#construction

The Labour Inspection Department will focus on preventing falls from height in the coming months, following three serious workplace accidents in recent days, two of which were fatal. Department director ...

The monitoring of electromechanical installations during a building’s construction will become mandatory under new regulations discussed in parliament on Thursday. MPs were reviewing new regulations aimed at improving inspection ...

So, the man in the street is to cut water consumption by 10 per cent to contribute towards us having enough water to survive and, according to the Cyprus Mail, only ...

Six projects worth a total of €50 million will be implemented this year in Larnaca’s Livadia and Oroklini districts, Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras said on Thursday. “The proposed design aims ...

Construction activity constitutes a fundamental pillar of economic growth and urban development. In recent years, particularly in urban centres, the intensity and pace of development have significantly altered the built ...

Government officials on Thursday promised that a series of measures are on the way to correct distortions in the awarding of public contracts, after a recent report revealed a disproportionate ...

Three construction companies secured 41 percent of public projects in the 10-year period up to 2024, said the Audit Office in a report released on Tuesday. The report also pointed out that ...

Public work projects totaling more than €1 billion were awarded to just three contractors – Cyfield, Iacovou Brothers and Cybarco – from 2015 to 2024, the audit service said in a report published on Tuesday. “...

Plans were unveiled on Sunday for artificial islands to be constructed off the coast of the Karpass peninsula and the Kyrenia district. The plans were presented by Emrullah Turanli, chairman ...

The labour inspection department on Monday ordered that all outside work be suspended between 12pm and 4pm in areas impacted by the orange weather warning, with high temperatures forecast for ...

The director of the state health services organisation (Okypy) is to visit the Limassol hospital in a bid to resolve problems caused to outpatient services by upgrade works at the ...

Police and labour inspection officials are investigating a work accident on Wednesday at a building under renovation in Limassol. The accident happened occurred on Tuesday at around 3.30pm police reported ...

A 59-year-old man tragically lost his life on Friday after falling from a height while working on a building under construction in Limassol. The victim, identified as Marios Loukas, fell ...

A fast-track process for low-impact developments has come into force for building permits filed before July 1, the interior ministry announced on Tuesday. The measure is being implemented by decree for ...

Troubles in the hotel industry, as well as the construction sector, have been smoothed over, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday, after a cabinet meeting. Days of unrest in ...

The concrete makers’ association faced a wave of resignations on Monday and may even be forced to dissolve, its chairman Costas Kythreotis said. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Wednesday evening did not hide his concern for the fate of the construction industry, after cement workers’ unions threw out a mediation proposal he submitted ...

Efforts are ongoing by the ministry of labour on Friday to bridge the gap between the concrete workers’ and employer demands, as entering into a third week of strikes looms. ...

Environmentalists on Wednesday demanded that authorities stop turning a deaf ear to concerns over moves to create a new quarry in the area of Androlikou in Paphos, which has already ...

It’s an early morning mid-week and Polis is springing to life at the leisurely, humane pace which makes the region so appealing for a certain calibre of visitor and ...

As arguments develop between municipalities and the newly created district self-governance organisations (EOAs), it emerged on Friday that the issuance of planning permits is one of the biggest problem areas. ...

Three bills aimed at tackling undeclared work are expected to head to plenum in the first half of October, chairman of the House labour committee Andreas Kafkalias said on Tuesday. ...

The interior ministry is examining proposals on how to prevent illegalities in under-construction buildings, a responsibility handed over to the newly formed district self-governance organisations. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou met ...

Trikomo’s Turkish Cypriot mayor Hasan Sadikoglu and his municipality are both the subjects of a case which was handed over to the Turkish Cypriot police on Thursday, alleging lawbreaking ...