LATHAMS BROADENS OFFER WITH IRISH ADDITION Timber and materials supplier James Latham Ltd has expanded its Irish service offer following the opening of a bulk timber distribution business just outside of Dublin. The company has taken on the stocks and sales team of hardwoods supplier Tradewoods and will now operate under the Lathams Direct Timber…

HELP INSIDE THE HARD HAT CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is launching their hard hitting and poignant ‘Help Inside the Hard Hat’ campaign to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week. The campaign aims to raise awareness of mental wellbeing issues in our industry and more importantly, how our workforce can…

LAND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LAUNCHES DUNDRUM MASTERPLAN The Land Development Agency (LDA) recently published a Draft Masterplan for the development of 1,259 homes, extensive community infrastructure and substantial publicly accessible green spaces on the Central Mental Hospital site in Dundrum, Dublin. While the tenure mix is yet to be confirmed by Government the primary focus of…

CONSTRUCTION REOPENING Last week Townmore welcomed the reopening of all construction activities and it is heartening to see progress being made on project sites nationwide, including works on the Eblana residential development for Bartra in the heart of Dun Laoghaire. This drone footage captured by Evercam – Construction Cameras really highlights the superb location of…

UP TO 300 CONSTRUCTION JOBS TO BE CREATED A new 410 room luxury hotel is to be built at Dublin Airport next door to Terminal 2.UK hotel group Arora has lodged a planning application for the development. The new Dublin Airport hotel, which will have at least a four-star rating, is Arora’s first move into…