OUR TEAM
Ken O’Grady: Carbon Paint Division Manager
A graduate of University of Limerick in Industrial Chemistry, Ken has worked in the coatings industry since 1992. He has worked with Carbon Group since 1999 and has helped develop it into one of the premier coatings distribution businesses in Ireland.
He has a huge range of experience in powder coatings, application equipment, protective coatings, surface chemicals and wood finishes.
He completed an MBA at NUIG in 2014 and has helped move the brand forward by locating the coatings business to a state of the art centre in Dublin.
Ken continues to work in the field where his knowledge and experience is extremely important in leading the division forward.
Phone 086 8310356
ken.ogrady@carbon.ie
Tony Lawlor
Sales Account Manager (Paint & Equipment Division)
Tony has been part of the team at Carbon for the past 5 years. He takes responsibility for selling Carbon’s wide and extensive range of paint and equipment products to a multitude of industries. Over the years, Tony has gained a wealth of knowledge in this field. “We at Carbon pride ourselves on our high quality products and ensure that we give the best advice and customer service to every client” Our products include:-Rust-Oleum, M&R products (maintenance and repair), Cromadex, International Paints, Sikkens. We also supply and distribute the Carlisle range of spray guns e.g. DeVilbiss, Binks and Ransburg.
Phone: 087 7372306
Fintan Loughran
Sales Account Manager, NI (Paint & Equipment Division)
Fintan joined Carbon in the spring of 2021. Fintan brings 20 years of experience in the coatings industry to Carbon. A Tyrone native, Fintan covers the Northern Ireland territory providing solutions from Carbon's wide range of P&E products.
NACE certified, Fintan can offer technical support and advise on the best systems / techniques for customers' projects.
Our market leading systems provide solutions for most aspects of industry. We also partner with GEMA for all powder application equipment.
Phone: +44 7519 274 954
Andrew Byrne
Sales Account Manager (Leinster Paint & Equipment Division)
Carbon Paint Centre is delighted to welcome Andrew Byrne as Sales Account Manager, (Leinster P&E Department).
Andy joined Carbon Group in 2022 with over 10 years’ experience in sales and management; he also has a background in many aspects of retail and client consultations.
Andy’s recent successes are linked to building up strong relationships with customers, leading to business growth across the various companies he’s worked with.
Phone: 085 8758074
Barry Doyle
Branch Manager
Barry has over 12 years’ experience across the Retail and Trade sectors in various management roles.
He has been a part of successful teams at some of Ireland's largest hardware brands.
Barry has used his knowledge and experience to help transform under-performing departments into success stories with the main areas of concentration being decorating and showrooms.
Barry is passionate about customer service and ensuring customer satisfaction is always top of the agenda.
Phone: 01 9023555
Arek Jachna
Warehouse Operator
Arek has been a cornerstone of the Carbon paint team for over 10 years. Arek has extensive knowledge of our International Paint ranges and is responsible for the tinting of these along with all our other great brands. Arek ensures that orders are picked and sent in a timely manner to all our customers
Phone: 01 8829160
John Mulcahy
Purchasing & Sales Executive
John Mulcahy joined the Carbon Paint Centre team in 2018. Starting off in our warehouse, John quickly became knowledgeable in relation to the many products that Carbon Paint Centre supplies and their applications.
This saw him helping out on our trade counter, dealing with the public before being appointed to his current role of Purchasing & Sales Executive.
John is now responsible for the control of key ranges, such as Interpon powder, Henkel, Cromadex and more.
John is also a key contact for many customers looking to place orders. John is available (see contact details below) to discuss any of Carbon's product ranges.
