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Cairn wins Innovation in Construction – Large at Irish Construction Industry Awards 2025

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Distinguished for pioneering sustainable housing delivery last year, Cairn claimed Innovation in Construction – Large at the Irish Construction Industry Awards 2025 for its Passive House at Scale initiative. The programme demonstrates how large-scale residential developers can integrate rigorous energy performance standards across entire portfolios, establishing a benchmark for affordable low-carbon housing as the sector advances toward 2026.

Leading from the Front: Why Northern Ireland’s Construction Sector Must Now Invest in the Foundations of Its Own Success

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Northern Ireland leads the UK in construction workload growth, but the FMB’s latest survey reveals a skills crisis and wastewater deficit threatening to undermine an otherwise strong sector outlook.

Autodesk acquires Rhumbix to strengthen construction data capabilities

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

A construction technology company finalised acquisition of a San Francisco startup focused on collecting jobsite data across timekeeping, labor and payroll. The deal supports the buyer's effort to connect processes across project lifecycles from planning through execution.

AESG launches structural design division for Middle East market

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

A global engineering firm launched a structural design division across the Middle East, strengthening its multi-disciplinary platform. The division integrates structural engineering with commercial advisory and sustainability strategy from earliest project development stages.

Errigal Group acquires specialist joinery firm Woodmarque

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

A Monaghan construction group acquired a specialist joinery firm that expanded its Dungannon facility from 50,000 sq ft to 130,000 sq ft post-Covid. The family-run business will continue under current leadership, joining a group employing over 1,800 staff across four divisions.

Kiloutou enters UK and Irish markets through KDM Hire acquisition

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

A French equipment rental company acquired a Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland rental business with €42m revenue and 250 employees. The transaction marks the buyer's first entry into UK and Irish markets, with plans to accelerate growth supporting infrastructure investment.

Cairn Homes rolls out reality capture technology across residential portfolio

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

An Irish housebuilder deployed reality capture tech across 25 sites using drones, 360-degree cameras and 3D scanning. The multi-year agreement standardises digital site documentation from design through to project handover and aftercare management.

Jackie Greene Construction wins Contractor Conservation Project of the Year at Irish Construction Industry Awards 2025

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Singled out for adaptive reuse excellence and heritage craftsmanship last year, Jackie Greene Construction claimed Contractor Conservation Project of the Year at the Irish Construction Industry Awards 2025 for the Dalkey Forge project. The development demonstrates how conservation-led construction can seamlessly blend heritage preservation with contemporary sustainability standards, establishing a benchmark for adaptive reuse as the sector advances toward 2026.

Ireland’s Construction Super Cycle Has Arrived — and C-Suite Leaders Cannot Afford to Stand Still

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Goodbody’s 2026 report declares Ireland’s construction sector is entering a multi-year super cycle, with 5% output growth forecast — twice the Western European average — driven by housing, infrastructure and data centre demand.

Holcim Mexico commits MX$356m to water management and low-carbon construction

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

A Mexican construction materials firm announced MX$356m investment through 2027 in water management and low-carbon tech. The initiative includes recycled water adoption and self-curing concrete responding to drought conditions and sustainability pressures.

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