NEWS
Open Doors hosted in NI
Northern Ireland’s construction industry has opened its doors for a week of workplace tours and interactive sessions designed to inspire the next generation to consider a career in the sector. Open Doors Week ran from March 23-28, giving schools, colleges, universities and those considering a career change the opportunity to visit construction sites and offices across Northern Ireland. This year, 17 companies hosted 47 events across 28 locations, welcoming 840 visitors from across Northern Ireland. A wide range of employers from across Northern Ireland participated in Open Doors Week, with events spanning Belfast to the North-West and into Fermanagh. Key projects included major regeneration and infrastructure sites such as Weavers Cross in Belfast, the Strule Shared Education Campus in Omagh and the Dundonald International Ice Bowl redevelopment. Participating employers, including Braidwater, Henry Brothers, Heron Brothers, GEDA, Tracey Brothers and Woodvale Construction, opened their sites alongside regional activity in areas such as Ballymena, Newry, Derry/ Londonderry and Lisnaskea. www.ConstructionFuturesNI.com
Monaghan Peace Campus, Ulster’s Building of the Year 2026 (photo credit: Donal McCann).
Ulster’s Building of the Year
Monaghan Peace Campus has been awarded the Liam McCormick Prize for Ulster’s Building of the Year by the Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA). Designed by Hall Black Douglas Architects, the project also won the Architects’ Choice Award which polled the views of 300 local architects. Almost 4,000 people cast their vote for the Public Choice Award, won by Nest Architects for its extension of a Victorian three-storey semi-detached house on King’s Road, Belfast. Among 13 other project winners announced at a Gala Dinner in the Ulster Hall on May 14 were McConnell’s Distillery at the Crumlin Road Jail (Conservation), Ardnashee School in Derry (Local Public Building) and NI Fire & Rescue Service Learning & Development College (Regional Public Building Award). Ciarán Fox, Director of RSUA, said, “Architecture is for everyone. That has been the primary focus of this year’s awards. It’s been a joy to see how architects’ creativity and problem- solving skills are helping communities, boosting the economy and lifting the soul.” www.rsua.org.uk
Aerial view of the Woodmarque factory in Dungannon.
Errigal acquires Dungannon firm
Woodmarque, a specialist joinery firm based in Dungannon, has been acquired by Monaghan-based Errigal Group. Errigal Group MD Damien Treanor has described Woodmarque as a strong market leader, poised for further strategic growth throughout the UK and Ireland. “Our companies have known each other for many years and there is a strong cultural fit, rooted in common family-ownership values,” said Damien. “Woodmarque is a successful business with a strong balance sheet, and we are delighted to welcome them.”
Woodmarque will continue to be led by MD Ronan Quinn, whose father Brian founded the business almost 50 years ago, and the current senior leadership team. “We have worked collaboratively with Errigal for many years now,” said Ronan. “Not only are they highly professional, but they have built up a business portfolio into which we will fit comfortably. It will be business as usual for our staff, customers and suppliers, albeit within part of a much bigger group.”
Students tour Clogher Wastewater Treatment Works with Deane Public Works.
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