As the Irish home building industry picks up apace, so too has the arrival of new innovations into the construction sector. This is no more evident than in the increasing use of I-Joists as a replacement to conventional timber joists, as I-Joists are designed to give the architect more scope to increase the size of […]
Actavo, a leading international engineering solutions company, has signed a five-year partnership with ScottishPower to help deliver the majority of a smart metering installation programme to 1.5 million homes in Scotland. The contract will see Actavo creating 230 new jobs in Scotland in order to supply in the region of 780,000 meters to homes across […]
On Saturday 15th October 2016, Parliament Buildings at Stormont was the setting for a Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) Conferring Ceremony. Almost 100 guests were in attendance where 17 people were awarded Chartered membership and nine members were upgraded to Fellow membership of the Institute. Ivan McCarthy FCIOB, Trustee of the CIOB was the special […]
Kingspan Steel Building Solutions has introduced colour coding to its steel framing systems (SFS) to simplify site installation for contractors. Available nationwide, the new coding will reduce time on site and the potential for errors, making costly remediation work less likely. All studs and tracks are now colour-coded according to their gauge, with the colours […]
John Paul Construction was awarded the Supreme Safety Award at the 25th Annual NISO/NISG Safety Awards held in Killarney on 7 October. The Supreme Safety Award is the highest safety award in Ireland (North and South) and is presented to the organisation which has shown “consistently good or continuously improving health and safety performance over […]
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) welcomed housing measures in this year’s budget but warned that increased infrastructure investment is required to transform new housing estates into vibrant communities over the next decade. CIF Director General, Tom Parlon said: “The measures introduced today are a significant step towards solving the housing crisis by addressing the chronic […]
The third quarter saw and expansion in the Irish Construction sector with the Ulster Bank Construction PMI up to 58.7 in September. Rising workloads fed through to increases in purchasing activity and employment, while sentiment around the prospects for future growth remained strongly positive. The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index – a seasonally adjusted […]
Ballymore Group, one of the largest privately-owned property groups in Europe, officially launched its new docklands development, Dublin Landings. Situated along Dublin’s North Wall Quay, this ambitious project will raise the bar on architecture and landscape design to the standard of other global financial centres. The development rights for this 2.35 hectare site were secured […]
The construction industry has outlined how it can deliver the housing, infrastructure and specialist buildings required to transform the Irish economy and society over the next decade in its annual budget submission. Director General, Tom Parlon stated: “Construction is a central driver of Irish economic growth. All other sectors depend on it for the infrastructure, housing […]
In the new HB365LC-3, 36-tonne hydraulic hybrid excavator, Komatsu has taken the principles evident in their early hybrid machines and added extra muscle, improved fuel economy and enhanced technology to create a machine that will be heavily targeted at the quarrying and crushing sectors. According to Komatsu distributor in Ireland, McHale Plant Sales of Birdhill […]
