Enterprise Ireland
Annual Report and Accounts 2004

Century Homes

• Homepage
• Chairman's Statement
• Chief Executive Officer's Report

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• Section 1
  Achieving Export Sales
• Section 2
  Investing in Research and Innovation
• Section 3
  Competing Through Productivity
• Section 4
  Starting Up and Scaling Up
• Section 5
  Driving Regional Enterprise
  • Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
  • Sligo Business Network UK
  • Century Homes
  • Tanco Autowrap Ltd.

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• Membership of the Board & Committees
• Organisation Structure
• Statutory and Other Notices
• Financial Statements
• Office Network

Century Homes was set up in Monaghan in 1990 and has grown to become one of the largest timber-frame manufacturing companies in Europe. The company produces all types of timber frame buildings from new custom homes to large scale housing developments, nursing homes, hotels and multi-storey apartments.

In Ireland Century Homes produces 5,000 units annually, or one in 10 of all newly built houses. The company has almost 500 employees in plants around the country and in Britain, including Dungarvan, Monaghan, Longford, Cardiff and Newcastle and a sales and engineering office in London. Its sixth manufacturing location, under construction in Tullamore, will employ a further 120 people.

In 2004 the company expanded in the UK by acquiring Timber Frame Solutions in the North of England. The expansion followed Century Homes' very successful formula of spreading its product reach by investing in strong regional locations.

Century Homes was sold to Cavan-based multinational the Kingspan Group Plc in March 2005, who are global leaders in the manufacturer of a dynamic range of products for the construction industry.

Since its establishment the company has consistently invested extensively in research and development and has been supported by Enterprise Ireland through the Research, Technology and Innovation (RTI) scheme. Their timber frame product has revolutionised the way new homes are constructed throughout the world and significantly improved the environmental impact of house construction.

Century Homes are the founder members of the Irish Timber Frame Manufacturers Association which was set up to ensure the highest standards are maintained throughout the industry. This focus on quality has led Century Homes to achieve ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 awards and also the ‘Excellence Through People Award’. All Century Homes products carry the Irish Quality Mark.

Enterprise Ireland has supported Century Homes throughout its expansion in Ireland and through its network of overseas offices abroad. In 2003 Century Homes Chief Executive Gerry McCaughey won the Ernst & Young Industry Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

www.century.ie