The construction industry, like many industries, has been heavily impacted by COVID-19 and is rapidly evolving to meet the challenges of the pandemic. From maintaining social distancing on sites to developing new working procedures, there are a number of actions that construction companies need to take to prepare …
A major online training programme has been initiated by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) in partnership with GoContractor to enable up to 150,000 construction workers return to work from the 18th of May, the commencement of Phase 1 of the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. The induction programme, which …
Students from Arles National School, Co. Laois have been awarded the STEPS Young Engineers Award for their ‘Let’s All Play Together’ project entry which sought to develop an inclusive playground where all children could play together. The ‘Brilliant Builders’ team, made up of Àine, Aoife, Katie, Rìan and …
Hard landscaping and building products manufacturer, AG has promised to play its part in helping get the construction industry back to work. The family owned business which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year has said it currently has healthy levels of its facing brick, walling and paving products …
IT’S WIDELY ACCEPTED THAT AN INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COUNTRY’S FUTURE. SO WHY HAS THE GOVERNMENT NOT MADE IT A PRIORITY? COLM MCGRATH AT SURETY BONDS INVESTIGATES Irish economists broadly agree that a slowdown in the Irish economy is inevitable, but the big question …
Construction projects get more and more challenging, but at the same time they have to be completed more rapidly and more economically. Sacrificing safety, however, is wholly unacceptable. The current safety regulations in the slab-formworking sector only conditionally satisfy the requirements for occupational health and safety and ergonomics. …
RMD Kwikform, a global leader in formwork, falsework and ground shoring solutions, has launched Tetrashor, a lightweight modular propping system that can deliver a loading capacity of up to 400 kN. The system has been designed for the building refurbishment and civil engineering markets, finding applications in dead …
