Get Real

True, today’s economic climate demands that any supplier to the hotel sector is keenly priced and competitive. But clients need to have confidence in their designers and manufacturers. Their production process must operate on proven quality systems and efficient communication to achieve “best price” allied to “best practice”.

ODonnell Furniture Makers is just such a supplier. Our state-of-the-art 60,000 sq ft factory is one of the few in the UK and Ireland that has honed a unique design, production and installation process using cutting edge systems like the superior Pytha CAD package to make sure that the concepts and designs that the client agrees become the installed products that are budgeted for.

At ODonnell we know that the key to all successful projects is the organisation and management of resources to ensure a project is completed within its defined constraints. That’s why we have a team of highly qualified and experienced project managers, each of whom is assigned to manage a dedicated project. This person is a senior member of the ODonnell Design technical staff and is assisted by a committed team of design professionals. The Project Manager embraces the clients’ vision from start to finish and strives to ensure that their aspirations are realised, getting the right furniture to the right place at the right time.

We use “Microsoft Project” to plan the job in all its complexity. This tool is then used to manage each and every task from conception to design freeze, from manufacture to delivery and from installation to completion and final sign off.

ODonnells deliver quality manufacturing at the most competitive price. To achieve the accuracy and speed of turnaround that the contract interiors market demands, our factory has invested heavily in new and sophisticated machinery – over €2m in 2007 – and we are one of the few manufacturers in the UK and Ireland to use the 3D CAD system Pytha.

Pytha is a fast and professional software solution for drawing three-dimensional designs. It links with 3D Analyzer Software to facilitate a seamless transfer to the machining and production process. Drawing in 3D rather than 2D saves a lot of time. For example, if you have 2D drawings of a piece of furniture, you may need several different drawings and if amendments are made, each and every drawing has to be changed. However, in 3D, everything is in one drawing and therefore if there is a modification to any of the design, one change does it all. Architects and designers with whom we work often comment on how good our 3D drawings are and that they can clearly see what is what.

At the presentation stage, Pytha works with its Radiolab function to produce stunning, virtual reality views of a room layout complete with all the furniture elements. The 3D display is made even more lifelike with the inclusion of materials, textures and the correct angles and levels of lighting. Customers can effectively walk through their proposed designs and have complete control over what is about to be made.

Once all the designs and finishes are agreed, Pytha moves the project to the production stage via the 3D Analyzer Software “screen 2 machine” computer system. By linking the drawing to the factory floor, cutting lists & machine programs are automatically produced saving production time and ensuring we can be competitive with our prices. Accuracy is guaranteed so that what is made is exactly what has been drawn and approved by the client and all their agents from architects to designers and FF&E suppliers.

Our factory is keen to offer ODonnell’s experience of the manufacturing process to produce practical solutions to the creative designs proposed by some of the leading hotel designers in the industry. This is our world. Our investment in cutting edge technology and our ISO 9001 accreditation means that we can concentrate on quickly and effectively offering a precision, real-world solution to suit any budget from the “value” hotel to the five-star luxury property.

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