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Civil engineer enjoys sweet taste of award success

https://youtu.be/FYlntFrU5hs NICHOLAS Fauvergue has won ICE Scotland’s Pitch 200 award after using a chocolate dessert to demonstrate the different components of bitumen pavement. The competition asked...

New bridge set to provide permanent structure to link islands

MABEY Bridge will design and install a 99-metre span bridge to link the islands of Great Bernera and Lewis in the Western Isles. The replacement crossing...

GRS completes acquisition of ground stabilisation ‘disruptor’ Soil Science

CONSTRUCTION materials group GRS has acquired start-up ground stabilisation and enabling works contractor Soil Science Ltd in a multi-million pound deal. The bolt-on acquisition is...
Ben Hamish

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...
From left, sitting: George Bowie (Partner Arch Henderson), Marije Hulshof (CEO Royal HaskoningDHV), and Alan Kilbride (Principal Partner Arch Henderson). From left, standing: Jon Robinson (Global Director Water & Maritime, Royal HaskoningDHV) and Michiel de Jong (Business Unit Director Maritime & Renewables Europe, Royal HaskoningDHV).

Arch Henderson acquired by international consulting engineering firm

SCOTLAND-based maritime engineering firm Arch Henderson has been acquired by international consulting engineering company Royal HaskoningDHV. Arch Henderson will retain its brand name in the...
Alan Boyle, Story Scotland

Story Scotland launches energy division to support nation’s net zero ambitions

STORY Scotland has announced the launch of a new division designed to deliver 'innovative and efficient' civil engineering solutions for energy customers across Scotland. The...

The rise of safe digging

Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD, an online safe digging resource, discusses the continued improvement in safe digging habits within the construction industry and looks...

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...
Grahame Barn

Time for warm words to be replaced with concrete plans

By Grahame Barn, chief executive of CECA Scotland IN 2021 we will hopefully leave Covid-19 behind us as the vaccine programme is rolled out, but...

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...

Cairngorm Mountain funicular railway back in action following ‘complex’ civils work

THE Cairngorm Mountain's funicular railway is back in action following completion of repair works in what has been described as one of Scotland's 'most...

Contractor announced for £5.6m Sauchiehall Street overhaul

MACLAY Civil Engineering has secured the £5.6 million contract for the overhaul of Sauchiehall Street as part of Glasgow City Council's wider £115 million...
Aerial view of Comrie

Balfour Beatty awarded £27m Comrie flood protection scheme

BALFOUR Beatty has secured a £27 million contract to deliver the Comrie flood protection scheme on behalf of Perth and Kinross Council. Awarded through the...

CECA Scotland unveils “concerning” figures on civils workloads

SCOTTISH civils workloads have fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter with future prospects continuing to “remain weak” according to CECA Scotland. The “concerning” figures are based...

Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm build progresses

Careys is to start work on the next phase of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm build on the East Lothian coast. Contracted by Siemens...

Narro hits milestone of 100 employees

NARRO has announced that it has hit the milestone of 100 permanent employees for the first time in its 37-year history. On Monday, Chlöe Chandler...

Story named Rail Supplier of the Year at Scottish Transport Awards

STORY Contracting is celebrating after being crowned Rail Supplier of the Year at the Scottish Transport Awards 2023. The firm said the accolade recognises the...
Amrit Singh

GBSS teams up with Tigers to help train next generation of construction workers

GBSS Civil Engineering has spoken of the collaborative relationship it has formed with Tigers Group, the training organisation for young people which is helping...

Harley Haddow sustainability expert honoured at CIBSE Symposium

A senior sustainability specialist from Harley Haddow has earned recognition for her 'incredible' research efforts. Shweta Salvankar, senior building performance and sustainability engineer, received an...

A bridge too far? Architect fears opposition to PM leaves idea dead in water

A leading architect who has been at the forefront of the discussion around a potential bridge to link Scotland with Northern Ireland fears that...