Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) and Irish building contractor, Walls Construction have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further develop the relationship between both organisations. The new corporate partnership reflects the institute’s on-going commitment to industry engagement for the purposes of research, innovation, graduate employment and education. The agreement with the Dublin headquartered company…

The Irish Planning Institute (IPI) has announced the winners of the 2020 Planning Awards. Limerick City and County Council’s ‘Living Georgian City Strategy’ project was declared winner of the overall award for excellence in planning in Ireland at the Institute’s biennial awards gala dinner. The project also received an award in the ‘Management and Delivery’…

Following sustained and continued growth, particularly in the Mission Critical, Life Science and Building Services sectors for multinationals, the board of Jones Engineering has announced four senior management appointments to their leadership team. (L-R) Robbie Irvin (Director), Paul Nicholls (Director), Stephen Anderson (Director) Paul Nicholls, Stephen Anderson and Robbie Irvin have been appointed to the…

CIF welcomes 76% increase in women working in the industry 5,400 women have joined the industry since the Q4 2017 seeing the number of females working in construction grow to 12,500. According to Central Statistics Office (CSO) statistics, women now make up 8.49% (Q4 2019) of the total workforce in the Construction Industry, rising from…

Kingspan has reported its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2019. Financial Highlights: Revenue up 7% to €4.7bn, (pre-currency, up 6%) Trading profit up 12% to €497.1m, (pre-currency, up 10%) Free cashflow up 9% to €337.1m Group trading margin of 10.7%, an increase of 50bps Basic EPS up 11% to 204.6 cent Final…