strengthening-our-foundations-initiative-mackenzie-construction

Firm sees strength in numbers

MACKENZIE Construction has launched a new collaborative initiative called ‘Strengthening our Foundations’, which aims to see the business partner up with other organisations  to...

Civil engineer to share experience of dealing with aftermath of Beirut explosion

A Scottish-based engineer’s efforts to help his compatriots following August’s deadly explosion in Lebanon will be shared at an event organised by the Institution...

Building Scotland’s sustainable harbours

By Ramsay Muirhead, director of port infrastructure and planning at CMAL AS Scotland prepares to host COP26 later this year, a global agenda to...

Recent storms reinforce ‘urgent’ need for Scottish infrastructure audit

STORMS Arwen and Barra have once again highlighted why a review of Scotland’s infrastructure must be made a priority, the country’s leading source of...

Glasgow bridge shortlisted for top engineering award

STOCKINGFIELD Bridge in Glasgow has been shortlisted in the 2022 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) People’s Choice Award. The competition showcases projects that have a...

Will Rudd women wear many hats

In the week that we celebrate Women in Engineering, Gillian Ogilvie, MD at Will Rudd Edinburgh looks at the many hats the women at...

Milestone reached on Benbrack Wind Farm build

JONES Bros has reached a critical construction milestone on its build of Benbrack Wind Farm in Carsphairn, Dumfries and Galloway, on behalf of Red...

PDM looks to inspire future engineers

PDM Dumfries has donated materials to primary school pupils to support creative play and inspire future engineers. Pupils at Johnstonebridge Primary School in Lockerbie recently...
Judy Whyte, provost of Aberdeenshire, with the Scottish Water team

Work complete on £60m revamp of 19th century Aberdeenshire WTW

SCOTTISH Water has reached a major milestone on its £60 million project to revamp Invercannie Water Treatment Works in Aberdeenshire with the facility now...
Richard Campbell, director at renaissance

Manchester-headquartered engineering consultancy expands into Glasgow

MANCHESTER-headquartered structural and civil engineering consultancy Renaissance has expanded into Glasgow. The firm’s new operation at the Briggait, an A-listed market hall complex in Glasgow...
Historic blue sluice-gate. Image credit: Fife Coast and Countryside Trust

River restoration work delivers biodiversity benefits at Fife’s Back Burn

A 700m section of the Back Burn has been restored to follow its original course at Coul Den Reservoir, Glenrothes. The work, which forms part...

Scottish Civil Engineering Awards deadline extended

  THE deadline for the Scottish Civil Engineering Awards 2020 has been extended for six weeks in response to the Covid-19 situation. Teams now have until...

New linkspan installation complete at Gourock Ferry Terminal

A new linkspan has been installed at Gourock Ferry Terminal as part of a £2.5 million project. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), which owns the...

Height of Scotland’s ‘most bashed’ bridge to be increased

WORK to replace the bridge deck on Scotland's most frequently struck bridge is to get underway. The Network Rail and North Lanarkshire Council project will...

Protecting Scotland’s rural landscape

AN initiative to remove electricity transmission lines currently impacting scenic landscapes across Scotland’s National Parks is underway, with Mabey Hire’s temporary bridging solutions playing...

Winchburgh pupils get a taste of civils careers during M9 motorway junction visit

AS the new M9 motorway junction at Winchburgh nears completion following ten months of engineering and construction work, local school pupils became the first...

Research into bridge suicide prevention barriers wins student top award

A University of Glasgow student has been named as the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland's Emerging Engineer 2023. The award follows Katie O'Neill, a fourth...

A platform for action as Kincardine Bridge work advances

OVER 30,000 tonnes of material have been used to create platforms to work from on the Transport Scotland project to demolish and replace part...
Ben McIlroy and Dominic Echlin

Narro and ARUP colleagues honoured for National Galleries of Scotland work

NARRO has announced that director Dominic Echlin has been awarded the Sir Arnold Waters Medal by the Institution of Structural Engineers, alongside Ben McIlroy...
Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD

The ‘virtuous circle’ of safe digging

Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD, the online safe digging resource, explores what the industry’s ‘virtuous circle’ is, and discusses what it means for health...