Engineering consultancy boosted by major Glasgow projects

WILL Rudd Davidson has revealed that investment in construction projects in Glasgow has provided a major boost for the consultancy. The firm's Glasgow team is...

G M Civil Group ramps up growth plans with acquisition of Irvine business

UDDINGSTON-based G M Civil Group has acquired Irvine civil and structural engineers Prime Structural Solutions for an undisclosed sum. The group, which works for supermarket...

Building Scotland’s sustainable harbours

By Ramsay Muirhead, director of port infrastructure and planning at CMAL AS Scotland prepares to host COP26 later this year, a global agenda to...

Burns & McDonnell ‘deepens presence’ in Scotland with new framework role

CONSTRUCTION business Burns & McDonnell has been appointed by Scottish Power Energy Networks to join a new framework for engineering design services in Scotland. Suppliers...
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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...

Pandemic results in ‘steep fall’ in Q2 civils workloads

35% of Scottish firms have reported a fall in workloads compared with a year ago in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest CECA...
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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...

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...

Blueprint Recruitment strengthens construction and civil engineering team

BLUEPRINT Recruitment has appointed Dave Dudgeon as principle consultant of its construction and civil engineering business. He will bring 30 years of leadership experience and...

Harley Haddow sustainability expert honoured at CIBSE Symposium

A senior sustainability specialist from Harley Haddow has earned recognition for her 'incredible' research efforts. Shweta Salvankar, senior building performance and sustainability engineer, received an...

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 Water upgrades waste water treatment system in Midlothian village

SCOTTISH Water has broken ground on a multi-million pound project to upgrade the waste water treatment system in the Midlothian village of Edgehead. The project,...

Work begins on West Lothian bridge

CONSTRUCTION to replace Skolie Burn Bridge between Addiewell and Loganlea in West Lothian has begun. The project, costing £2.4 million, is expected to be completed...
A9 between Tomatin and Moy

Balfour Beatty to be awarded £184.7m Tomatin to Moy dualling contract

BALFOUR Beatty is poised to be appointed to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy in a contract worth £184.7 million. The Scottish Government has...
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Manchester-headquartered engineering consultancy expands into Glasgow

MANCHESTER-headquartered structural and civil engineering consultancy Renaissance has expanded into Glasgow. The firm’s new operation at the Briggait, an A-listed market hall complex in Glasgow...

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...

Residential project work to gather pace on historic Ayrshire site

CONSULTING engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has announced the firm has been called on to accelerate the restart of a residential development where Robert...
Skyhook helicopter

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...
Video footage of Monklands Replacement Project enabling works

Video documents enabling works at site of landmark new North Lanarkshire hospital

A new video has been released detailing the challenging preparatory groundworks that are currently being carried out at the site of the new University...
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...