Swedish-based companies Minesto and Stena Line have engaged in a joint project to invest in Wales’ transition to renewable energy. Stena Line will build an assembly hall in Holyhead, which Minesto will utilise in their upcoming rollout of the company’s unique technology to generate clean electricity from the ocean. Minesto and Stena Line have today […]
GSA (Global Student Accommodation) has announced the appointment of Bennett Construction as the contractor on its purpose-built student accommodation project in Brunswick Street, Dublin 7. The two companies are already working together on the 491-bedroom student development at Kavanagh Court in Gardiner Street, Dublin 1. Featuring 21,000m2 of predominately student accommodation incorporating 571 en-suite rooms, […]
A new initiative to promote excellence in concrete practice has been unveiled which will see concrete operatives in Ireland offered a formally recognised education and guidance course on working with concrete. The ‘Concrete Ticket’, an initiative by the Irish Concrete Society, was officially launched in Dublin today by Minister of State for Housing and Urban […]
St Joseph’s Secondary School, set in a picturesque village in County Clare is a new state-of-the art learning facilitiy created as part of an ambitious multi-million Schools Bundle 4 PPP Programme. ROCKFON® ceiling solutions were installed to help create the ideal conditions for learning and enhance the architect’s contemporary design. Pat McManamon from BAM Building […]
A specially commissioned interpretative display honouring the memory of the sports journalist Malcolm Brodie has been unveiled at the National Football Stadium, Windsor Park, Belfast. It was presented by Martin Lennon, managing director of O’Hare & McGovern, the Newry-based construction company, which was the main contractor for the £35m redevelopment scheme at the stadium. The […]
Skibbereen Community School, situated on the southern tip of Ireland in County Cork, is a new state-of-the art learning facility created as part of an ambitious multi-million PPP programme. ROCKFON ceiling solutions were installed to help create the ideal conditions for learning and enhance the architect’s contemporary design. ROCKFON ceiling systems were selected for Skibbereen […]
The general uplift in the economy, and the improvement in trading conditions likely to benefit plant and machinery distributors as momentum in the construction and infrastructural development sectors gathers pace, are factors that could pose difficulties for those seeking to recruit experienced staff, one leading distributor has warned. Michael McHale, managing director of Komatsu, Metso, […]
A report commissioned by the CIF, (Demand for Skills in Construction to 2020) and carried out by DKM economic consultants, states that construction activity can sustain an additional 112,000 jobs up to 2020 with an estimated €17.8billion worth of projects in the pipeline in 2017. The report identified the demand for the different professions and […]
There is a new high tower crane visible on the Ballsbridge skyline this week as work progresses on Chartered Land’s Lansdowne Place luxury residential development on the site of the former Berkeley Court Hotel. The crane will be joined by two more tower cranes in the New Year. With the piling works close to completion, […]
They’re reaching new heights in Crumlin. No, we’re not talking about the Conor McGregor phenomenon, but rather DroneSpect Ltd. With bases in both Dublin and Tyrone, DroneSpect capture high quality stabilised imagery and video from difficult to reach heights and angles for a range of different uses, employing a strong focus on construction and civil […]
