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CIS and Esri Ireland map €56 billion worth of construction projects throughout Ireland

31 Jan , 2018  

Esri Ireland, the market leader in geographic information services, today announces that Construction Information Services (CIS) has leveraged its digital mapping platform to present its members with a visual guide to construction projects around Ireland. 36,500 construction projects, worth €56 billion, are currently mapped on this visual platform. CIS is Ireland’s leading construction intelligence service […]

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Airsynergy scoops major UK Tech Award

18 Jan , 2018  

Airsynergy, one of Ireland’s leading cleantech firms, has scooped the top award for Renewable Energy Technology of the Year at the third annual Energy Awards 2017. The awards, which took place at the London Hilton Hotel in December 2017, recognise international excellence in the energy market and are attended by some of the most senior operators in […]

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Glenveagh announces the purchase of site at East Road

12 Jan , 2018  

Glenveagh Properties PLC, a leading Irish housebuilder listed on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges, has signed an unconditional legal contract to acquire a 2 hectare site in Dublin’s North Docklands with the potential to deliver in excess of 450 residential units (subject to planning).  The exact purchase price is commercially sensitive but is in excess of €40 […]

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PM Group Appoints Two New Board Directors

12 Jan , 2018  

The Board of Project Management Holdings Ltd (PM Group) has announced the appointment of Andy Rayner and Anthony O’Rourke to its Board. Andy Rayner (pictured right) is the Group’s Pharma Sector Director and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Andy has worked with PM Group since 1989 and has over 30 years of experience, primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. […]

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NBC launch Ireland’s Digital ambition for a ‘Connected’ industry

12 Jan , 2018  

Prior to Christmas, the National BIM Council published the first digital strategy for Ireland’s construction industry, titled a ‘Roadmap to Digital Transition’. Over the past 18 months, the council have consulted and researched, both domestically and internationally to offer a vision and direction for the sector that looks to achieve 20% reductions in cost, 20% […]

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Haldane Fisher build fleet with first-ever new Volvo Trucks

12 Jan , 2018  

Haldane Fisher, one of the leading independent suppliers to the construction industry in the UK and Ireland, has expanded its fleet with five new Volvo trucks purchased from Dennison Commercials Ltd. of Northern Ireland. Working closely with Dennison Commercials Sales Executive, Damian Kerin, Haldane Fisher ordered a mixture of Volvo models suited to the operational […]

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McHale Plant Sales commits to apprenticeship training

5 Jan , 2018  

Construction plant and machinery distributor, McHale Plant Sales, has committed to increasing the number of apprentices taking technical training within its organisation.   The decision comes on foot of their recent publication of a career guidance booklet entitled ‘Career Choices In the Construction Plant & Equipment Industry’.   Encouraging young people to view apprenticeship as […]

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Center Parcs signs contract with John Sisk & Son

19 Dec , 2017  

As construction activity on the much anticipated €233m Center Parcs Longford Forest resort in County Longford ramps up, the company announces it has formally awarded two major construction contracts to Dublin based construction firm John Sisk & Son. The contracts for the construction of the 470 lodges and 30 apartments as well as the state-of-the-art […]

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Minister launches construction of Donabate Distributor Road

19 Dec , 2017  

The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, TD, has launched the Donabate Distributor Road, which is the first LIHAF project under the Rebuilding Ireland programme to reach the construction stage. The Minister, along with the Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Mary McCamley, and Fingal County Council Chief Executive, Paul Reid, turned the first […]

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Strabane manufacturer to create 83 new jobs and invest over £7million in ambitious expansion

19 Dec , 2017  

Strabane-based Fabplus is planning to more than double its workforce and turnover with support from Invest Northern Ireland. The investment is part of a three year expansion plan to increase its market share in the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain, and gain a foothold in mainland Europe and Scandinavia. Recruitment is underway to employ […]