Lewis Marshall

Civils apprenticeship paves the way for a bright future

AN Airdrie civil engineering technician has hailed his apprenticeship for putting him on a path to be recognised as one of the most promising...
Shane Jamieson, Ocean Kinetics

Ocean Kinetics appoints commercial manager to drive growth in key sectors

OCEAN Kinetics has appointed chartered civil engineer Shane Jamieson as the company’s new commercial manager. The move is designed to help drive growth in the...
Joanna Vezey, Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty appoints new MD of UK Highways business

BALFOUR Beatty has appointed Joanna Vezey as MD of its UK Highways business. Joanna, who will join the group in December, has over 25 years’...
John MacArthur and Craig Lafferty

Story Scotland launches new transportation division

STORY Scotland has launched a dedicated transportation division to align with the increasing investment in Scotland’s infrastructure. The move follows the launch of a...

Contract for £1.6m Aberdeen harbour completion works awarded

A £1.6 million contract for completion works at the Aberdeen Harbour expansion project has been awarded to Ashleigh Contracts. The firm had previously worked on...
Kay Slade, Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty appoints new MD to lead UK Regional Civils business

BALFOUR Beatty has appointed Kay Slade as MD of the group's UK Regional Civils business. Kay succeeds Mark Arrandale, who has been serving as interim...

GRAHAM gets January start date for £22.68m Aurs Road upgrade

GRAHAM Construction will start work to upgrade Aurs Road between Barrhead and Newton Mearns in January. East Renfrewshire Council said the route will be transformed...

Quharity Burn returned to natural state to boost biodiversity and flood resilience

A 500-metre stretch of the Quharity Burn has been restored to return the river to its historical course using nature-based solutions implemented on the...

Heriot-Watt students to use technology to prove need for Edinburgh bike hire scheme

CIVIL engineering students at Heriot-Watt University are using agent-based modelling as part of a new campaign to see a publicly-owned bike hire scheme introduced...

Caisson weighing over 3,200 tonnes attached to Lochmaddy Pier

GEORGE Leslie has attached a caisson weighing over 3,2000 tonnes to Lochmaddy Pier as part of the delivery of infrastructure improvements for the wider...

Conference to highlight space sector’s role in tackling climate emergency

THE space sector's contribution to tackling the climate emergency will be explored during a virtual conference organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)...
Left to Right – Scott Macphail, Romeo Fisabilillah, Luke McEwan

Dougall Baillie Associates takes on more graduate apprentices

DOUGALL Baillie Associates (DBA) is continuing its development of graduate apprenticeships with a further intake for the coming academic year. The East Kilbride-based firm has...
Mabey Delta Clyde Bridge

Modular bridging system helps connect communities in South Lanarkshire

ACROW has confirmed that one of its Mabey Delta structures has been installed to replace the Clyde Bridge near Carstairs. Built in 1912, the bridge...

Sheet piling specialist urges industry to focus on embedded carbon reduction

SHEET Piling UK is urging the construction industry to make 2024 a year in which it commits to reduce the amount of embedded carbon...

Civils sector takes centre stage in green recovery

ICE Scotland director Hannah Smith recently spoke to Project Scotland about the environmental challenges facing the nation’s infrastructure and why the time to act...

Senior lecturer rewarded for inspiring next generation of civil engineers in Scotland

DR Rebecca Wade has been crowned the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland’s STEM Ambassador of the Year. The senior lecturer in environmental science at...

Work to begin on improving resilience at A83 Rest and Be Thankful

PREPARATORY works to realign the southern end of the temporary diversion route at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful will start this week, Transport...
Akela Ground Engineering Swadlincote office

Akela Ground Engineering expands with new office opening

AKELA Ground Engineering, part of Glasgow-headquartered Akela Group, has opened a new office at Optimum Business Park, Swadlincote in Derbyshire to support growth ambitions...

Lifeboat tribute forms part of new Broughty Ferry flood protection scheme

A sculpture commemorating the lifeboat service has been unveiled as part of the £15.5 million Broughty Ferry flood protection scheme. The public artwork, at Beach...

Firm completes bridge project five weeks ahead of schedule

THE rebuild of a bridge 'vital' to a Clydesdale community has been completed five weeks ahead of schedule. I & H Brown carried out the...