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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...
CIF corporate partner company AG has reinforced its position as a leader in sustainable construction by switching to bio LPG energy resulting in a carbon saving of 70 per cent - equal to a person driving around the world three times. The Fivemiletown headquartered...
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...
The CIF Top 50 Contractors 2021 has been published as part of the September issue of Construction magazine. The opportunity to catch a glimpse behind the curtain of an industry is a valuable thing. It provides a rare chance to analyse the health and vibrancy of a...
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...
Murphy Ireland laboratory technician Sophie Becker is also an Olympic athlete, who represented Ireland at the Games in Tokyo this summer. Having worked at Murphy for two years, she is based at Citywest. The athlete, who competed in the mixed relay 4x400 meter events,...
Advice and thoughts on the lighter side of life Chris Barrett is owner and Managing Director of Leading Edge Project Directors, a consultancy firm specialising in project and development management. Chris is also a former inter-county player with Mayo GAA and hung up...
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...
Carpenter Gary Dickson spent almost a decade building timber frame houses in the US before returning to Ireland just before the recession hit. What should have been the start of a new life with his family, soon took a tragic turn when a devastating accident almost...
Equal Measures: An insight into a career in construction from a woman’s point of view Helen J Finlay is a Senior Technical Manager with Cairn Homes PLC. She has worked in the industry for 18 years I qualified as an architect from DIT Bolton Street (now TU) in 2003 and...
