Initiative Ireland has announced that its clients have committed €1.35 million to finance the construction of a new social housing project and training centre in Dublin’s City Centre. Co-funded by the company’s impact investor community of Irish businesses and private investors, the project will provide 9 additional social housing apartments and a training centre for […]
The focus of the final day of Construction Safety Week 2019 is on working safety with hazardous substances, and more specially, to ‘take care with chemicals. The Chemical Agent Regulations outline a specific requirement to complete a Chemical Agents risk assessment of the chemical agents used in the workplace. Visit: https://cif.ie/safety-week/ to view a recorded webinar […]
The CONTI+ brand continues to drive internationalisation with the announcement of a new partnership in Ireland: the Versatile Group headquartered in Navan, Co Meath, about 30 minutes from Dublin. Established in 1984, the family-owned design-focused distributor specialises in European designer bathroom and tile brands alongside technical heating, cooling & ventilation solutions. The company offers a rich heritage of sourcing and providing […]
BIMcert’s innovative training platform for the construction industry is opening now and about to become a reality. The new platform is live with temporary free training for all. The platform is an online training portal enabling all construction workers to embrace. BIMcert aims to develop a series of training interventions using digital technology and improved […]
Today’s (Tuesday 22nd) focus is on Working Safely with Electricity, which includes a clear message to all construction personnel to ‘check before you dig’, which relates to the importance of liaising with the respective utility service provider in advance of undertaking works in near proximity. For example, ESB Networks welcome enquiries on voltage and location […]
Construction companies around Ireland will stage a nationwide ‘stand-down for safety’ on all sites today to mark the beginning of Construction Safety Week which runs from Monday 21st -Friday 25th October 2019. Today’s focus is on Mental Health and Wellbeing in Construction, in accordance with the slogan ‘a strong foundation for a healthy life’, which infers […]
Building on their commitment to deliver the latest, innovative roofing materials available on the market to their customers, Quality Building Materials (QBM) have today announced their partnership with Ultra Flex, a high performance, liquid waterproofing system. The new liquid waterproofing system continues to diversify the growing Irish and UK based materials supplier portfolio of roofing […]
Established 35 years, Faughnan Construction Ltd continues to specialise in new builds and one off houses all around the Midlands region. Founder and Managing Director Pat Faughnan told Building Ireland all about the business and what they’ve been up to lately. Business has been thriving as of late at Faughnan Construction Ltd and the hope for […]
Headquartered in Offaly, with offices in Dublin and London, Irish-owned construction company Townmore this week opened a new office in Mallow, County Cork. Founded in 2008, Townmore has experienced consistently strong growth over the past decade and is one of Ireland’s largest Contractors. The announcement of this most recent expansion comes as full-time employment at […]
The CIF has welcomed the Help to Buy scheme but warned it will not address the affordability gap that faces the average couple together with rising construction costs. Director of the Irish Homebuilders Association, James Benson said, “Our analysis shows that average couple, even with the Help to Buy, will struggle to save the required […]
