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Little Lambe Consultancy shortlisted in the Irish Womens award’s 2020

14 Jan , 2020  

Little Lambe Consultancy, Ireland’s only dedicated construction marketing agency has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2nd Irish Women’s awards 2020. The international awards brought to Ireland by Creative Oceanic, are in their second year in Ireland, following on from their amazing success at the Scottish Women’s Awards and English Women’s Awards. The awards […]

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CIF: Safety must remain priority for construction companies as activity increases

10 Jan , 2020  

Director General, Tom Parlon responding to recent Health and Safety Authority statistics: “The increase in construction fatalities is a grave reminder to companies to keep focussed on safety every day.  The CIF is reiterating its call to construction companies to continue to build on the significant investment in safety on sites over the past two […]

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CIF Members to Support Dublin Simon Initiative to provide 50 homes

8 Jan , 2020  

The Construction Industry Federation is joining forces with Dublin Simon Community to support 50 individuals and families out of unstable emergency accommodation and into more permanent, safe homes. The concept of the CIF/Dublin Simon Community collaboration is simple; CIF members will endeavour to raise funds, amounting to €20,000, throughout the next year. Each donation of […]

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Townmore supports the Tasnuva Shamim Foundation Ireland this Christmas

19 Dec , 2019  

There is no doubt about it, Christmas brings out the very best in people.  It is an important time of the year to reflect and take stock of how fortunate we are and how much we have, even if it doesn’t always feel that way. At Christmas time, many people get involved in charity organisations […]

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Construction manufacturer Horizon Offsite Ltd. awarded NSAI Agrément Certification

18 Dec , 2019  

The Tipperary-headquartered company achieved the coveted certification for its Horizon Offsite Steel Frame Building System Managing Director Ger Fahey received the certificate of accreditation from Minister for Trade, Business & Employment Pat Breen at a ceremony hosted by the National Standards Authority of Ireland earlier this month. Opening the ceremony, Minister Breen acknowledged the commitment […]

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CG Business Consulting driving ISO 45001 Adoption

17 Dec , 2019  

With the new year fast approaching, CG Business Consulting Ireland’s leading ISO consultants, are driving the adoption of the ISO 45001 standard to companies across Ireland and the UK. ISO 45001:2018 is the new international standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S) management systems and will replace the existing OHSAS 18001:2007 standard. Companies across Ireland certified […]

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New Texaco Parkway development opens in Limerick

16 Dec , 2019  

NParkway Service Station, a new Texaco-branded outlet, has been brought into operation by Valero Energy (Ireland), the company which markets Texaco brand fuel in Ireland. Built on a high-profile site on the busy Dublin Road approach to Limerick, the Parkway outlet is said to be a model of 21st century service station design.   Reflecting […]

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Farrell Furniture Celebrate 1,000 Years of Service and Future Innovation

12 Dec , 2019  

Farrell Furniture, a family-run business based in Ardee Co. Louth, are celebrating a successful 1,000 years of service from their employees this week. The furniture manufacturer has been creating bespoke furniture since its foundation in 1961. The family-run business understands the importance of innovating and investing ahead of time, in machines that allowed them to […]

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CIF statement: Nearly 45% of housing delivery costs are taxes, levies, and cost of finance, not building

12 Dec , 2019  

Statement from James Benson, Director of the Irish Homebuilder Association (IHBA) a constituent association of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF):  “The CIF has welcomed the ESRI’s acknowledgement that the cost of housebuilding must come down to enable increased supply.  Since 2013, we have highlighted the fact that nearly 45% of the cost of housebuilding isn’t […]

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Seven tips for Building a Construction Marketing Strategy

6 Dec , 2019  

Building a strong marketing strategy lies at the foundation of any prospering, construction business, and with the New Year, comes new objectives and goals. Here Lynn Lambe, Director, Little Lambe Consultancy, Ireland’s only dedicated construction marketing agency, takes us through the basics of what marketing strategy is. As terms can sometimes get mixed up, marketing […]