H&A GROUP CELEBRATES 30 YEARS
H&A opens its new Draperstown site in 2003.
Hugh McWilliams was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at Northern Ireland’s Plumbing & Heating Awards 2021. Pictured centre and right are Anne McWilliams and Carlus McWilliams.
L-R: Anne McWilliams, Carlus McWilliams and Martin Collins, directors, H&A Group.
H&A GROUP HAS REBRANDED TO REFLECT ITS DIVERSIFICATION OVER THE YEARS FROM BUILDING WORKS, KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS TO CYCLICAL MAINTENANCE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS… 30 years of taking pride in a job done right
A steady growth trajectory shows no signs of abating for H&A Group as it marks 30 years in business with a rebrand to reflect its expanding remit over the years. Initially focusing on the core discipline of mechanical services, the last three decades have seen the family business diversify into electrical, renewable energy and building maintenance services. Founded by Hugh and Anne McWilliams as H&A Mechanical Services in 1993, the firm has steadily built a client base ranging from private installations to social housing projects throughout Ireland, government schemes aimed at combating fuel poverty
and commercial/industrial work for blue chip companies. While offices have opened in Clane, Co Kildare, Mallusk, Co Antrim and the Pennyburn Industrial Estate, Co Derry to facilitate its expansion over the last 30 years, H&A retains its headquarters in Draperstown. The majority of its workforce operates from two sites in Draperstown, with smaller teams at the satellite offices and others largely on the road, working out of their vans. The team has expanded from six people in 1993 to more than 200 staff, but H&A remains a family firm with Carlus McWilliams assuming a leadership role alongside Martin Collins after Hugh died suddenly
from a heart attack in August 2020. “When my father passed away, it left a huge hole for us as a family and as a company,” said Carlus. “He was our go-to man and someone a lot of people looked up too. Daddy was a big supporter of the community and did a lot of work to support it. It’s something we try to carry on and pride ourselves on.” Indeed, H&A’s 30th anniversary celebrations this year have featured a series of fundraising events, including a Rampage mud run at The Jungle NI in May, golf day at Moyola Park in August and a family fun day at the Draperstown headquarters in September. A total of £30,000 was raised across the events and split between
“The ‘getting it right first time’ approach is a fundamental approach to our business.”
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