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Little Lambe’s Top tips for Effective Email Marketing

26 Feb , 2020  

With over 293 billion emails sent in 2019 alone, email marketing can seem like a daunting and almost impossible market to successfully tap into. With the rise of a host of other platforms such as social media, email marketing may seem dated, however with over 3.9 billon users nationwide utilising email it is still a […]

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Mercedes-Benz gears up for national construction summit

21 Feb , 2020  

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 next. Coupled with a manned trade stand, number 001-004, models showing from its light commercial vehicle range will be the popular mid-sized Vito van and […]

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Saint-Gobain announces 2020 Build Better Roadshow schedule

21 Feb , 2020  

Saint-Gobain along with brands Gyproc, Isover and Weber has announced the schedule for its 2020 Build Better Roadshows which will commence in Sligo on March 12th, 2020. Following the success of the 2019 Build Better Roadshow, which attracted 667 construction professionals, Saint-Gobain is pleased to announce that the 2020 Build Better Roadshow will hold events […]

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Homebuilders to highlight barriers in the regions with nine roadshows

17 Feb , 2020  

The Irish Homebuilders Association, an association within the CIF, is inviting all new TDs and local politicians to a series of regional roadshows.  The purpose of these meetings is to inform politicians about the specific challenges preventing homebuilding in their areas. Director of Housing, Planning and Development with CIF, James Benson said: “The reality is […]

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Construction recruiter Sherlock sees surge in labour applications

14 Feb , 2020  

Recent reports from the construction industry are predicting severe staff shortages across the construction sector, ranging from project managers to skilled labour and trades. Irish recruitment agency Sherlock Recruitment are at the front line of this industry challenge. With the economy approaching full employment, the task of filling the current demand on the 100s of […]

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Housing election promises will not be met unless next Government addresses blockages in the system

12 Feb , 2020  

The Irish Homebuilders Association, of the CIF, is inviting all new TDs and local politicians to a series of regional roadshows.  The purpose of these meetings is to inform politicians about the specific challenges preventing homebuilding in their areas. Director of Housing, Planning and Development with CIF, James Benson said: “The reality is that homebuilders […]

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Digital Construction Technologies & Collen radicalise Construction Site Technology

5 Feb , 2020  

Leading global virtual design and construction consultants, Digital Construction Technologies have established a reputation for delivering some of the world’s leading Building Information Modelling projects which span the entire project life cycle. DCT were engaged to develop the Collen Construction concept of the “Digital Cube”, a collaborative workspace in the field. Collen invested in the […]

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Initiative Ireland Announces Plans to Expand Operations in Ireland and UK and Appoints New Staff

4 Feb , 2020  

Initiative Ireland, the property finance and impact investment specialist, today announced that it plans to expand operations to fund the construction of  additional energy efficient, social and affordable houses across Ireland and into the UK market. As part of its expansion strategy Initiative Ireland is growing its team and today also announced the appointment of […]

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Construction Industry Federation Election Manifesto 2020

29 Jan , 2020  

Any future Government will require a thriving and dynamic construction industry to deliver any promises made during the election. The reality is that the Irish society needs the construction industry to deliver 35,000 housing units annually. Our capital cities and regional communities require Irish construction companies to deliver over €116billion in infrastructure to drive economic […]

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European Industry, business and politics welcome Belfast Met led new qualification

28 Jan , 2020  

Both Northern Ireland business and European government have embraced a new digital construction training platform introduced by Belfast Metropolitan College in partnership with six other European partners. Speaking at the ‘BIMcert Digital Skills to Reduce the Energy Footprint in the Built Environment’ international conference at Titanic Belfast on Wednesday January 22 Ms Maja Marija Nahod, […]