Farrell Furniture, a family-run business based in Ardee Co. Louth, are celebrating a successful 1,000 years of service from their employees this week. The furniture manufacturer has been creating bespoke furniture since its foundation in 1961. The family-run business understands the importance of innovating and investing ahead of time, in machines that allowed them to […]
Statement from James Benson, Director of the Irish Homebuilder Association (IHBA) a constituent association of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF): “The CIF has welcomed the ESRI’s acknowledgement that the cost of housebuilding must come down to enable increased supply. Since 2013, we have highlighted the fact that nearly 45% of the cost of housebuilding isn’t […]
Building a strong marketing strategy lies at the foundation of any prospering, construction business, and with the New Year, comes new objectives and goals. Here Lynn Lambe, Director, Little Lambe Consultancy, Ireland’s only dedicated construction marketing agency, takes us through the basics of what marketing strategy is. As terms can sometimes get mixed up, marketing […]
One of Ireland’s leading independent roofing suppliers, Quality Building Materials (QBM) have continued their commitment to upskilling the roofing industry, having announced that they have trained over 70 roofers in Ireland at their purpose-built facility in Baldoyle since January 2019. Director, David Fitzpatrick comments: “QBM are fully committed to improving the standard within the roofing […]
Sports clubs, active retired groups, local festivals and energy efficiency projects were among those who benefited from almost €2.5 million in community investment from Irish wind farms in 2018 according to a new report from the Irish Wind Energy Association. The report, published at the organisation’s Autumn Conference in Athlone, puts a figure – for […]
A fully-registered Heritage Contractor, P Mac is firmly established as the commercial and residential specialist stone cleaning and restoration company of choice, as evidenced by their impressive client list. Established by Managing Director Peter MacNamara in 1999, the Dublin 12 based contractor started off as a specialist stone floor restoration company, working mainly on marble […]
Ireland’s leading ISO Consultants, CG Business Consulting celebrated Ireland’s first World Quality day in conjunction with their 10-year anniversary on the 14th November 2019. The event featured some of Ireland’s leading quality professionals and ambassadors of World Quality day and a formidable speaker line-up including, Brid O’Connell, CEO Guaranteed Irish, Susan McGarry, Group Sustainability Manager, […]
ALeading, specialist building products firm, AG, has recently opened a new, state-of-the-art specification centre in Swords, underlining its commitment to the Irish market. Headquartered in Tyrone, AG is a 3rd generation family owned business which employs around 200 staff throughout Ireland and the UK. AG manufactures and sells a wide range of specialist walling, paving […]
KKomatsu distributor McHale Plant Sales is clearing the way for what its sales director, John O’Brien says will be the arrival of ‘a slew of new 2020 model introductions’. Headlining the new models will be the arrival in Spring of an all-new PC30, a 3.5-tonnes battery powered mini excavator that balances power and performance where […]
Townmore secures 2020 construction projects across Dublin, Cork and London worth an estimated €130 million. Newly-appointed managing director, James Godley, heralded the start of a new era for Townmore as he officially launched the construction firm’s rebrand before a large gathering of industry professionals. Godley’s move to Townmore, following three decades in senior management roles for […]
