Insight
The job of a slinger signaller is one of the most important jobs on a building site. It requires skill, diligence and concentration, working alongside the lifting teams to provide safe direction and supervision to crane operators. AP, Crane Coordinator and Dowling...
In a year when we have all had to hang together, the construction industry especially has given back. Pádraig Belton looks at some recent charitable endeavours. Darkness into Light Staff at Bennett Construction took part in the Darkness into Light challenge for Pieta...
Anne Keogh xxx A lot has changed since 1971. Some of our current members were not even born by then! There have been many changes in planning, health and safety regulations for the construction industry and a lot of changes to pension regulation in that time, with...
Gender pay gap reporting is now mandatory in Ireland. On July 13, 2021, the Irish Government introduced gender pay gap reporting as a legal requirement in Ireland with the signing into law of the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021. Exact dates are not yet available...
If Wexford County Council’s idea is to build its way out of the coronavirus crisis, it isn’t doing things by halves. From the €120million Trinity Wharf urban regeneration project in Wexford Town to a Rosslare Port which may even turn into a staging ground for offshore...
Project: Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital - Refurbishment to Emergency Department and Radiology Unit Location: Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 Sector: Medical Main Contractor: MJ Clarke & Sons Ltd Quantity Surveyor: Michael Nolan Project Director: John Clarke...
These past two years have thrown significant challenges to the construction industry, many of which could not have been foreseen or planned for. While price inflation and volatility, wage inflation and labour shortages were all evident prior to the pandemic, these...
In the context of the annual CIF Top 50, we talk about turnover. While topline figures can be very encouraging, reflecting the value of work that’s underway, this does not represent the health of the sector. Alan Miltz is an Australian economist who said ‘turnover is...
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...
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...
