It is a steep drive to the entrance of Lough Dan Lodge near Roundwood in Co Wicklow. The elevation however allows sweeping views of the fields and the forest that surround the headquarters of Crown Roofing and Cladding, a family-owned pan European contractor that has grown quietly to €40 million in annual revenues. Crown’s headquarters hugs the landscape – a mixture of one and two storeys in height. It is a short distance from the original family home of Owen O’Gorman and Emma O’Gorman Wall, the brother and sister team who lead the business today. I am greeted warmly at…

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