Dear Members,

March saw our annual National Conference in The Johnstown Estate for a second year running. It was our first sell out event and I was genuinely enthused by the overall engagement throughout the day and indeed over the 2 evenings networking. It is fair to say that you, the members, make it the best event to attend year on year. I do hope it met with your expectations and we will reach out to you in the coming weeks around ideas for 2027. I’d like to thank all of you for attending, the great set of speakers throughout the day, Ellie and the team at Radar for all their hard work and organising skills and Anna for all her attention to detail and passion in looking after the members.

Links to all the presentations are available and video recordings will be made available to members through our website in the members section. If you are having any issues accessing please contact Anna directly at anna@mmcireland.com.

As we move into the second quarter of the year, I hope Q1 was in line with your expectations. I know geopolitical issues have the potential to effect supply chain and increase costs and if you need assistance with supply chain please reach out and we will do all we can to assist.

Our lunch and learn series is proving to be a great success and I’d like to thank The Heron Group and Ecological Building Systems for the last two sessions. Ryan and Lamb are up next on April 30^th, details to follow, and I would urge any of the members interested in taking part in their own L&L to contact Anna directly.

I would like to congratulate Pat Kirwan, our Chair of the Policy Working Group on his new appointment as President of the newly formed European Association for Industrialised Construction. MMC Ireland have been heavily involved with other European organisations in the set up of this new European Organisation. Further details will follow and we will inform you when the website is launched and how MMC Ireland as one of the founding members, will interact with it.

Some of you have received an email from me today regarding our engagement with NSAI and I ask that you come back to me tomorrow morning on that and if you haven’t received it but want to be involved please drop me an email.

I wish you all a very Happy Easter and if you need anything from me or the team please reach out to me at paultierney@mmcireland.com

Paul

Education & Awareness Working Group – 12-12.45pm, 20 April 2026

Awareness & Education

Technical Guidance & Knowledge Sharing Working Group – 1 – 1.45pm, 20 April 2026

Technical

Mac Zero Celebrate Milestone

Ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, Mac Zero celebrated 60 new modular buildings delivered for schools and educational campuses across Ireland over the past five years.

McAvoy Shortlisted for 5 Awards

McAvoy have been shortlisted for five awards at the 2026 Modern Methods of Construction Awards. A fantastic recognition of leadership in driving MMC solutions across education, healthcare and commercial sectors.

ODS Celebrate Another Milestone

Another series of large units left O’Dwyer Steel’s Cashel facility. At 20m long and 4m wide, their projects highlight the skill, precision and skill of the ODS team.

HLM Architects Appoint Mo UI Haq

Mohammed Irfan UI-Haq has been appointed to the role of Head of Healthcare at HLM Architects.

With more than 20 years of experience delivering healthcare projects, Mo brings significant expertise to a sector where thoughtful design and collaboration are essential to improving patient outcomes and wellbeing.

Castle Group wins Local Business Award

Castle Group have been named  Local Business of the Year by The Irish Times.

Actavo win at Irish Building and Design Awards

Actavo win Modular Building Project of the Year. The Hollywoodrath School project represents a significant milestone, delivering the largest enhanced permanent modular school building undertaken by the state to date.

Boylan Consulting combine pure engineering expertise with an unparalleled insight into environmental legislation. Their highly experienced team of engineers and environmental scientists can provide the knowledge and insight you need for your commercial, industrial, or residential project.

Public Sector Housing Procurement Survey

Ireland’s public housing system faces increasing pressure to deliver homes at greater scale, speed, and quality, while meeting sustainability and labour constraints.

Government policy has identified Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) as a key part of the solution, yet international and domestic experience shows that public procurement structures are critical to whether MMC can succeed in practice.

We are inviting MMC Ireland members involved in public housing delivery to complete a short survey to share practical, evidence-based insights on procurement, planning, and regulatory processes. Survey findings will directly inform the discussion and recommendations in the final report.

The survey takes approximately 4 minutes, and all responses will be treated in confidence and reported in aggregate.

👉 https://form.typeform.com/to/pOhskX6Y

Public Consultation: Amendments to Part D (Materials and Workmanship) of the Second Schedule to the Building Regulations

A public consultation has been launched on changes to Part D (Materials and Workmanship) of the Building Regulations.

• Deadline: 30 April 2026

• Who’s running it: The Department (Ireland)

• Why: To align national rules with the new EU Construction Products Regulation 2024 (CPR 2024)

  
  

  Why this matters

  If you’re involved in construction, design, manufacturing, or compliance:

  • Designers/engineers: clearer rules on acceptable materials

  • Manufacturers: better alignment with EU certification (CE marking)

  • Contractors: reduced ambiguity in product selection

  • Sustainability professionals: stronger push toward greener materials
    

  How to contribute

  If you want your views included in the MMC Ireland response:

  • Send input to: info@mmcireland.com

  • Do this before they compile their submission (ideally well before 30 April)

  
  If you’re thinking of responding…

  Strong contributions often focus on:

  • Practical challenges with CE-marked products

  • Barriers to innovative / offsite / MMC materials

  • Gaps or confusion in current TGD D

  • Opportunities to improve sustainability and circularity

Submit your case studies

We are keen to update our catalogue of member case studies and we would welcome your contributions.

If you have a recent or ongoing project you would like to be included as a case study, please send us:

• A brief summary of the project

• Key bullet points highlighting the benefits and outcomes

• Any relevant insights you are happy to share

• High res images

If you would like to submit information or discuss your entry further, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Anna: anna@mmcireland.com

Member Spotlight: Alistair Harle

“MMC has the chance to shape the future, and to help the next generation to learn smarter ways of building apartments.” – Alistair Harle, Forte Pespa

Read Alistair’s spotlight here.

Want to be featured in our next spotlight? Contact jaime@mmcireland.com for more information.

Member Profiles

Don’t forget, all members have their own individual member page on the MMC Ireland website.

If you have not already sent through company and project information for your page, please do so – queries to info@mmcireland.com

Member Site Visits

For any members who would be interested in hosting a delegation of members to their facilities in 2026, please contact Anna to arrange at anna@mmcireland.com