Akela secures another major contract in Penicuik housing project

AKELA Construction has secured another contract as part of the creation of a new community in Penicuik. The latest contract for Avant Homes will deliver...
Akela Ground Engineering Swadlincote office

Akela Ground Engineering expands with new office opening

AKELA Ground Engineering, part of Glasgow-headquartered Akela Group, has opened a new office at Optimum Business Park, Swadlincote in Derbyshire to support growth ambitions...
Mabey Delta Clyde Bridge

Modular bridging system helps connect communities in South Lanarkshire

ACROW has confirmed that one of its Mabey Delta structures has been installed to replace the Clyde Bridge near Carstairs. Built in 1912, the bridge...
Grahame Barn

Scottish civils workloads rebound ‘significantly’ in Q3

CECA Scotland's latest Workload Trends Survey has found that workloads and order books rebounded 'significantly' in Q3 of 2020. This is in sharp contrast to...

PDM looks to inspire future engineers

PDM Dumfries has donated materials to primary school pupils to support creative play and inspire future engineers. Pupils at Johnstonebridge Primary School in Lockerbie recently...

Contract for £1.6m Aberdeen harbour completion works awarded

A £1.6 million contract for completion works at the Aberdeen Harbour expansion project has been awarded to Ashleigh Contracts. The firm had previously worked on...
Farrans employees

Sisk completes acquisition of Farrans

JOHN Sisk & Son (Sisk) has completed the acquisition of Farrans Construction, in a move it says will unlock new opportunities for delivering major...

Safe digging portal breaks record for search enquiries

ONLINE safe digging resource LSBUD has announced that it finished 2022 with 3.75 million search enquiries for underground pipes and cables passing through its central...

CECA Scotland dinner raises funds to fight MND

GUESTS attending the annual CECA Scotland dinner helped raise over £8,000 for rugby legend Doddie Weir's charity, My Name'5 Doddie Foundation. This figure will...
Leo Quinn

Balfour Beatty appointed to civils frameworks

BALFOUR Beatty has announced it has been appointed as the sole contractor to both the SCAPE Civil Engineering framework, covering England, Wales and Northern...

AmcoGiffen to lead £2.7m transformation of Barrhead’s Carlibar Park

BARRHEAD'S Carlibar Park is to be 'transformed' in a £2.7 million project to turn derelict land into attractive green space and reduce flood risks. Led...

Drones and lasers combine to help improve Scotland’s sewer network

SCOTTISH Water has announced that drones and lasers are being used together for the first time in Britain to improve Scotland’s sewers and help...

Farrans awarded Gold accreditation by Investors in People

FARRANS Construction is celebrating after being awarded Investors in People Gold accreditation. To secure Gold, a business must have the policies in place and ensure...

Farrans launches new training course to tackle mental health conversations head on

CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has teamed up with Action Mental Health and Dan Long Associates, to launch an internal training course...
Hunterston

Peel Ports preparing Hunterston marine yard to support offshore wind sector

PEEL Ports Clydeport has signalled its intention to invest up to £150 million in the redevelopment of the Hunterston marine yard in Ayrshire. Peel Ports...

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...
New GRAHAM office in Cumbria

Contractor opens new office in Cumbria to serve civils and building divisions

GRAHAM has opened a new office in Cumbria, which will be utilised by the contractor's civil engineering and building divisions. Located at the Phoenix Enterprise...

Water systems in fine health at new hospital

EDINBURGH’S new £150 million Royal Hospital for Children and Young People has utilised more than 300,000 Polypipe Permavoid and Polystorm-R components for water attenuation...

ICE Scotland announces STEM Ambassador of the Year

KEVIN Smith has been announced as the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland’s STEM Ambassador of the Year for his work to inspire young...

Story Scotland celebrates 10-year anniversary

THE Scottish civil engineering division of Story Contracting is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. Since its inception in 2014, Story Scotland has delivered over...