Construction SMEs Face Liquidation Due to Procurement Issues and Insurance Costs
The Construction Industry Federation has called for more significant investment to improve conditions and support innovation in the sector and protect its small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The construction industry representative body addressed the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on Small and Medium Sized Business in Ireland on 13 November, following a detailed submission earlier this year.
CIF welcomes Construction Sector Group as the start of a new era for Irish construction
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has welcomed An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s endorsement of a new Construction Sector Group involving industry and a number of key Government Departments. Hundreds of leaders from across the Irish and international construction industries attended the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Annual Conference in Croke Park today, to discuss the industry’s potential […]
Grant Thornton Construction Conference hears calls for innovation
The fifth annual Grant Thornton Construction Conference took place at Croke Park Conference Centre on Wednesday, 22 March. About 400 delegates attended the event and heard presentations on the theme of ‘Sustainability and Innovation’. Speakers & panelists at Grant Thornton Construction Conference Speakers at the Grant Thornton Construction Conference included key-note speaker John Moran (Board […]
Ireland 2040 National Planning Framework
The CIF (Construction Industry Federation) has warned that the ambition of balanced regional development can only be delivered by a thriving construction industry. It says Government must set out an industrial strategy for the construction industry to ensure that it has the capacity to deliver the housing, infrastructure and specialist building required to realise the vision […]
New Construction Industry Federation President calls on Government to get infrastructure right
New Construction Industry Federation President Dominic Doheny sets out the agenda for his presidency in a wide-ranging interview in this month’s CIF Construction magazine In an interview with Construction magazine editor Martin Foran, incoming Construction Industry Federation President Dominic Doheny, Joint Managing Director of John Flanagan Developments, outlines his concerns about a two tier economic […]