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Hardware Association Ireland appoints Sean Moran as President

7 Feb , 2019  

Hardware Association Ireland (HAI), the national representative body for over 370 hardware and DIY retailers, builders merchants, and manufacturers and distributors across Ireland, has appointed Sean Moran as its new President.  Sean is CEO and majority shareholder of the Home Project Centre Group, which currently has 14 trading units around the country, employs 250 people […]

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Block H, Central park wins for Collen Construction

7 Feb , 2019  

The fifth annual Irish Construction Industry Awards took place at the Citywest Hotel on June 14 last and what a night it was for Collen Construction who took home the awards for Commercial Project of the Year  (Large category) and Retail Project of the Year. Since launching in 2014, the Awards has established itself as the benchmark […]

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Growing SME competing at the top in commercial electrical fit outs

6 Feb , 2019  

With offices in Dublin and Mayo, Glentech Electrical is one of Ireland’s premier electrical contractors, specialising in completing projects in live environments with zero disruption to trade. Backed up by three-and-a-half decades’ experience. Glentech delivers unrivalled solutions in the commercial, industrial and IT sector. Glentech Electrical know how to be subtle. Their electrical engineers go […]

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The trusted plumbing and heating specialist

5 Feb , 2019  

With more than three decades of experience, Mountainlodge Mechanical Services is one of Ireland’s premier plumbing and heating contractors, delivering a full range of services to both commercial and residential projects in the Greater Dublin area. Building Ireland touched base with founder / commercial director Stephen Shanley to get an insight into this industry-leading family […]

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“We pride ourselves on our attention to detail and delivering projects on time”

4 Feb , 2019  

Having celebrated 10 years in business in 2018, the name O’Sullivan Fabrications Ltd is synonymous with high quality workmanship in Ireland. Their portfolio includes the likes of Cork GAA’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh which was crowned Project of the Year at the Irish Construction Excellence Awards. We caught up with Quantity Surveyor/Manager Anthony Kearney who let […]

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dhb’s award-winning transformation of The Apple Market

1 Feb , 2019  

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 […]

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Komatsu brings sparkle to Bauma

30 Jan , 2019  

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 […]

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Industry-leading quantity surveying and project management services

30 Jan , 2019  

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 […]

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A celebratory year for H&A mechanical services!

29 Jan , 2019  

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 […]

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Italy’s earthquake rubble recycled on-site using Northern Irish machinery

29 Jan , 2019  

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 […]