Neale Richmond, Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business has accepted the Labour Court recommendation for a new Sectoral Employment Order for minimum pay and pension contribution rates for workers in the construction sector. Minister Richmond said, “I am pleased to approve this Sectoral Employment Order (SEO) for the construction sector which will
As a business owner, you know how much adaptability is related to success. While the world continues to evolve, so must your company because, inevitably, so will your customers’ needs. Inflexibility is the kiss of death in any industry, but it is especially true in construction. More and more is being expected from new construction […]
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – rose to 49.3 in April, up sharply from the reading of 30.9 in March and only just below the 50.0 no-change mark. Where activity increased, panellists linked this to the relaxation of restrictions on […]
Construction Network Ireland expects the Irish construction industry to expand by 10.9% in real terms in 2021 – up from a decline of 12.7% in 2020. The industry’s output was affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown measures imposed to contain the virus’s spread. This has continued to weigh on construction progress and […]
In this weeks discussion we spoke to Padraig Neylon who is the CEO and Co-founder of Addjust. Addjust is a software solutions company that offers supports to the construction industry, local authorities, project managers, software engineers and many many more. In this podcast, Padraig along with our Council editor, Jack Mullen, spoke about a variety of different, yet […]
With over 1,600 members and an ambitious 3-year development plan, Lean Construction Ireland (LCi) have recently made the decision to incorporate and have now appointed a Board of Directors. This initiative, to incorporate, will allow the Directors to concentrate on growing the association and the development of lean principles within the Irish construction sector through