Jones Engineering traces its roots back to 1890 when Harry Austin O’Neill returned from the United States and established a company called HA O’Neill. The company was later led by Chris Jones, and over time, it evolved into the Jones Engineering Group. Management, led by Eric Kinsella and Jim Curley, bought out the business in a 1993 MBO, and under their watch it has grown both domestically and internationally. Indeed, the group’s business has changed so much that Kinsella, the company’s executive chairman, is listed as a founder on its website, although the group remains proud of its past, commissioning…