The CIF has welcomed the Government’s decision to commit to funding deep retrofit projects following the ending of scheme. Sean Downey, Director for Specialist Contracting, CIF, Sean Downey said: “This is a really important decision that will give comfort to dozens of people who had applied for deep retrofit grants towards the end of the…

Bespoke joinery firm, The Deluxe Group, has recently completed work on the newly constructed Cambridge Mosque, the first purpose-built mosque within the city of Cambridge and the first eco-friendly mosque in Europe. Sub-contracted by Gilbert-Ash, The Deluxe Group was appointed in May 2018 to deliver a specialist joinery contract worth over £1 million, which followed…

A Cork-based wastewater treatment business, Ireland Waste Water (IWW), has announced plans to double its staff numbers with the recruitment of 10 new workers to its team. IWW are looking to fill the positions – most of which will be based at their HQ in Cork, in several areas – namely, technical sales, service, administration,…

The national commercial vacancy rate has risen to 13.3% in Q2 2019, an increase of 0.2 percentage points (pp) on Q2 2018, according to the latest GeoView Commercial Vacancy Rates Report published by GeoDirectory. The report, prepared by EY-DKM Economic Advisory Services, found that just over 28,000 commercial units were vacant across the country. The…

The Dunkettle Interchange, the M20, M22, N28 upgrade and the Northern Ring Road are considered critical in supporting sustainable economic development to the south of the country. Most of these are now under threat or facing interminable delays. According to CIF Director, Conor O’Connell, this represents a failure on behalf of the Irish national and…