The sod has been turned on the site of the new Advancing Innovation in Manufacturing (AIM) Centre in Sligo. The new facility will focus on developing capability in cutting-edge manufacturing
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The 2023 National Construction Summit is being held on Tuesday, March 21st at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown in Dublin. Incorporating a comprehensive conference programme, including a wide array of
A ground breaking ceremony has been held in celebration of a new £30 million supercomputer centre that is under construction at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory.
A report by EY highlights that the construction industry in Ireland is at a critical juncture. The report, entitled, A Detailed Description of Needs for the Irish Construction/Built Environment Sector finds
Limerick engineering firm OMC Technologies has announced a €4 million investment, as well as the recruitment of 40 new personnel and the appointment of a new board of management as
Scottish Engineering, the industry membership and representative body for manufacturing and engineering in Scotland, has been announced as the Headline Sponsor of the annual Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference &
Industry has been transformed time and again by great Scottish innovation, fuelled by limitless imagination and exceptional creativity. It is this same passion for innovation that drove a timber frame
CRH plc, the global leader in building materials solutions, has established CRH Ventures, its venture capital unit, which will support the development of new technologies and innovative solutions to meet
Construct Innovate, a new Enterprise Ireland Technology Centre hosted at University of Galway, has been officially launched. The Centre has been established with funding of €5 million, over 5 years,
Construction company Clegg Food Projects has been appointed as principal contractor to deliver the UK’s largest fresh pasta manufacturing facility for booming direct to consumer fresh pasta brand Pasta Evangelists. Located in
Cardiff-based fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium has secured three projects in the education sector across the UK. The first build will be St Ederyn’s School in Cardiff. The new home for St
Monaghan-based IJM Timber Engineering has secured funding under Enterprise Ireland’s ‘Built to Innovate’ initiative, a programme aimed at achieving faster, higher-quality construction of housing by providing funding support for productivity
Hanson UK, a leading supplier of heavy building materials to the construction industry, has secured funding to investigate the feasibility of using low carbon hydrogen as an alternative source of
GE Healthcare has officially opened a new €30.5 million ($30 million) manufacturing line at its Carrigtohill facility in County Cork. The new line, which has created 140 jobs, manufactures injectable
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Ireland UC, a global leader in eye health and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, has announced an expansion of its existing facility in Plassey,
Leading Irish Mechanical and Electrical engineering company Kirby Group Engineering has announced seven additions to its senior management team. The family-founded firm is continually looking to build on its reputation
The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) has commenced construction work on an ambitious expansion of its existing facility in Dublin, Ireland. This expansion will increase NIBRT’s capacity
Builders merchants recorded the highest revenue since their building index began in 2014 for the second quarter of this year despite a year-on-year drop in sales volume of 11 per cent.
SSE Renewables and its partner TotalEnergies has announced first power generation from the Seagreen offshore wind farm, 27 km off the coast of Angus in Scotland. The first Vestas turbine
Tipperary firm Clancy Construction is the first firm to secure approval under Enterprise Ireland’s ‘Built to Innovate’ initiative. The initiative aims to achieve faster, higher quality construction of housing by
Leading foodservice provider Sysco Ireland has revealed plans to double the size of its Northern Ireland operation within five years as part of an ambitious growth strategy. To support this
New warehouses and infrastructure growth are expected to fuel a rise in construction output by 2.5 per cent for 2022, according to the Construction Product Association’s latest forecast. The trade body
The food and drink industry accounted for 6% of administrations in the first six months of the year – the sixth highest sector in the UK – according to analysis
The Irish Government has announced funding of €5 million, over 5 years, for the establishment of a Construction Technology Centre
Representatives from Glanbia Co-op, international dairy producer Royal A-ware and the Irish Government recently took part in the turning of
The proposals for South Korean steel manufacturer, SeAH Wind’s giant £300 million, 40-metre-tall offshore turbine base factory at Teesside’s Freeport
Planning permission has been granted for a new £390 million glass bottle manufacturing facility in Ebbw Vale, which aims to
Panattoni, the largest logistics real estate developer in Europe, is planning a £250 million speculative logistics development, which will include
The construction industry in Ireland commenced 2022 on a solid footing, supported by a strong economy, a buoyant labour market
Kingspan, the global leader in advanced insulation and energy-efficient building solutions, is to invest €200 million in a new Building
Cygnum, one of the largest timber frame manufacturers in Ireland, has announced ambitious plans to increase its output to help
Leading Welsh fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium is supporting the construction of two innovative school projects. The first of the two builds
Near-record cost pressures acted to depress demand in the Irish construction sector during April, with new orders dropping for the
CRH plc has completed the divestment of its Building Envelope business for an enterprise value of $3.8 billion. The Building
Framespace Solutions, Ireland’s fastest growing offsite housing supplier, has announced plans to hire 150 more staff as it officially opened
Wolseley UK, a leading specialist provider of plumbing, heating, cooling, and utility products to trade customers, has announced the acquisition
British building output was boosted by sustained rise in new work across the board according to the Construction Purchasing Managers
There were signs of a growth slowdown in the Irish construction sector at the end of the first quarter of
ESS Group, an industry leader in modern methods of construction (MMC) in the UK and Ireland, has announced that ISG
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc and its subsidiary, GW Pharmaceuticals – a world leader in discovering, developing and delivering regulatory approved cannabis-based
Janssen Sciences Ireland[i], part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, has announced an expansion of its biopharmaceutical supply
A greener way of using concrete in housebuilding has gained the thumbs up from the National House Building Council, NHBC.
Construction of the first phase of a £80 million industrial development is underway in Sunderland. Legal & General-backed Hillthorn Business
Construction at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland Group’s (NMIS) headquarters in Renfrewshire’s Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) is nearing
Founded in 1964 in Limerick, Kirby is a leading mechanical and electrical engineering contractor with operations in Ireland, the UK,
The number of residential commencement notices lodged in Ireland in 2021 was above pre-pandemic levels, according to a report from
CRH, the largest building materials business in both Europe and North America, has agreed to divest of its Building Envelope
Kingspan, the global leader in high-performance insulation and building envelope solutions, has agreed to acquire Ondura Group from Naxicap Capital
A £1.5 billion home building fund offering loans to SMEs to help them deliver 42,000 new houses across the country
Bricks and roof tiles are in short supply with demand outstripping supply against a backdrop of rising inflation, the Construction
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity –
Integrated Facilities Solutions (IFS), the Dublin-based leading provider of digital asset management solutions for infrastructure and real estate, has announced it is
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has awarded the RIAI Gold Medal (2010-2012) to O’Donnell + Tuomey,
Healthy Homes Ireland, a new forum established to influence public policy, has hosted its inaugural virtual meeting, to advance a
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity –
A network of pioneering developers, designers, investors and insurers have launched a multi-million euro fund to scale up timber construction. Engineers
Dublin-based PM Group has announced the launch of its new life science design center in Philadelphia. The new office will
Leading UK design and build construction company McAleer & Rushe has been appointed as the contractor in a major £37.5
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