The Construction Industry Federation is advising its members in relation to all HSE Guidelines and Chief Medical Officer recommendations pertaining to Covid-19 on a daily basis. The Federation has issued Guidelines for Actions to take now to provide for health and safety for management of construction sites and behaviours for construction site personnel. Industry is […]
Staff at AG (formerly Acheson + Glover) have gathered at each of the company’s locations to celebrate 60 years in business. The first of a series of celebratory events was held in Fivemiletown – where three generations of the Acheson family joined staff to mark the firm’s historic milestone. The hard landscaping and building products provider, […]
NRG Store, a division of the Sea Box Group, is offering to host small Irish retailers on its online sales platform for free as COVID-19 continues to impact trading conditions. All retailers face difficulties as a result of dramatic changes to the way people interact, with many currently without any on-line sales presence. NRG Store […]
Space is a universal constraint, and with the UN projecting that 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050, time is also constrained in how we make the most of the space available to us. There’s little ‘new’ space to work with though. New buildings are judged on their environmental footprints, […]
Italian construction equipment manufacturer, Merlo – famed for their range of telehandlers distributed here by McHale Plant Sales – has launched a new updated version of their concrete mixer product line that McHale general manager, Denis McGrath says ‘will have particular appeal to the small-scale concrete producer and building contractor’. With the model designation DBM, […]
William Burgoyne of Quality Building Materials, in his role of head of training and technical sales representative, has spearheaded the training of over 200 roofing operatives and apprentices across Ireland since 2018. The company has invested significantly in their commitment to the training and upskilling of future generations of roofing contractors and apprentices across Ireland. […]
Celebrating their second birthday this month, Digital Construction Technologies (DCT) Group are encouraging those within the construction industry to commit to training and upskilling of teams within the construction sector. As part of this commitment Digital Construction Technologies, Irelands leading virtual design and construction consultants, enlisted Irelands leading international mechanical & electrical provider, Designer Group […]
The fruits of the link up with the Belfast Metropolitan College led European digital construction project BIMcert are now beginning to bear for a Northern Ireland construction leader, Newry headquartered O’Hare & McGovern Ltd. 27 OHMG staff have successfully achieved an OCN Level 3 in digital skills & BIM accredited qualification. The course was conducted […]
The CIF are collaborating with Government in leading the national response to Covid-19. The initial phase is containment with the objective being to minimise the spread of Covid-19. This is the critical stage for employers and employees. Decisive, proactive containment measures taken now can reduce negative impacts in the future. Ensuring those that are affected […]
A major innovation introduced by an Irish visualisation company is set to transform the way proposers of projects, such as wind farms, engage with local communities and stakeholders. Innovision, which is based in Strandhill, Co Sligo, is the first company in Ireland to create innovative Virtual Reality (VR) visualisations, using real location imagery, for proposed […]
