The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) has announced €1 million in Government funding towards innovative research projects targeting geothermal energy. The three projects were awarded funding under the 2019 SEAI National Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Funding Programme, with strategic co-funding support …
The Irish Planning Institute (IPI) has announced the winners of the 2020 Planning Awards. Limerick City and County Council’s ‘Living Georgian City Strategy’ project was declared winner of the overall award for excellence in planning in Ireland at the Institute’s biennial awards gala dinner. The project also received …
Kingspan has reported its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2019. Financial Highlights: Revenue up 7% to €4.7bn, (pre-currency, up 6%) Trading profit up 12% to €497.1m, (pre-currency, up 10%) Free cashflow up 9% to €337.1m Group trading margin of 10.7%, an increase of 50bps Basic …
Employers are being reminded of their legal responsibilities for managing vehicle risks in the workplace in a new safety campaign. Inspectors from the Health & Safety Authority (HSA) will begin a two-week inspection and awareness safety blitz on Monday (February 24). The nationwide campaign will focus on the …
Irish companies who fail to disclose their environmental impact will increasingly be at a competitive disadvantage, given the increasing importance of the issue of climate change to their investors, customers and employees, according to CDP Ireland. CDP Ireland’s Climate Change Report 2019 found that the number of Irish …
Ireland’s Supply Of Aggregates Is Progressively Diminishing. A new report by The Irish Concrete Federation outlines the steps the Government needs to take in order to meet targets set out in Project Ireland 2040 The Irish Concrete Federation’s new publication, entitled “Essential Aggregates: Providing for Ireland’s needs to …
RMD KWIKFORM – DIG A LITTLE DEEPER… Basement construction remains an important element of mid to high-rise construction, with an increasing trend for basements to go deeper. Research by RMD Kwikform has shown that contractors in Europe are facing a shift towards deeper basements – more than any …
Award winning construction equipment rental specialist Groundforce have relocated to a new, larger premises in Co. Laois to facilitate further growth and expansion of their range of equipment. The new three-acre site in the Bay Road Business Park in Mountmellick, which opened at the beginning of June, is …
