WALSH CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF PR WITH CLIENTS AT MERRION EVENT Walsh:PR, one of Ireland’s most trusted and established PR agencies, marked forty years in business with their clients at an intimate event in the Merrion Dublin last month. The event, MC’d by broadcast journalist Sarah McInerney, celebrated the agency’s significant milestone and offered clients…

NEW BUSINESS EXPANDS FURTHER AT END OF THIRD QUARTER A renewed increase in housing activity following August’s pause was not enough to prevent a renewed reduction in total output at Irish construction firms amid a fresh fall in commercial activity. More positively, new orders expanded and firms took on extra staff. Companies also remained optimistic…

SISK SET TO PIONEER A WORLD FIRST LOW CARBON CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY Sisk-led consortium secures £500,000 fund from Innovate UK Sisk in collaboration with a consortium of leading low carbon industry experts has announced that it has been successful in securing £500,000 from Innovate UK funding as part of the Contracts for Innovation: Decarbonising concrete competition,…

SAFE AND SECURE FIXING FOR PV WITH KINGSPAN POWERPLUS A Kingspan roof system completes FM4478 testing. With the huge increase in photovoltaics being installed on both newbuild and existing buildings, Kingspan Insulated Panels has developed a unique fixing system to ensure that this can be done both safely and securely. The Kingspan PowerPlus KS1000RW System…

GOVERNMENT MUST INVEST IN CONSTRUCTION’S GREEN DIGITALISATION TO DELIVER HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINABLY The Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI) has warned that the opportunity to deliver housing and infrastructure targets sustainably is at risk of being squandered in its annual budget submission. ACEI Director General, Shane Dempsey said, “The engineering sector is currently…