The latest Housing Market Monitor Q2 2022 published today by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) shows that housing supply needs to continue to increase in order to moderate house price increases and enhance affordability in the market. Outlining the key findings from the Monitor, Brian Hayes, BPFI Chief Executive said: “With an increase in […]
JD Roberts, the oldest importer in Ireland, has unveiled its rebranding after more than three decades in the Irish construction industry. JD Roberts imports the world’s oldest slates, known as Blue Diamond and Ultra Diamond Slates, which are predominantly used in the west of Ireland on residential projects due to their unique finish and durability […]
The new Komatsu PW98MR – 11 tight-tail, wheeled midi excavator is a machine that moves within its own circle, as this aerial picture shows. Part of the Komatsu exhibit at the forthcoming Bauma 2022 exhibition, the PW98MR – 11 is described by McHale Plant Sales director, Denis McGrath as a machine that ‘bridges the gap […]
Leading civil engineering and building contractor, Farrans Construction has launched its application process for its next intake of the UK and Ireland’s top tier talent of graduates and placements for 2023. The company recruits approximately 50 graduates and placements each year, with the application process beginning in September for intake dates for June and September […]
Ecocem, one of Europe’s leading provider of low carbon solutions for the cement and construction industries, has announced the launch of Superfine low-carbon, super high grade GGBS for specialist applications onto the European market. Ecocem Superfine is a finer Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS) designed to be used as a specialist additive in binders, industrial […]
Over two days leading experts in Civil Engineering from academia and industry gathered on the Grangegorman Campus of TU Dublin and Trinity College Dublin for the 25th of a series of conferences, which has now become the Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI) conference. Running in conjunction with the Irish Transportation Research Network (ITRN) Conference, the […]
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has today published the latest figures from the BPFI Mortgage Approvals Report for July 2022. The following are the key elements: A total of 5,255 mortgages were approved in July 2022 – first-time buyers (FTBs) were approved for 2,376 mortgages (45.2% of total volume) while mover purchasers accounted for 1,075 (20.5%). […]
A Sligo man is making sustainability a priority for one of the country’s leading construction firms. Alan Cawley is the Senior Sustainability Manager with John Sisk and Son (Holdings) Ltd and among his goals is a 50% reduction in water use intensity within the next three years compared to the 2019 baseline. John Sisk and […]
This year’s Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Southern Construct Summit & Exhibition will take place at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork on 8th September 2022, chaired by broadcaster Jonathan Healy. Expert keynote speakers and panellists will explore how industry and government can successfully work together by examining best practice in Europe and further afield. Some of the […]
Irish Water has launched its guide for the construction industry outlining how businesses can better conserve and reuse water. Irish Water’s new guide, developed in partnership with the Construction Industry Federation (CIF), Sisk, Cairn Homes and the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC), details how builders and developers can implement sustainable and circular processes to achieve […]
