Cedral Cladding Blog: Insights and Inspiration

We are delighted to share that Etex Ireland has won the Construction, Engineering, and Manufacturing Award (sponsored by Pipelife Ireland) at the Guaranteed Irish Business Awards 2025! With over 2,500 members, these awards celebrate businesses making a significant impact on the economy, communities, and the Guaranteed Irish ecosystem.

Etex Ireland has been recognised for its commitment to workplace safety, earning a spot as a finalist for the Health & Safety Excellence Award in Manufacturing. Discover how our team drives continuous improvement in health, safety, and compliance.

Etex Ireland is proud to be shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Guaranteed Irish Business Awards!

Cedral Ireland, a proud member of Guaranteed Irish, is delighted to support the planting of the first Guaranteed Irish Forest.

Cladding is a popular option to give homes a wow-factor finish that is hard-wearing, long lasting and low maintenance. But remember, when planning your cladding project, it’s very important to consider ventilation.

Cedral was invited by Guaranteed Irish to participate in an Acorn Gathering Event as part of the Guaranteed Irish Forest Initiative.

Contemporary houses are prime for combining materials - glass and concrete, stone and brick, wood and plaster, etc. Fibre cement cladding has also become part of this trend.

Octabuild have officially launched the 2022 Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards. For the first-time in the history of the Awards, will be an all-island competition to recognise excellence in the builders merchant trade on the island of Ireland. Enter now at octabuild.ie/awards

From the importance of choosing high quality products to where to begin.

Cedral, part of the Etex Ireland group, are on a mission to build a more beautiful world, one home at a time, with smart, sustainable, safe and beautiful materials. We are proud to be part of the Guaranteed Irish House movement, an initiative by Guaranteed Irish which is Ireland’s first national listing of construction sector businesses based in Ireland, offering architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and interior designers a listing of locally produced raw building materials and home furnishings for both private and commercial builds.

RIAI Silver Medal for Housing (sponsored by Cedral) has been awarded to David O’Shea, ODOS Architects for Dublin’s Percy Place Development.

Kildare couple Niamh and Ollie take us through the process from start to finish.