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The premier company in Ireland for insulation

16 Dec , 2019  

Premier Insulations are the people to talk to if you want a warmer, energy efficient home with lower fuel bills – and who doesn’t want that? Government agencies, building developers and homeowners are keen to avail of their services and products. The Birr, Co Offaly-based operation has been providing just that for people all over Ireland […]

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Farrell Furniture Celebrate 1,000 Years of Service and Future Innovation

12 Dec , 2019  

Farrell Furniture, a family-run business based in Ardee Co. Louth, are celebrating a successful 1,000 years of service from their employees this week. The furniture manufacturer has been creating bespoke furniture since its foundation in 1961. The family-run business understands the importance of innovating and investing ahead of time, in machines that allowed them to […]

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CIF statement: Nearly 45% of housing delivery costs are taxes, levies, and cost of finance, not building

12 Dec , 2019  

Statement from James Benson, Director of the Irish Homebuilder Association (IHBA) a constituent association of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF):  “The CIF has welcomed the ESRI’s acknowledgement that the cost of housebuilding must come down to enable increased supply.  Since 2013, we have highlighted the fact that nearly 45% of the cost of housebuilding isn’t […]

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Seven tips for Building a Construction Marketing Strategy

6 Dec , 2019  

Building a strong marketing strategy lies at the foundation of any prospering, construction business, and with the New Year, comes new objectives and goals. Here Lynn Lambe, Director, Little Lambe Consultancy, Ireland’s only dedicated construction marketing agency, takes us through the basics of what marketing strategy is. As terms can sometimes get mixed up, marketing […]

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Airconmech’s award season

6 Dec , 2019  

Founded by Jim Mullett and John Dempsey, AirconMech is now one of Ireland’s leading Building Services Engineering Contractors. Fresh from winning the SME 50+ Employees Award at this year’s Wexford Biz Awards, the company was nominated for another accolade at this year’s Irish Construction Industry Awards which took place in the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on […]

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QBM continue Upskilling Drive

5 Dec , 2019  

One of Ireland’s leading independent roofing suppliers, Quality Building Materials (QBM) have continued their commitment to upskilling the roofing industry, having announced that they have trained over 70 roofers in Ireland at their purpose-built facility in Baldoyle since January 2019. Director, David Fitzpatrick comments: “QBM are fully committed to improving the standard within the roofing […]

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A winning Ethos

5 Dec , 2019  

It speaks volumes for the excellence of the design team at Ethos Engineering that the award-winning M&E consultancy had not just one but two of its senior engineers shortlisted for the prestigious Designer of the Year award at the 2019 Irish Construction Industry Awards which took place in the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on Thursday, June […]

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The force in M&E Consulting

4 Dec , 2019  

Based in Cappawhite, Co Tipperary, Fahey O’Riordan Consulting Engineers has been providing a full range of consultancy services in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Public Lighting and M&E Project Management Services for a decade now. Building Ireland learned more from founder and Managing Director, John Fahey. Business has been booming in the first half of this […]

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Irish wind farms invest almost €2.5 million in rural communities in 2018

2 Dec , 2019  

Sports clubs, active retired groups, local festivals and energy efficiency projects were among those who benefited from almost €2.5 million in community investment from Irish wind farms in 2018 according to a new report from the Irish Wind Energy Association. The report, published at the organisation’s Autumn Conference in Athlone, puts a figure – for […]

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Ireland’s premier stone cleaning and restoration specialist

29 Nov , 2019  

A fully-registered Heritage Contractor, P Mac is firmly established as the commercial and residential specialist stone cleaning and restoration company of choice, as evidenced by their impressive client list. Established by Managing Director Peter MacNamara in 1999, the Dublin 12 based contractor started off as a specialist stone floor restoration company, working mainly on marble […]