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Engineering industry survey highlights regional skills shortages

29 Feb , 2024  

In a report carried out by the South East Regional Skills Forum (SERSF) and the Engineering the South East cluster to determine the skills capacity of the region’s engineering employers across manufacturing and construction, it was found that 48% of engineering-related companies in the south east highlighted a major shortage of necessary skills among talent.  […]

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Coshla Quarries: quality and service set in stone

28 Feb , 2024  

For 16 years and counting, Coshla Quarries has been supplying a broad range of high-quality concrete, stone and block products to the construction industry across County Galway. With planning permission secured to significantly expand operations in the quarry, Building Ireland sat down with general manager Martin Collins to get an update on an exceptional business […]

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D Gilmore Developments consistently delivering high-quality homes

26 Feb , 2024  

As a homebuilder of choice with an exceptional track record for delivering energy-efficient residential properties on strategically-located sites across Northern Ireland for three-and-a-half decades, D Gilmore Developments is firmly established as an industry-leading private housing developer and builder. Founder David Gilmore took time out from his busy schedule to provide Building Ireland with an update […]

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MMT Builder & Son – New name; same great service

23 Feb , 2024  

MMT Builder & Son Ltd is the new name for MMT Builders Ltd, the well-established Fethard, Co. Tipperary-based building firm which specialises in one-off house building, listed building restoration, social housing and Government projects. Coming up on 20 years in business – it was founded in 2004 – MMT Builder & Son Ltd has earned an outstanding reputation for quality and excellence, and […]

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Fire Protection Engineering from Writech

21 Feb , 2024  

Specialist Fire Protection Engineering Company Writech is delighted to be a finalist in the 2023 Irish Construction Industry Awards which takes place at The Mansion House, Dublin on Thursday, November 2. No stranger to winning prestigious awards, the Mullingar, Co. Westmeath firm has been shortlisted in the Contractor of the Year SME category. Launched in 2014, the Irish […]

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Energywise Ireland to create 100 jobs with new One Stop Shop

20 Feb , 2024  

Energy solutions specialist Energywise Ireland is to create 100 jobs over the next two years following the official opening of its new offices and showroom in Hollymount Industrial Estate, Cork on September 29 last. Tánaiste Micheál Martin cut the ribbon on the new premises and launched Energywise Ireland’s SEAI-registered One Stop Shop which offers customers a complete range of energy upgrades for […]

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Ecocem launch Wildwalls National campaign in partnership with Biodiversity in schools

19 Feb , 2024  

Ecocem,one of Europe’s leaders in low-carbon cement technologies, has announced its partnership with Biodiversity in Schools for a nationwide ‘Wildwalls’ campaign with biodiversity prizes of €5,000 available. The campaign was created for young people across Ireland to design a wall mural for their school that raises awareness of biodiversity issues and integrates features to support local […]

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€1 million in EU Funding to support retrofitting in Galway City

19 Feb , 2024  

Residents in Galway City’s Westside area now have access to a ‘one-stop-shop’ to help them retrofit their homes, after the Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA) and Galway City Council secured a €1m grant from the EU Net Zero Cities Programme. A portion of the €1m funding from the Net Zero Cities programme will also […]

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Carroll Estimating partners with Eque2

19 Feb , 2024  

Leading Irish contractors’ quantity surveying and estimating company, Carroll Estimating, has chosen Eque2’s EValuate construction estimating software to help its growing team of expert estimators provide cutting edge tender and cost management support to contractors and developers across Ireland and the UK. Carroll Estimating helps construction contractors to better understand their tender and construction costs by acting as […]

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Rise in Small Business Interest in Green Supports

19 Feb , 2024  

Small and medium-sized businesses interested in grants to help them invest in sustainable measures increased by over 40% in the past year, according to the bi-annual Uisce Éireann SME Sustainability Sentiment Survey. The increase indicates a strong desire from businesses to reduce the environmental footprint of their operations. More than a third of Small-Medium Enterprises […]