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...
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...
Construction runs in the McShane family blood so when it came to choosing a career path, pursuing a trade was the natural choice for Gerard McShane. The 24-year-old works as an apprentice joiner with specialist construction business Pure Fitout. With offices in...
New scaffolding training due to get underway this autumn will help meet the evolving needs of the industry. CIF and the National Association of Scaffolding and Access Contractors (NASAC) in collaboration with Laois and Offaly Education Training Board and the National...
Rising building costs and supply shortages due to a heady mix of Covid and Brexit are expected to continue into the second half of the year. This is likely to result in uncertainty within the housebuilding sector and a need for greater flexibility and lead times for...
In the latest issue of Construction magazine we take an in-depth look at the housebuilding sector in Ireland and meet some of the people across the country who design, build and deliver the dwellings we call home. There are many real, urgent and complex challenges...
While software such as BIM and integrated product development might seem a steep learning curve for some in the construction industry, to a great extent most companies from the big contractors right down to the SMEs are already building in the digital space -...
January 2021 brought with it an immediate closure of almost 60 per cent of the construction sector as the country and world battled the new variants of COVID-19. While this was understandable, we would expect the scientists advising government would make their...
