Greenvolt Next creates 50 Waterford jobs and expands headquarters in renewable energy push
Waterford-based renewable energy engineering firm Greenvolt Next, which delivers large-scale commercial and industrial solar and battery storage projects for business clients, has announced 50 new jobs at its headquarters alongside a physical expansion of its site. A further 40 roles will be created within the company's UK arm over the same period.
BMC Manufacturing plans 500 new jobs by 2028 in major Irish engineering expansion
Irish electrical engineering company BMC Manufacturing has announced plans to create 500 new jobs between now and 2028, supported by Enterprise Ireland. The roles span engineering, manufacturing, technology and operations across the company's Dublin and Meath locations.
Ireland Is Generating Electricity It Cannot Deliver and Closing That Gap Is the Engineering Sector’s Defining Commercial Opportunity
Wind Energy Ireland’s annual report, published in February 2026, reveals that 13 per cent of Ireland’s cheapest electricity was wasted in 2025 because the grid could not carry it. The dispatch-down figure quantifies the scale of the engineering infrastructure gap that Ireland’s offshore wind ambitions now require the sector to close.
Hyundai Engineering wins Kazakhstan gas treatment facility contract at Karachaganak comple
South Korean engineering firm Hyundai Engineering has received a letter of award for a gas treatment facility project at the Karachaganak complex in Kazakhstan. The facility will process five billion cubic metres of raw gas annually.
Wesco agrees to acquire Singapore cooling specialist Newark Engineering Group for $175 million
US-headquartered business-to-business distribution and supply chain company Wesco has agreed to acquire Singapore-based data centre cooling specialist Newark Engineering Group for $175 million. The deal expands Wesco's engineered cooling and lifecycle services capabilities across Southeast Asia.
Black and White Engineering grows civil and structural team by 79% to meet data centre demand
UK engineering design consultancy Black and White Engineering has grown its civil and structural team by 79% in five months, expanding from 43 to 77 engineers across seven office locations. The growth is driven by rising demand from data centre clients across established and emerging markets.
AtkinsRéalis wins Belfast Rapid Transit Phase 2 engineering commission under City Deal programme
Engineering consultancy AtkinsRéalis has been appointed by the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure to deliver design and construction supervision for Phase 2 of Belfast's Rapid Transit programme. The commission runs from 2026 to 2032 under the £124.5 million Belfast Region City Deal.
EagleBurgmann Ireland moves to new Cork facility to support operational growth strategy
EagleBurgmann Ireland has relocated to a new facility at Euro Innovation Park in Little Island, Co. Cork, to support its continued growth in the Irish market. The move is expected to enhance operational capabilities and strengthen customer and partner relationships across the region.
Dr Brian Deegan named as judge for Engineering Excellence Awards 2026
Dr Brian Deegan, Lecturer and Researcher in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Galway, joins the judging panel for the Engineering Excellence Awards 2026, bringing expertise in autonomous vehicle imaging systems, machine vision, and biomedical engineering developed across a decade at Valeo Vision Systems and a PhD from NUI Galway. A holder of multiple patents and a recognised specialist in HDR imaging and image quality, Deegan contributes both industrial and academic depth to the evaluation of entries across the awards programme.
Ireland Has One of the Most Engineering Intensive Economies in Europe and the NDP Will Prove Whether It Can Deliver at Scale
Engineering Economy and Place, Ireland, published by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Irish Academy of Engineering in March 2026, reveals that engineering accounts for 31 per cent of Irish employment. The report provides the first county-level map of engineering’s economic footprint and its implications for infrastructure delivery.
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