Two brothers in construction firm share €1.4m windfall

Two members of the Bennett family that operates Bennett Construction shared a dividend windfall last year of €1.4m as pre-tax profits at the firm doubled to €400,000.

Stephen Bennett, 33, and Jim Bennett, 36, shared the dividend as revenues at the firm increased by 19% from €53.38m to €63m in the 12 months to the end of March 31 last year.

The international construction firm based in Mullingar last month began work on the Google pedestrian bridge that will connect the Google Docks building to the Google Gasworks building and Gordon House at Barrow Street, Dublin.