Laois builder stars in TG4 series which shines a spotlight on construction workers
Dave Fingelton will showcase his unique project on the first episode of the series
Laois builder and company owner, Dave Fingleton, is set to feature on a TG4 original, ‘Na Builders’ that shines a spotlight on construction workers in Ireland.
The show will air on March 20 on TG4 and run for 7 weeks.
Dave will showcase his unique project on the first episode of the series, which is in the Slieve Bloom Mountains where he will be building an extension onto a preexisting cottage.
Dave is based in Ratheniska and his company Warmhome Construction specialises in super warm and super-insulated homes.
Dave started out as a carpenter by trade and has since travelled the world – living in Canada and Korea amongst many other places for the last 15 years.
From bricklayers to electricians, plumbers to roofers, plasterers to carpenters these hard- there is over 160,000 people employed in the construction industry in Ireland.
Also in the first episode, viewers will take a trip to Carna in Conamara in Galway where Páraic Folan of Jackie Folan Limited and his team are getting ready for the day ahead.
In Donaghmede in Dublin, Townmore have a large apartment development underway.
In Waterford local builder Tom Breathnach is busy working on a two-story self-build.
Meanwhile in Monaghan viewers meet BuildWright who have been supplying concrete products for 70 years across Ireland and the UK.
In Ballyvourney in Cork, Freddie Ó Loingsigh is putting the finishing touches to a local school hall.
Coolsivna Construction Ltd are busy developing a new housing estate for Westmeath County Council and in Portmarnock, Phil Loughran, who started his career as a carpenter, is today building luxury homes and he shows us his latest project.