MANNOK CELEBRATES HAT-TRICK OF AWARDS Continuous improvements to business efficiency and a long-term focus on sustainability have scored Mannok three prestigious accolades On the 29th of September, Mannok’s winning streak kicked off at the Lean Business Ireland Awards as the company won the ‘Off to the Best Start’ category, following the launch of its Operational…

ON TRACK FOR GROWTH  Brooks Group and Suir Engineering announce acquisition details while Wogan Build Centre looks to future growth with substantial investment SUIR ENGINEERING ACQUIRED BY PRIVATE EQUITY GROUP It’s been announced that Suir Engineering is to be acquired by private equity group Duke Street. Suir employs 1,300 people and is headquartered in Waterford…

FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS: A MYTHICAL CREATURE? Shane Dolan and Stephen McGonagle outline the options open to contractors struggling to achieve fixed price contracts With construction cost inflation soaring in recent times, builders and developers are facing significant challenges to achieve fixed price contracts that were routinely agreed in the market until very recently. Market factors…

FOUNDATIONS FOR GROWTH With EDC about to celebrate its 20th year in business, its expansion into Turkey is another step forward and sets the foundation for future growth Earlier this year, engineering consultancy EDC announced the opening of a new office in Istanbul. The move has expanded the firm’s presence in the MENAT region to…

ACHIEVABLE, NOT ASPIRATIONAL GOALS NEEDED Ireland’s National Planning Framework is set to strangle Dublin’s housing supply The residential housing targets and guidelines set out in Ireland’s National Planning Framework, the guiding document which determines how Ireland will develop over the long-term out to 2040, are fundamentally flawed and if left unchallenged, will only exacerbate the…