The first ever Apprenticeship Employer of the Year Awards took place yesterday afternoon (12th December 2019) in Dublin. The awards aim to recognise the contribution employers make to the national apprenticeship system. There were high levels of interest in the awards with 54 nominees overall from small, medium and large businesses. Five awards were made,…

Boost for engineering companies – Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD and Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD have announced €377,520 of funding for the development of an industry-led engineering cluster to expand capability and competitiveness in the South East. The funding was awarded to Institute of Technology Carlow to…

Activity in the construction sector declined for the third month in a row, the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index from Ulster Bank shows. Ulster Bank’s Construction PMI showed a reading of 48.2 in November, up from 46.2 in October. Any figure under 50 signals contraction in the industry. The November slowdown included a decline in activity…

AG, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of innovative concrete products, has launched a new Fine Cast Brick which has been developed specifically with Housing Associations and Private Developments in mind. Woodward, which comes in nine colours and both smooth (sharp) and antique (rumbled) textures, has been designed with a depression in the top face…

GLOBAL BUILDING INDUSTRY LEADER KINGSPAN LAUNCHES PLANS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE 12 ‘Planet Passionate’ commitments to reduce environmental impact by 2030 Expansion on Net Zero Energy and ocean clean-up initiatives Kingspan also announced as new member of Circular Economy 100 (CE100) network Global building industry leader Kingspan has launched a major 10-year strategy to play…