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Fifty years of heating and plumbing excellence

4 May , 2018  

Industry-leading plumbing and heating engineers PJ Firman & Co. Ltd. celebrated their 50th anniversary in October, 2017. To mark this landmark milestone, we travelled to Latimerstown in County Wexford and met Sheila Roche to find out more about this outstanding, long-serving family business. Since its inception more than half a century ago, PJ Firman & […]

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Business ‘absolutely booming’ at Bobby Farrell & Sons

3 May , 2018  

Based in Thurles Co Tipperary, Bobby Farrell & Sons Painting Contractors have extensive experience in both commercial and residential painting and decorating. Rob Farrell took some time to tell Building Ireland all about the company recently. Set-up in 1989, Bobby Farrell & Sons Painting Contractors has been renowned as a successful family orientated business in […]

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The MTM way

2 May , 2018  

Electrical work is one of the most intricate jobs within the construction industry as not only do tradesmen have to be meticulous about their work, but the health and safety issues that go alongside this are of the highest standard. There are many electrical contractors operating in Ireland, some with more experience than others and […]

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Sisk commits to double energy productivity

1 May , 2018  

John Sisk & Son, Ireland’s largest construction company, has become the first Irish business to join global energy efficiency initiative EP100. As part of its EP100 membership commitment, Sisk has pledged to double its energy productivity within 25 years, joining companies such as Schneider Electric, Johnson Controls, Danfoss and H&M in demonstrating climate leadership by reducing energy use. Supported by The Climate Group, which leads EP100 in partnership with the Alliance […]

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Home is where the hea(r)t is

1 May , 2018  

To improve the quality of life and living conditions of low income households through the implementation of energy efficient measures and related work, to employ and empower unemployed people through a social enterprise model and respond to community needs, this is the mission statement of Leitrim Warmer Homes CLG. We headed to Drumshanbo to meet […]

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Top Builders Merchants in Northern Ireland honoured

30 Apr , 2018  

Builders merchants from Belfast, Lisburn, Newry, Larne, Coleraine and Ballywalter have been honoured in the fifth Octabuild Builders Merchant Awards for Northern Ireland. The building material manufacturers who organised the awards as Octabuild are: Gyproc, Dulux Paints, Glennon Brothers, Kingspan Insulation, Sanbra Fyffe, Tegral and Wavin. The overall award went to JP Corry, Lisburn while […]

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143 years and counting

27 Apr , 2018  

Noel C. Duggan Engineering Ltd in Co Cork has been a  top-level  steel fabricator  throughout Ireland and Europe for some time now. Building Ireland learned about  what  the company has been up to lately from Barry  C  Duggan, who is fourth generation in the family-run business. Founded back in 1875  by Andrew Duggan, Noel C. […]

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Cloch Chora: a home for life

26 Apr , 2018  

Buying a home whether it be a first time buyer or those looking to upgrade or downsize can be a stressful affair as choosing the right home is one of the biggest decisions that any of us will ever make. Generally when seeking a home, housing estates are the preferred choice for many as they […]

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Project managers announce all-island working group on Brexit

26 Apr , 2018  

Irish project managers have announced the establishment of a cross-border working group to address Brexit, today (26 April) at the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) annual conference. The new all-island working group will make recommendations on how Brexit’s impact on cross-border projects can be minimised. The group, consisting of members from the Ireland Chapter […]

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40 years of quality service

25 Apr , 2018  

Company Director Hugh McAlary was responsible for sowing the seeds of H. M. Electrics four decades ago and today he is joined in the running of the ever-burgeoning company by his son Declan who is Operations Director. Ever since its foundation in 1977, H.M. Electrics have been providing Northern Ireland with their expertise in Electrical […]