Construction

‘We have to show kids a trade is a really viable alternative to college’ – Chadwicks boss Patrick Atkinson

The building materials boss said steel prices in particular went ‘bananas’ after Russia invaded Ukraine but were now beginning to fall back

Patrick Atkinson, chief executive of Chadwicks, said the construction industry was operating at full capacity. Picture: Fergal Phillips

The Chadwicks depot near Ballymount in West Dublin is a hive of activity as cars, vans and trucks move in and out of the site ...