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Bridging the Talent Gap: Ireland’s Struggle with Filling Specialized Engineering and Construction Roles

    Bridging the Talent Gap: Ireland’s Struggle with Filling Specialized Engineering and Construction Roles

In a recent study conducted by the hiring platform Indeed, it has been revealed that employers in Ireland are grappling with a significant challenge in filling key positions within the

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MMC Ireland to lead the MMC Stage at the National Construction Summit 2024

    MMC Ireland to lead the MMC Stage at the National Construction Summit 2024

MMC Ireland, an industry organisation comprising over 60 member companies committed to promoting offsite and other modern methods of construction (MMC), has announced its involvement in the National Construction Summit

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Actavo awarded ‘Civil Construction Project of the Year’ at the Irish Construction Industry Awards 2023

    Actavo awarded ‘Civil Construction Project of the Year’ at the Irish Construction Industry Awards 2023

Actavo Civils Division has been awarded the inaugural ‘Civil Construction Project of the Year’ at the Irish Construction Industry Awards 2023. The company, a leading strategic partner for delivering exceptional construction,

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Kirby Group Engineering announces latest bursaries for females

    Kirby Group Engineering announces latest bursaries for females

Kirby Group Engineering has announced five winners of its third level bursary programme. This is the second year of the initiative, which provides exciting opportunities for women to gain experience

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Modular Housing urgently needed to address crisis – Engineers Ireland

    Modular Housing urgently needed to address crisis – Engineers Ireland

A much higher level of modular housing is badly needed to address the housing shortage crisis, according to Engineers Ireland’s Director General, Damien Owens (pictured above). Speaking at the organisation’s

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GRAHAM appointed as lead contractor on Western Growth Corridor for City of Lincoln Council in England

    GRAHAM appointed as lead contractor on Western Growth Corridor for City of Lincoln Council in England

GRAHAM, the construction and civil engineering group, has been appointed by the City of Lincoln Council to design and deliver crucial elements of the Western Growth Corridor development. The Western

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Leo Lynch rebrands as part of strategic UK and European expansion and recruitment drive

    Leo Lynch rebrands as part of strategic UK and European expansion and recruitment drive

Leo Lynch, the 67-year-old process and mechanical engineering company headquartered in Ireland, has announced a rebrand, including a new corporate identity and core company values. The rebrand arrives at a

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VBC expands its operations with the opening of a Global Centre of MMC Excellence in Ireland

    VBC expands its operations with the opening of a Global Centre of MMC Excellence in Ireland

The expansion of global modular building specialist, Volumetric Building Companies, continues with the opening of its first operation in Ireland. This new facility is set to become an international center

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Consulting engineer expands to Ireland

    Consulting engineer expands to Ireland

Consulting engineer Will Rudd Davidson is expanding into Ireland with the opening of an office in Dublin. The privately owned engineering consultancy employs over 80 staff in Scotland and the

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Women in Engineering Group launched

    Women in Engineering Group launched

Engineers Ireland has launched a new Women in Engineering Group as part of the organisation’s International Women’s Day celebrations with a virtual panel discussion attended by over 130 delegates. The

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Multi-million Pound Australian deal for Cross Refrigeration

    Multi-million Pound Australian deal for Cross Refrigeration

Armagh based refrigeration company, Cross Refrigeration, has secured its first contract in Melbourne, Australia estimated to be worth over £7million. Cross Refrigeration specialises in the design, installation and distribution of

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Walls Construction and DkIT Announce Strategic Partnership to Boost Engineering Opportunities Across North East

    Walls Construction and DkIT Announce Strategic Partnership to Boost Engineering Opportunities Across North East

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) and leading Irish building contractor, Walls Construction have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further develop the relationship between both organisations. The new corporate partnership reflects

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Kirby Announces Key Senior Appointments

    Kirby Announces Key Senior Appointments

After a period of strategic and sustainable growth, Kirby, a leading mechanical and electrical engineering contractor employing over 1,000 people with operations in Ireland, the UK and Mainland Europe, has

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Salaries in Construction Sector Continue to Rise as Competition For Talent Intensifies

    Salaries in Construction Sector Continue to Rise as Competition For Talent Intensifies

Salaries in the construction sector have continued to rise over the last year. Many construction firms are experiencing increased competition to attract talent, particularly professionals like quantity surveyors, engineers and

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PM Group Announces €50,000 Bursary

    PM Group Announces €50,000 Bursary

PM Group, the Irish headquartered, international project delivery specialists, has announced a bursary for Old Bawn Community School pupils. The School is located near the company’s Dublin office in Tallaght,

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Derry Engineering Firm, Gallagher and McKinney, Expands

    Derry Engineering Firm, Gallagher and McKinney, Expands

Gallagher and McKinney Ltd has built a new manufacturing facility at Skeoge Industrial Park, and is creating 14 new jobs. The Londonderry-based mechanical engineering and piping firm provides contractor and

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New Irish Start-up Uses Virtual Reality Tech to Design Customised Homes

