Kilwaughter Minerals Limited is to become part of the multi-national Saint-Gobain group after they reached a binding agreement for Saint-Gobain to acquire the Northern Irish quarrying and mineral processor. As per normal process, the acquisition has been forwarded to the Competition and Markets Authority with closing of the transaction expected in the first half 2025. […]
Pure Fitout has announced the appointment of Gary McCloskey as Managing Director. Gary first joined Pure Fitout in September 2019 as Commercial Manager, before quickly progressing to Commercial Director. Throughout his time with the company, he has played a pivotal role in driving the expansion of Pure Fitout’s commercial operations across the UK, Ireland, and […]
The first wide-scale survey of apprentices in five years has been launched by the National Apprenticeship Office (NAO). The 28,000+ apprentice population across Ireland have been invited by the NAO to share their experiences of 77 national apprenticeship programmes. Insights gathered from the survey will be used to shape the future of apprenticeships in Ireland and […]
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has announced the winners and commended recipients of the RIAI Emerging Awards 2024 and the RIAI Student Awards 2024 at their conference in the RDS. The RIAI Emerging Awards recognise new talent within Irish Architecture. The RIAI Student Awards foster excellence and support for the next generation […]
Donegal based civil engineering company Source Civil Ltd has announced that it will grow its workforce to over 270 in the next twelve months with the creation of 50 new jobs. The announcement was made at the official opening of Source Civil’s new state-of-the-art offices in Donegal town, which is part of a €10 million […]
Powderly Construction Ltd is an award-winning heritage contractor with almost 70 years’ experience in building conservation and the restoration of period homes and property. Based in Ardbraccan, Navan, Co. Meath, Powderly Construction is a second-generation family business which was founded in 1957 by the late Tommy Powderly. Tommy was a carpenter by trade who worked in Dublin for a […]
Etched dramatically and strikingly into a slope at the gateway to Enniscorthy Technology Park, Senan House is Ireland’s first certified Passive House office building. For designing this landmark project, MosArt Architects collected the prestigious ‘Sustainability Award for a Single Building or Development’ at the 2024 Building and Architect of the Year Awards. A stunning triumph […]
Uisce Éireann has announced the completion of a new €59 million reservoir in Saggart, Co. Dublin. The key piece of infrastructure is part of a €118 million portfolio of projects undertaken by the utility aimed atenhancing the security and resilience of the water supply across the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). Uisce Éireann has also concluded the […]
Providing a comprehensive range of civil engineering and construction (residential, commercial and industrial) solutions, Datum Building & Civil Engineering in Tralee, Co. Kerry has earned an enviable reputation for delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget. Datum Building & Civil Engineering (Datum BCE) was established in 2018 and continues to go from strength to strength. Managing director Brian […]
Operating out of Fallask, Clonmany Co Donegal, CMD Electrical (Ireland) Ltd is a general electrical contracting company which specialises in commercial, industrial and domestic projects. Building Ireland caught up with Managing Director Charlie McDaid recently to hear all about the firm – from its origins to the projects it has on-going at the moment. When […]
