Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has today published the latest figures from the BPFI Mortgage Approvals Report for January 2021. The following are the key elements: A total of 3,355 mortgages were approved in January 2021 – first-time buyers (FTBs) were approved for 1,709 mortgages (50.9% of total volume) while mover purchasers accounted for 911 (27.2%). […]
Thomas Foy & Sons Building Contractors is a third generation company which provides an excellent service in all aspects of building work. Building Ireland learned more about the Co Offaly-based business from Damien Foy recently. These are busy times down in Rhode, Co Offaly for Thomas Foy & Sons Building Contractors and the plan is to keep […]
Komatsu has unveiled its new PC88MR-11 Midi excavator which their distributor in Ireland, McHale Plant Sales confirms is now available here. Built on the solid foundations of its hugely successful Dash-10 predecessor, the MR-11 comes with a multiplicity of features that includes cutting edge styling, lower fuel consumption, higher performance and unrivalled efficiency. A checklist […]
S&A Construction Ltd celebrates 30 years in business this November and what better time to profile the exceptional Co. Cavan-based company. Established in 1990 by Sean McKiernan and his wife Ann, S&A Construction are a general contracting firm with expertise and experience in providing a wide range of services, from civil engineering and refurbishment / renovation works and consulting […]
O’Hare & McGovern have been awarded a contract to build new Driver & Vehicle Test Centre & Compliance & Enforcement Depot at Hydebank, Belfast. The new centre expected to open Autumn 2022. The Driver and Vehicle Agency is behind the £16 million construction of a Test Centre and Operational Depot including associated offices, landscaping and […]
The CIF is deeply disappointed with the Government’s decision to extend its lockdown of parts of the construction industry. HSE monitoring of the construction industry has consistently shown negligible levels of Covid-19 cases associated with the construction industry. The industry is an international exemplar of safety and operating under Covid-19 and has proven it can […]
Established in 1982, Rose Construction Ltd has amassed a glowing reputation for the quality of its work over the decades. Building Ireland learned all about the Cork city-based company from its Managing Director Simon Reddy recently. Quality has always come first at Rose Construction Ltd and that perhaps goes a long way towards explaining how […]
Established in 2005, Cole Groundworks Contracts Ltd provides all Civil Engineering and groundwork services covering the entirety of the UK and Ireland. Building Ireland touched base with Managing Director Conor Cole recently to find out more about this multi award-winning company. These are busy times at Cole Groundworks Contracts Ltd and the plan for Conor […]
1st Choice Builders in Tallaght, Co Dublin has quickly built up a reputation that is second to none in the construction business. Its Managing Director Frank Farrell filled Building Ireland in on the details of his business venture recently. They “couldn’t be busier” right now at 1st Choice Builders, according to MD Frank Farrell, and […]
Ireland’s largest independent construction materials testing laboratory, BHP Laboratories, recently installed a brand-new, state-of-the-art concrete testing facility, which has been fully operational since September, 2019. Building Ireland met Materials Testing & Service Manager James Purcell to get an insight into this industry-leading, family-run laboratory, which provides world-class concrete quality assurance testing services to customers throughout […]
