek and a visionary in the construction industry for modern methods of construction. 

Gerry's father, Brian McCaughey, founded the first Irish modular construction company, and Gerry shares the story of that company through to the modern day.

We discuss a lot of the reasons why modular construction isn't the mainstream - yet - and where the challenges and blockers to modern methods of construction lie. 

Adam Chapman, A.K.A the Heat Geek, is a well respected thought leader and influencer in the heating industry across the UK.

Adam started in the trades but spotted a gap in the market in the lack of online education and heating resources available to plumbing and heating professionals.

In this episode Adam & Ciaran discuss how plumbers adapted to his online educational content along with some tips into how we can all save on our energy bills.

Adam explains how to save on energy bills on BBC News

Check out Adam's Heat Geek Course

Follow Adam on Twitter

Alan Wilson is the Managing Director of Select, the trade association for electrical contractors Scotland. Alan shares his deep construction experience working directly with many electrical contractors along with his experience with pushing regulation at government level. Alan & Ciaran discuss the current state of business for electrical contractors along with short to medium term opportunities that can be grasped from the industry’s push to net zero. Visit www.select.org.uk

Keith Kelleher is an Accredited Mediator with ADR / Friary Law / CIArb, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor.

In this episode of the Time & Materials Podcast Keith and Ciaran drill down into the impacts of COVID on the construction industry including: what contract lessons can construction companies learn post-COVID; and the advantages and disadvantages of a cost-plus contract as a solution to cost inflation.

And the famous Clause 36 and why now, more than ever, contractors need to know and understand why Clause 36 should not be struck out of their contracts. 

Learn more about Kelliher & Associates at their website.

Rob Fox is a Chartered Civil Engineer and CEO of Supplyo. Rob has built a platform that helps construction companies with supply chain management.

In this episode Rob talks through his background in construction and his transition from site engineer, contracts manager to tech CEO.

Rob & Ciaran dig into supply chain management best practice and some dos & don't dos when it comes to implementing construction technology.

Rob's LinkedIn
Supplyo Website

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Excluding COVID, in July 2022 we saw the sharpest decline in construction activity in Ireland for 10 years. In this episode of the Time & Materials Podcast we dig in to find out what's going on in the construction industry.

In this episode Ciaran is joined by Director & Head of Research of BNP Paribas Ireland John McCartney. 

Ciaran & John drill into the Purchasing Managers Index report for July 2022. The report monitors activity within the construction sector.

Sinead Lew is a Corporate Tax Director at PWC.

Sinead, with her colleagues in PwC and The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), were involved in the creation of the recently published Construction Market Monitor Report 2023.

The report tracks responses from various construction and land surveying professionals such as chartered building, quantity, project management, and planning & development surveyors.

The report covers several activity trends related to general construction activity and projects, as well as those trends experienced within surveying firms which provides a useful and valuable insight regarding the current and expected delivery of construction activity and output for the next 12 months.

The report is informed by professionals working in the public and private sector, both from large and smaller firms across Ireland.

But how will this affect general building contractors? 

To shine some light on that very question, Sinead & Ciaran dig into some of the key questions that general building contractors will need to know and understand through the next 12 months. 

Michael Kirk is an executive, director & founder of many successful businesses. Michael has transitioned through construction and now specialises in optimising process management, digital transformation and change management.

He is passionate about businesses, the people who work in these businesses, and customers who he can help on a daily basis.

Aileen Gallagher specialises in working with Construction-related Businesses - Roofing, Construction, Commercial Landscaping, Heating & Plumbing, Electrical, Suspended Ceilings, Safety Netting etc. Any construction-related business selling high value services.

Aileen works in the short term on solving issues such as reducing working hours, attracting and retaining a skilled reliable team and improving cashflow in the business, and then moves onto the more long term issues of putting the systems and structures in place to ensure the business is less dependent on the constant involvement of the business owners.

