Over the past 20 years, Michael Higgins & Co Ltd. have developed a stellar reputation for providing unrivalled mechanical engineering services to the pharmaceutical, petrochemical, food & dairy sectors. We travelled to County Carlow and met up with the eponymous founder / managing director to find out more about this diverse, market-leading operation. Established in […]
Since its establishment in 1999, Skyline Scaffolding Ltd has built itself a proud reputation for providing its clientele with an excellent service with a strong emphasis on safety. While a comparatively small company, Skyline Scaffolding Ltd punches above its weight and Building Ireland learned more from Kevin Walsh, who is one half of the Co […]
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 & […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
