Bridge film sees Scottish civil engineer shortlisted for international award
A Scottish civil engineer is celebrating after reaching the final of a global competition which challenges contestants to explain an aspect of civil engineering...
Scottish investment pays off for piling specialist
STEEL piling specialist SPI McGrattan has revealed its decision to open a new regional office in Bellshill to serve the Scottish market just over...
Robertson lays the groundwork for refurbishment project
ROBERTSON has started enabling works on a £12 million project at the University of Edinburgh’s Darwin building.
The work will last 18 months, with the site being prepared for refurbishment...
Will Rudd confirms several internal promotions in Glasgow
WILL Rudd has announced a raft of promotions to its senior team in Glasgow.
The consulting civil, structural and conservation engineering practice revealed that Gerard...
There’s life in the old girl yet
IN 2009, the Forth Estuary Transport Authority embarked on a competitive tender process for an estimated £15m package of works for the approach viaduct...
Dougall Baillie Associates hail success of engineering graduate apprentice
EAST Kilbride-based consulting engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has hailed the professional success of its graduate apprentice Megan McGaw.
Megan, now a valued member of...
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...
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...
A platform for paint: Mabey kit allows testing ahead of bridge task
PAINTING of the 1.7-mile-long Queensferry Crossing will commence later this year following a careful planning process.
Mabey Hire recently revealed details of its role in...
Design software helps add resilience to water supply
FORMING part of the Ayrshire Resilience Project, Scottish Water is working to connect the Glasgow trunk main network with supplies in Ayrshire. Once completed,...
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...
Scottish Government urged to rethink infrastructure policy
THE Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in Scotland has called on the newly-elected Scottish Government to make sure that infrastructure lies the heart of...
Harnessing the benefits of modular bridging
WHILE Mabey Bridge has been providing modular panel bridging for decades, the industry is only now beginning to really harness the benefits of modular...
New head for Barhale Scotland
CIVIL engineering and infrastructure specialist Barhale has announced the appointment of Lee Hollywood as the new lead for its Scottish operation.
Originally joining the firm...
Wick apprentice is named top Scot
21-year-old Craig Harvey, from Wick, was crowned Scotland’s top Civil Engineering Apprentice at the SBATC Apprentice of the Year awards.
The title was presented...
GBSS Civil Engineering strengthens support for Crohn’s and colitis charity
GBSS Civil Engineering has announced it is looking forward to lending its support once again to an annual fundraising ball held by Scottish Crohn’s...
University of Strathclyde student wins Emerging Engineer award
A final-year civil and environmental engineering PhD student at the University of Strathclyde has been named as the Institute of Civil Engineering (ICE) Scotland’s Emerging...
BAM Nuttall completes Shetland remote robot trial in ‘UK first’
BAM Nuttall has announced it has successfully trialled the integrated Trimble X7 laser scanner with Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot in a remote construction site...
Harley Haddow honoured for work to ‘revolutionise’ Glasgow event space
HARLEY Haddow is celebrating after winning the Best Sustainability Project category at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Awards for its work on...
Aviemore contractor shows commitment to revitalising natural habitats
AVIEMORE-based contractor McGowan Environmental Engineering has shown its commitment to revitalising natural habitats via a new financial support package agreed with the rewilding and...