With thirty plus years in the KBB industry, including physically installing kitchens and bathrooms for over twenty of them, Mark has the skill set and the expansive knowledge to offer in-depth points of view and conclusion surrounding everything connected to kitchens and bathrooms.

Never to be held back by something as simple as distance, his fearless attitude and determination has allowed Mark to continue to successfully manage his own KBB business in Dundee, Scotland from a mere 7,000km away in Vancouver, Canada, since 2010.

During this time he has taken this little Scottish company from a simple 'one man band' operation to a multi-award winning company with Best Installation Company and Scotland's Best All Trade Company being a prestigious part of the company's highlights.

In this episode, Guy Richardson shares how he has built a people & culture focused office Fit-Out, design & refurbishment company. Ciaran and Guy also dig into a deep construction question, how do we deal with apprentices & subcontractors in today's construction world?

Mike Dunn is the 2021 Finalist - Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year - GBEA / Founder of Excel Trade Group / Managing Director of Excel TM Group / Founder of Tradesman.co / Managing Director Excel Recruitment Solutions. Mike discusses his journey to date managing a variety of companies in construction.

Join 'Time & Materials' host Ciaran Brennan as he discusses the considerations that need to be made when choosing an accounting software for your construction company.

Ciaran has heard from experts in Xero, Sage and Quickbooks in our last 3 podcasts. He has heard the advantages and disadvantages of these accounting softwares and now asks the necessary questions to determine which one is best suited for your business.

In the final episode of our, 'What is the best accounting software for construction companies' series of podcasts, Ciaran sits down with Nicky Goringe Larkin, Founder of Goringe Accountants to discuss why Quickbooks is the best accounting software for construction companies.

Nicky brings a vast amount of experience working in many industries with many clients and in this episode talks through some of the benefits construction companies gain when selecting Quickbooks for their accounts. 

Nicky covers why construction companies are selecting Quickbooks over products like Sage & Xero as well as looking at features, benefits and costs of the top accounting products for construction companies.

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.

Terry Gorry is an employment law expert and well known for his online content. Terry has over 27,000 subscribers on YouTube across 2000+ videos and a host of followers who actively read his blogs. 

You can take a look at Terry Gorry’s YouTube channel here.

You can read his best stuff for free by clicking on the links below:

• Employment law in Ireland

• Terry Gorry & Co. Solicitors

• Making a will

• Small business and entrepreneurship

• Family law

• TerryGorryWrites.com

Email: terry@terrygorry.com

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.

Rob Fox is a chartered engineer with 20 years experience at one of the largest main contractors in Ireland. In 2016 Rob established Site Passport, the easy way for main contractors and property managers to source, evaluate, procure and manage subcontractors and suppliers.

Robin Hayhurst is a construction business mentor and coach. Robin is also host of the Bust & Beyond Podcast.

In this episode Robin shares his experience in recruitment, culture, and general business skills he has acquired through his own experience and working with many construction companies through his business coaching services.

Connect with Robin Hayhurst

Website

Bust And Beyond Podcast

LinkedIn

Instagram

FaceBook

Lynn Lambe is the Director of Little Lambe Consultancy, Ireland's only dedicated construction marketing agency which was founded by Lynn in 2018. Lynn founded the business after spotting a gap in the industry for a dedicated agency that focused solely on construction. Since then she has worked with some of Ireland's leading clients including KSN, DCT Group, Ashview Consultants, Lightning Protection International and many more.

2020 threw up some great challenges. These challenges were met face on by our panel who knew only one way out, adapt and keep moving forward.

Hear from Ciaran Brennan, James Benson, Tomas MacEoin, Peter Finn, Keith Kelliher.

David Belman is the host of the Home Building Hero podcast. His passion is building homes, giving back to the community through Operation Finally Home and being an industry leader for housing. David speaks on behalf of housing and is "The most quoted builder in Wisconsin" David & Ciaran talk through new innovative ways in which residential builders can market their businesses. 

