A further sharp rise in new business was central to improvements in activity, employment and confidence at Irish construction firms in October. Companies also continued to increase their purchasing activity, while the rate of input cost inflation moderated for the second month in a row. The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)– a seasonally adjusted […]
NewsThe announcement yesterday evening by Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly that he is to reduce levies for construction and make changes to planning standards, will increase the supply of houses and lower construction costs significantly, according to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). Director General of the CIF Tom Parlon stated: “The removal of costs […]
NewsDublin needs more skyscrapers. That’s according to property consultants Knight Frank, who say Ireland will lose out on tech investment if employees can’t live close to where they work. Speaking to The Irish Times yesterday, Declan O’Reilly, the agent’s commercial director for Ireland, said: “It used to be that when it came to office relocations […]
NewsSpeaking to RTE in the immediate aftermath of the Budget announcement, CIF Director General Tom Parlon said that although there was a “wide appreciation” of problems facing the house-building sector, the new budget had “plastered over the issues”. “We needed something aggressive but that hasn’t transpired yet,” he said. “It’s too big an issue to […]
NewsThere has been a broad welcome for the Government’s capital programme plan from the construction sector. Central to the plan is the creation of 45,000 construction jobs. “The increase in construction jobs and infrastructural projects announced by the Government is a welcome injection of much needed long term investment in the construction sector,” said the […]
NewsRoanKabin, an Irish-based manufacturer and supplier of modular building solutions, has unveiled what it says is an innovative housing unit at the Modular Housing Demonstration Project at a site on the East Wall Road. The exhibition is being run by the four Dublin local authorities to advance the accommodation options for families who are currently […]
NewsThe CSO is reporting that the volume of output in building and construction increased by 5.5% in the second quarter of 2015 when compared with the preceding period. This reflects increases of 25.6%, 14.6% and 3.1% respectively in the volume of civil engineering, residential building and non-residential building work. The change in the value of production […]
NewsA new report has called for the establishment of a new National Housing Authority (NHA) to implement, direct and co-ordinate housing policy and strategy. The author of the report, Tony Foley from DCU, said that given the current housing situation the primary focus of the Authority had to be on implementation; “The housing market has long […]
NewsSaint-Gobain Technical Academy in Ireland will host a ‘Get Practical about Passive’ event on the 25th September 2015, which looks at sustainable building in practice. The event will see guest speakers from the industry such as Pat Barry from the IGBC, Andrew Lundberg from Passivate & lecturer at DIT Bolton Street, & Archie O’Donnell from […]
FeaturedThe CIF has called for the introduction of a temporary VAT rate of 9% for residential construction for a two year period. The request was made in the Federation’s pre Budget submission, which was published yesterday. The CIF have proposed six steps for inclusion in October’s budget, aimed at increasing levels of house building as […]
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