€720m sales bonanza for building firms

IRELAND’S top building firms saw turnover increase by €720million on last year.

Construction Magazine’s annual listing gives a snapshot of growth in the sector.

It found contractors reported a combined turnover of €6.72billion over the last 12 months.

Construction Magazine editor Robbie Cousins said: “This is an impressive result, even more impressive when the lack of balanced regional development and the slow rate of recovery in housing is taken into consideration.

“It gives a clear indication that construction is a dynamic sector.”