Construction BUSINESS

 Breaking News

New CEO at Ronan Group Real Estate

  New CEO at Ronan Group Real Estate

Ronan Group Real Estate has announced the appointment of Rory Williams (pictured) as its new CEO. In his new role,

Read Full Article

Global Infrastructure Investment to Grow by 4.8% to 2023

  Global Infrastructure Investment to Grow by 4.8% to 2023

Global infrastructure construction is forecast to grow by 4.8% on an annual average basis in real terms between 2019 and

Read Full Article

Grafton Merchanting ROI Rebrands to Chadwicks Group

  Grafton Merchanting ROI Rebrands to Chadwicks Group

Grafton Merchanting ROI, Ireland’s leading building merchanting company, is rebranding to Chadwicks Group as part of a €5 million investment

Read Full Article

Maynooth University’s New ‘Technology Society and Innovation Project’

  Maynooth University’s New  ‘Technology Society and Innovation Project’

Maynooth University has welcomed a capital grant of €25 million from Government for a major new building project to support

Read Full Article

Examination into Terms and Conditions of Employment in the Mechanical Engineering Building Services Contracting Sector

  Examination into Terms and Conditions of Employment in the Mechanical Engineering Building Services Contracting Sector

Following receipt of a request from two Trade Unions pursuant to Section 14 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 the Labour

Read Full Article

Celtic Anglian Water Gears Up For Growth

  Celtic Anglian Water Gears Up For Growth

Celtic Anglian Water (CAW), the water solutions company which provides treatment services across Ireland, has signalled ambitious growth plans with

Read Full Article

Shortlist for Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards 2019 Announced

  Shortlist for Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards 2019 Announced

The shortlist for the Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards 2019 has been announced with 16 builders merchants in contention for the

Read Full Article

Keating Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

  Keating Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

Keating, the County Clare-based marine, civil engineering and building company, has announced the appointment of Marcus Carne (pictured) as its

Read Full Article

Guaranteed Irish to Hold Roundtable Discussions on Safeguarding Homegrown Construction Jobs in post-Brexit Ireland

  Guaranteed Irish to Hold Roundtable Discussions on Safeguarding Homegrown Construction Jobs in post-Brexit Ireland

With the Brexit deadline on October 31st fast approaching, Guaranteed Irish is reminding business members across various sectors nationwide of

Read Full Article

Tuath Housing Set to Finalise €118 Million Low-Interest Financing Deal

  Tuath Housing Set to Finalise €118 Million Low-Interest Financing Deal

Ireland’s fastest growing Approved Housing Body plans to capitalise on the current ‘lower for longer’ interest rate environment to accelerate its planned delivery programme of 2,000 social homes by end 2022. Tuath Housing Association currently manages 5,000 social homes

Read Full Article

Jacobs Announces 200 New Jobs in Ireland

  Jacobs Announces 200 New Jobs in Ireland

Jacobs announced 200 new jobs for Ireland over the coming two years, as it unveiled a €4.5 million investment in

Read Full Article

Record Performance by Kingspan Group

  Record Performance by Kingspan Group

Kingspan Group, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions, has reported a 12% increase in revenue

Read Full Article

RIAI Priorities For Budget 2020 Include Housing, Environment and Better Use of Public Funds

  RIAI Priorities For Budget 2020 Include Housing, Environment and Better Use of Public Funds

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland has called upon the Government to use Budget 2020 to address serious

Read Full Article

JCB Teletruks Contribute to Low Carbon Power Generation

  JCB Teletruks Contribute to Low Carbon Power Generation

Two JCB Teletruk 35D 4×4 telescopic industrial forklifts are providing an essential material handling solution at the UK’s largest infrastructure

Read Full Article

Sustainable Apartment Living For Ireland

  Sustainable Apartment Living For Ireland

A new report on sustainable apartment living in Ireland was launched by the Housing Agency and Clúid Housing. Amongst some

Read Full Article

Plans For Revamping Disused Buildings, a New Town Square, and a Cultural Corridor Announced

  Plans For Revamping Disused Buildings, a New Town Square, and a Cultural Corridor Announced

