Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week at Bennett Freehill

This week, we’re celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week – a cause that sits at the heart of our core values. We have cultivated a workplace that prioritises mental wellbeing through: Our Freedom & Balance Policy giving team members the autonomy to work when it suits them best Our award-winning Workplace Health & Wellbeing Strategy that […]

We’re Finalists for WEA ‘Best Employee Development Programme – SME Business’

We have been shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘Best Employee Development Programme – SME Business’ in the Irish News Workplace and Employment Awards! This recognition celebrates our commitment to employee growth and upskilling through our development initiatives. Being named a finalist highlights our unique learning culture that seamlessly integrates technical proficiency with personal growth. […]

Bennett Freehill Shortlisted for Two Prestigious Belfast Telegraph Business Awards!

We are thrilled to announce that Bennett Freehill has been shortlisted in not one, but TWO categories in the prestigious 2025 Belfast Telegraph Business Awards in partnership with Ulster Bank! Our nominations include: Best Small Business of the Year This category recognises outstanding small companies in Northern Ireland that demonstrate excellence in business performance and […]

Wellness in Action: Bennett Freehill’s Commitment to Staff Health

This week, our team embraced workplace wellness with a lunchtime pilates session at Back On Track, embodying our Workplace Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Bennett Freehill is dedicated to supporting our staff’s work-life balance by providing opportunities that promote physical and mental well-being, helping our team develop healthy daily habits.

Delivering M&E Engineering design for New Sixth Form Centre at St Killian’s College

Bennett Freehill is proud to be providing Mechanical and Electrical Engineering services on the new purpose-built Sixth Form Centre at St Killian’s College, located in one of Northern Ireland’s most beautiful settings, as part of the Hamilton Architects led design team. The design of the new centre features: A dedicated Careers Department to help students […]

Bennett Freehill to deliver sustainable engineering for two major educational projects

We’re excited to announce that Bennett Freehill has been appointed to two major school projects in N.Ireland. We’ll be working as part of the Hamilton Architects Integrated Consultant Team to deliver engineering and sustainability services at Edmund Rice College in Glengormley and Portadown College. Our team will be delivering: M&E Engineering BREEAM Assessment Commissioning Management, […]

Planning approved for Redevelopment of historic Glenwood Primary School

Planning approval has been granted for the renovation and expansion of Glenwood Primary School, a Grade B1 listed building in West Belfast. Bennett Freehill is part of the design team led by Hamilton Architects, providing M&E Engineering services for this significant redevelopment, which aims to deliver modern educational facilities. Image credit: Hamilton Architects

Outstanding Workplace Design for Terex in Dungannon

Bennett Freehill provided our M&E expertise to this outstanding workplace design project as part of the ARCEN design team.  The office accommodation for Terex in Dungannon was completely refurbished to provide enhanced spaces for staff. Read more on the project

Cormac Freehill

MCIBSE MIET CEng MSc BEng

A Chartered Building Services Engineer with over 15 years’ experience working with some of the UK’s foremost engineering companies, Cormac has been pivotal to the successful award and delivery of multi-million pound projects since being appointed to the role of Managing Director in June 2020 and rebranding the business as Bennett Freehill.

Cormac brings a new vision, new energy and fresh leadership to the team and is responsible for the strategic growth and development of the business, through supporting and undertaking marketing activities, and the training and development of our technically accomplished staff.  In the role of design team leader and client liaison Cormac ensures that the team delivers pioneering, pragmatic MEP design excellence for our clients. 

Cormac specialises in Passivhaus and Nearly Zero-Energy Building (NZEB) construction and is passionate about, and professionally skilled in, Renewable Energy Systems, Energy, Procurement, Design Management and Consulting Engineering.

Cormac Freehill

MCIBSE MIET CEng MSc BEng

A Chartered Building Services Engineer with over 15 years’ experience working with some of the UK’s foremost engineering companies, Cormac has been pivotal to the successful award and delivery of multi-million pound projects since being appointed to the role of Managing Director in June 2020 and rebranding the business as Bennett Freehill.

Cormac brings a new vision, new energy and fresh leadership to the team and is responsible for the strategic growth and development of the business, through supporting and undertaking marketing activities, and the training and development of our technically accomplished staff.  In the role of design team leader and client liaison Cormac ensures that the team delivers pioneering, pragmatic MEP design excellence for our clients. 

Cormac specialises in Passivhaus and Nearly Zero-Energy Building (NZEB) construction and is passionate about, and professionally skilled in, Renewable Energy Systems, Energy, Procurement, Design Management and Consulting Engineering.