Publications

ICF Annual Report 2020
The Annual Report is a detailed report by the Chief Executive of the ICF on the key aspects of the Irish Concrete Federation’s activities throughout the year.

Costs of Quarried and Concrete and Quarried Materials Used in New House Construction.
In March 2021, ICF published a report into the cost of concrete and quarried materials used in new house construction in the Greater Dublin Area.

ICF Annual Report 2019
The Annual Report is a detailed report by the Chief Executive of the ICF on the key aspects of the Irish Concrete Federation’s activities throughout the year.

Essential Aggregates: Providing for Ireland’s Needs to 2040
This publication calls for Government to ensure that Ireland’s future supply of aggregates is planned, monitored and managed in a sustainable manner, to provide for Ireland’s future development.

Archaeological Code of Practice
This publication provides a framework within existing legislation and policies to enable ICF members to continue operations and carry out appropriate archaeological mitigation with regard to principles and actions agreed by the ICF and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government.

Concrete for Energy Efficient Buildings
This Publication is aimed at specifiers, regulators, building owners, fire authorities, insurance companies and the general public. It shows how concrete can be used both to reduce the speed of climate change and to minimise the effects it will have on our built environment

Environmental Code
This publication is a reference document in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government’s ‘Quarries and Ancillary Activities – Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ and in the EPA ‘Environmental Management in the Extractive Industry (Non Scheduled Minerals) – Guidelines for Operators’.

Code of Practice for Transport Operations
This code is designed to educate all concrete industry transport operators, owners and drivers on how they can successfully fulfill their legal obligations. Guidance is given on how to comply with all traffic legislation when delivering construction materials from quarries, pits and concrete manufacturing plants.

Competitive Analysis of the Construction Materials Sector on the Island of Ireland – an Update
In 2015 InterTradeIreland, the Irish Concrete Federation and the Quarry Products Association of Northern Ireland published this report to give a competitive analysis of the construction materials sector of the island of Ireland.