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...

Turning a Corner on steep slope challenge in the Borders

A steep hill close to the A7 in the Borders wouldn’t traditionally be a site chosen for housing development. However, the new Buckholm Corner...
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George Leslie’s third annual Innovation Day hailed a success

GEORGE Leslie has hosted its third annual innovation day bringing together over 400 professionals from across the construction industry to focus on a more...

Winchburgh pupils get a taste of civils careers during M9 motorway junction visit

AS the new M9 motorway junction at Winchburgh nears completion following ten months of engineering and construction work, local school pupils became the first...

High-tech golf experience set to tee off following ‘complex’ site works

A new high-tech golfing experience is set to open in Rutherglen on Friday 16 December following the completion of core civil and structural services...
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Delivery partners named for £450m investment in north of Scotland’s electricity system

SCOTTISH and Southern Electricity Networks has confirmed the companies that will deliver a £450 million programme of investment in the north of Scotland’s electricity...

Mackenzie Construction appoints Smart Surface research associate

HAVING been awarded funding from Innovate UK for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the...
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...

Delivery plan announced for remaining A9 dualling projects

ALMOST half of Perth to Inverness route will be dual carriageway by the end of 2030, Scotland's cabinet secretary for transport has announced. Mairi McAllan...

Dougall Baillie Associates hail success of engineering graduate apprentice

EAST Kilbride-based consulting engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has hailed the professional success of its graduate apprentice Megan McGaw. Megan, now a valued member of...

Groundforce temporary works tool receives further upgrade

GROUNDFORCE Shorco has upgraded its YourSolution design tool for the fourth time since it was launched two years ago. Sheet and frame designs up to...

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...

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...

Pat Munro launches new division after snapping up senior management team

PAT Munro (Alness) has launched a new major projects department after acquiring the majority of the management team from Morrison Infrastructure in Inverness. The recruitment...
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Construction product manufacturers report declining sales amid rising costs

NEW research has found that UK sales volumes for both heavy side and light side construction product manufacturers dropped in the first quarter of...

UHI civil engineering students go straight from graduation to job interviews

THE University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has celebrated its third cohort of CECA Scotland Academy Civil Engineering Operative students going straight from...
Willox Park

McTaggart Construction helps deliver affordable homes and community benefits at Willox Park

MCTAGGART Construction and West Dunbartonshire Council are teaming up to bring new affordable housing and community benefits to Willox Park. The announcement marks collaboration on...
Will Rudd team members

Will Rudd Glasgow announces raft of promotions

WILL Rudd Glasgow has announced a number of promotions to its engineering and technical teams. With over four decades of experience in civil, structural and...
Mackenzie Construction team

Glasgow-headquartered civils specialist continues English expansion

GLASGOW-headquartered civils specialist Mackenzie Construction has continued its expansion with the opening of a new regional hub in Stafford, joining other bases in Inverness,...

George Leslie begins £15.3m Outer Hebrides pier project

GEORGE Leslie Ltd has started works on the upgrade of a ferry terminal at Lochmaddy Harbour in the Outer Hebrides. The £15.3 million project will...