Independently ranked in the top ten contractors operating in the Irish construction market, JJ Rhatigan & Company has recorded substantial growth over the past five years, delivering no fewer than 3,500 homes nationwide, for both the public sector and the private sector. Over the same period, the Galway-headquartered company has also delivered more than 12,000 […]
Integrated Facilities Solutions (IFS), the Dublin-based leading provider of digital asset management solutions for infrastructure and real estate, has announced it is to expand its operations into the US, UK, and Scandinavia with the recruitment of 100 new staff over the next three years. To support its growth and expansion, the company is also launching its new […]
Senior cycle students and schools have just over two months (8 weeks) to enter the CIF Build the Future – Schools Challenge,’ which can be entered via www.cif.ie/cifchallenge. The deadline for entries is January 31st 2022. The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) in association with Sherry FitzGerald has opened this competition (in its second year), which is aimed at Transition […]
It is no surprise that climate change is the most important global issue that will continue to exist as an existential threat to our way of life. To limit temperature rise to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels, we must reduce the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) we emit into the atmosphere. Ireland has committed to […]
The Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has today published the latest figures from the BPFI Mortgage Approvals Report for October 2021. The following are the key figures: A total of 4,568 mortgages were approved in October 2021 – some 2,533 were for FTBs (55.5%) of total volume) while mover purchasers accounted for 1,076 (23.6%). The number of […]
LPI Group, one of Europe’s leading specialists in the design, supply, installation, testing and maintenance of lightning, earthing and surge protection systems has received Qualifoudre certification. This French certification ensures through an independent assessment that the organisation complies with the requirements specified by the reference system, reliably implements its quality management system, respects the certification […]
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation has announced that it has been awarded LEED Gold certification for its new Limerick plant. It is the first medical device manufacturing building to be LEED certified to the Gold level under LEEDv4 in Ireland. LEED, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the most widely used green building rating […]
The market-leading paving and walling products manufacturer, AG has revealed it has experienced a significant shift in the makeup of its employee demographics. Established over 60 years ago, AG, says the demographics of the sector has changed more in the past few years than at any point in its history, helping to dispel the perception […]
Until it first burst upon the scene, the short tail swing excavator was an idea waiting to be invented. With services and utilities providers now locating an increasing number of pipes, conduits and cables underground, need for equipment that can operate safely in busy urban settings has pushed up demand for these mighty street-size digging […]
Europe’s leading provider of low carbon solutions for the cement and construction industries, Ecocem, is set to provide its new ultra-low carbon cement to two major Paris projects – the Athletes’ Village for summer 2024 and the Grand Paris Express. The technology – Ecocem Ultra – is an alternative to traditional cement and will significantly […]
