Telecoms steel supplier makes connections in the Middle East

Kealan Delaney of Delmec Picture: Finbarr O’Rourke

Carlow company Delmec Engineering is eyeing expansion overseas, having identified up to 250 potential new customers in the Middle East.

Established in 1999 as an offshoot of the family-owned steel manufacturing business D+P Delaney, Delmec builds and maintains infrastructure, including towers, masts and monopoles for clients in the telco sector.

“We are in a niche business. There are very few people in it,” said Kealan Delaney, chief executive at Delmec.

“Up until the ...