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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...
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...
See who made the CIF Top 50 Contractors list for 2021 ...
Former President and Member of the European Parliament Pat Cox has been announced as Chair of Ecocem Group. Founded in 2000, the cement company provides low carbon technical, environmental, and architectural solutions for the built environment. Cox is Chair of the...
Enter the 2022 awards and support our mission to raise the profile of talented construction managers nationally. For over 20 years, the Construction Manager of the Year Awards (CMYA) Ireland has built a fantastic reputation for showcasing the very finest talent in...
Micheál O’Connor has been appointed in the role of Managing Director at Dornan Group. A chartered quantity surveyor and former president of the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland, Micheál brings 30 years’ experience in the industry to the role. Prior to joining...
Conor Greham, Business Development Executive, CIF Learning and Development, outlines three new training programmes available from conservation and heritage to management and lifting operations Annually, the CIF learning and development department endeavours to...
The 2021 CIF Top 50 Contractors list will be published by Construction magazine in advance of the annual CIF conference on September 30. This official CIF listing is based on contractors' overall turnover figure and prominent CIF contractors can qualify for inclusion...
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...
