Wexford man Anthony Neville has been elected Chairman of the Irish Home Builders Association (IHBA.) Mr Neville was appointed following a unanimous agreement at the IHBA AGM on 16th May at Construction Industry Federation HQ in Dublin. “It is an extremely exciting time to be in the IHBA, we have a long way to go, […]
Irish construction activity rose at a sharp and accelerated pace in May as new business expanded. This is according to the latest Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – it rose to 63.6 in May from 61.3 in April. The reading signalled […]
Trigon Hotels Limited , the owners of the Metropole Hotel, Cork International Hotel and Cork Airport Hotel is planning to upgrade the Metropole amd build a second hotel on an adjoining site. The project will cost an estimated €50m. Trigon Hotels Limited will shortly submit a planning application to Cork City Council for the project […]
Irish construction firms more than doubled their spending on imports from the UK during the first five months of 2017 compared with the same time in 2016, according to data released by the foreign exchange specialist FEXCO Corporate Payments. The analysis, of more than 1300 transactions made through FEXCO Corporate Payments*, shows that by the […]
BAM and Global Student Accommodation Group (GSA) have signed a €43 million contract for the construction of Uninest Mill II, an additional residence being built next to GSA’s 400 bed flagship residence, Uninest New Mill, which is opening in September. The construction of Uninest Mill II in Merchant’s Quay, Dublin, is expected to create approximately […]
Minister Damien English, T.D., Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal has announced the approval of over €100,000 in funding for four Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) under the Innovation Fund. This Fund was established, in line with the commitment made in Rebuilding Ireland, to provide AHBs with the means to test innovative ideas on […]
ESB and Bord na Móna have announced a co-development agreement to develop solar power in four locations in Roscommon, Offaly and Kildare, which will provide renewable energy to power the equivalent of 150,000 homes. The joint venture will access part of Bord na Móna’s land bank in strategic locations across the Midlands which is suitable […]
Kirby Group Engineering has made a number of key appointments at senior level. The appointments are in response to the company’s growth and success domestically and internationally, and align with its commitment to continuously build an effective management team. Conor O’Brien has been appointed Group Commercial Director. Sean Rapple has been appointed Associate Director – […]
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross TD today announced that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has approved the progression of 4 safety improvement road projects to construction stage. Speaking today, Minister Ross said: “I am delighted that TII are able to progress these 4 projects which are ‘shovel ready’. As Minister for Transport, Tourism […]
The construction of Dublin’s tallest office building – ‘THE EXO’ at Point Square in Dublin’s Dockland’s – has moved a step closer. Joint Receivers Stephen Tennant & Paul McCann of Grant Thornton have today, 4th May, announced that a tender has been issued for the appointment of a building contractor, and that Savills and CBRE […]
