Initiative Ireland (www.initiativeireland.ie) today published its third annual housing report, entitled Housing 2020. The report highlights that there was an 18% increase in new housing delivered in Ireland during 2019, which is a fourth consecutive year of growth. However, despite the increase, there was a 48% shortfall in supply overall. The report also highlights how lower-income […]
Hard Landscaping and Building Products manufacturer, AG has promised to play its part in helping get the UK’s construction industry back to work. The family owned business which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year has said it currently has healthy levels of its facing brick, walling and paving products available for despatch throughout the UK and […]
Farrans is delighted to have achieved the successful handover of three additional inpatient wards on our Altnagelvin North Wing Hospital project in Derry-Londonderry. The construction of these wards for the Western Health & Social Care Trust was ‘fast tracked’ ahead of schedule, as part of the Trust’s plan to manage the COVID-19 ‘surge’ capacity at […]
One of the largest specialist access companies is today celebrating the news that it has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise – the highest royal accolade for success in business. The formal announcement was issued today from Her Majesty the Queen’s office to mark her 94th birthday. Brogan Group, a specialist access contractor to the construction industry, […]
Michelin has issued special guidance for construction plant operators laying up machines for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic, with work at many construction sites and infrastructure projects now either halted or operating at significantly reduced capacity. Gordon Brookes, Michelin’s Customer Engineering Support Manager – Off Highway Transportation, has detailed steps to follow before laying […]
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) welcomes the measures announced by the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform to protect the delivery of capital projects committed to under Project Ireland 2040. It is essential that the feasibility, design and planning stages of essential infrastructural projects continue to be commissioned. This will […]
As businesses across Ireland and the UK search for solutions in the battle against COVID-19, an Irish security company has invested heavily in thermal screening technology that will detect if someone is suffering from a fever in just one second. Headquartered in County Antrim with locations in Dublin, Limerick and London, Mercury Security & Facilities Management […]
The two-week lockdown, announced by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, means that only construction sites that are critical to stopping the spread of coronavirus are to continue operating. We explore what this means for our clients and their construction contracts already in place. “Already we are being contacted by our developer clients and contract administrators indicating that […]
Davy’s Lawnmower & Tool Hire Centre has been a thriving part of the construction, DIY, maintenance and ancillary services scene in Mayo and the North West since its establishment at the turn of the millennium. Founded by company principal, David Langan back in 2000, the business operates from modern premises situated in the Behy Road […]
Mark Keenan has been appointed as Operations Manager of Digital Construction Technologies Group (DCT Group), one of Ireland’s leading BIM and virtual design consultants. As part of their continued expansion, Mark will join the rapidly growing design consultants to continue to support their growing market share in Ireland and firmly establish their footing in the […]