Re-purposing disused buildings, a revamped town square and a new cultural corridor are just three of the six projects which

Read Full Article

Grafton Merchanting Ireland Launches 2019 Builders’ Merchants Sales Traineeship

  Grafton Merchanting Ireland Launches 2019 Builders’ Merchants Sales Traineeship

Grafton Merchanting ROI, Ireland’s largest builders’ merchant, has announced that applicants for its 2019 Builders’ Merchants Sales Traineeship programme are

Read Full Article

Affordability and Uncertainty Push Irish Property Price Inflation Lower

  Affordability and Uncertainty Push Irish Property Price Inflation Lower

Irish house price inflation eased further to 2.0% in June from 2.6% in July. The annual increase in June is the slowest

Read Full Article

Boston Scientific’s Galway Office in Building of the Year Awards

  Boston Scientific’s Galway Office in Building of the Year Awards

Boston Scientific’s Galway office conversion has been shortlisted in the ‘Building of the Year’ Awards in the Commercial and Building

Read Full Article

Construction Activity Rises at Weakest Pace in Almost Six Years

  Construction Activity Rises at Weakest Pace in Almost Six Years

At 51.4 in July, down from 53.1 in June, the Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally

Read Full Article

Dublin City Council Awards Energy Performance Contract to Upgrade its Sports Centres

  Dublin City Council Awards Energy Performance Contract to Upgrade its Sports Centres

Dublin City Council continues to lead by example in energy management with the awarding of a new Energy Performance Contract

Read Full Article

Increases in New Dwellings Still Short of Requirements

  Increases in New Dwellings Still Short of Requirements

Commenting on the latest CSO New Dwelling Completions for Quarter 2, 2019, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers,

Read Full Article

BSI Establishes New Framework For Installation of Energy Efficiency Measures in Existing Dwellings

  BSI Establishes New Framework For Installation of Energy Efficiency Measures in Existing Dwellings

Introducing energy efficiency measures into buildings brings benefits and savings, namely the reduction in energy bills and carbon emissions resulting

Read Full Article

Swords Cultural Quarter Development Continues as Preparations are Made For New Civic Plaza

  Swords Cultural Quarter Development Continues as Preparations are Made For New Civic Plaza

Fingal County Council continues to drive forward with its flagship Swords Cultural Quarter project with significant preparatory work taking place

Read Full Article

Green Legislation and Skills Shortage Driving Up Construction Prices

  Green Legislation and Skills Shortage Driving Up Construction Prices

The cost of commercial property construction in Ireland is expected to increase this year due to a number of factors

Read Full Article

€100 Million Redevelopment of Former Home of Smithwick’s Brewery in Kilkenny Commences

  €100 Million Redevelopment of Former Home of Smithwick’s Brewery in Kilkenny Commences

Mythen Construction has broken ground on the prestigious new development at Abbey Quarter in the centre of Kilkenny. The breaking

Read Full Article

Extend the Strategic Housing Development Scheme – Ibec

  Extend the Strategic Housing Development Scheme – Ibec

Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has called for the extension of the Strategic Housing Development scheme. Aidan Sweeney, Ibec Senior Public

Read Full Article

McHale Plant Sales Celebrating 25 Years of Service to the Construction Machinery Sector

  McHale Plant Sales Celebrating 25 Years of Service to the Construction Machinery Sector

Come September, one of Ireland’s best-known construction plant distributors, McHale Plant Sales will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its establishment

Read Full Article

Fingal County Council Commences Tendering Process For Snugborough Interchange Upgrade Scheme

  Fingal County Council Commences Tendering Process For Snugborough Interchange Upgrade Scheme

Fingal County Council has commenced the tendering process for a main contractor to undertake the Snugborough Interchange Upgrade scheme, which

Read Full Article

New Professional Service to Support Builders

  New Professional Service to Support Builders

NRG Store – the first on-line sales portal in Ireland for the construction and plumbing sectors – has launched a

Read Full Article

Constrcution Summit

The Magazine – Construction Business

The Magazine – Construction Summit – 2023

The Magazine – Construction Summit – 2024

New Subscriber

    Subscribe Here


    Advertisements