Barrhead firm lands £15.3m contract to upgrade North Uist pier

GEORGE Leslie Ltd has secured a £15.3 million contract to carry out upgrade works at Lochmaddy Pier in North Uist. Lochmaddy Pier is owned by...
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Management buyout complete at civils specialist Dougall Baillie Associates

ENGINEERING consultancy Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has announced a management buyout by three of its directors. Civil engineering director Scott MacPhail, structural engineering director Alan Ferns...
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Civil engineering student earns Women in Property Northern Scotland award

A MEng civil engineering student from the University of Dundee has been named the regional winner at this year’s Women in Property Northern Scotland...

Teamwork pays off for Carnoustie pipeline repair project

SCOTTISH Water has published time lapse footage of the recently completed repairs to a major sewer pipeline by Carnoustie Golf Links. The footage showcases the work...

Bacteria could become a concrete money saver in infrastructure upkeep

BACTERIA could soon be used to end the need for the human repair of infrastructure that carries complex or costly maintenance needs. “This is no...

Groundforce temporary works tool receives further upgrade

GROUNDFORCE Shorco has upgraded its YourSolution design tool for the fourth time since it was launched two years ago. Sheet and frame designs up to...

Dunbartonshire firm lands deal to carry out surfacing work across Scotland’s rail network

A Dunbartonshire-based resurfacing and civils firm has secured a major framework contract with Network Rail to provide surfacing services across its Scotland route for...
Fergus Aitchison

Glasgow-headquartered civil engineering consultancy names new MD

GLASGOW-headquartered civil engineering consultancy MHB Consultants has appointed Fergus Aitchison as its new MD. Founder Hendrie Barbour will subsequently move into the role of chairman...
Neil Mackinlay, TSL Highland

TSL Contractors targets northern expansion with new Highland division

TSL Contractors has marked the start of 2026 with the launch of a new business division: TSL Highland. The division will provide construction and civil...
Wills Bros

Major milestone reached on Highland bridge build

WILLS Bros has welcomed local school pupils to see the progress being made on the build of the new Naver Bridge on the A836...

Groundforce promotes new engineering director

GROUNDFORCE Shorco has promoted the company's head of UK engineering design, Oliver Smith, to engineering director. In his new role, he will be responsible for...
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Highland CECA Scotland Academy graduates step straight into job interviews

THE latest cohort of UHI Inverness students to graduate from the CECA Scotland Academy have stepped into immediate job interviews to enter the civil...

G M Civil Group ramps up growth plans with acquisition of Irvine business

UDDINGSTON-based G M Civil Group has acquired Irvine civil and structural engineers Prime Structural Solutions for an undisclosed sum. The group, which works for supermarket...

Scots teenager ‘can’t stop smiling’ after landing civil engineering apprenticeship

A Scottish teenager is celebrating after landing his 'dream' job with AC Land Regeneration, a division of Advance Construction Scotland. Former Dumbarton Academy pupil Caiden...
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Keeping Scotland’s communites connected

By Peter Aramayo, projects director, Mabey Hire IN the last decade, the Scottish Government has worked tirelessly to deliver major infrastructure improvements. You only have...

Contractor to begin work on £11m flood protection project

RJ McLeod is to begin work on the £11 million Caol and Lochyside flood protection scheme this month (May). The 2km flood defence between the...

Groundforce Shorco confirms upgrade of online design tool

GROUNDFORCE Shorco has announced the introduction of an 'industry first' in temporary works solutions. Engineers and temporary works coordinators are set to get 'unprecedented access'...
Grahame Barn

Scottish civils workloads rebound ‘significantly’ in Q3

CECA Scotland's latest Workload Trends Survey has found that workloads and order books rebounded 'significantly' in Q3 of 2020. This is in sharp contrast to...
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How can Scotland face the challenges of climate change?

ICE Scotland chair, Donald Bell, explains the need for simultaneous progress on net zero and climate resilience. SOCIETY is facing two major challenges: achieving net...
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Helicopter expertise helps lift business to greater heights

David Wylie travels north to visit one of the UK’s best underslung load specialists, Skyhook Helicopters, as the business supports the pour and formation...