Alasdair MacPhee

Will Rudd opens Inverness base and confirms raft of appointments

CIVIL, structural and conservation engineering practice Will Rudd has announced a raft of senior promotions and new appointments across its Glasgow, Dublin and newly...

GRAHAM to land £79.5m Clyde road bridge contract

GRAHAM is set to land a £79.5 million contract to build the first opening road bridge over the River Clyde. Councillors from Renfrewshire Council’s finance board...

Business shows its steel on Scottish projects

STEEL piling specialist SPI McGrattan is looking to grow its temporary works offering in Scotland. The business opened a new office in Bellshill 18 months...
Govan-Partick bridge

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...

Recent storms reinforce ‘urgent’ need for Scottish infrastructure audit

STORMS Arwen and Barra have once again highlighted why a review of Scotland’s infrastructure must be made a priority, the country’s leading source of...

GRAHAM gets January start date for £22.68m Aurs Road upgrade

GRAHAM Construction will start work to upgrade Aurs Road between Barrhead and Newton Mearns in January. East Renfrewshire Council said the route will be transformed...

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...

George Leslie named in top 50 fastest growing businesses list

GEORGE Leslie has been named in the Sunday Times Scotland Fast 50 after more than doubling its turnover in the last five years. The Barrhead...
Handshake over construction documents

Chapelhall firm secures £1m contract for Renfrewshire cycle route

JH Civil Engineering Limited has been awarded a contract worth almost £1 million by Renfrewshire Council for the build of a new walking and...

Five options under consideration for Rest and Be Thankful design work

SCOTLAND'S transport minister Jenny Gilruth has met the A83 Task Force to discuss the work to identify a solution to the challenges at the...

Road Expo Scotland and Bridges Scotland return to tackle critical industry issues

ROAD Expo Scotland and Bridges Scotland are set to tackle the most pressing challenges currently facing the sector when the co-located events return to...

New transport hub tipped to benefit Stirling students

CONSTRUCTION work has been completed at the University of Stirling's new £1.1million transport hub. The civil engineering work was carried out by Robertson and comprised...
Artist's impression of the solar farm on the former Ness Landfill site

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...

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...
Loch Turret energy upgrades

WGM Engineering to deliver Loch Turret energy upgrades

THE energy network at Loch Turret Water Treatment Works near Crieff is undergoing an 18-month upgrade that will see the construction of a new...

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...

Survey shows positive signs of ‘sustained’ Scottish civils recovery

A new study has highlighted signs of a 'sustained recovery' in the Scottish civils sector. The latest Workload Trends Survey, conducted by trade association CECA...

Ceremony marks official opening of Lochmaddy Pier following upgrade works

A ceremony has taken place to formally open Lochmaddy Pier following the completion of upgrade works by contractor George Leslie. Fiona Hyslop MSP, cabinet secretary...

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...
Sarah Ross with her Women in Property award

Civil engineering student earns Women in Property Northern Scotland award

A MEng civil engineering student from the University of Dundee has been named the regional winner at this year’s Women in Property Northern Scotland...