Addressing the skills gap when faced with a talent puddle

What in previous years has been a large talent pool of skilled construction labour, this year has turned into a ‘talent puddle’, says Ferdia White, business director of Dublin-based Hays recruiting agency. Moreover, the skills gap in Ireland’s construction gap is...

Skillnet Ireland: How to work ON your business, not IN your business

Nobody gets into business expecting sleepless nights and the many hassles that come with running a small company. Somewhere the aim of being in business for yourself and your family gets lost and your time gets eaten up working in the business as an employee. Then all...

Now is the time to step up and play a vital role in Ireland’s future, CIF Director General Tom Parlon

This October marks the start of the next phase of our industry’s evolution. The recession and its impact have now receded into the past but new challenges have been put in front of construction. Following the launch of Ireland’s €165billion National Development Plan...

A decade of delivery begins in October’s CIF Construction magazine – out now

This month’s issue of Construction is published in the wake of a number of significant moments for the nation, the Construction industry and the CIF. Following the launch in early October of the Government’s National Development Plan (NDP) alongside Budget 2022, there...

Taking office: what’s going on in the commercial sector

Tom Moloney, Managing Director of Construction Information Services (CIS), takes a look at the activity going on in the area of office developments and the commercial sector The negative effects of Covid-19 have continued to weigh on take-up of office space and it is...

In the executive chair with: Bernard Dwyer, Founder, PHD Group

Bernard Dwyer began his career in construction as a labourer at the age of 17 in London. But the allure and physicality of scaffolding soon took over and he started scaffold company PHD in 1984 with just £460 in pocket. Following a housing recession he was obliged to...

Green light: Embracing sustainable products and building practices

For a country whose brand identity is green, Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions are 51 per cent higher than the EU average - and the third highest in Europe per capita. But as the world gets ready to make its way to the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Irish...

Women on board: Female construction leaders on how to stand up, stand out and stand tall

The construction boardroom is still the most male of any sector in Ireland. A full 94 per cent of board members in the Irish construction industry are men, according to new data released in July by the Central Statistics Office. This is even while across Irish...

Aiming sky high for inclusion: the CIF and Irish Centre for Diversity charter

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has been recognised by the Irish Centre for Diversity, and taken home its Investors in Diversity bronze award. The award reflects that the CIF ‘has built a strong foundation to embed diversity and inclusion across the...

Trending up: the challenges and opportunities of industry growth

Irish construction is witnessing the launch of the Government’s Housing for All strategy and a recommitment to delivering the National Development Plan (NDP). Both strategies involve significant levels of public investment. While funding for the Housing for All plan...