Hardware
Food & confectionery manufacturing
Complete production lines for two leading chocolate manufacturing facilities, plus equipment for other major Irish food producers. Currently part of a €50m factory expansion.
Engineering consultancy · Ireland
Loughran Enterprises
Hardware&Software. Two practices.
Loughran Enterprises is a father-and-son consultancy with two independent practices. Pat designs and builds industrial machinery, specialising in the food industry. Michael consults on software architecture, delivery and engineering leadership. Hire either of us on our own, or both when a project spans the two.
Industry experience
Where we've worked
Hardware
Turnkey automation projects
Automated production equipment taken from inception to completion: design, fabrication, installation and commissioning. Over €20m in project turnover across 35 years.
Hardware
Controls & systems integration
Touch-screen HMIs, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, SCADA and remote access, so lines can be monitored and supported off-site.
Software
Banking & financial services
Led technology across anti-fraud, AML, credit risk, core banking and finance platforms at a digital bank, reporting to the CIO.
Software
Travel & airline retail
Nine years building airline booking and retail platforms for tier-one carriers, including an NDC product adopted by multiple airlines.
Software
Consulting & engineering practice
Ran a 100+ engineer software practice at Zühlke: delivery quality, architecture, hiring, upskilling and pre-sales support across client projects.
Software
Hospitality & startups
Founder of BugFree Labs, a white-label ordering platform for hospitality: apps, kiosks, QR ordering, catering and loyalty under the venue's own brand, managed from one place. Architecture, DevOps on AWS and hands-on delivery throughout.
About
Two engineers, two practices
Loughran Enterprises is the trading name of P&M Loughran Enterprises Limited, an engineering consultancy incorporated in Ireland in 2020 (Company No. 676699). Pat and Michael each run their own consultancy practice under the company, taking on hardware and software engagements respectively for clients in Ireland and abroad.
Pat Loughran
Hardware · Machine design & build
- — 35 years industrial experience; over €20m in delivered projects
- — Design and build of automated production equipment, specialising in food
- — Turnkey production lines for two leading chocolate manufacturers
- — Currently engineering lead on a €50m factory expansion
Michael Loughran
Software · Architecture & technology leadership
- — Software engineer since 2012; Java, architecture, DevOps, AWS
- — Led engineering orgs at Mox Bank and a 100+ engineer software practice at Zühlke
- — Built airline retail platforms at OpenJaw for tier-one carriers
- — BSc Computer Science, DIT, First Class Honours
Contact
Got a project?
contact@loughranenterprises.com
Newtown, Kilmainhamwood, Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland