MINISTER FOR HOUSING LAUNCHES GUARANTEED IRISH CONSTRUCTION SECTOR SPECIFICATION LISTING The Minister for Housing, Local Government & Heritage Darragh O’Brien has launched the Guaranteed Irish House online listing, the country’s first national listing of sustainable construction sector businesses based in Ireland. The new initiative by Guaranteed Irish offers …
ATKINS-DESIGNED PHASE 2A OF CORK NORTHWEST REGENERATION PROJECT OPENS Phase 2A of the Cork City Northwest Quarter Regeneration project, designed by Atkins has officially opened. The development comprises 47 new homes on a brownfield site in the Cork suburb of Knocknaheeny, with a range of dwellings including 32 …
OFFICE CONSTRUCTION BOOM SLOWS IN DUBLIN BUT CRASH IN RENTS UNLIKELY – HWBC Speculative construction of new office space in Dublin has slowed significantly due to the shock to the market caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, according to HWBC. Publishing its H1 2020 Office Review, HWBC argues that …
John Sisk & Son, Mercury Engineering & CRH hold No 1 spots in the Irish Construction Industry magazine’s Top Construction Companies issue According to figures from Irish Construction Industry Magazine’s Top Companies listing, the combined turnover for Ireland’s top 20 construction firms in 2019 was €5.9 billion compared …
TALKING TECHWITH… PAUL BRENNAN – BAM IRELAND IN EACH ISSUE OF ICIM, WE’LL BE CHATTING TO A TECHNOLOGY EXPERT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. FIRST UP IS PAUL BRENNAN, HEAD OF DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION, BAM IRELAND WHAT DOES YOUR ROLE INVOLVE?I manage everything digital construction-related at BAM Ireland including mobile …
LEAN CONSTRUCTION – LEAN IN WHAT IS PROCESS MAPPING AND HOW CAN IT HELP YOUR COMPANY BECOME MORE PRODUCTIVE? Alongside digital technology and BIM in particular, Lean construction techniques are becoming a necessary element of a project rather than an optional extra. Large firms like Sisk have been …
RMD KWIKFORM – SAFETY FIRST IAN FRYER AT RMD KWIKFORM EXPLAINS HOW THE LATEST SAFETY SCREEN SOLUTIONS HAVE OVERCOME SOME OF THE OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY TRADITIONAL EDGE PROTECTION PRODUCTS Increasing urbanisation has led to a growth in the construction of high-rise and other tall buildings around …
