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Northern Ireland’s construction sector contracts again amid rising costs and skills shortages

LABOUR shortages and soaring material costs are having a devastating inpact on the north’s construction sector, where workloads capitulated in the final three months of last year, a new industry

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Land deals of close to €650m struck in 2021 – report

Land deals to the value of €648 million were transacted in 2021, representing growth of 11% on the previous year, a report from property consultants Savills Ireland concluded. Demand for

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Henry Brothers sets bar for sustainability in construction sector

SOUTH Derry construction giant Henry Brothers has launched a strategy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company – named recently as Northern Ireland’s Responsible Business of the

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Construction salaries rise more than any other sector

    Construction salaries rise more than any other sector

Construction experienced the highest rate of salary growth of any sector between February and July, according to data from a recruitment website. Advertised wages in the sector rose faster than

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More Than One Third of Construction Companies Report Recruitment Difficulties

    More Than One Third of Construction Companies Report Recruitment Difficulties

The September – December 2016 InterTradeIreland Business Monitor Report, issued on Monday, shows that 37 percent of construction companies surveyed reported difficulties recruiting skilled labour, with 33 per cent citing a

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End of Q3 sees another monthly expansion in Irish construction

    End of Q3 sees another monthly expansion in Irish construction

The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 58.7 last month, as Irish construction continues to expand. The monthly measure of activity in the sector rose from 58.4

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Virtual reality helping to make construction sites safer

    Virtual reality helping to make construction sites safer

Virtual reality may be still only an emerging phenomenon, but researchers in Bochum, Germany, believe that the fledgling technology can be used to improve health and safety conditions on construction

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Construction Workers Skills Register Debuts for Better Building Standards

A Construction Workers Skills Register (CWSR) was introduced to grant construction and craft workers to register their skills and display their ongoing undetaking to the ongoing learning in their careers.

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Rebuilding Ireland: First-time Buyers Scheme

The Government’s Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ was launched today by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Housing Minister Simon Coveney, Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe and Minister of State Damien English.

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Government’s Plan of €5.5bn Available for Social Housing

The Government has formally released its housing and homelessness project labeled ‘Rebuilding Ireland’.

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Construction Contract Act to Modify Irish Construction Industry

Senator Paudie Coffey spoke with the workers of leading construction businesses from Waterford earlier in the week.

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Permitted Development of Two Major Parks at Cherrywood

The Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council have come to the decision to permit the development of two major parks at Cherrywood, which marks the first important phase of development for a new Town Centre and 3,800 new homes at Cherrywood in South Dublin.

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