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The past 18 months have been nothing like we ever expected. While the construction industry is now experiencing a major rebound and ramping up of activity, it is impossible to say what the new normal will look like. Changes to the sector will have to be made with many...
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...
A Dublin homebuilder has reenvisaged the approach to homebuilding in the wake of pandemic when health and hygiene have never been more in focus. Carroll Estates’ Brookfield development in Malahide is being billed as Ireland’s first set of Healthy Houses. Well-being...
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...
Managing Director of MP Joyce Contracting Ltd Michael Joyce began his career in construction as a site engineer in the early 80s with Moy Contractors - a leading main contracting company in both Galway and Limerick. He later joined Henry Connolly Builder Ltd as a...
Thankfully, all construction sites are now fully open again. For the past 18 months, the focus had been on Covid-related issues and are likely to remain with us for the coming year. But new challenges are emerging and old challenges, put aside during the pandemic, are...
The Technology issue of Construction magazine - a snapshot of those leading, innovating and driving change in the construction industry across Ireland and globally - has been published. ‘You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world....
The prolonged lockdown cost Ireland up to 800 new homes being built every week according to a report examining the impact of the months-long shutdown of the construction industry. With construction sites closed for 19 weeks in total, business performance has been...
Kirby Group Engineering has received the Iberdrola Supplier of the Year Award for Digitalisation. The prize, awarded on April 9 at a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, is one of just four supplier awards given out by the global giant Iberdrola. Síle Maguire, Ireland’s...
