Apprenticeships and not taking no for an answer! | Margaret Reilly | TEDxShannonED

An apprentice cabinet maker turned business woman, Margaret’s talk highlights the importance of apprenticeships and not taking ‘no’ for an answer.

Drogheda native Margaret Reilly did an apprenticeship in cabinet-making in 1998. She now owns and runs her own manufacturing and design business in the town and was a nominee for Business Woman of the Year in 2016. CTR Manufacturing was founded by Margaret in 2009, manufacturing and supplying kitchen and bedroom furniture to the trade. In 2011, Margaret opened a second business, Grand Designs Kitchen & Bedrooms Showroom Ltd, which facilitated the showcasing of their custom designed kitchen and bedroom furniture. In August 2015, a new factory showroom was purchased allowing for the integration of both businesses under one roof. The company is growing and developing with 7 staff currently employed. Margaret started out as an apprentice cabinet maker in 1998, qualifying in 2002. Having worked in a number of sales and manufacturing companies, Margaret saw an opportunity to manufacture and supply bespoke kitchen and bedroom furniture to the trade, and set up CTR Manufacturing Ltd in 2009.

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