CES Power reorganises in Ireland: integration and telemetry lessons for project teams
Reviewed by Joe Ashwell
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
CES Power has reorganised its Irish division by appointing GH Energy founder John Galgey as managing director, Purecore founder Mark Barrett as operations director, and Event Power founder Philip Lawler as events director following its recent acquisitions. Galgey, whose GH Energy projects include temporary power for the Dublin Port Tunnel, will lead integration and growth in sectors such as film and television production. Barrett will manage nationwide operations using CES’s new advanced telemetry system, while Lawler brings major live events experience from projects including the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 130,000‑person Papal mass at Phoenix Park.
Technical Brief
- GH Energy’s portfolio includes temporary power for the Dublin Port Tunnel, implying stringent reliability and safety constraints.
- Purecore’s track record spans television, industrial and event clients, indicating familiarity with diverse load profiles.
- Barrett’s previous delivery for the 130,000‑person Phoenix Park Papal mass suggests high‑density crowd power planning expertise.
- Lawler brings 30 years’ temporary power experience, including major international deployments such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- The advanced telemetry system is expected to support remote monitoring, fuel optimisation and fault diagnostics on dispersed sites.
Our Take
CES Power’s separate four-year agreement with Caterpillar to bring Stage V-compliant generators into the UK and Ireland suggests the Irish reorganisation is being aligned with a lower-emissions rental fleet strategy, which will matter for infrastructure work around assets like Dublin Port Tunnel where air-quality constraints are tight.
With GH Energy and Event Power both founded post-2007 and now operating under the CES Power umbrella, our database indicates CES is building a regional hub in Ireland that can service both construction and large public events across Ireland and the UK, rather than treating Ireland as a satellite market.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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