How do you grow a business when the global economy is tanking all around you and you have a young family to feed? 

Director of Kane Engineering, Damien Kane, took a risk and it paid off. The company has grown 300% in ten years to become one of the best-known names in Northern Ireland’s electrical industry. 

We also hear from Patrick Driessen from Conta-Clip Germany about the nifty new products that will make jobs in the industry easier in 2021. This episode features loads of insights into brand building as well as:

• The challenges and opportunities of a family-owned business
• How important it is for family firms to invest in people
• Developments in the switchgear industry 
• How the Internet of Things will be a major part of the business in future

About Our Guests

Damien Kane took over the family engineering business despite not being an engineer. Kane Engineering is the leading supplier of Low Voltage switchboards,motor control centres and control and automation products in the north. The company’s switchboards can be found in developments like Titanic Belfast, The ICC (which was formerly known as the Waterfront Conference Centre) and The Grand Opera. 

Damien on Linkedin

Patrick Driessen is International Product Manager for Conta-Clip Germany. It supplies more than 17-thousand articles across  four main product groups; terminal blocks, PCB terminals, electronic interfaces and cable-management systems. The company creates specific solutions for widely varying branches of the industry; from marine engineering to building automation to environmental technology. 

Patrick on Linkedin