Leading civil engineering and building contractor, Farrans Construction has launched its application process for its next intake of the UK and Ireland’s top tier talent of graduates and placements for 2023. The company recruits approximately 50 graduates and placements each year, with the application process beginning in September for intake dates for June and September […]
The Paramud Brothers Ltd was founded in 2006 in Ireland. Since then PARAMUD GROUP has grown dramatically in both size and reputation. The firm have a broad portfolio of successfully completed projects across a range of sectors including Residential, Hospitality, Commercial, Industrial, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical. Their client list includes JJ Rhatigan, John Paul Construction, PJ […]
In April, Fergal Rainey of McGurk Architects in Magherafelt, Co. Derry received the Project Architect of the Year accolade at the RSUA Design Awards and that was followed by him being named Rising Star in Architecture at the Building & Architect of the Year Awards. Neither Fergal nor McGurk Architects are strangers to winning prestigious […]
Based in Collooney, Co Sligo, Arken Construction works in a wide range of sectors in the building industry with commercial projects being the main body of its work. Building Ireland spoke with co-director Stephen Clancy to learn more about the company – from its origins to the state of business today. The next couple of […]
Ecocem, one of Europe’s leading provider of low carbon solutions for the cement and construction industries, has announced the launch of Superfine low-carbon, super high grade GGBS for specialist applications onto the European market. Ecocem Superfine is a finer Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS) designed to be used as a specialist additive in binders, industrial […]
Over two days leading experts in Civil Engineering from academia and industry gathered on the Grangegorman Campus of TU Dublin and Trinity College Dublin for the 25th of a series of conferences, which has now become the Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI) conference. Running in conjunction with the Irish Transportation Research Network (ITRN) Conference, the […]
Ned O’Shea & Sons (Construction) Ltd excelled itself with its successful delivery of The Day Place community-led conservation project in Tralee, which is one of two projects the long-established Kerry builder has been shortlisted for at the 2022 Irish Construction Excellence (ICE) Awards. The Day Place project is a finalist in the ‘Public Building’ category, […]
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has today published the latest figures from the BPFI Mortgage Approvals Report for July 2022. The following are the key elements: A total of 5,255 mortgages were approved in July 2022 – first-time buyers (FTBs) were approved for 2,376 mortgages (45.2% of total volume) while mover purchasers accounted for 1,075 (20.5%). […]
A Sligo man is making sustainability a priority for one of the country’s leading construction firms. Alan Cawley is the Senior Sustainability Manager with John Sisk and Son (Holdings) Ltd and among his goals is a 50% reduction in water use intensity within the next three years compared to the 2019 baseline. John Sisk and […]
AB Access Scaffolding Ltd is a leading contract scaffolding and temporary access solutions provider based in Cork. We spoke to Contracts Manager Derrick Enright about the company’s meteoric rise and his involvement with the National Association of Scaffolding and Access Contractors (NASAC). At the forefront of delivering scaffolding services to the industrial, residential, heritage / restoration […]
