SISK AND JCB DRIVING CHANGE WITH IRELAND’S FIRST ELECTRIC TELEHANDLER John Sisk & Son has become the first construction and engineering firm in Ireland to invest in an electric telehandler. The JCB 525-60E electric telehandler is 100 percent electric, zero emissions piece of plant machinery. This is a significant step in the Sisk sustainability journey,…
NEAR-RECORD INCREASE IN INPUT COSTS CONSTRUCTION NEWS There were signs of a growth slowdown in the Irish construction sector at the end of the first quarter of the year, often reflecting the impact of soaring prices on demand. Activity, new orders and employment all rose at slower rates, while business confidence dropped sharply. The headline…
RESPOND AND TUATH TOGETHER DELIVER THE FIRST PURPOSE BUILT COST RENTAL HOMES IN IRELAND The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien T.D. opened Ireland’s first purpose build cost rental homes today. The scheme of 155 homes (50 cost rental and 105 social housing) is delivered by Respond and Tuath Approved Housing Bodies…
SIG NEWS – MANAGING PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION IN CONSTRUCTION SIG NEWS – MANAGING PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION IN CONSTRUCTION Technical consultancy on projects at the earliest stages of design, leads to the correct Passive Fire Protection products being installed. Eoin Rylands and Keira Belmont from SIG, met with Frances Rooney and James Rooney from FirePro recently,…
PLANNING FOR 345 NEW HOMES SUBMITTED PLANNING – Development will deliver cost rental and affordable purchase homes345 homes will be a mix of one, two, and three-bed houses and apartmentsProposed development will include new childcare facility and public open space The Land Development Agency (LDA) has submitted a planning application to An Bord Pleanála for…