Irish Water is calling on companies of all sizes across Ireland to apply for its Water Stewardship Programme, its comprehensive training programme which helps organisations lower their water use, thereby reducing operating costs and protecting the environment. This comes as over 40 graduates become water stewards for their organisations today at a ceremony at Trinity College […]
Offsite manufacturing specialist, McAvoy Group Limited has marked its 50th year in business with a continued return to sustainable profitability, according to its latest set of consolidated group accounts. The Lisburn-based company has reported a rise in turnover to £71.5m for the 13-month period to 31 May 2022, compared to £23.8m for the six-month period ending […]
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin a construction inspection campaign on Monday 24th October focusing on safety when working at heights. This two week campaign will target both small and large construction sites across Ireland. In 2021, 10 people lost their lives working in the construction sector in Ireland. Of these fatalities, seven […]
John Paul Construction has publicly announced a strategic partnership with Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), which began in 2019 to develop Design + Construct, a centre for collaborative, multidisciplinary education that will drive performance in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector through talent and technology. The leading international construction specialists have donated €150,000 in […]
NCBI’s Possibility Labhas today launched as Ireland’s newest bespoke access consultancy, training and research service. Working with key professional such as architects, planners, designers and engineers across the private, public and voluntary sectors, NCBI’s Possibility Lab aims to engage and share the vision of a barrier-free, accessible and inclusive society. As a team of access […]
Ecocem, one of Europe’s leading provider of low carbon solutions for the cement and construction industries,, has announced the appointment of Mark Brown as Regional Sales Manager for Northern UK. Mark brings 15 years of construction and logistics industry experience to his new role. Prior to joining Ecocem Mark worked in the admixture sector where […]
Development Capital has announced a significant investment in Wogan Build Centre, an established, fast-growing and innovative building material distributor (based in Drogheda County Louth) with annual revenues of €36 million. It is the 12th investment by Development Capital, bringing the total value of its investments in Irish SMEs so far, to over €90 million. The investment in Wogan […]
96% of construction companies have reported a rise in the cost of building materials between June and August 2022, with 85% expecting cost rises to continue to year end, according to the latest Construction Industry Federation Economic Outlook research. This comes as the Government plans to impose a 10% levy on concrete products. 86% reported […]
For the twelfth consecutive year Campion Insurance has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies. The awards programme is led by Deloitte Ireland, in association with Bank of Ireland. This is the first year where the awards programme returned as an in-person event following the pandemic and culminated with a gala awards ceremony […]
WHAT: This year’s Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Annual Conference will take place at Croke Park, Dublin on this Thursday, 6th October 2022, chaired by entrepreneur and broadcaster Ivan Yates. This year’s theme is ‘Building a resilient industry’ and will examine how we can increase the industry’s resilience to prosper in a cyclical, ever-evolving market. The CIF’s […]
