86 • THE LOCKSMITH LOTTERY
‘ The Locksmith Lottery’
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CONGRATULATIONS TO O’ MALLEY and Sons of Ballina, north County Mayo, Ireland, our lottery winner for this issue.
O’ Malley Builders was established by Michael O’ Malley in 1972, after working in the building industry for more than 10 years previously. The company has worked on a wide range of projects over the years; predominantly refurbishment work, as well as building new homes, undertaking repairs, home improvements with extensions, alterations to houses and being there for emergencies. The company recently completed a 14-month project, refurbishing the trusses on a local cathedral.
The business grew with new commercial and public works across Ballina and Mayo, including schools, churches, offices, retail and industrial. In 1981, O’ Malley and Sons Ltd( Ballina) was formed, with both Michael’ s sons, Michael( Jnr) and Fergal, later joining the business. This allowed the business to increase the range and complexity of work it offered; Michael, with his qualifications and experience in surveying and project management, and Fergal’ s carpentry and site management.
Fergal joined the business in 1992 and is in many ways the face of O’ Malley & Sons. As a fully qualified carpenter, Fergal was often called-out by the local Garda to board up the windows and doors of buildings that had been broken into. In most cases, the services of a locksmith would also be required and, with the closest one being over an hour away, Fergal saw an opportunity and completed his training as a locksmith in 2008. Since then, O’ Malley and Sons has offered a 24-hour locksmith and boarding up service along with emergency and repair callouts. Fergal says the locksmith business has also benefited from homeowners frequently changing their home insurance provider, as this often requires them to have their locks changed.“ As a result of changing the locks on a property, the owner will often ask me to carry out other jobs as well,” Fergul explains.
More recently, O’ Malley and Sons has completed the rigorous audit process to become PSA registered, in line with new licensing regulations introduced in Ireland earlier this year.“ We are pleased to announce that we have been successful and are just waiting to receive our registration number, which we will put on our website as soon as we have it,” Fergul added.
www. omalleyballina. com / 24hourlocksmith-services /
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