With tough carbon targets to meet, rising fuel costs and energy efficiency high on the agenda, building standards are forecast to get much tighter. It is predicted that eventually all new builds in the UK & Ireland will be expected to have windows with U-values of less than 1.0 W/m2K. The recently recorded cold snaps […]
Healy Partners Architects is an award-winning, high-quality practise that delivers professional, imaginative design projects across all building types including residential, retail, education, healthcare, offices, leisure and tourism. We touched base with director Richard Rice to get an insight into this exceptional Limerick-based operation. With three decades of experience, Healy Partners Architects has extensive expertise in […]
JJ Duffy Construction Ltd is a family owned company based at The Commons, Navan, Co. Meath and customer care is at the core of everything they do. With over 44-years-experience of operating all over the country under their belt, they provide a comprehensive range of services such as construction, ground works, property restoration, and property […]
The Irish Building & Design Awards 2017 were held recently and as always they recognise the top projects in the country over the previous year or so. One of the awards was for Architectural Project of the Year and there were some excellent candidates put forward in this category. However, the cream always rises to […]
There are many companies operating in the electrical services industry, but few have the experience of the firm that we profile in this month’s edition of Building Ireland. Phoenix Electrical Services is a Dublin based company that was established in 1983 by Alan MacLoughlin. Advertised as a one-stop location for all your industrial, commercial and […]
M&N Groundworks Civil Engineering who specialise in a number of different sectors within the building trade. Since being established by Manus McGarvey in 2004, the company has built up a reputation for delivering high quality work in every project that they are involved in. M&N Groundworks place a strong emphasis on safety, performance, quality, teamwork […]
Ferm Engineering Ltd is a leading mechanical and electrical engineering company based in Donegal Town. Its core business is contract facilities maintenance and providing managed solutions in the fields of mechanical, electrical and energy-related services. Also known as FERM ENG LTD, the business was established 11 years ago by Jim McCabe to service the changing […]
The Brooklyn Engineering Group consists of four specialist divisions focused on various aspects of the electrical services engineering sector. Throughout these divisions – Engineering, Communications, Aviation and TEGG Service – they aim to deliver only the highest quality installations which will meet their customers business and budgetary needs. Under the guidance of company principals, Paul […]
With its inception dating back nearly 45 years, Irwin Electrical in Co Donegal continues to be an expert in the field of electrical services. Building Ireland heard more from the company’s General Manager Jonny McKenna recently. Irwin Electrical have been operating in Letterkenny, Co Donegal since 1980 and in that time they’ve grown a strong […]
When discussing the construction industry and the many trades involved, immediately the mind turns to architects, surveyor’s electricians, carpenters, plumbers, bricklayers, ground workers and the likes. However, one of the most important trades is scaffolding and this is one that gets very little recognition as there are no apprenticeships needed to work in this area, […]
