Construction of HS2 set to begin
JOINT venture Balfour Beatty VINCI has confirmed it has received notification from High Speed 2 (HS2) to proceed with its two main civil engineering...
Balfour Beatty to be awarded £184.7m Tomatin to Moy dualling contract
BALFOUR Beatty is poised to be appointed to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy in a contract worth £184.7 million.
The Scottish Government has...
Farrans launches application process for 2023 graduate and placement roles
CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has launched its application process for its next intake of graduates and placements for 2023.
The company revealed...
Covid-19 monitors ‘key part’ of Scottish Water’s site success
SCOTTISH Water has said that its £6.9 million project at Loch Thom Reservoir is a 'hive of activity' despite the current Covid-19 restrictions.
The loch...
Work complete on £48m Millport Flood Protection Scheme
WORK has been completed on a £48 million flood protection scheme on the Isle of Cumbrae.
Main contractor Van Oord UK, with support from Mackley...
The ‘virtuous circle’ of safe digging
Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD, the online safe digging resource, explores what the industry’s ‘virtuous circle’ is, and discusses what it means for health...
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...
Civil engineering academy launches at HMP Perth
HMP Perth has become the first prison in Scotland to offer a civil engineering training programme for people in custody.
Established by the Civil Engineering...
Advance Grid Solutions names director of engineering
ADVANCE Grid Solutions has appointed Ross Main to the role of director of engineering.
A graduate in electrical and electronic engineering, Ross has held senior...
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...
Glasgow bridge project triumphs in international civil engineering competition
THE two-way spanning cable-stayed Stockingfield Bridge in north Glasgow has won the 2022 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) People’s Choice Award.
The category recognises civil...
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...
New procurement competition launched for A9 dualling between Tomatin and Moy
THE Scottish Government has launched a new procurement competition for the dualling of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy.
The contract notice for the construction...
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...
RJ McLeod to deliver enabling works on Ardrossan Community Campus project
NORTH Ayrshire Council has appointed RJ McLeod to carry out enabling works on the build of the new Ardrossan Community Campus.
Enabling works at the...
Bridge entry earns Scottish engineer recognition in global competition
A Scottish engineer has won bronze in an an international competition for her video tour highlighting the construction and design of some of Scotland’s...
Jacobs lands National Grid framework agreement
Jacobs has announced it has been awarded the Design & Project Services Framework with energy utility National Grid in the UK to support its...
Govan–Partick bridge build creates more than one link
THE project manager on Farrans’ build of the recently opened £29.5 million Govan–Partick footbridge has revealed that forming close ties with the two communities...
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...
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...
