SISK SOWING THE SEEDS OF THE FUTURE WITH 11 NEW APPRENTICES John Sisk & Son’s new cohort of carpentry & joinery apprentices has completed one of Sisk’s first tree planting exercises as part its commitment to planting 1.7 million native woodland trees over the next nine years. Sisk’s new group of apprentices got stuck into…

INITIATIVE IRELAND TO LEND €600M TO BUILD 5,000 NEW HOMES NATIONWIDE OVER NEXT 3-YEARS Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has welcomed today’s announcement by Initiative Ireland of its new sustainable finance partnership, for the construction of residential homes, with Fairfield Real Estate Finance. Through this partnership, Initiative Ireland will significantly…

CHADWICKS LAUNCHES NEW PODCAST Chadwicks Group has launched ‘Under Construction with Chadwicks’, a new podcast series for tradespeople. Hosted by Aidan Power and comedian Fred Cooke, each episode will feature trade secrets, industry trends, unmissable competitions and quick-wit banter. Throughout the 10-episode series, Aidan and Fred will be joined by Chadwicks experts, master tradespeople and…

ALLIANCE MASTER PARTNER IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DISTRIBUTION APPOINTED Schneider Electric has announced that BPX, the distributor of industrial automation components has been appointed as an Alliance Master Industrial Automation Distributor (IAD) for Ireland. The appointment is global recognition of the level of expertise BPX holds in the industrial integration of Schneider Electric systems. BPX has…

HOUSING ACTIVITY RETURNS TO GROWTH AS RESTRICTIONS EASE IN APRIL The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – rose to 49.3 in April, up sharply from the reading of 30.9 in March and only just below the 50.0 no-change mark. Where…