The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has today published its report Urban Regeneration in which it makes 39 recommendations around incentives and enforcement measures, policy issues and resourcing aimed at regenerating urban centres by bringing derelict or vacant properties back into use, including for social and affordable housing. Launching the report, Deputy Steven Matthews, […]
Keyes Way Builders Ltd has earned an enviable reputation for building beautiful one-off homes in the Midlands. Kenneth Keyes explains more about the Co. Offaly home builder which also specialises in ICF Homes, extensions, renovations, home retro-fit upgrades and also groundworks. Looking to build your dream home in the countryside or thinking of extending or […]
Chadwicks, Ireland’s leading builders’ merchants, is delighted to provide support to Blackpool locals Adam Drummond and his parents, Marguerite and Brian, in the third series of DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland. As the exclusive building materials supplier to the show, Chadwicks will provide a wide range of materials to facilitate a significant refurbishment of the Drummond […]
With exceptional workmanship, the keenest attention to detail and a client-focussed approach invariably to the fore, Niall Mulligan Construction has been delivering quality, professional, responsive residential and commercial building solutions for 22 years and counting. We interrupted hands-on proprietor Niall’s busy schedule to find out more. From his well-appointed base in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Niall […]
Nine out of 10 construction companies say they are unwilling to take on fixed price contracts given the ongoing exceptional increases in raw material costs. That’s according to a new Construction Outlook Survey from the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). The survey also found that 91% of construction companies believe the economic sanctions arising from the […]
Sligo County Council and the Cranmore Regeneration Project are on track to complete by 2024 a major €15million scheme to improve the energy efficiency of 350 houses on the Cranmore Estate in Sligo Town with 160 local authority houses set to achieve up to an A2 BER rating. It is the first time a local […]
Galway-based KMG Mechanical Services Ltd specialise in the design, manufacture and installation of ventilation systems and Contracts Manager Darren O’Halloran told Building Ireland that the office phone is ringing non-stop these days. Ensuring there is adequate indoor ventilation is one of the key protections in the ongoing battle against Covid-19 and employers throughout the country […]
There was double delight for Petruf Consulting Structural Engineers recently when it was shortlisted for two awards at the 2021 Irish Construction Industry Awards. One of Ireland’s most progressive structural engineering consultancy companies and an expert in precast concrete design, Petruf Consulting was nominated in the Designer of the Year and BIM Initiative of the […]
Health & Safety continues to be Suir Engineering’s number one priority and last November’s double success at the 2021 NISO (National Irish Safety Organisation) Health & Safety Awards certainly proved it. Delivering Mechanical, Engineering and Instrumentation excellence since 1984, the Waterford-headquartered firm was delighted to achieve both the Highest Distinction and Consistent High Achiever Awards […]
Celebrating 10 years in business, Ian O’Donoghue Builders Ltd in Salthill, Galway is a highly-regarded construction company specialising in home refurbishments, extensions and one-off new builds. A member of the CIF and CIRI, the company was formed by Ian O’Donoghue after he returned to Ireland from San Francisco where he ran O’Donoghue Construction for 15 […]
