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07-09-2017

Construction Related Occupation (CRO) Card Withdrawl

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has withdrawn the Construction Related Occupation (CRO) card. CSCS stopped issuing CRO cards from 31st March 2017. What does this mean? CRO cards issued since 1st October 2015 will expire on 30th September 2017* CRO cardholders must take further

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22-08-2017

5 Key Steps to Getting Construction & Engineering Jobs

Step 1: Find the job you want – The purpose of this step is to get an idea of what jobs you’re qualified for, who’s offering them, and what you need to start applying. Finding job postings will be relatively easy, the difficult part will be narrowing it down to the ones you are

20-07-2017

O'Neill & Brennan shortlisted as a finalist for the 2017 London Construction Awards

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the final in two separate categories for the upcoming 2017 London Construction Awards. The categories are for 'Marketing Initiative of the Year' and 'Technological Innovation of the Year'. Being shortlisted for the LCA awards shows the

11-07-2017

Get to know our new Construction jobs app before it launches in August

The O’Neill & Brennan Construction Jobs App is set to launch next month, and there’s a lot to be excited about! Our app has been designed by us in-house especially for you, the job seeker, and will be available for download from the App store or Google play store in August. Our app

07-07-2017

The future looks bright for the Irish Construction industry

If you ask any Irish person how they feel about Brexit, your typical answer will have some sort of concern attached too it. However, according to Stephen Hughes head of construction at Enterprise Ireland, the future is bright for the Irish construction industry. He mentioned "While we are entering

29-06-2017

Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards 2017 shortlist O'Neill & Brennan for Award

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the final of another award, this time for the 'Best Contractor Care' category at the Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards 2017. This award comes off the back of other recent successes, with O'Neill & Brennan also a finalist at the

27-06-2017

O'Neill & Brennan Receive 4 Star Award

O'Neill & Brennan last month received a 4 star Considerate Constructors Scheme Certificate for our community, environmental and safety work. One of the many benefits of registering with the Scheme is being able to benchmark your considerate performance against others in the industry. After each

22-06-2017

Perfect Match - Making the right hire and the cost of getting it wrong

O’Neill & Brennan attended the Talent, Recruitment & Employment Conference 2017 at Grange Tower Bridge Hotel yesterday, where there were a host of expert speakers on hand, including the Journalist Matthew Syed, to discuss a variety of topical issues currently impacting on employment

19-06-2017

General Election Appointments that could Affect the Construction Industry

Although the latest British general election results were unexpected, the re-appointment of two MPs key to Construction in the UK was welcomed by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). Greg Clark MP re-appointed as secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, a role with

12-06-2017

O'Neill & Brennan featured in the latest issue of The Irish Voice

O'Neill & Brennan were featured in the latest issue of The Irish Voice, a publication devoted to covering the latest news and topical issues in Ireland. We were given center spot as the main business feature on page 11, discussing a wide range of things such as driving the construction industry

19-05-2017

Building Futures - Kirkstall Forge

Wates Building Futures programme has been running for two weeks at the Kirkstall Forge project in Leeds. Kirkstall Forge is a pioneering new neighbourhood in Leeds at a cost of £400m +. The event is organised by Wates with Ixion providing the training. The first week of the programme is based

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