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…

Employers are being reminded of their legal responsibilities for managing vehicle risks in the workplace in a new safety campaign. Inspectors from the Health & Safety Authority (HSA) will begin a two-week inspection and awareness safety blitz on Monday (February 24). The nationwide campaign will focus on the management of vehicle risks in the workplace…