Posts in Construction Industry

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

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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.

09-12-2016

Duty to Report rule set to help suppliers receive prompt payment

Small Business Minister Margot James has released draft regulations which require large companies to publish details on how quickly they pay their suppliers. It has been confirmed by the government that the new regulations designed to encourage greater punctuality of payment will come into force as

30-11-2016

Trellis Tower to be tallest in City of London

A skyscraper which will be the tallest building in the City of London has been given planning approval. The Trellis will be officially known as 1 Undershaft - its address within the financial district. It will stand at over 300m tall, making it the second tallest building in Western Europe behind

22-11-2016

Heavy Investment Needed in Education Sector

The impressive Balloch school campus development above will need to be one of many if targets for the coming years are to be met. It is expected that the total number of primary and secondary pupils in the UK will increase by 729,000 by 2020. This equates to over 24,000 extra classrooms in 1,744

14-11-2016

Irish Construction still on the up

The end of the third quarter of 2016 saw a further monthly expansion in Irish construction activity, helped by quickening growth of new business. Rising workloads fed through to increases in purchasing activity and employment, while sentiment around the prospects for future growth remained strongly

12-10-2016

Market Insight - Site Starts in the 3 months to September

Starts in the three months to September were 9% lower than a year ago and 15% down on the previous three month, dragged lower by falls in non-residential and civil engineering work. In contrast residential starts were 9% up on a year ago and 4% higher than during the preceding three months.

29-09-2016

Market Insight - Infrastructure

After three successive years of growth, infrastructure starts were down in 2015. Now though, many analysts forecast a bounce back in the sector this year with double-digit growth in starts already materialising. In recent years, rail related projects have made up the bulk of government investments

30-08-2016

New Home Building in the UK up 6% from Last Year but Still Short of Target

According to recent government figures, the number of new homes completed in the UK in the year to June 2016 was 139,030, the second increase in as many years. It is expected that this trend will continue as the number of new homes started in that same period was 144,280. While these figures offer

19-07-2016

Record number of SMEs receive CITB Funding

The fund, which is part of CITB’s Flexible Fund, grants up to £5000 for levy payers with fewer than 50 employees, to provide skills and training to their workforce. To date, 104 successful applicants have received £442,268 in funding. This round, all 60 small and micro

01-07-2016

BuildForce - Helping Veterans and Combating the Skills Shortage

BuildForce is an initiative aimed at finding those leaving the armed forces jobs in the construction industry. It is coordinated by the Construction Youth Trust, championed by CIOB as well as several of O’Neill & Brennan’s supply chain partners including founding companies