Saint-Gobain Construction Products Ireland has today announced the appointment of Pádraig Barry as their new Managing Director. Pádraig has been appointed to the role following the retirement of Brian Dolan in June. Pádraig has worked with the Saint-Gobain group since 2007 and has spent the last 10 years in the UK as Managing Director of Saint-Gobain Weber (UK & Ireland). Prior to this, Pádraig was […]
Headquartered in Castlewellan, County Down, Maghera Developments Ltd boasts a wealth of experience in delivering high quality projects across a wide range of construction sectors including education, healthcare, commercial, leisure, historical, residential and modular buildings. We touched base with founder / MD Eugene Walker to get an update on this exceptional operation. Concentrating on three […]
Synonymous with the consistent delivery of outstanding products and service levels, Joyce’s Hardware & Home was nominated for three prestigious awards at the Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards 2019. Building Ireland headed west to Headford in County Galway and spoke to Jim Joyce and his daughter Dearbhaile about this industry-leading, third-generation family business. Providing customers […]
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has today published the latest figures from the BPFI Mortgage Drawdowns Report for Q2 2020 and BPFI Mortgage Approvals Report for June 2020. The following are the key figures from the Mortgage Drawdowns Report for Q2 2020: 6,622 new mortgages to the value of €1,462 million were drawn down by borrowers during the second quarter […]
Providing such services as Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Design and Consulting services for commercial, industrial and residential developments throughout the country, Balrath Engineering Consultants has developed a reputation for excellence in their field of expertise. Balrath Engineering Consultants have the ability to assist new building services design, retrofitting and building energy analysis which has seen their […]
Simon Barry, chief economist Republic of Ireland at Ulster Bank, said: “The latest results of the Ulster Bank Construction PMI survey signalled a welcome return to expansion in Irish construction activity in June. Notably, the headline PMI index rose sharply last month to get back to above the 50 breakeven level for the first time since […]
The shortlist for the Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards 2019 has been announced with 16 builders merchants in contention for the three regional and five category awards. The Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Sligo team will be well represented at the Aviva Stadium on November 7th after being nominated in the ‘Excellence in Community Outreach’ category. […]
Spaced over two floors and 20,000sq. ft, a large commercial unit nestled in the suburbs of Dublin required the expertise of one of Ireland’s leading multidisciplinary practices MODULE to deliver a unique new gym offering. Lead by Manging Director Maurice O’Neill and Creative Director Elton Pitt, MODULE opted to capitalise on a number of the […]
Founded in January 2014 by Chris Moran and Mick Freney, Western Ceilings & Partitions Ltd offers an exceptional service in dry lining, metal partitions, MF and grid ceilings, insulation, plastering and tape and jointing. Based in Galway city, the company has established itself as a leading interior specialist by providing a high quality, professional and […]
In this month’s edition of Building Ireland, we profile one of the country’s leading architectural firms whose work has been recognised at national level. O’Connell Mahon Architects employ a dynamic and energetic team of highly skilled and committed architects, designers and specialists. Value comes from a structured process of communication and dialogue, first to develop […]
