Dublin Digital Hub Progresses Plans for Quarter During 2019
St Patrick’s Tower and the Gatelodge building at The Digital Hub, Dublin The Digital Hub, Ireland’s largest cluster of technology, digital media and internet companies, sees 2019 as a pivotal year in which its vision to create a diverse and creative digital technology quarter in Dublin 8 gathers momentum. The emergence of creative digital media […]
Grafton Merchanting Launches Ireland’s First Builders’ Merchants Sales Traineeship Programme
Grafton Merchanting ROI has announced that 20 trainees – 17 men and three women – have been accepted onto Ireland’s first builders’ merchants sales traineeship programme. The QQI accredited programme, run by Grafton Merchanting ROI in conjunction with the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB), aims to create a pipeline of skilled […]
Six Line Metro North Could Be Delivered by 2025 Using Private Funding Route
Sisk Announces Supply Chain Awards Winners as Spend Tops €1bn
John Sisk & Son has announced the winners of its Supply Chain Awards 2018. Sisk spent a total of €1bn with its supply chain in 2018 while the construction business also confirmed it has a total of 5,000 approved and active suppliers and subcontractors on its system. Commenting after the ceremony, Stephen Bowcott, CEO, Sisk, […]
DataCentres Ireland 2018 Reflects Ireland’s Reputation as a Major Player in the Global Data Centre Market
DataCentres Ireland 2018 was attended by over 1,600 delegates, which is a 10% growth and the largest attendance in the event’s history. The tone of the show was “Quality vs Quantity”, which is best summed up by one of the exhibitors, Jason Cummins, Country Manager, Ireland, Hellermann Tyton: “We’re delighted with what the response at […]
GPS Tracking System Allows Construction Companies Manage Assets More Efficiently
Verizon Connect expands vehicle tracking system portfolio with asset tracking solution which has a Dublin-based team at the centre of efforts to bring this innovation to market. Verizon Connect is expanding its fleet management system REVEAL with a solution that enables businesses within the construction industry to manage assets in addition to their fleet of […]
Sisk and Quintain Reach for The Sky at Wembley Park
At the topping out of E03 at Wembley Park L to r: Owen Sisk, John Sisk & Son; Matt Voyce, Quintain; Gareth Blacker, Homes England; and Cllr Shama Tatler, London Borough of Brent. John Sisk & Son and Quintain have topped out the highest point to date at the Wembley Park development in London. The […]
Irish Firm Carves Market Niche at Home and Abroad with Electric Plant Solutions
Celebrating 10 years in business this year, Ecoplant Hire is a unique Irish business that specialises in the hire of electric construction plant. Its product range offers clients a safe, eco-friendly and low-noise solution for construction firms operating within live, tight and enclosed sites. It also means there is no requirement for on-site fuel storage. […]
Verizon Connect Research Shows ‘Say-Do’ Gap Is Hindering Digital Transformation of Irish Fleet Transport Businesses
Organisations struggling to harness the power of data despite digital transformation ambitions Businesses in Ireland are failing to fully harness the power of data in their fleet despite identifying digital transformation as a core leadership priority to drive positive business outcomes, according to new research released by Verizon Connect. A survey undertaken by iReach on […]
Acceleration of National Development Plan Critical to Solving Housing Crisis
Conor Gunn, EY Ireland, explains why the timely delivery of core civil infrastructure is essential to the successful delivery of critical components of the National Development Plan. One of the most socially harmful and visible manifestations of Ireland’s infrastructure deficit is the housing crisis. Specifically, the challenge of producing sufficient housing supply that is commercially […]