Civils work due for completion at Grangemouth Energy from Waste facility
ELYSIUM Construction is set to complete civil engineering works for Earls Gate Energy Centre (EGEC), a new Energy from Waste facility in Grangemouth designed...
New report urges greater collaboration
MABEY has released a report urging new ways of working and greater collaboration across the construction supply chain to help solve the sector’s productivity...
BAM creates new Scottish hub with opening of Kilsyth office
CONSTRUCTION giant BAM has created a new hub in Scotland with the opening of an office in Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire.
The move is designed to...
Aberdeenshire civil engineering firm steps up diversification plans
ABERDEENSHIRE civil engineering specialist JKR Contractors is set to diversify into agriculture and property.
The Ellon-based business has bought a 480-acre farm and eight residential properties, adding...
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...
Ex-Aberdeen landfill site to be transformed to create a solar farm
A historical landfill site is to be redeveloped to create a solar farm as part of the first phase of a green hydrogen infrastructure...
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...
Beam installation marks major milestone in Winchburgh masterplan
SCOTLAND'S largest placemaking project has marked another milestone with work underway to install five concrete beams - each weighing more than 100 tonnes -...
Contract awarded for Gourock linkspan repair project
GEORGE Leslie Limited has been awarded a £1.2 million contract to carry out work to extend the life of the linkspan at Gourock Ferry...
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...
COWI awarded Pre-FEED contracts for Ayre and Bowdun offshore wind projects
ENGINEERING consulting group COWI has secured a contract from Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a joint venture involving DEME, Qair and Aspiravi, with a focus...
Dingwall firm secures contract for £1.9m Isle of Skye project
STRATH Civil Engineering has secured the £1.9 million contract for the creation of the Portree link road on the Isle of Skye.
Work on the...
Will Rudd undertakes complex drainage infrastructure work at Dolphingstone
CIVIL, structural and conservation engineering firm, Will Rudd, has revealed details of its role in supporting Taylor Wimpey East Scotland in starting the delivery...
Lynebeg rail bridge installation marks A9 Dualling milestone
NETWORK Rail has announced it has demolished and replaced the bridge over the railway at Lynebeg, south of Inverness on the Highland Mainline between...
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...
£20 million Katrine Aqueduct upgrade work complete
SCOTTISH Water has announced that a £20 million project to upgrade the Katrine Aqueduct, which serves more than 1.3 million people in parts of...
Contract awarded for Dunfermline High Street project
FIFE Council has appointed Newlay Civil Engineering Ltd to carry out improvement works at the old Co-op site on Dunfermline High Street.
The site has been...
Principal contractor appointed to install 3km of water mains at Aberdeen Harbour project
NICOL of Skene has been appointed principal contractor by Doig and Smith on behalf of Aberdeen Harbour Board to install around 3km of new...
Farrans launches search for next intake of graduates
CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has launched its application process for 50 positions on its graduate programme, Farrans Foundation, with intake dates...
New geotechnical solutions help tackle affordable housing shortfall
There is no silver bullet to the shortage of affordable housing across the UK. Debate over the barriers to meeting targets is complex; not...
