dhb Architects’ striking yet practical Apple Market urban design project in Waterford City Centre was chosen as the Tourism & Hospitality Project of the Year at the 2018 Irish Construction Industry Awards. We caught up with director Maire Henry to find out more about this outstanding achievement in architectural design and what it means to dhb […]
A touch of sparkle visits the Komatsu stand at the Bauma 2019 construction machinery trade fair in Munich this year with the promise of a number of ‘world premieres’, details of which will not be released until the event itself in April. Forecasting what these ‘under wraps’ developments might be, industry watchers point to the […]
With offices in counties Offaly and Donegal, MCF Building Consultants Ltd. provide nationwide quantity surveying and project management services. As this exceptional company celebrates its tenth anniversary, Building Ireland had a chat with founder / managing director Peter McFarlane to find out more. Established in 2008, MCF Building Consultants work closely with clients to manage […]
H&A Mechanical Services were celebrating on the double at the 2018 Northern Ireland Plumbing & Heating Awards when Paul Corey was named as Apprentice of the Year while the company also picked up a Special Recognition award for outstanding performance and dedication to the plumbing and heating industry. This prestigious industry recognition ties in nicely with […]
Dungannon company Kiverco has won its first export success in the Italian market. The deal, worth six figures, sees its mobile recycling plant used to help recover post-earthquake rubble in Umbria, central Italy. Kiverco consults, designs, manufactures and builds robust recycling plants to suit all types of waste streams. The company has worked with Invest […]
Boyce Precision Engineering has officially opened its new manufacturing facility and announced plans to almost double its workforce as part of a £6.9m investment. The company has built a new facility at Charlestown Road Industrial Estate on a site purchased from Invest Northern Ireland. The investment is part of a five year project to increase […]
The cream of the province’s builder’s providers were honoured at the fifth Octabuild Builders Merchant Awards for Northern Ireland, which took place in April. Not for the first time, Murdock’s Newry branch (Newry Building Supplies) were amongst the winners, this time taking home the prestigious Business Focus Award. Building Ireland contacted Manager Colm Campbell to find […]
It was no major surprise when LMC Group scooped the prestigious Sub-Contractor Of The Year award of the 2018 Irish Construction Industry Awards – an accolade which ties in nicely with the company’s ten-year-anniversary celebrations. Building Ireland touched base with director Stephen McConnell to get an update. The very best in industry was showcased and […]
One of the most important trades in the construction industry is scaffolding, yet it does not get the recognition it deserves, but without safe and secure scaffolding, many other tradesmen would find it difficult to carry out their duties. Scaffolding has evolved over the years from a time anything would be used to make a platform […]
Kerry–based Griffin Brothers Contracting Ltd. was honoured with a Distinction at the 2018 NISO All-Ireland Occupational Safety Awards. Building Ireland touched base with director John Griffin to discuss what this prestigious accolade means to the Castleisland-based, family-run building and civil engineering contracting firm which has been setting the standards for four-and-a-half decades. At the Great […]
