Innovative drainage solution boosts Scottish Water solar project
CIVIL and structural engineering consultancy Will Rudd has supported the delivery of a solar car port installation at Scottish Water's headquarters in Stepps, Glasgow.
The...
One of Scotland’s ‘most complex’ civil engineering projects nears completion
WORK to reinstate the Cairngorm funicular railway is entering the final stages in what has been said to be one of Scotland's 'most complex...
Amey secures place on £72.5m civil engineering and technical consultancy framework
AMEY Consulting has announced it has secured a place on the £72.5 million Scotland Excel Civil Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework.
Spanning four years, the...
Pick Everard in the frame for three civil engineering awards
PICK Everard is celebrating after being shortlisted for three separate awards in the 2020 New Civil Engineering Awards.
Elizabeth Hardwick-Smith, director of HR, is nominated...
Narro and ARUP colleagues honoured for National Galleries of Scotland work
NARRO has announced that director Dominic Echlin has been awarded the Sir Arnold Waters Medal by the Institution of Structural Engineers, alongside Ben McIlroy...
CECA Scotland launches new strategy to tackle civil engineering labour shortage
CECA Scotland has launched a new strategy to tackle the civil engineering labour shortage and attract new talent to strengthen the sector's workforce for...
Falkirk civils firm honoured at supply chain awards
FALKIRK-based civil engineering firm GBSS has been named Supply Chain Partner of the Year at the Tilbury Douglas Scottish Supply Chain Roadshow.
The accolade was...
PDM secures major wind farm contract win with Maxwell Construction & Civils
BUILDING materials merchant PDM has strengthened its relationship with Maxwell Construction & Civils after securing a £250,000 contract to support a wind farm infrastructure...
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...
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...
Burns & McDonnell appoints new head of civils, transmission & distribution
ENGINEERING and construction firm Burns & McDonnell has strengthened its UK Transmission & Distribution (T&D) practice with the appointment of Gareth James as head...
Pontoon project making waves in Inverclyde
THERE’S a wave of activity at Peel Ports’ Inchgreen Dry Dock in Inverclyde, as the firm’s new 200-metre long cruise pontoon berth begins to...
Heriot-Watt University to open doors to public at engineering degree show
HERIOT-Watt University's Civil Engineering Degree Show is set to give the public a rare chance to see the ideas shaping the world around us.
Hosted...
BH Civil Engineering lands Heron Bros contracts
BH Civil Engineering has secured two Heron Bros contracts to support the development of Home Bargains stores in Dunfermline and Carfin.
The contracts comprise all...
New £1.3m project to study whether fungi can be used to stop landslips
A new £1.3 million research project will explore the possibility of the use of fungi in the prevention of landslips.
Led by the University of...
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...
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...
Landmark Groundforce Bridge project helps span Lesmahagow watercourse
THE longest bridge ever built by Groundforce Bridge has helped civil engineers APL Construction span an 11m watercourse and flood area in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire.
The...
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...
Scottish civil engineer features in new exhibition celebrating female ICE Fellows
NICOLE Paterson, chief executive and accountable officer at Scottish Environment Protection Agency, features in a new exhibition on display at the HQ of the...