    New Irish Start-up Uses Virtual Reality Tech to Design Customised Homes

Ireland generates millions of tonnes of building waste each year – VR Technology could actively reduce this. “Eliminating physical errors at design stage using VR technology will inevitably reduce waste and

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Horizon Offsite Awarded NSAI Agrément Certification

    Horizon Offsite Awarded NSAI Agrément Certification

Tipperary-headquartered Horizon Offsite Ltd has been awarded NSAI Agrément Certification for its Offsite Steel Frame Building System. Established in 2017, the company currently employs 22 people at a 35,000 sq

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PM Group Launches New OTS West of Ireland Service

    PM Group Launches New OTS West of Ireland Service

PM Group has launched a new service in the West and Mid-West of Ireland. PM Group’s OTS West of Ireland will provide clients in these regions with access to a

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UAE and Qatar Export Success Leads to New Jobs at Derry-based Joule

    UAE and Qatar Export Success Leads to New Jobs at Derry-based Joule

Technical fire engineering services specialist, Joule Group is winning new business in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar following R&D investment. The new contracts are being delivered by the team

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Roadbridge is National Winner of 2019 Q Mark Award For Quality Management Systems

    Roadbridge is National Winner of 2019 Q Mark Award For Quality Management Systems

Roadbridge, the Limerick-based international civil engineering contractor with over 50 years of experience, has been named as a national winner at The National Q Mark Awards 2019. Roadbridge, which employs

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Shortlist For Ireland’s Most Influential Project

    Shortlist For Ireland’s Most Influential Project

The public is being asked to vote for Ireland’s most influential project from the past 50 years from a shortlist compiled by the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI).

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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 new Chief Operating Officer. Marcus Carne will have responsibility for

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Next-generation Wind Turbine Blade Pitch Technology Launched

    Next-generation Wind Turbine Blade Pitch Technology Launched

Mita-Teknik, a global provider of wind turbine control and pitch technology, has launched its new generation of blade pitch system for onshore

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Oriel Windfarm Commences Offshore Site Surveys Off the Coast of Dundalk

    Oriel Windfarm Commences Offshore Site Surveys Off the Coast of Dundalk

Oriel Windfarm has commenced investigative works on the future offshore windfarm site off the coast of Dundalk following the granting

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Allstate Sales Group to Establish Software Development & CAD Support Centres in Waterford & Sligo

    Allstate Sales Group to Establish Software Development & CAD Support Centres in Waterford & Sligo

Allstate Sales Group (ASG), a provider of turnkey engineering and construction services to the telecommunications industry, is to establish software

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STS Group Acquired by Dussmann Group of Germany

    STS Group Acquired by Dussmann Group of Germany

The international multi-service provider, the Dussmann Group of Berlin, has agreed to acquire Irish specialist engineering company STS Group. The

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Gyproc Continues Monaghan Investments With New Work at Knocknacran

    Gyproc Continues Monaghan Investments With New Work at Knocknacran

Following a competitive tendering process, Gyproc Ireland, which mines gypsum at Knocknacran quarry for use in its factory in Kingscourt,

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Opening of Stephenstown Link Road in Balbriggan

    Opening of Stephenstown Link Road in Balbriggan

The Stephenstown Link Road, constructed by Jons Civil Engineering, has been officially opened with Mayor of Fingal Cllr Anthony Lavin cutting

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Clare-based Engineering Firm Opens Dublin Office to Support International Expansion

    Clare-based Engineering Firm Opens Dublin Office to Support International Expansion

Keating, formerly L&M Keating, has opened its new Dublin office at Park West Business Park. The Clare-based company specialises in

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RIAI Publishes BIM Pack to Support Digitalisation of Construction Industry

    RIAI Publishes BIM Pack to Support Digitalisation of Construction Industry

Significant advances in information technology are driving substantial change in the construction industry. Building Information Modelling (BIM) involves the digitalisation

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Italy’s Earthquake Rubble Recycled On-site Using Northern Irish Machinery

    Italy’s Earthquake Rubble Recycled On-site Using Northern Irish Machinery

Dungannon company Kiverco has won its first export success in the Italian market. The deal, worth six figures, sees its

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Actavo Appoints Managing Director to Irish Building Solutions Business

    Actavo Appoints Managing Director to Irish Building Solutions Business

Actavo, a leading international engineering solutions company headquartered in Dublin and operating in 100+ locations worldwide, has appointed Michael Regan

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ESB Networks Announces Successful Tenderers For First Phase of National Meter Replacement Programme

    ESB Networks Announces Successful Tenderers For First Phase of National Meter Replacement Programme

ESB Networks has announced the results of three major tenders which will pave the way for a programme upgrading electricity

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4site Appoints David Healy as Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Manager

    4site Appoints David Healy as Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Manager

4site, the providers of innovative engineering solutions for major infrastructural developments in telecommunications, has appointed David Healy as Health, Safety,

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Actavo Scoops Top Irish Customer Experience Award

    Actavo Scoops Top Irish Customer Experience Award

Actavo, a leading international engineering solutions company, has scooped the top ‘2018 CX Champion’ award at the Irish CX Impact

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Major Milestone For €233 Million Center Parcs Forest Resort

