With offices in Dublin and Donegal, Murray & Gillespie is one of Ireland’s leading quantity surveying and cost consultancy practices. Building Ireland had a chat with co-founder Derrick Murray to find out more about the full range of services provided by this industry-leading firm. Established in 2005 by Donegal men Derrick Murray and Michael Gillespie, […]
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has today published the latest figures from the BPFI Mortgage Approvals Report for August 2020. The following are the key elements: A total of 3,875 mortgages were approved in August 2020 – first-time buyers (FTBs) were approved for 2,259 mortgages (58% of total volume) while mover purchasers accounted for 1,000 (26%). […]
Rumour has it that Tralee based Clash Plumbing & Heating Ltd needs to build a bigger trophy room for all the awards they have received in recent years. This opening line may be said with ‘tongue in cheek’ in mind, but realistically, it might not be too far from the truth as the family run […]
Rental properties with better energy efficiency have higher rental incomes that are in line with the estimated energy bill savings, highlighting the effectiveness of the Building Energy Rating (BER) scheme in communicating energy efficiency. This is one of the key findings presented today at the annual UCD ESRI Energy Policy Research Conference. The online conference […]
Electric Skyline came up trumps once again when it received the Highly Commended Award for the fourth year running at the 28th annual NISO / NISG All-Ireland Occupational Safety Awards which took place in the Galmont Hotel, Galway on October 11 last. The Awards were established nationally in 1992 with just 20 entries and have […]
Based just outside of Dunshaughlin, Co Meath, Gerry O’Shaughnessy Engg. Ltd are suppliers of cutting & bending equipment for reinforcing steel, sales & service to the construction and precast concrete industry. Building Ireland heard more from company director Peter O’Shaughnessy recently. 2019 marked 35 years in business for Gerry O’Shaughnessy Engg. Ltd and today, more […]
Meitheal Architects’ outstanding work on the historic extension at The Dingle Skellig Hotel was shortlisted in the ‘Building Refurbishment for a Single Building or Development’ category at the Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2019. Building Ireland had a chat with director Luke Hickson to find out more. Recognising architectural excellence in building and […]
The Construction Industry Federation has stated that an additional €15bn over the next six years into infrastructure and housing is essential to overcome Covid-19’s impact in the short-term and solve the housing and climate change crises in the longer-term. A high-level CIF delegation met with Ministers Donohoe and McGrath this week, to identify critical infrastructure […]
Floortherm Renewables Ltd is one of the largest distributors of underfloor heating and renewable systems to the trade in Ireland. Established in 2013 by managing director Jim O’Brien, its mission is to deliver fully designed, energy efficient systems to installers, merchants, contractors and self-builders. The Climate Action Plan recently announced by the Irish Government has been […]
2019 marked 20 years in business for BS Tiling in Naas, Co Kildare so Building Ireland caught up with Managing Director, Brian Stacey to learn all about the business. Business is booming right now at BS Tiling and the plan for company founder Brian Stacey is to try and keep things that way right through […]
