On 15 February 2017, the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal, Damien English T.D., launched an initiative by the Irish Concrete Society to recognise the skill and knowledge of those who word with concrete.
The Concrete Ticket is a half-day course with guidance on the correct procedures for ordering, handling, finishing and curing concrete for construction.
Tom Parlon, the Director General of the Construction Industry Federation said “This very welcome initiative from the Irish Concrete Society will help us ensure that future success, by providing a formally recognised guidance programme for operatives working with concrete on sites across Ireland. I would strongly encourage all concrete operatives to partake in a Concrete Ticket course taking place near them.”
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/europe-cis/20022017/the-concrete-ticket-is-launched-in-ireland/
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