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 […]
The Clancy Group has been funded for an ambitious productivity improvement programme under ‘Built to Innovate’, an Enterprise Ireland initiative under Housing for All. Announcement made as Clancy Construction celebrates on time and on budget completion of 554-bed project in Cork City using offsite construction methods. Tipperary firm Clancy Construction is the first firm to […]
Lift-off! Shannon Airport €1.8m airbridge programme underway Tuesday 26th July 2022: Shannon Group is installing three new airbridges at Shannon Airport at a cost of a €1.8 million. The latest investment is part of a suite of airport enhancement projects by Shannon Group totalling almost €10 million. The installation of three 60 tonne airbridges form phase one of the airbridge investment plan, which will see the airport’s six airbridges replaced over the next three years. Airbridges are […]
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien T.D, visited construction sites in Galway comprising of 184 new social homes being delivered by Approved Housing Body Respond, in partnership with Galway City Council. The homes have been funded by a combination of private finance from the Housing Finance Agency and a loan from the […]
