In line with their marketing approach of bringing High Street thinking to the construction plant sector, Komatsu distributor McHale Plant Sales is to adopt what their managing director, Michael McHale, terms ‘an item and price’ approach that he believes will be a boon to customers for whom ‘the clouds of recession have not yet fully […]
When Cork-based civil engineering contractor, Rossmore Civils was contracted to carry out site development and access road works at Facebook’s new data centre in Clonee, they put their latest Komatsu machines to the task. Recently, the company increased its 30-strong fleet of Komatsu units with the addition of five new PC138US-10 excavators – supplied by […]
Grifols International Logistics Centre by PM Group has won the Irish heat of the ‘Be Inspired’ design competition voted for by attendees at this year’s Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Architecture Expo show in Dublin. Curated by Kingspan Insulated Panels, ‘Be Inspired’ is an international competition to showcase the most attractive uses […]
“We have without a doubt been leading the way in the area of Joint sealants for nearly 30 years,” explains Seal Systems Ireland Managing Director Ray Brennan. “This position is held due to both our unrivalled expertise and the quality of our products. The unsightly remains from plastisizer migration into natural stone is a global […]
Dublin Port has announced details of a new project to soften its boundaries to the City and provide public realm at Port Centre for the first time in 35 years. This is the largest physical intervention by Dublin Port to reintegrate the Port with the City, as committed to in the company’s Masterplan. Recognising the […]
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 […]
