The Guinness Storehouse, Ireland’s number one visitor attraction, has officially opened the highly anticipated new Gravity Bar. Developed over three years, with over 175,000 man hours and almost €20 million
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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
Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles division is set to be amongst the leading exhibitors attending the forthcoming 6th annual National Construction Summit, taking place at the Sport Ireland Campus in Blanchardstown on March 24th
Construction is now underway on the new Pelletstown Station in West Dublin. The newest station on the Iarnród Éireann network is situated between Ashtown and Broombridge stations and will serve the
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
Kingspan, the global leader in high-performance insulation and building envelope solutions, has reported a 7% increase in group revenue to €4.7 billion and 12% rise trading profit to €497.1 million
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
Lisburn-based technology start-up, StormHarvester, has developed a system to monitor and control water and wastewater levels within drainage networks. The green technology, Smart Control System, reduces the volume of mains
John Sisk & Son has completed its 10th construction project at Wembley Park in London for developer Quintain. A recent topping out ceremony to mark this key milestone at the
Ballymore, the international property development company, and its development partner, Oxley Holdings, have received planning approval for 741 residential homes at their Connolly Quarter development adjacent to Connolly Railway Station
Kingspan Group, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelopes, has named Emily Jennings from Kilcloon, County Meath, a first-year art and design student at the National College
Cairn Homes is continuing its busy start to 2020 with news that full planning permission has been granted by An Bord Pleanála for the company’s strategic housing development at Farrankelly,
The N25 New Ross Bypass PPP Scheme, delivered by the BAM/ ACS consortium on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), and Wexford and Kilkenny County Councils, has been officially opened.
The UK Government has announced that Belfast-based construction firm Lagan is to develop a $246 million business park in Uganda in a boost to the Northern Irish company. It was
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,
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
Cairn Homes plc, the leading Irish home building company, has announced three senior management appointments – Maura Winston as Director People and Organisation; Fergus McMahon as Commercial Director; and Kevin
Almost half of tradesmen (42%) do not go for a yearly health check-up and 38% regularly suffer aches and pains due to the physical demands of their job. That’s according
Cairn Homes plc has announced the forward sale of 229 private rental sector (PRS) residential units in Lucan, Dublin 22 to a special purpose company managed by Carysfort Capital, and
Obton has announced details of its €300 milion investment in the Irish solar energy sector. Obton, a Danish solar photovoltaic (PV) business, and its Irish partner Shannon Energy, will develop up to 500
Full planning permission has been granted by An Bord Pleanála for Cairn Homes’ 380 unit strategic housing scheme at Newcastle, County Dublin. The site is located to the south of
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
BIA Innovator Campus, the multi-million euro food innovation hub in Athenry, has taken a step forward with the construction contract agreed and signed with Glenman Corporation, the general building contractor
Tipperary-headquartered Horizon Offsite Ltd has been awarded NSAI Agrément Certification for its Offsite Steel Frame Building System. Established in 2017,
Hammerson, the UK-based property, development and investment company, has received planning approval for 107 new apartments at Dundrum Town Centre
Tara Brennan, Head of Marketing and Development for Ireland’s leading building merchanting company, Chadwicks Group, has been named Management Professional of
The 13-18 City Quay office development in Dublin by Bennett Construction has won the Award for the Commercial/Office Building Project
Kingspan has launched a major 10-year strategy to play its part in reducing the world’s carbon emissions by 45% by
2016, 2017 and now 2019 – John Paul Construction was awarded Contractor of the Year at the 2019 KPMG Irish
BAM FM Ireland has won the Facilities Management Project of the year at the KPMG Property Industry Excellence Awards 2019.
The new owners of Blarney Business Park, JCD Group, have committed to a €10 million investment in the strategically important
BAM Ireland has had another strong year, reporting turnover in 2018 of €523.6 million (a 13% increase on 2017) and
PM Group has launched a new service in the West and Mid-West of Ireland. PM Group’s OTS West of Ireland
Lidl has opened its new €100 million Distribution Centre in Newbridge, County Kildare. The state-of-the-art facility, which represents the single
Global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson has announced the launch of its newest Dublin campus development – Coopers Cross.
After eight years of strategic and sustainable growth, through the delivery of operationally excellent Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Construction
The Affordable Housing Scheme at Boherboy Road, Lotamore, Mayfield, Cork has been launched. The €40 million value project on a 13-acre
National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has signed a landmark Public Private Partnership with the Irish Government to deliver the National Broadband
BlackBee Group has announced that it is about to move to planning on the first new nursing home under its
Technical fire engineering services specialist, Joule Group is winning new business in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar following R&D
Newly-appointed managing director, James Godley, has heralded the start of a new era for Townmore when he officially launched the
Telfords Portlaoise is the national Builders Merchant of the Year for 2019. It has won both the National and Leinster
JCD Group has formally lodged its planning application with An Bord Pleanála to construct a large-scale residential ‘build to rent’
Turner & Townsend, the UK-based construction and project management consultancy, has been appointed by Fingal County Council to project manage the
Falcon Real Estate Development Ireland has confirmed that, by the end of November 2019, the application for Planning Permission to
Quintain, the London-based developer, has established a subsidiary in Ireland with plans to develop more than 9,000 new homes and
Chadwicks, Ireland’s leading building merchanting company, has officially launched the Chadwicks Fixing Centre at Thomas Street, Dublin 8. The launch
Modular building designer and manufacturer, Cabinpac, has marked forty years in business with an €800,000 investment in a 20,000 sq ft
NRG Store, the fast-growing online retail portal designed to service both trade and public, has announced that it will have
Headquartered in Offaly, with offices in Dublin and London, Irish-owned construction company Townmore has opened a new office in Mallow,
McGarrell Reilly, the privately-owned property group specialising in high quality residential and commercial developments mainly in Ireland, has launched plans for
Miesian Plaza, Baggot Street in Dublin 2, which was developed by Remley, is the first and only development in Ireland
The ground has officially been broken on a new BMX/skate park and playground for Ballyfermot. A portion of Le Fanu
Roadbridge, the Limerick-based international civil engineering contractor with over 50 years of experience, has been named as a national winner
Extraspace Solutions, a leading modular construction company in the UK and Ireland, has announced a rebrand to ESS Modular after
The inaugural Iron Games Ireland 2019, brought together over 120 players representing some well-known construction companies from across Ireland and
Chadwicks Group, Ireland’s leading building merchanting company, has announced that Chadwicks Plumb Centre has been nominated in the 2019 Vocational
Leading construction company John Sisk & Son has become the first contractor in Europe to introduce robotics to construction projects,