ICE Awards to deliver Ground-breaking Gala Event
The pandemic has created its challenges but also inspired some new ideas and fresh ways of working for the Irish Construction Industry. The ICE [...]
PJ Rudden named as Construction Sector Group Chairman of Innovation and Digital Adoption
PJ Rudden, former President of Engineers Ireland has been named as Chairman of Innovation and Digital Adoption by the Construction Sector Group (CSG). The [...]
Activity falls in August but optimism prevails
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®), a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity, posted 44.0 in August, [...]
AG Appoints Ross Telford Head of Marketing
AG (Acheson & Glover) has appointed Ross Telford as its new Head of Marketing. Ross has more than 15 years of experience in marketing management roles. [...]
New mobile command centre for managing major gas incidents
Gas Networks Ireland’s new investment is one they hope they rarely have to use. The new state-of-the-art Mobile Command Centre based at the Networks Service [...]
Ballymore announced as partner to transform St. James’s Gate
Diageo has announced that it has chosen Ballymore as its partner to deliver the transformation of 12.6 acres of its iconic St. James’s Gate [...]
Residential units in planning system drops 27% in Q2
The number of units in the residential planning system decreased by 27% between Q1 and Q2 2020, with commercial schemes down 25%, according to [...]
Construction to Production Strategy
Mace’s Director of Innovation and Work Winning Matt Gough explains to Irish building magazine how the leading international construction and consultancy business is moving [...]
Kirby Group Engineering Data Centre Excellence
Kirby Group Engineering Project Director John Grogan described to Irish building magazine how Kirby is bringing hyperscale data centre modularisation to the next level. [...]
Distance Learning
Construction professionals have taken to distance learning over the past decade as they can attain knowledge and develop skills without travelling long distances and [...]
Debris protection demands on the up for Ireland
With Ireland’s National Planning Framework guiding development and investment over the coming years, one key aspect that has been reviewed is the height limit [...]
Minister Harris launches financial incentive scheme for employers to recruit apprentices
Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science Simon Harris TD has launched a €3,000 financial incentive for employers to take on [...]
New orders increase for first time in five months
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®), a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity, rose to 53.2 in [...]
Quintain applies to build 1,000 new homes in South Dublin by end of year
Quintain, one of the largest residential developers in Ireland, will seek planning permission for 1,000 new homes before year end in its Cherrywood Village [...]
Atkins to develop DART network’s Kildare Line expansion
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, with joint venture (JV) partners TYPSA and TUC Rail, and supported by RPS, has been appointed by [...]
€44m upgrade for SMARTPLY OSB manufacturing plant
Coillte, Ireland’s largest commercial forestry and land solutions company, today approved a €44.4m investment to improve and upgrade MEDITE SMARTPLY’s OSB plant in County Waterford. [...]
CIF Trades and Apprenticeship Survey 2020 – Focus on Wet Trades
The CIF commissioned the Trades and Apprenticeship Survey 2020 with a focus on Wet Trades to investigate the causes and implications of the low [...]
Quintain Ireland continues expansion with senior hires
Quintain Ireland has announced the appointment of two senior team members as the company continues its expansion in the Irish market. Sharon Van Sinderen [...]
EU leaders agree landmark COVID-19 recovery deal
After a lengthy negotiation of almost five days, EU leaders have come to agreement on a €1.8 trillion COVID-19 recovery package to help repair [...]
Ardmac acquires stake in modular builder Cental
Ardmac has announced that it has taken a significant equity investment in Cental, a leading and fast-growth provider of advanced modular infrastructure to the Data [...]
Kirby employees raise €40,000 for the Irish Cancer Society
Kirby Group Engineering has presented the Irish Cancer Society with a cheque for €40,000 after a successful fundraising initiative. Thirty Kirby employees from the [...]
Click below to read our current issue…
Advertisements…
