The latest Housing Market Monitor Q4 2021 published today by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) shows that while there was a major increase in the housing pipeline in 2021, constraints in the construction sector, due to the continued impact of the pandemic and labour shortages, could curb , and that housing supply as demand for […]
Mercury have announced the appointment of Niamh Gilmore, who joins Mercury as Group Health & Wellbeing Coordinator. Niamh is a professional Life coach with advanced coaching accreditation from the Irish Life Coach Institute, alongside an advanced accreditation in mental health and wellness coaching. Niamh is also a highly experienced neuro-linguistic programming practitioner and holds a […]
daa has selected Sisk/Lagan Joint Venture (JV) to undertake its Dublin Airport Airside and Landside civil engineering framework worth over €325 million. This fully integrated JV between respective engineering firms, John Sisk & Son and Lagan Aviation & Infrastructure Ltd will utilise Sisk’s position as the leading building & civil engineering contractor in Ireland and […]
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has today published the latest figures from the BPFI Mortgage Approvals Report for January 2022. The following are the key elements: A total of 3,621 mortgages were approved in January 2022 – first-time buyers (FTBs) were approved for 1,868 mortgages (51.6% of total volume) while mover purchasers accounted for 802 (22.1%). […]
Chadwicks Group has officially announced the relaunch of its Coolock branch. The announcement is part of an ongoing nationwide rebrand and upgrade programme by Chadwicks Group which commenced in 2018. Located at Greencastle Parade, Chadwicks Coolock has undergone a complete refurbishment. This is the 25th branch to have undergone a refresh and customers will benefit […]
The Construction Safety Partnership Action Plan 2022-2024 aims to reduce the level of fatalities, serious injuries and ill health in the construction sector. There were 10 construction related fatalities in Ireland in 2021 and many more suffered serious life changing injuries as a result of work-related incidents. Over the last 10 years, from 2012 -2021, […]
BAM Ireland has been appointed as the main contractor for the Bausch + Lomb Area 10 Expansion at their Waterford facility. This 6,000m² expansion to the northern and western sides of the Bausch + Lomb facility will provide production facilities, storage areas, offices, link corridors and staff accommodation. Theo Cullinane, CEO BAM Ireland said, ‘We […]
Mercury has completed the first two phases of Interxion’s PAR8, a 19MW data centre in Paris, France. PAR8 is the first of their client’s four data centres on this site, with PAR9, PAR10 & PAR11 forming ‘Interxion Paris Digital Park’, which when fully completed will have a total of 40,000m2 usable IT space. PAR8 offers […]
Property Industry Ireland (PII), the Ibec group that represents the property and construction sector, has said that existing mortgage measures in Ireland are outdated and need to be amended to reflect new economic realities. The call comes as PII publishes its submission to the Central Bank’s review of macroprudential mortgage measures (see attached). Existing mortgage […]
Progressive Engineering Company EDC has appointed Sara Steele as Executive Director of its Cork Office. Sara has over 25 years of experience in the industry and has worked on a range of large-scale projects with previous roles at John Sisk and Sons, Dornan’s Engineering, BAM Contractors, GE Healthcare and DePuy Synthes. She brings to the […]
