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Fire science firm Efectis establishes Jordanstown based testing centre

20 Nov , 2018  

Efectis is establishing a new business in Northern Ireland, offering fire testing services to UK and Ireland based manufacturing businesses who are servicing the construction sector. Seven new roles will be created as part of Efectis’ investment, which is locating at Ulster University’s Fire Safety Engineering Research and Technology Centre in Jordanstown. Welcoming the investment, […]

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New Komatsu backhoe loader launched and available

19 Nov , 2018  

Efficiency, reliability and versatility are words being used by Komatsu to describe its new WB93R-8 backhoe loader, just launched internationally and now available for sale in Ireland. With its distinctive Komatsu branding, the new unit is said by them to be ‘a perfect match between performance and efficiency’. First in a new range that comes […]

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Leaders in structural steel contracting

19 Nov , 2018  

Headquartered in County Fermanagh, Steel Solutions have been one of the leading structural steel contractors in both Ireland and the UK over the last 19 years, providing exceptional, bespoke solutions to a who’s who of main contractors, including long-term partner John Sisk & Son. We met Managing Director Cormac McElvaney to find out more. Steel […]

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Forty years of Shamrock Asphalt Ltd

8 Nov , 2018  

Ireland’s largest flat roofing contracting firm, Shamrock Asphalt Ltd, is celebrating 40 years in business. We recently caught up with Managing Director Paddy Redmond to find out what the Dublin-based family business is all about. Specialising in commercial and residential flat roofing, Shamrock Asphalt Ltd is one of the longest-established contractors of its kind in […]

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The service providers

7 Nov , 2018  

The electrical industry is one of the most complex trades out there. With so many services to cater for, it can be difficult for a company involved in this sector to cover all of those services. To be able to do so, a business has to have a number of factors including experience, a reliable […]

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The Casey Group – lifting big

6 Nov , 2018  

The Casey Group has earned a first class reputation in area of tower crane sales, service and hire since being set-up 29 years ago. Building Ireland learned all about the family-run business from its founder and Managing Director Billy Casey recently. These are busy times for the Casey Group in Kilcullen, Co Kildare and the company’s owner […]

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The instrumentation specialists

2 Nov , 2018  

The Electrical Instrumentation trade involves the installation, testing and commissioning of various wiring systems and services within the commercial and industrial sector. The work also includes the maintenance and repair of all instruments used in the measurement and control of process variables (e.g. in the chemical industry to measure and control the temperature, pressure, level […]

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Cherrymore: the kitchen & bedroom specialists

1 Nov , 2018  

Whether you are looking for a one of kitchen for your family home or 500 kitchens to complete a residential development Cherrymore caters for it all. Established by Harry and Martin McLaughlin in 1996, the company has grown considerably over the years. Their headquarters in Donegal town has gone through a 50,000sq ft extension this […]

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A burgeoning business set to bloom

31 Oct , 2018  

Crowds flocked to the Phoenix Park over the June Bank Holiday weekend for the 11th staging of the Bloom Festival. Robin Shier, Andrea O’Sullivan & James Beaton of Concrete Design Studios were there as their innovative concrete products featured prominently in not one, but two gold medal winning show gardens. As well as being business […]

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Landmark Pairc Ui Chaoimh a winner for Sisk

25 Oct , 2018  

John Sisk & Son was the big winner at the 2018 Irish Construction Excellence (ICE) Awards in the Mansion House, Dublin in March when its stunning delivery of the spectacular Pairc Ui Chaoimh project in Cork was named Project of the Year. We touched base with Regional Manager Dave Cotter to find out more about […]