Octabuild announces new chairperson and treasurer

Octabuild board, (L to r): Ray Molyneaux, Irish Cement; Kieran Duggan, Etex; Mike Glennon, Glennon Brothers (Chairperson); Mark Filgate, Dulux; Niall Fay, Grant Engineering (Treasurer); Peter Morrissey, Bostik; Cathal Coen, Kingspan; and Mark O’Reilly, Gyproc.

Mike Glennon, Joint Managing Director of timber processor Glennon Brothers, has been elected chairperson of the building manufacturers group Octabuild for the 2025-2026 term. Additionally, Niall Fay, Director at Grant Engineering, has been appointed treasurer.

Octabuild is unique among representative groups in the building and construction industry – its members have a solid manufacturing base in Ireland, operate to the highest technical and management quality standards, are market leaders in their business sectors and use builders’ merchants as their primary sales route to the end-user.

Octabuild members

There are eight Octabuild members – Dulux Paints, Etex Ireland, Glennon Brothers, Grant Engineering, Gyproc, Irish Cement, Kingspan Insulation and the newest member, Bostik.

Octabuild was established in 1984 to highlight the benefits of high-quality, Irish-manufactured products. Key initiatives are the bi-annual Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards, an all-island competition recognising industry excellence, and more recently, a bi-annual ‘Building Connections’ event for industry leaders.

Glennon Brothers has been a member since 2014, with Mike Glennon bringing extensive industry expertise to his role as chairperson. As joint managing director alongside his brother Pat, he has overseen the company’s significant expansion across Ireland and the UK. Today, Glennon Brothers directly employs over 900 people and supports an additional 450 indirectly through contract harvesting and haulage. Operating across seven manufacturing sites, the company now has a turnover of €330 million.

Octabuild Chair

Speaking on his appointment, Mike Glennon said, “Collaboration and partnership are at the heart of Octabuild. Throughout my career in the timber and construction industries, I’ve seen the vital role builders’ merchants play in delivering high-quality building materials to the market. Irish manufacturing plays a key role in this process, providing locally made products to meet demand. “I am honoured to take on the role of Chair and I am committed to strengthening relationships and ensuring that Octabuild continues to support merchants in a way that drives collaboration, innovation and excellence, over the next two years.”

The current board of Octabuild comprises Peter Morrissey, Bostik; Mark Filgate, Dulux; Kieran Duggan, Etex; Mike Glennon, Glennon Brothers (Chairperson); Niall Fay, Grant Engineering (Treasurer); Mark O’Reilly, Gyproc; Ray Molyneaux, Irish Cement; and Cathal Coen, Kingspan Insulation.