PETER MCVERRY TRUST HELPS OVER 1,200 PEOPLE TO SECURE A HOME IN 2020 Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has announced it has helped over 1,200 people secure a home this year. The charity, which works right across Ireland, said that this year’s figure represents a 50% increase on 2019. Pat Doyle,…

HOME SAFE FOR CHRISTMAS – PRESENTED BY ACTAVO SCAFFOLDING Actavo | Industrial Solutions Ireland is proud to present its ‘Home Safe for Christmas’ video, developed for Week 4 of the ‘Christmas Safety Focus’ on the Wuxi Biologics project. The video is part of a programme developed by Jacobs and its trade partners, to all construction…

WESTERN HANDS OVER 60-BED BLOCK AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK Specialist building contractor, Western Building Systems, has successfully handed over a new 60-bed medical block at University Hospital Limerick. The new block comprises four storeys, with three inpatient wards of 20 ensuite rooms over a basement level. The first of the wards opened this week with…

‘DIAL BEFORE YOU DIG’ SERVICE USED OVER 15,000 TIMES “Checking for the location of underground gas pipes before starting any excavation works can help prevent accidental damage to pipelines which can cause major disruption, serious injury and even death.” That’s the message from Gas Networks Ireland as the innovative energy utility was again acknowledged for…

WINNING WAYS: MANNOK SCOOP FIVE AWARDS The Mannok team are celebrating a collection of new awards, the first of which came just days after their formal name change from Quinn. The company have been recognised on both sides of the Irish Sea for their achievements in innovation, products and service, three areas which they say…