In June, Doherty Build were double winners at the 2015 Irish Construction Industry Awards, earning gongs for ‘Overall Excellence in Construction Award’ and ‘Health Project of the Year’. Building Ireland spoke to Sean Doherty to find out more about a special night for the Dundalk-based company. With over 40 years’ experience in the Construction Industry, building everything from Bespoke Houses, […]
Minister for Housing Simon Coveney says the Government has no plans to forcibly take possession of vacant properties. Speaking at a conference organised by the Housing Agency focussing on the issue of affordability, Mr Coveney said he had no “absolute” statements to make on plans to address the housing crisis, but they would include accessing […]
BAM was the big winner at the recent International Partnership Awards—the most prestigious event in the global Public Private Partnership (PPP) industry’s calendar—with the excellence of a number of its Irish projects being specifically recognised at the ceremony. BAM won four awards on the night, including one for the Schools Bundle 3 project, which saw […]
Work on Belfast’s newest film studio has begun ‘on location’ at Giant’s Park, Belfast. The £20m project, which will include over 120,000 sq ft of studios, workshops and offices, is being developed by Belfast Harbour. The success of Northern Ireland film productions such as HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ has meant that demand for studio space […]
Collen Construction is Ireland’s longest-established construction company. We met up with Senior Contracts Manager John Sweeney to get an insight into the success of this exceptional family-run operation, which has been going strong for more than two centuries. Established in 1810, Collen Construction is a superb family-owned business with a strong reputation for building quality […]
Gaelectric has secured planning approval for a 4.9MW solar farm at Inishative near Pomeroy in County Tyrone. In a first for Northern Ireland, this solar farm will comprise ground mounted PV (photo-voltaic) panels co-located next to the site of Gaelectric’s Inishative Wind Farm which is currently under construction and due to commence generation in 2016. […]
Dublin City University (DCU) has announced an ambitious €230m capital development plan which will physically transform the multi-campus university and provide a platform to realise its ambitions in research, teaching and learning, student experience and enterprise engagement. The university has been successful in securing long-term loan and bridging finance to drive its programme of infrastructural […]
What is your background? I work with various companies to improve their business processes, in order to get to a position whereby monthly management accounts are available to both the management team and business owners. I have gained a significant amount of experience in the Construction and Engineering sectors. Current clients operate across a number […]
A decade ago, brothers Laurence and Michael Flood set up Flood Construction in north Co. Dublin. The family-run business has successfully completed many new build, renovation and repair projects since then, and has earned a reputation for excellence, high standards of workmanship and value-for-money. Operating out of The Ward, which is a stone’s throw from […]
We talk to a Westmeath company that provide sustainable solutions The recession that hit this country devastated the construction industry which was without the hardest sector hit. Unfortunately, many businesses involved in the industry could not take the impact that the end of the Celtic Tiger had on Irish society and they were forced to […]
