Family-owned landscaping company works with institutional and corporate clients
Redlough’s clients include Trinity College, An Garda Síochána, Shannon Airport Group, Kildare Village and Maynooth University. Photo: Getty
Redlough Landscapes, the family-owned landscaping company that works with many institutional and corporate clients, is creating 50 new jobs nationwide as part of an expansion plan.
The company, founded in 1984 by Liam Redmond and Liam Loughnane, is targeting annual sales of €10m inside the next three years, up from its current level of around €7.5m a year.
‘Landscapers might not have a second generation to pass the business on to’
Redlough is run by the founders’ sons, Aaron Redmond and Killian Loughnane, and has grown from a business with just two employees to over 100 today. It is now completing an investment that will create over 50 new jobs across the country, bringing total employment to over 150.
The company currently provides landscaping and maintenance services to many institutional clients, including Trinity College Dublin, An Garda Síochána, Shannon Airport Group, Kildare Village and Maynooth University.
Speaking with the Sunday Independent, Aaron Redmond, co-managing director of Redlough Landscapes, said the business had been performing well, with the potential to make acquisitions in the industry.
“If the right opportunity came along, yes,” he said when asked about M&A.
“The opportunity may be say a landscaper where the owner or founders are retiring and don’t have a second generation to pass the business to but have a strong portfolio of contracts. We could take on their staff, equipment and contracts and put them into our own business.
Redlough is on track to convert at least 15pc of its fleet to electric power this year
“It does happen, where landscapers might not have a second generation or management team around them to pass the business on to. They can be unsure what to do next.
“It is an option for them to sell the business to the likes of ourselves.”
Redlough was last active in the M&A space when it acquired Limerick-based Shannonvale Landscaping in 2019.
The company has a fleet of 75 vehicles servicing contracts nationwide. Redlough recently introduced its first electric vehicle and is on track to convert at least 15pc of its entire fleet to electric power this year.