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September 21, 2015

Delivery of new Dump Trucks

Irish Cement have taken delivery of two new Cat 775G dump trucks. The newest dump truck from Caterpillar has significant improvements on the Traction and Hill Decent Control systems compared...

September 14, 2015

Irish Cement congratulates Anne

Anne Hoey, Irish Special Olympics athlete and double silver medallist, visited the Irish Cement plant at Platin in Drogheda.  She was warmly welcomed by David O’Brien, the Plant Manager of...

September 1, 2015

Awarded BES 6001 Excellent rating

Irish Cement has recently been awarded the BES 6001 ‘Excellent’ rating for our cement products, becoming the first company in Ireland to achieve this rating. The Environmental and Sustainability Standard,...

September 1, 2015

International Design Competition

Details of the 7th cycle of the popular International Concrete Design Competition for students of Architecture, Design and Engineering have been announced.  Germany will host the competition in 2015/2016.  Other...

September 1, 2015

Revised National Annex published

A revised National Annex to accompany I.S. EN 206-1: 2013 Concrete Specification, performance, production and conformity was published in May 2015 by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI). The new...

July 10, 2015

Concrete Practice in Ireland 2015

Irish Cement were delighted to be a gold sponsor of the recent Irish Concrete Society “Concrete Practice in Ireland” conference held at UCD on 18th of June 2015.  This conference,...

July 10, 2015

Irish Cement launched into space

Irish Cement product from Limerick Works blasted off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in the USA, as part of an experiment designed by students from St Nessan’s Community College, Limerick....

November 1, 2024

CIF visit to Platin Works

Members of the CIF Western and Midland Region visited Platin works on the 28th of May 2015 where they were welcomed by Irish Cement Managing Director, Jack Dalton.  The delegation,...

July 10, 2015

CIF visit to Platin Works

Members of the CIF Western and Midland Region visited Platin works on the 28th of May 2015 where they were welcomed by Irish Cement Managing Director, Jack Dalton.  The delegation,...

November 1, 2024

Minister Phil Hogan congratulates Irish Cement on 50% alternative fuel use in Platin

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan T.D. visited Platin Works in Drogheda on June 25th to mark the achievement of replacing 50% of the fossil...