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 […]
The Geothermal Association of Ireland has announced the winners of this year’s Brecan Mooney Installation of the Year Awards. Wicklow-based Brendan Robinson was presented with the Installation of the Year Award in the Domestic Category for his installation of a geothermal heating system in his home in Blackrock, Blessington, Co Wicklow. Meanwhile, Neil McDaid and […]
Once again, we look set for a long winter as the evenings close in quicker than ever. People are already thinking of stocking up on solid fuel and home heating oil as the extra expense comes to the forefront of people’s minds. It is a burden that we all endure not only do you spend […]
Hinch Plant Hire Ltd is renowned as one of Ireland’s leading plant hire operators and suppliers of plant hire machinery and contracting to the construction and civil engineering industry. Building Ireland spoke to the company’s Managing Director Trevor Hinch to find out all about the business. These past few years may have been difficult ones for the […]
There are many different aspects to the construction industry as it takes people with various skills in the sector to see a job through to the end. From electricians to plumbers to bricklayers to plasterers and carpenters, all have a common link in that they rely on scaffolders at some point in their job. Scaffolding […]
