Oban school pupils gain experience on £8.1m project

FIVE Oban High School pupils have gained experience on TSL Contractors' £8.1 million build of Camas House at the European Marine Science Park (EMSP)...

Preferred route option announced for ‘challenging’ section of A9 scheme

THE preferred route option for the section of the route between Pass of Birnam and Tay Crossing section of the A9 dualling programme has...
Video footage of Monklands Replacement Project enabling works

Video documents enabling works at site of landmark new North Lanarkshire hospital

A new video has been released detailing the challenging preparatory groundworks that are currently being carried out at the site of the new University...

New commercial director for Story Scotland

STORY Contracting has appointed Bobby Forbes as commercial director to its Story Scotland division. He brings over 30 years of experience and joins from Babcock Rail,...

Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation names new sales director

POLYPIPE Civils & Green Urbanisation has appointed Clark McAllister as its new sales director. McAllister, who has been with Polypipe for 27 years, joins from...

Gull chicks halt project to demolish redundant ferry berthing

NESTING gull chicks have delayed work to remove old harbour structures at Kyleakin Harbour. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), which owns the infrastructure, appointed Orkney-based...
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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...

Nationwide campaign shines a light on civil engineering

CIVIL engineering projects from across the UK are taking part in a special campaign over the next fortnight, to show the public the positive impact...

Road Expo Scotland and Bridges Scotland return to tackle critical industry issues

ROAD Expo Scotland and Bridges Scotland are set to tackle the most pressing challenges currently facing the sector when the co-located events return to...

Diversity vital to engineering sector recovery

THE Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has highlighted the role female workers could play in the industry's economic recovery. The organisation said engineering employers were...
New GRAHAM office in Cumbria

Contractor opens new office in Cumbria to serve civils and building divisions

GRAHAM has opened a new office in Cumbria, which will be utilised by the contractor's civil engineering and building divisions. Located at the Phoenix Enterprise...

Highland Council launches engineering recruitment drive

THE Highland Council is looking to recruit engineering staff to help deliver key infrastructure projects across the constituency. With the local authority having responsibility for...

Motorway junction construction marks major milestone in Winchburgh’s masterplan

WINCHBURGH'S new M9 motorway junction - Junction 1B - has opened for northbound local access, with southbound routes into Winchburgh to follow in the...

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...
A catch fence designed to reduce the rock fall risk

FLS engineers deliver catch fence project to reduce rock fall risk

ENGINEERS from Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have completed the task of constructing a rock fall barrier on the site of a landslide above the...

Site challenges see Aurs Road project costs rise to £28 million

THE cost of the Aurs Road project, which will create a safer route between Barrhead and Newton Mearns, has risen to a projected £28...

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...

McLaughlin & Harvey apprentice picks up top accolade

MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey has highlighted the achievements of trainee engineer Christy Dickson, who won the CECA Scotland Most Promising Apprentice 2023 award. Christy joined the...
Computer generated image of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy

Balfour Beatty confirms award of £185m A9 dualling contract

BALFOUR Beatty has confirmed it has been awarded a £185 million contract by Transport Scotland to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy, approximately...
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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...