National Broadband Ireland, the company delivering the new high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan on behalf of the Government, has been awarded ISO certification 27701 for its high standards in privacy information management. In the short space of two years, NBI has achieved certification to seven international standards in quality (ISO 9001), environmental […]
AG has reinforced the importance of health and safety to its 300 strong workforce with its annual safety campaign and ‘Safe Day’ last month. The specialist building products business which has manufacturing locations in Fivemiletown, Toome, Ballygawley and Carryduff chose Health and Safety as its core employee engagement theme for the month of October. During […]
A team of construction industry students from Galway’s Atlantic Technological University (ATU) have won the Chartered Institute of Building Ireland’s (CIOB) coveted Tomorrow’s Leaders Challenge. The Galway team, comprising Liam McDonagh, Kenneth Hynes, Kara Earle and Simon O’Grady fought off competition from four other teams in the competition, which was held on November 22 at […]
Ecocem, one of Europe’s leaders in low carbon cement technologies, has today announced a major step in enabling the global cement industry to decarbonise on a trajectory compliant with the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C. ACT, a breakthrough cement technology, combines a range of technical innovations with the use of widely available […]
It’s been announced that Suir Engineering, one of the country’s leading providers of mechanical, electrical and instrumentation engineering services, is to be acquired by private equity group Duke Street. Suir, which employs 1,300 people and is headquartered in Waterford was a jointly owned subsidiary of Dalkia and EDF Energy. The company said the transaction, which […]
Galway businesswoman, Tara Flynn, this week completed her year-long term as President of the Master Builders’ and Contractors’ Association, a constituent body of the Construction Industry Federation. The Director at Paul Flynn Construction, based in Ballinasloe, assumed leadership of this national association a year ago, which represents firms involved in main and general building contracting. […]
Chadwicks Group has announced the launch of its new retail website Chadwicks.ie. Today’s announcement forms part of a €50m investment across the Group, which began in 2018 and includes the digital transformation of the business as well as an ongoing nationwide branch upgrade programme to deliver an unrivalled customer experience. Providing construction professionals and DIY enthusiasts with […]
Fivemiletown headquartered Paving and Building Products firm, AG, has reinforced its position as a market leader in sustainable construction through its latest pledge to reduce its carbon footprint by 30% by 2030 – despite a surge in production levels. The firm, which has manufacturing locations in Fivemiletown, Dungannon, Toome and Carryduff, already has one of […]
The Shannon Airport Group has broken ground on its latest €6 million-euro commercial property development on the Shannon Campus. The multi-million-euro investment will see the development of a 40,000 sq. ft. research and development technology facility suitable for manufacturing, industrial and R&D needs, for FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) or Irish enterprises. This development is the third major construction project to be undertaken this year by the Shannon Airport Group and is expected to generate up to 70 jobs during the construction phase. Since the beginning of 2022, the Shannon Airport […]
Leading UK Design & Build contractor McAleer & Rushe has announced a new partnership with SustainIQ, an innovative sustainability reporting system, which will complement its company-wide commitment to carbon reduction and its path to becoming Net Zero by 2045. This system will aid the delivery of the company’s sustainability strategy ensuring best practice in construction […]