Shane Dempsey is the Director of Communications for the Construction Industry Federation in Ireland. Since 2006, Shane has provided corporate communications and government relations expertise to Ireland's leading indigenous and international companies. Shane specialises in working in trade organisations in creating industry positions and successfully delivers communications and public affairs strategies that benefit member organisations.

Vince Versace is the National Managing Editor of the Daily Commercial News & the Journal of Commerce, Canada's leading construction industry newspapers. Vince is also the co-host of the award winning, construction record podcast. In this episode Ciaran & Vince share their construction experiences, innovations and combine both podcasts to simply talk about all things construction.

Peter Finn, most recognised as the builder behind RTE's hit TV shows Room to Improve and Home Rescue. In his day to day Peter is the Managing Director of MDS Construction where he is now taking the company from a small building company to housing developers.

Chuck Schwartz is a Business Development Director, and Software & Systems Consultant for Marcum LLP. Marcum LLP is one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the US, with offices in major business markets throughout the U.S., as well as select international locations, including here in Dublin, Ireland. Marcum where recently recognised in the top 50 accounting firms in the US by the Construction Executive, who listed Marcum as No.3.

Eric Anderton is the host of the Construction Genius Podcast. Eric has also  worked with construction companies since 2004. His clients include Teichert Construction, Level 10 Construction, Deacon Corp, MarketOne Builders, Cook Engineering, Tricorp Construction, and many others.

Joe Kelly is an Independent Consultant at Mass Construction Consultants, Inc, Joe is also a  podcaster and host of the Mass Construction Show. In his day to day Joe is an educator and code consultant for construction and real estate companies. Joe also enjoys assisting firms with marketing and branding of their businesses.

LiveCosts welcomes Laura Taylor back to The LiveCosts Podcast. Laura is the director and founder of Empowered by Cloud. Laura and Ciaran discuss how a construction company can successfully implement new technology into their business.

Welcome to a special End Of Year episode of the Time & Materials Podcast, where we look back at the best advice from our guests in 2023, and see where they predict the construction industry will go in 2024.

WITH THANKS TO GUESTS:

Sarah Crawley & John Ryan | Symterra

Lucas Carstens | Modulize

Gaynor Tennant | Offsite Alliance & Modularize

Jonny Cooper | Steering Point

Conor Walsh | Encon

Sinead Lew & Kevin Brady | PwC & APNA

Colm McHugh | Construct Innovate

Paddy Carroll | Carroll Estimating

Matthew Cutler-Welsh is the host of the Home Style Green podcast and education manager for Pro-Clima in New Zealand. Matthew is on a mission to help people create better buildings by building better. Matthew shares his deep experience in all things passive design & building.

Brett Campbell is a serial Entrepreneur, having founded 2 of Australia's fastest growing companies in their respected fields, including the fastest growing fitness franchise at its time, exploding to 35 locations within the first 6 months of operations, and currently the fastest growing digital growth agency, having recently won the accolade of 2018 Best Social Media Agency of the Year award for Australia and NZ within their first 12 months of operations.

Brett is a go to business expert when it comes to fast and effective business growth, having invested over $2M personally in paid advertising & his company now managing millions of dollars a year in advertising spend for his clients in over 30+ industries.

Brett is a published Author, Global Speaker and Television Personality on Australia’s #1 Mainstream Business Channel.

Mark Mitchell is the author of Building Materials Channel Marketing and the lead strategist behind Whizard Strategy, helping the building materials industry solve tough sales and marketing problems. Whizard Strategy is changing the way building materials companies market their products and services—it’s less about the chequebook and more about the strategy. As a dynamic speaker, business strategist and marketing expert,  Mark brings ideas that create change, increase sales and stop spending for the sake of spending.

Laura Taylor is the director and founder of Empowered by Cloud. Laura's aim is to empower small construction and trade businesses (turning over between £500k-£10million a year) to understand their finances in an easy to digest way, with the power of Xero and automation.