A major shift in Irish construction practices is urgently required to safeguard the sustainability of the sector into the future, according to Guaranteed Irish, the not-for-profit business membership organisation championing
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BAM Ireland, one of the country’s largest construction businesses, had a year of strong revenue growth in 2017 with a turnover of €465 million – an increase of 29% on
Grafton Merchanting, Ireland’s leading building merchanting company has announced that it has joined the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC). The move forms part of Grafton Merchanting’s ongoing commitment to sustainability
The findings of a nationally representative survey recently conducted by iReach highlight the pessimism of Irish people about the current state of housing and homelessness. The results also demonstrate a
Propertybridges.com, Ireland’s new peer to peer lender to the property development marketplace, has just successfully fulfilled its first loan. Over 100 lenders piled into the 250k loan for a new
Following the landmark sale of his materials business to Breedon plc in April 2018, Kevin Lagan has outlined his plans for the targeted and sustainable growth of his retained companies,
Leading building and civil engineering contractor John Paul Construction has achieved Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2 Certification for Design and Construction from the British Standards Institution (BSI). The BSI
Oaklee Housing’s newest €11 million turnkey development in Stormanstown House, Dublin, has been officially opened, further reducing the social housing waiting list. The €11million development completed in early October is
Flynn, one of Ireland’s leading contractors and fit out specialists, is adding 50 new jobs to its current workforce over the next two years. This will bring its headcount to
Sisk Living, the housing division of construction company John Sisk & Son, has formally handed over a development of 90 homes at Sheehy Skeffington Meadows in Tallaght to the client
Funded by the Government of Ireland, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced the winners of its Sustainable Energy Awards. The Rediscovery Centre in Ballymun, Dublin received the
daa has awarded the main construction contract for Dublin Airport’s new North Runway to a joint venture comprising Irish firm Roadbridge and Spanish infrastructure company FCC Construcción (FCC). The contract
PropertyBridges.com – a new Irish owned peer to peer property development company – has opened for business and has launched Ireland’s first peer to peer property development investment opportunity. The
Efectis is establishing a new business in Northern Ireland, offering fire testing services to UK and Ireland based manufacturing businesses who are servicing the construction sector. Seven new roles will be created
Following a detailed master planning and competitive tender process, South Dublin County Council has now agreed on the joint venture development of 975 homes on 72 acres of council lands
CRH plc, the global building materials group, has completed the second phase of its share buyback programme, returning a further €350 million of cash to shareholders. Between 29 August and
Following the award of school building contracts to Western Building Services after fire defects had been identified, ISME, the Irish SME association, has expressed concern with how public works contracts are granted to
ESB Networks and Ireland’s other major utilities, Gas Networks Ireland, Irish Water and Eir have joined forces with a new ‘dial before you dig’ campaign that encourages construction workers to
Phase 2 of the Society of St Vincent De Paul (SVP) St Benedict’s Housing Scheme at Estuary Road, Malahide, County Dublin has been officially opened by Eoghan Murphy TD, Minister for Housing,
PropertyBridges.com, Ireland’s new ‘peer to peer’ property platform, has officially been launched. The platform will raise money for small developers, small construction companies and private companies looking to develop housing and
Fingal County Council, as part of its commitment to increasing the supply of private and public housing in the County and creating sustainable communities, has commenced procurement for the development
Ardmac, the leading international construction specialist, has appointed Sarah McDonnell as Head of Interiors. Ardmac employs over 300 people across Ireland, the UK and Europe, and provides specialist construction services
A European survey conducted by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB NI), as part of a Belfast Met-led EU Horizon 2020 BIM (Building Information Modelling) programme known as BIMcert, has shown
Teaching, research and student accommodation at Trinity College Dublin will be transformed over the next two years with the backing
Garage Doors in Ballymena is recruiting 17 additional staff to help deliver growing sales across Great Britain. The family business
Fingal County Council has approved the drawdown of an €8 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) as it
Kingspan Group, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric, and solar integrated building envelopes, has joined over 370
Two-thirds (67%) of Irish adults are planning on renovating or redecorating their homes within the next 12 months, according to
Property Industry Ireland (PII), the Ibec group for businesses working in the property sector, has welcomed the housing measures in
The CIF has welcomed the €2.3 billion housing package and the 24% increase in capital infrastructure funding announced by the
CRH plc has announced the appointment to the Board of Mary Rhinehart and Siobhan Talbot (pictured) as non-executive Directors. Ms.
Zutec Holdings, the Irish construction software company which listed on the Nasdaq First North market in March this year, has
Strong growth is likely to persist in the Irish economy through 2018 and 2019. This is indicated by rising private
Grafton Merchanting, Ireland’s leading building merchanting company which operates brands including Chadwicks, Heiton Buckley and The Panelling Centre across 49 locations,
Hardware Association Ireland (HAI) has called on the Minister for Finance to address the housing crisis in the forthcoming budget
Fingal County Council has hosted an informative regional briefing for contractors on public procurement with specific focus on two new
In response to serious coastal erosion problems at The Burrow Portrane, Fingal County Council is implementing interim emergency measures to
Work has commenced on a new €100 million distribution centre and regional headquarters for Lidl in Newbridge, County Kildare. The
The Government has launched the Land Development Agency to build 150,000 new homes over the next 20 years, the next
New frameworks are being launched to streamline the tendering process for €100 million in contracts for minor building works across
With one year to opening, the €233 million Center Parcs forest resort in County Longford has reached an important milestone
Breedon Group, a leading construction materials group in the UK and Ireland, has reported revenue of £378.4 million for the
Whitbread, the owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, has secured planning permission for a 97-bedroom Premier Inn hotel at
Glenveagh Properties, a leading Irish homebuilder listed on Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange, has reported revenue of €1.3
Kilsaran International are taking the hugely successful Essential Learning Series suite of technical seminars to the road with events to
Fingal County Council has received the highest amount of applications among the 31 Local Authorities for the Rebuilding Ireland Home
Engineering business KME Steelworks is expanding its workforce in Lisburn to help leverage the growing opportunities which exist for its precision engineering
Impacted by severe and prolonged winter weather conditions early in the year, CRH plc has reported sales of €11.9 billion
Responding to the latest CSO house price figures indicating an accelerating rate of increase in prices outside of Dublin 15.2pc
According to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF), the forthcoming Budget is an opportunity to remove a number of blockages in
The Irish Concrete Society recently launched the 2018 Fundamentals of Concrete Technology course. Commencing on the 7th of September in
NovaUCD, the University’s Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs, is set to expand its capacity to house early-stage start-ups by over
The first sod has been turned on the site of the new extension to GMIT’s Innovation Hub (iHub) at the
The latest Quarterly House Price Index report from Ulster University reveals a relatively healthy housing market with strong but sustainable
U+I, the specialist regeneration and property developer, has commenced construction activity on the Ballymoss House site in Sandyford, in partnership
A call for stamp duty to revert to 2pc to enable more aspiring first-time buyers acquire once off sites to
CRH plc has completed the first phase of its share buyback programme, returning €350 million of cash to shareholders. Between
Glenveagh Properties has announced a further substantial land acquisition in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) capable of delivering over 1,250
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