Scottish investment pays off for piling specialist
STEEL piling specialist SPI McGrattan has revealed its decision to open a new regional office in Bellshill to serve the Scottish market just over...
Helicopter expertise helps lift business to greater heights
David Wylie travels north to visit one of the UK’s best underslung load specialists, Skyhook Helicopters, as the business supports the pour and formation...
Diversity vital to engineering sector recovery
THE Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has highlighted the role female workers could play in the industry's economic recovery.
The organisation said engineering employers were...
Entries sought for Scottish Civil Engineering Awards 2020
THE 2020 Scottish Civil Engineering Awards have been officially launched.
The awards, organised jointly by CECA Scotland and ICE Scotland, celebrate the nation's top civil...
Tenderer shortlist unveiled for facility able to ‘double’ UK’s electricity storage
SSE Renewables has unveiled the tenderer shortlists of contractors for the civil engineering and mechanical and electrical works on its hydro storage scheme at...
Groundforce Shorco confirms upgrade of online design tool
GROUNDFORCE Shorco has announced the introduction of an 'industry first' in temporary works solutions.
Engineers and temporary works coordinators are set to get 'unprecedented access'...
Civils specialist marks Scottish milestone
CIVILS and building contractor Farrans Construction has announced it is celebrating 75 years in Scotland having completed over 1GW of wind farms - enough...
Balfour Beatty appoints new MD of UK Highways business
BALFOUR Beatty has appointed Joanna Vezey as MD of its UK Highways business.
Joanna, who will join the group in December, has over 25 years’...
Jones Bros hits first pour milestone on Windy Standard III Wind Farm
JONES Bros Civil Engineering UK has completed the first pouring of concrete on the turbine foundations of the Windy Standard III Wind Farm in...
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...
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...
Below the surface: landmark drainage system installed at Edinburgh Airport
SCOTLAND’S largest underground surface water drainage system has been installed by water infrastructure specialist SDS as part of a £23 million civil engineering programme...
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...
Balfour Beatty appoints new MD to lead UK Regional Civils business
BALFOUR Beatty has appointed Kay Slade as MD of the group's UK Regional Civils business.
Kay succeeds Mark Arrandale, who has been serving as interim...
Charles Brand begins £2.2 million Tarbert Harbour marina slipway project
CIVIL engineering specialist Charles Brand has commenced works on a £2.2 million marina slipway project at Tarbert Harbour.
The project will see the creation of...
Global Infrastructure announces launch of specialist works division
GLOBAL Infrastructure, a civil engineering and construction partner to the energy and utilities sectors, has launched a new specialist works division, which is forecast...
One of Scotland’s ‘most complex’ civil engineering projects nears completion
WORK to reinstate the Cairngorm funicular railway is entering the final stages in what has been said to be one of Scotland's 'most complex...
River restoration work delivers biodiversity benefits at Fife’s Back Burn
A 700m section of the Back Burn has been restored to follow its original course at Coul Den Reservoir, Glenrothes.
The work, which forms part...
Senior lecturer rewarded for inspiring next generation of civil engineers in Scotland
DR Rebecca Wade has been crowned the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland’s STEM Ambassador of the Year.
The senior lecturer in environmental science at...
Scottish Civil Engineering Awards launched
THE search is underway for Scotland’s top engineering and construction projects with the launch of the 2020/21 Scottish Civil Engineering Awards.
Organised jointly by CECA...
