Northern Centre

Overview

Welcome to the Northern Centre branch of the CIOB in Ireland.

The Northern Centre is one of five centres of the Irish Branch and covers the counties of Antrim, Armagh and Down. The main aims of the centre are to serve their members effectively and to actively promote the Institute in the North West region.

A committee is elected annually to conduct the business of the Northern Centre. The Centre Committee meets 6 times per year. All members are welcome to attend. The committee operates on a purely voluntary basis, and gives its time in pursuit of the policies and objectives of the Institute for the benefit of the public and members alike. Please refer to the events page for dates, venues and times.

The Northern centre committee organise CPD events, site visits and social outings on a regular basis giving members opportunities to fulfill their CPD obligations and to network. Watch out for notices on the centre events page. Please check our events page for details as they arise.

Any member with suggestions, willing to serve a term on the committee or wishing to offer their services are encouraged to contact the Centre Chair Martin Cushnahan Email: martincushnahan@hotmail.com  or Tel: 07504845543.

Karen Halligan, Branch Manager of CIOB in Ireland is available to discuss membership queries, available courses, any events that are advertised and all general queries.  You can contact Karen Halligan on Email: khalligan@ciob.org.uk, Tel: 00353 (0)41 9821692, or Fax: 00353 (0)41 9821693.

Mrs Bronagh McCotter Centre Administrator for Northern and North Western Ireland. Bronagh has an administrative and secretarial background of over 20 years working in Northern Ireland in both public and private sectors including the construction industry. She has been with CIOB in Ireland for over a year now and is always interested in bringing fresh ideas to both centres and positively contributing to the CIOB as a whole.

Bronagh is available to discuss membership, information on events and any general enquiries.  You can contact her at bmccotter@ciob.org.uk. Write to PO Box 208, Newtownabbey, BT36 9DB, telephone 08450706157 or f: 08450706158..

Construction students
The institutions offering construction related programmes in the Northern Centre area are: Southern Regional college, South Eastern Regional College, Northern Regional College, Belfast Metropolitan College and University of Ulster at Jordanstown. Students attending construction related courses in these institutions are encouraged to become student members of the Northern Centre.