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07-04-2017

Albert Quay office development gets the green light

Construction work will commence on the largest office development ever built in Cork city centre at Albert Quay this summer after the final planning appeal against the €90m project was withdrawn. . Navigation Square will be a 310,000 square foot office complex at Albert Quay East located

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06-04-2017

Bonham Quay regeneration looks set to create hundreds of jobs for Galway city

Plans have been drawn up for a €100 million urban quarter at Galway Docks. This is a massive boost for Galway city as the project looks set to create 500 construction jobs and office space for over 2,000 workers. Not only will the Bonham Quay regeneration project create hundreds of jobs, it

05-04-2017

Growth in Irish Construction Continues

Ireland’s construction sector grew by 15 per cent last year and is expected to expand by a further 20 per cent in 2017, according to a new forecast. The estimated value of construction production was €14.6 billion in 2016 with output mainly driven by commercial building, according to

27-03-2017

National Living Wage Increase - April 1st 2017

National Living Wage + Apprenticeship Levy The National Living Wage is increasing in the UK from the 1st April 2017. The hourly rate for the minimum wage depends on your age and whether you’re an apprentice. To qualify you must be: At least school leaving age to get the National Minimum Wage.

15-03-2017

Women in Construction - recent stats show that it's time for less talking and more action

National Women’s Day last week saw debate surrounding women’s employment rights rear its head again, with particular scrutiny given to the lack of progress made with attracting more women to work in construction. Of the 2.3m people working in the construction industry, only 296,000 of

22-02-2017

Can you recruit a construction worker every 77 seconds?

Britain needs to recruit one new construction worker every 77 seconds to solve the housing crisis. The British construction sector needs to bring in 400,000 new employees per year, the equivalent of one new recruit every 77 seconds, to solve the country's housing crisis, according to a new report.

17-02-2017

Construction Career Opportunity in London

There’s a great opportunity to get into construction in London. In March, Wates are running a Building Futures Programme in Kings Cross where you’ll get the opportunity to learn a variety of practical skills, visit live construction sites, sit your CSCS test and improve your

31-01-2017

Step aside London, Birmingham and Manchester lead the way in UK construction boom

With much of the media’s scrutiny focusing on large, iconic projects planned for the capital, it could be argued that some of the UK’s other large cities are sometimes forgotten about. Despite grumblings about the effect that a hard, soft, or a red, white and blue Brexit might have on

13-01-2017

New Projects, Fresh Challenge

One of the fastest growing leading main contractors that have been operating in the UK and Ireland for the last 30 years have over £350 Million of new projects starting in the next 4 months. They deliver high quality, sustainable construction projects across a range of sectors including

09-01-2017

Dublin Calling

One of Ireland’s leading building and civil engineering companies are looking to hire experienced individuals for a variety of roles based in Dublin. The Company specialise in building complex commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects. With an annual turnover of over €120

20-12-2016

Real pictures from real workers in our 2017 calendar - charities to benefit

Selfless construction workers across the country have let O’Neill & Brennan use their images in our 2017 desktop calendar in exchange for a donation to charities of their choice. After the first draft of next year’s calendar contained stock photos, the question was raised as to how

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