Contractual factors to be aware of Over the last 24 months the CIF has continually warned of the financial stress that construction contractors were under and the impact of Brexit, Covid and the Ukraine war on their cashflow. The simple fact of the matter is that the...
Reflecting on her career of over 15 years within the construction industry Joanne Treacy, the new Head of Southern Region Services with the CIF, is enthusiastic about the challenge ahead. “There is a passion and pride within this industry. That hunger to improve the...
The construction industry has never been as important, given its central role in delivering for a transforming Ireland, a country that needs a modern, vibrant, and sustainable built environment that will serve the population into the future; a built environment that...
Worldwide, the construction industry has evolved significantly in recent years with a reorganisation of traditional teams, the arrival of disruptive technologies, a more complex regulatory environment and the requirement for a wide variety of new competencies....
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Dr Mirette Hanley Corboy following her death at the age of 92. Described by those who knew her as true role model and trailblazer, the Limerick native successfully embraced leadership roles at a time when it was unusual to have...
Safety Week 2022 Gold Sponsor Walls Construction Operations Director Gerry Keane on the need for continually evolving safety management systems Walls Construction has been a sponsor of Construction Safety Week since its inception in 2016 and we are delighted to be a...
Considering the state of play when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community and embracing inclusivity within the industry, both at home and abroad It’s no surprise to anyone working in construction in Ireland, or indeed across the world, that the industry is majority straight...
Pictured above is Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science The Construction Industry Federation Annual Conference 2022 will examine how to increase the industry’s resilience to prosper in a cyclical, ever-evolving...
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are the central themes for the latest edition of the CIF's Construction magazine. Earlier this year, the CIF launched its new monthly webinar series to shed a light on the people who champion and embody equality, and inclusion within...
Ensuring the sustainability of small and medium sized companies during the leadership of the original owner is a difficult task, let alone beyond that. According to enterprise academic and author John A Davis: “Companies in general have short lives. In the U.S. 50 per...
