OUR MISSION

Our primary objective is to provide our customers with the best level of service and support that is expected. Our comprehensive range of products reflect the demands facing the construction sector, with product quality and performance key to our belief.

Service

Larsen prides itself on the unrivalled level of service offered to our customers. This commitment goes further than just ensuring deliveries arrive promptly. Our wide experience of the entire construction process draws on the expertise and breadth of knowledge gained over the last 45+ years to provide an unsurpassed level of technical back-up and know-how.

Quality

Larsen’s quality policy ensures all products are manufactured to exacting quality and performance standards. Stringent testing by qualified quality technicians ensures products meet the requirements of the national standards, harmonised European standards or Larsen’s internal specifications before despatch.

Research

Larsen commits significant resources to the development of new products and the continual improvement of existing products. Our highly trained research and development department use cutting edge experimental methods and laboratory equipment to develop products tailored to the end user’s requirements.

Environment

Larsen Building Products manage chemicals in a responsible manner that minimises potential environmental and health impacts. We are committed to a program of research in an attempt to develop products with a smaller environmental footprint and improved sustainability.

Health & Safety

Larsen is committed to ensuring that all aspects of our business are carried out to the highest standards of health and safety at work. Larsen are committed to a process of monitoring and improvement to ensure that activities comply with all relevant legislation.

1975

Larsen Begins

Larsen started in 1975 in Antrim, Northern Ireland. Initially selling admixtures to various concrete plants throughout Northern Ireland.

West Bank Road
1984

West Bank Road

The company later moved to Belfast Harbour Estate in 1984, to be the first building established on the newly reclaimed Industrial Estate on West Bank Road.

The 90's

Continued expansion

The factory was extended three times during the 90's as the company diversified into manufacturing products. The range of products expanded from concrete admixtures into liquid building chemicals, epoxy resins, wood preservatives, putty and some powder products.

Ireland Map
1999

A new market

The factory was extended three times during the 90's as the company diversified into manufacturing products. The range of products expanded from concrete admixtures into liquid building chemicals, epoxy resins, wood preservatives, putty and some powder products.

McCaughey Road Powder Plant
2008

The Building Boom

The building boom in Ireland during the early 2000's encouraged Larsen to build a state of the art powder plant opened in 2008, increasing capacity more than 10 fold and triggering an entry into the GB market with a sales office established near Birmingham.

2020

45 Years in Business

2020 marked our 45th year in business. These years have seen Larsen Building Products go from strength to strength. Larsen have now established itself as the largest manufacturer of builders merchants products in all of Ireland.

Future Plans
And Beyond....

Looking to the future

As sales continue to grow, with almost one third of our total sales now in Great Britain, a 7 acre manufacturing site was acquired in Derbyshire, England, to build a new factory. Construction is due to start later in 2022.