DART KILDARE LINE EXPANSION &  PROMISING IMPROVEMENT Atkins to develop Dart Network’s expansion, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, with joint venture (JV) partners TYPSA and TUC RAIL and supported by RPS, has been appointed by Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail to provide multi-disciplinary services for the 20km expansion of the DART network’s Kildare Line. The…

GROUNDFORCE SHORING EQUIPMENT PRODUCT RANGE Groundforce Shorco’s equipment portfolio includes a full range of Trenching Equipment Systems and Shoring Equipment including: Trench Boxes, Trench Sheets and Piles, light and heavy duty hydraulic bracing and hydraulic struts and other related products. Groundforce Shorco operates a national sales force network from 17 strategically located depots providing UK…

WINNERS ANNOUNCED YOUR FUTURE at HOME CHALLENGE The Engineers Ireland STEPS programme has announced the winners of the inaugural STEPS Engineering Your Future at Home challenge. Launched in May 2020, the new at-home programme was established in response to COVID-19 restrictions and its impact on the STEPS Engineering Your Future at Home Transition Year programme…

RAINSCREEN FAÇADE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS High performance non-combustible insulation for rainscreen façade systems. Rainscreen façade systems are lightweight when compared to brick and masonry solutions and can provide the designer with a wide range of aesthetic options. In addition to thermal performance, fire performance of insulation materials is a crucial consideration, particularly when designing buildings over…

LAW GOVERNING CONSTRUCTION PAY RATES According to an article in The Irish Times, a law governing minimum construction pay rates  will stay in place pending a State challenge to a High Court ruling that declared it unconstitutional. In June, Mr Justice Garrett Simons struck down chapter three of the Industrial Relations Act 2015, which allows…