Both Northern Ireland business and European government have embraced a new digital construction training platform introduced by Belfast Metropolitan College in partnership with six other European partners. Speaking at the ‘BIMcert Digital Skills to Reduce the Energy Footprint in the Built Environment’ international conference at Titanic Belfast on Wednesday January 22 Ms Maja Marija Nahod, […]
Abbeyside are Ireland’s leading workplace solutions experts. The Cork-based company specialise in office design, office fit-out, office refurbishment and office relocation. Managing Director Packo Maguire tells Building Ireland that the company’s aim is to create beautiful workspaces that actively drive success for their clients across the country. Abbeyside & Co is a multi-award winning office […]
COADY Architects is an award winning, design-driven Practice specialising in workplace, residential, healthcare and education buildings. Building Ireland learned more from the company’s Managing Director, Mark McCann. With over 33 years in practice, COADY Architects has earned a reputation for quality design along with delivering exciting buildings and environments for forward-thinking clients. Their expertise includes […]
The Irish construction and building industry came together in the Marker Hotel in Dublin to discuss the outlook for the industry in 2020. The event, which is hosted by AECOM annually, heard from key public sector infrastructure leads such as Anne Graham CEO NTA, Michael Nolan CEO TII, Niall Gleeson Managing Director Irish Water as well as […]
Cairn Homes continue their busy start to 2020 with news that full planning permission has been granted by An Bord Pleanála for a strategic housing development at Farrankelly, Delgany, Co. Wicklow. This exciting new development provides for 426 new homes comprising 245 houses, 93 apartments and 88 duplex units within an overall site of 52 […]
The Climate Action Plan recently announced by the Government has been welcomed by Damien Mullins whose company, Heat Doc Ltd, is a specialist registered installer of energy saving technologies, including geothermal heat pumps, solar energy and heating solutions such as underfloor heating, wall and ceiling heating as well as energy saving radiators. The ambitious plan, […]
Based in Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick, Ahern & Scanlon Ltd are specialists in oil, gas and solid fuel heating and servicing. Building Ireland heard all about the thriving company from one its co-founders, Seamus Ahern recently. These are busy times for Ahern & Scanlon Ltd and company owners Mike Scanlon and Seamus Ahern are certainly intent […]
Construction firms are increasingly relocating professionals from outside Ireland and beyond the EU, to address skills shortages as the industry continues to grow strongly. Tom Parlon, Director General, Construction Industry Federation (CIF) said: “As the Irish construction industry has continued to grow over the last number of years, many of our members have reported difficulties […]
Cairn Homes plc, the leading Irish homebuilding company, announces three senior management appointments; Maura Winston as Director People and Organisation; Fergus McMahon as Commercial Director and Kevin Cleary as Technical Director. Commenting on the new appointments, Michael Stanley, Chief Executive of Cairn Homes said: “I’m delighted to be adding to the already exceptionally strong team that […]
As well as being conservation and restoration experts, Francis Haughey Construction also specialise in social housing schemes and offer keen design-and-build solutions for commercial premises. We had a chat with Pat Haughey to get an update on this exceptional family business. Established in 1974, Francis Haughey Construction is a leading conservation and restoration company specialising […]