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The Benefits Of Hiring Portable Buildings
When your business or organisation needs more space, a portable building can provide a perfect solution. Portable buildings provide you with additional capacity that you can use however you want - whether that be an extension of your premises, training rooms for new...
The Benefits Of Employee Induction
Employee induction represents a vital part of the onboarding process, helping recruits settle into their roles and hit the ground running. But while there are numerous benefits from engaging your employees in an induction process, it nonetheless can present a problem...
How Portable And Modular Buildings Can Support Green Construction
As environmental concerns continue to concern businesses and organisations alike, construction companies are increasingly looking for ways to reduce their impact on the natural environment. However, creating a more sustainable footprint in this industry is rarely...
Are Modular Buildings Suitable For Healthcare Facilities?
In many industries around the world, the advantages of modular construction are becoming more and more apparent, especially when it comes to quality, flexibility and affordability. The healthcare sector is a prime example of an industry in which modular buildings can...
How Long Do Modular Buildings Last?
Modular buildings have become increasingly popular across Ireland over the last 20 years for an incredibly diverse range of commercial uses. Modular buildings offer several advantages over their traditional counterparts, such as faster construction times, reduced...
How Modular Buildings Can Support Renewable Energy Projects
Countries all over the world are starting to generate more of their energy from wind and sun. This shift to alternative sources of renewable energy will create millions of jobs in construction, installation, and maintenance. So how can modular buildings support...
Should I Purchase or Hire Modular Buildings?
If you're in need of modular services, you’re probably wondering if you should purchase or hire modular buildings outright, so we’ve compiled a guide to help you make the call. But first, what exactly is a modular building? How do we define “modular buildings?”...
Why Modular Buildings Are Perfect For On-Site Offices For Construction Projects
Over the past two decades, modular buildings have grown in popularity across almost every sector due to their efficiency, flexibility and affordability. One sector that they have seen particular growth in modular office use is the construction sector as on-site...
Five Common Modular Office Myths Debunked
The modular office, although misaligned and misunderstood, provides a perfect solution to meet the growing need for offices around Ireland. Modular offices are more convenient to install, less expensive, and less disruptive than putting up permanent ones and are also...
Six Prefab Classroom Myths Debunked
While times are changing and the idea of a prefab classroom is becoming more mainstream, people’s attitudes towards them are somewhat slower to change. In terms of cost, sustainability, and customisation options, modular buildings are the future of educational...
How Modular Buildings Can Meet The Demand For Office Space
The office environment has been forever changed since the COVID-19 pandemic, and many organisations are looking to transform their office space to respond to these changes. The past year has seen Ireland’s employment levels reach a new record of over 2.5 million...
How To Select The Right Modular Site Accommodation
Good quality site accommodation is vital for meeting health and safety regulations on construction sites, as well as providing essential space for staff and visitors. Whether you are looking to build a canteen or an employees’ rest area, modular site accommodation...
Expanding Your Business Using Modular Buildings
Expanding your organisation is no doubt one of your primary goals as a business owner, and although growth is what you strive for, it can bring its own set of challenges such as an increasing need for more physical space. Modular buildings are the ultimate solution to...
Prefab Classrooms – The Green, Affordable Way To Expand Teaching Space
There is no doubt that vacancies in schools around Ireland are becoming harder to find these days. Due to a combination of factors such as inflation, rising population numbers, construction delays, and demand outweighing supply, there are fewer school places available...
How Many Portable Toilets Do You Need For Public Events?
Planning is the key to success if you have a public event to organise this summer, and one absolutely vital aspect of any large event is the need for portable toilets. Summer 2022 is going to be a big one for events of this nature, with warmer weather, longer...
The Cost Of Modular vs Traditional Construction
Although modular construction has been in existence for centuries, it is still a relatively new concept to many. This highly efficient method of construction is common in several countries around the world, but it has been a little slower to catch on here in Ireland,...
How Times Have Changed – The Rise Of Modular Classrooms
When many people think of classrooms they think of stuffy rooms with dreary, outdated decor. Traditionally, there wasn’t much thought given to the actual design of the classroom — as long as it had chairs, tables and a blackboard, it was considered perfectly...
The Benefits Of Modular Office Buildings
Modular office buildings have been growing in popularity in recent years, and not just among remote workers looking for a quick and easy way to install a garden office. More and more businesses are realising the huge potential of modular construction and the many...
Modular Buildings vs Traditional Builds
If you’re looking to expand your workspace or build a brand new one — whether it’s an office, classroom, site office or laboratory – the first thing you’ll need to decide on is the method of construction. And the topic of modular buildings vs traditional builds is an...
Warehouse Office Safely Installed on Mezzanine Floor
Our Space Maker building is the perfect solution for a Warehouse Office. Double Glazing ensures comfort and insulation from the noise of a busy warehouse and along with Electric Heating & LED Lighting, the Space Maker Building provides your team with an...
Are you setting up an Isolation Room to allow your Staff Return to Work?
As per Government Guidelines, all employers must have a designated Isolation Area in the event an employee shows symptoms of COVID 19. Ideally, this room should be away from busy office & staff areas. EcoMod can provide the ideal Portable Building for this...
Trinity College Welcomes EcoMod
EcoMod responded within 24 hours to Trinity College’s request for additional WC & Shower Facilities for Students returning to College. Our Team of High Skilled & Professional Installers, working closely with College personnel, delivered the units to this busy...
Classroom Project Commences at St. Michael’s College Ailesbury Road
It has been a busy couple of days preparing the site in St. Michaels College in Ailesbury Road Dublin for the delivery of 4 Eco Span Fully Compliant Modular Classrooms Buildings. Our sister Company Ground Protection Ireland created excellent Trackway Access to a...
Need Additional Office Space?
EcoMod SpaceMaker Buildings provide a perfect solution for your additional Office Space Requirements. These top-quality portable office buildings will be delivered to any site ready for immediate use Double Glazing, LED Lighting, Energy Efficient Heating, Vinyl...
And Action! EcoMod on-set for Disney’s latest production in Ireland
EcoMod went behind the scenes of a major Hollywood film to install a complex of customised modular buildings on the grounds of Dublin’s RDS. Clocktower Productions, who is overseeing the latest Disney production to be filmed in Ireland, engaged EcoMod to supply them...
EcoPod Self Powered Mobile Welfare Units
Welcome, EcoPod. We have just taken delivery of a number of new Eco Pod units to add to our ever-growing fleet of mobile welfare units. We now have a specialised division within Eco Mod to cater for the incredible demand for our fully compliant...
Transportation Office for Davies Ltd: ‘We Could Not Recommend EcoMod More’
Davies Ltd (part of the Grafton Group), a leading supplier of heating, plumbing and drainage materials, needed to replace a temporary office in their warehouse with a permanent external building. And so, their management commissioned EcoMod to build and install a 12m...
Temporary Office Space For The Pharmaceutical Industry
A pharmaceutical multinational based in the midlands required additional office space to support its growing team. The company management needed a turnkey solution to comfortably accommodate up to 50 staff members. Furthermore, their requirements called for an...
Custom-Built Modular Classrooms For Oatlands College
Oatlands College, a secondary school in South Dublin, required additional facilities so their students could return to classroom learning following Covid-19 lockdowns earlier this year. The Challenge With time, cost and sustainability as major considerations,...