#construction

The labour inspection department plans to step up safety checks in the construction sector during the months of July, August and September, it was announced on Friday. “The construction sector ...

Disagreements and problems, primarily concerning construction materials, are putting the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous highway project on ice and threaten to postpone its implementation for up to 20 years. The issues hindering the ...

A 57-year-old Syrian national, Omar Alkata, who was critically injured in a work accident at a construction site in Peyia on September 25, succumbed to his injuries on Monday. While working ...

Red tape and delays related to planning and building permits are soon to be a thing of the past, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. Changes are underfoot in ...

Policies and lifestyles causing environmental damage and derailing economy Over the last 40 years the Cyprus government has relied increasingly on three main sources to generate economic growth, namely, property investment, ...

The village of Kazivera, near Lefka, is “on the way to becoming Trikomo” amid a construction boom, local residents have warned. Trikomo has grabbed headlines in recent months and years ...

Following my own experience when trying to correct the mistakes made to my house during construction, I am not at all happy regarding the quality of the supervision of some ...

The construction industry in Cyprus is grappling with a massive demand for skilled workers with job vacancies exceeding 1,000 positions annually, according to forecasts by the Human Resource Development Authority (Anad). ...

There is a strong indifference exhibited by both authorities of the state and professional associations in the real estate sector. It is rare for the latter to submit a proposal ...

Despite local planning zones being revised and the push to revitalise the mountain areas, there are some issues to be faced by designers and urban planners. Building in the mountains ...

Cyprus’s construction sector saw a 16.5 per cent increase in the total value of building permits during the first half of 2023, as well as a 3 per cent increase in their ...

A construction company was on Monday fined €2,500 by the labour ministry after it was found to be violating health and safety regulations in the workplace. The ministry’s department of ...

Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) is participating in a €3.9 million project to develop an academy specialising in construction based training. BuildSkills Academy project brings together 17 partners from 10 European countries, who ...

With summer now almost in full swing, labour inspection officer Evangelitsa Tsoulofta has reminded employers of their responsibilities regarding working in hot weather. Speaking on Thursday, she said that rising ...

The labour ministry’s labour inspection department on Wednesday reminded employers and workers that worker thermal regulation protocols must be followed, ahead of the summer season. A written statement stressed ...

Construction work on a new building for the Cyprus institute of neurology and genetics is set to begin immediately, the centre said on Tuesday. The cost amounts to €19.4 million plus ...

A subcontractor was sentenced to one year in jail with a three-year suspension on Friday, after Famagusta court ruled him responsible for the death of a worker at a construction ...

A construction company in the Famagusta area was fined thousands of euros on Monday over a failure to apply work safety measures, the labour inspection department said. The company, Andreas ...

Work safety should be taken seriously and stricter protocols promoted at all levels, an occupational health and safety expert said on Monday, speaking in the wake of the fatal train ...

A company has had its health and safety violations fine increased from €750 to €7,500 after the attorney general appealed the penalty. The legal services said on Tuesday the attorney general appealed ...

Cyprus’ goal is to recycle 70 per cent of construction and demolition waste, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday. Speaking at a conference on a robotic method used to separate ...

The presidents of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) on Friday announced that they have signed ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday increased the penalty bestowed upon the owners of a construction company for failing to take measures to guarantee the workers’ safety from €150 to €1,500, after an ...

A 28-year-old man is alleged to have attacked two men carrying out works at an apartment complex in Paphos, with one of the victims falling from the scaffolding. Paphos police ...