Burkes Homevalue Kanturk’s excellence in retailing and outstanding levels of customer service were acknowledged at United Hardware’s 2023 United in Excellence Awards in October, where they collected the prestigious Best Heating & Plumbing Store in Munster accolade. Building Ireland had a chat with store manager John O’Riordan to gauge his reaction. Recognising and celebrating the […]
By adopting a painstaking approach to delivering the most exacting craftsmanship on every project undertaken, W Gore Construction has delivered a magnificent portfolio of residential building projects for coming up on half a century. Still driven by the unswerving attention to the finest detail that has personified this industry-leading family business since inception, W Gore […]
2024 got off to a great start for Inish Contracts which featured in the first episode of the new series of ‘Room to Improve’ on RTÉ1. Specialising in civil works, new builds, extensions and renovations, the Buncrana, Co. Donegal-based company was the main contractor on the renovation of an old farmhouse in Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny […]
The International Energy Research Centre (IERC), based at Tyndall National Institute, is working towards the transition to cleaner energy systems both nationally and globally. Conventional homes will have a significant role in supporting this transition. Households could be transformed into eco-friendly ‘super homes’ by introducing distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar panels, battery storage, […]
F&M Whelan Steel Engineering was one of the big winners at the recent Irish Steel (IASF) Awards 2023 in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise. The Co. Wexford-based structural steel experts were victorious in two categories and first runner-up in another. They were winners in the ‘Steel Structures in Medium Construction Projects’ category for Nolan Transport’s “Johanna 1” warehouse building […]
North Cork Electrical is a fast-growing electrical contractor specialising in renewable energy solutions. Based in Lombardstown, Mallow, North Cork Electrical is committed to empowering communities and businesses to embrace eco-friendly alternatives. The company was founded in 2016 by local man Richard Crowley who had spent the previous 18 years working in the electrical contracting, oil […]
MOLA Architecture collected the prestigious Green Building of the Year award at the 2023 Irish Construction Industry Awards in recognition of their delivery of the eye-catching Sustainable Meeting Pods at The Campus, Cherrywood. MOLA’s excellence in sustainability and a particular emphasis on biophilic design was duly recognised at a packed Mansion House on Thursday November […]
There was double delight for Total Fitout at the 2023 Fit Out Awards where it scooped the coveted Project of the Year – Residential (Large) award and also shared the Client of the Year accolade with valued client I-RES. It was a night to remember for the leading turnkey PRS fit out provider which was shortlisted in no fewer than seven categories. Joanne Reilly, Mandeep Samra and […]
Galway County Council has announced plans to deliver more than 65 new homes on local authority-owned sites in Loughrea and Tuam. Following the approval of funding by the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage under the Social Housing Investment Programme, Galway County Council has awarded design consultancy services contracts toVincent Hannon Architects (VHA). The two new […]
Producing high-quality bathroom pod and volumetric modular buildings for the European construction market, Castle Modular has been honoured with a John Sisk & Son Supply Chain Award for the second year running. Following on from its Sustainability Award in 2022, Castle Modular was delighted to receive the Modern Methods of Construction MMC Award at the 2023 John Sisk & […]
