Category: INDUSTRY NEWS
ROADS INVESTMENT The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, has announced details of a €525 million investment programme for 2020 for regional and local roads. Minister Ross said: “Roads funding will increase by over 8% this year. The funding package will allow approximately 2,700kms of …
MAW Engineering has invested £2.8 million in a new commercial vehicle venture, including a purpose-built new manufacturing facility and 46 new jobs in Toome, Antrim. The start-up engineering firm specialises in the manufacture and assembly of walking floor trailers and vehicle bodies. The company’s products are regularly used …
Salaries in the construction sector have continued to rise over the last year. Many construction firms are experiencing increased competition to attract talent, particularly professionals like quantity surveyors, engineers and project managers. According to Azon Recruitment Group’s Salary Guide 2020, salaries in the construction sector rose by approximately …
Dr Conor Norton MIPI has been elected President of the Irish Planning Institute (IPI) for 2020 and 2021. A professional planner and urban designer with 25 years’ experience in the private and public sectors in Ireland and abroad, Dr Norton has been involved in academia at both Technological …
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY “The increase in construction fatalities is a grave reminder to companies to keep focussed on safety every day, commented Tom Parlon, CIF Director General, responding to recent Health and Safety Authority statistics. He added: “The CIF is reiterating its call to construction companies to continue to …
