As is now customary, bs news invites an overseas visitor to give an honest appraisal, warts and all, of the annual CIBSE Ireland RegionConference. This year Andy Ford, CEng, President of CIBSE and Technical Director, Mott MacDonald, is the guest reviewer.Read More
This article will focus on the specific details relating to building information modelling, the design of typical mechanical services, and how they are carried out in software programmes such as Revit MEP.Read More
Thursday 29 March witnessed the third annual SDAR* Awards final, organized and hosted by the School of Electrical Engineering Systems in Kevin Street DIT. This is one of two major CIBSE Ireland applied research events intended to disseminate best practice in innovation and evaluation. As usual it was sponsored by John Sisk & Son and...Read More
Success for representative bodies Congratulations to everyone involved with the Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors of Ireland (APHCI), the Heat Pump Association of Ireland (HPA), and the Irish Ventilation Industry Association (IVIA). Over the last few months in particular all three bodies have made formal representation at different levels on behalf of the industry, and all have made significant...Read More
RACGS tees off at Bunclody RACGS held its first outing of the year in Bunclody golf club recently and not surprisingly attracted a large turnout. The course was in great condition and the day was sponsored by Hitachi Europe Ireland. Fergus Daly was on hand to present a lovely array of prizes. Fergus also took the opportunity to present...Read More
IVIA Logo IVIA Market Survey The Irish Ventilation Industry Association (IVIA) recently conducted a market survey among members to determine the size of the various market segments which fall within the sector. Approximately 80% of the industry participants completed the survey and, as we went to press, the results were being circulated. Subsequent to the survey findings being collated,...Read More
Seamus English MD HEVAC Harleston Group Acquires Heat Merchants and Tubs & Tiles The trade and assets of Heat Merchants and Tubs and Tiles have been acquired from the High Court-appointed Liquidator of BHT Group by Harleston Group, the parent company of Hevac Ltd, for an undisclosed sum. Of the 36 Heat Merchants branches throughout Ireland, 32 will...Read More
George Larkin Snr with Brendan Keaveny, Overall Winner, and Grorge H Larkin G&J Engineering Golf Day South County Golf Club, Brittas, County Dublin was the venue for this year’s G&J Engineering annual golf outing. The weather was glorious and a total of 24 golfers (eight three balls) enjoyed a wonderful day of golf. Scoring was high, despite the...Read More
