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Restoration of bridge connecting Scotland and England receives major award

A project to restore the Union Chain Bridge, which connects Scotland and England, has been recognised by some of the world's leading engineering organisations. A...
Site of new student accommodation in Edinburgh

‘Complex’ Edinburgh heritage site reaps benefits of 3D modelling and digital coordination

WILL Rudd is currently delivering a package of structural and civil engineering solutions for the redevelopment of 179 Canongate - a purpose-built student accommodation...

Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation names new sales director

POLYPIPE Civils & Green Urbanisation has appointed Clark McAllister as its new sales director. McAllister, who has been with Polypipe for 27 years, joins from...

WSP Highways director earns civil engineering recognition

STEVE Byer, a group director for WSP Highways, has been named a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in Scotland. ICE Scotland has...
Top Scot

Wick apprentice is named top Scot

21-year-old Craig Harvey, from Wick, was crowned Scotland’s top Civil Engineering Apprentice at the SBATC Apprentice of the Year awards. The title was presented...

ICE Scotland reiterates calls for ‘resiliency audit’

ICE Scotland has welcomed the focus on collaborative working in Transport Scotland's newly published Approach to Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience. The publication outlines the...

Major funding boost for sustainable cement innovation in South Lanarkshire

A Scottish-based manufacturing facility which will enable the production of lower carbon cement products has secured a £500,000 award from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular...

Temporary or enabling works – it’s all about the timing

In construction, temporary and permanent works often go hand in hand. Given this, perfect planning and coordination between each of the project stages, from...
Dougall Baillie Associates senior team

Management buyout complete at civils specialist Dougall Baillie Associates

ENGINEERING consultancy Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has announced a management buyout by three of its directors. Civil engineering director Scott MacPhail, structural engineering director Alan Ferns...
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...

Dingwall firm to begin creation of Highland active travel route

STRATH Civil Engineering will begin work on a new stretch of walking and cycling pathway between Dunballoch and Cabrich in the Highlands. The new route...

Harnessing the benefits of modular bridging

WHILE Mabey Bridge has been providing modular panel bridging for decades, the industry is only now beginning to really harness the benefits of modular...
HMP Perth

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...

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...

‘Bolder’ steps required to meet Scotland’s infrastructure decarbonisation goals

A new report has highlighted the need for 'bolder' steps to enable quicker and more effective decarbonisation of Scotland's infrastructure. The Institution of Civil Engineers...

BAM Nuttall completes Shetland remote robot trial in ‘UK first’

BAM Nuttall has announced it has successfully trialled the integrated Trimble X7 laser scanner with Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot in a remote construction site...

A platform for action as Kincardine Bridge work advances

OVER 30,000 tonnes of material have been used to create platforms to work from on the Transport Scotland project to demolish and replace part...

Will Rudd Davidson appoints two new directors in Edinburgh

CIVIL, structural and conservation engineering specialist Will Rudd Davidson has appointed two new directors in its Edinburgh practice, through the internal promotions of Alan...

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...

Scots teenager ‘can’t stop smiling’ after landing civil engineering apprenticeship

A Scottish teenager is celebrating after landing his 'dream' job with AC Land Regeneration, a division of Advance Construction Scotland. Former Dumbarton Academy pupil Caiden...