    Major Milestone For €233 Million Center Parcs Forest Resort

With one year to opening, the €233 million Center Parcs forest resort in County Longford has reached an important milestone

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Irish Engineering Firm GDG Combats Geohazards to Overcome Changing Environmental Conditions

    Irish Engineering Firm GDG Combats Geohazards to Overcome Changing Environmental Conditions

Over the past 5 years, Irish owned engineering consultancy, Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), have worked on a range of

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UK National Construction Expo – 18th September 2018 – The Arena MK, Milton Keynes, England

    UK National Construction Expo – 18th September 2018 – The Arena MK, Milton Keynes, England

The National Construction Expo, which is being held in the Arena MK at Milton Keynes on Tuesday, 18th September 2018,

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Failed Projects Cost Irish Companies €580,000

    Failed Projects Cost Irish Companies €580,000

PM Summit, Ireland’s most diverse conference for project, programme and portfolio management professionals, has announced the results of a new

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Whirlpool Research Set to Change the Way We Build Rail, Flood and Sewerage Systems

    Whirlpool Research Set to Change the Way We Build Rail, Flood and Sewerage Systems

Researchers from IT Sligo, together with colleagues from one of Switzerland’s leading universities, have made a discovery about how whirlpools

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DPS Group Wins Major Contract in Sweden

    DPS Group Wins Major Contract in Sweden

DPS Group, the engineering and construction management firm with operations and projects across Europe and the US, has been awarded

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Kirby Builds Executive Leadership Capability For the Future

    Kirby Builds Executive Leadership Capability For the Future

Kirby Group Engineering has made a number of key appointments at executive level in response to the company’s growth and

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PM Group Acquires UK Specialist Engineering Firm

    PM Group Acquires UK Specialist Engineering Firm

PM Group has announced the acquisition of PROjEN, a 100-person multi-disciplinary engineering firm based in the UK, with offices near

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Dublin City Council Wins Engineers Ireland Excellence Award

    Dublin City Council Wins Engineers Ireland Excellence Award

Dublin City Council’s South Campshire Flood Protection Project has won the Engineers Ireland Excellence Award in the ‘Local Authority Engineering

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Redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh Voted Best National Engineering Project of 2017

    Redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh Voted Best National Engineering Project of 2017

The redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been voted national Engineering Project of the Year for 2017 at eighth Engineers

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82% of Engineering Employers Plan to Hire in 2018

    82% of Engineering Employers Plan to Hire in 2018

79% of engineering employers expect their businesses to grow in 2018, a new Engineers Ireland survey has revealed. The findings

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Enisca Group is Investing £1.5 Million to Support 2020 Growth Strategy

    Enisca Group is Investing £1.5 Million to Support 2020 Growth Strategy

Cookstown-based engineering services firm Enisca Group is investing over £1.5 million in its workforce, training and business infrastructure. This investment is to

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4site Appoints Ray O’ Connor as Chief Commercial Officer

    4site Appoints Ray O’ Connor as Chief Commercial Officer

4site, leaders in designing, building and maintaining network infrastructure for utilities companies and network owners, has appointed Ray O’ Connor

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DIT introduces inaugural Sirus Scholarship in Building Engineering 2017

    DIT introduces inaugural Sirus Scholarship in Building Engineering 2017

DIT and Sirus International are calling on the young men and women of Ireland to join the Building Engineering community

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Workshop: early career women engineers

    Workshop: early career women engineers

The Royal Irish Academy with the support of Engineers Ireland will hold a workshop to explore the problems and issues

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Increase in demand for business, design, engineering and science courses

    Increase in demand for business, design, engineering and science courses

Demand has increased for engineering, science, design and business degree courses in GMIT this year (2017) compared to last, the

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Students should consider all routes into engineering to deliver crucial infrastructure and technology – Engineers Ireland

    Students should consider all routes into engineering to deliver crucial infrastructure and technology – Engineers Ireland

Ireland must produce more engineers at a quicker rate to keep up with demands on the country’s infrastructure and technology,

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‘STEM Sells’ as interest surges, but creativity and communication skills also vital

    ‘STEM Sells’ as interest surges, but creativity and communication skills also vital

Engineers Ireland has welcomed the continued growth in the number of students sitting exams in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths

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Sweco UK expands into Cork

    Sweco UK expands into Cork

Engineering, environment and design consultancy firm Sweco UK has opened a new office in Cork. The company already has experience

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Waterford engineering firm sold to multinational group

    Waterford engineering firm sold to multinational group

Waterford company Suir Engineering has been purchased by multinational group EDF Energy Services. It has bought Suir as part of

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Time for an integrated and long-term approach to infrastructure planning – Engineers Ireland

    Time for an integrated and long-term approach to infrastructure planning – Engineers Ireland

The President of Engineers Ireland, Dr Kieran Feighan, has called on the Government to establish a single infrastructure unit as

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Engineers Ireland – consider a career in engineering

    Engineers Ireland – consider a career in engineering

Engineers Ireland has urged Leaving Cert students to engineer their future and consider a career in engineering. Caroline Spillane, Director

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