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...
Lauren Caughey and Kian Morrison are Graduate Engineers at Farrans

Farrans launches graduate recruitment drive

CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has launched its application process for 50 new positions on its graduate programme, with intake dates in...
Nelson Monument

Iconic Edinburgh landmark to be restored to its former glory

RESTORATION work is set to start on the 32 metre-high Nelson Monument, which has graced the Edinburgh skyline for more than two centuries. The monument...

Sensors power next generation SHM in civil engineering applications

Sherborne Sensors’ Mike Baker examines how field-proven sensor technology lies at the heart of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) innovation. STRUCTURAL Health Monitoring (SHM) is an...

HS2 project managing director appointed

BALFOUR Beatty VINCI has appointed Michael Dyke as managing director to lead its landmark HS2 joint venture. He will be tasked with providing strategic leadership...

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...
Historic blue sluice-gate. Image credit: Fife Coast and Countryside Trust

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...

Freyssinet lands tunnel lining contract for Glasgow Subway

FREYSSINET has been awarded a five-year contract to carry out tunnel lining improvement works as part of the modernisation of Glasgow Subway. The contract, awarded...

Height of Scotland’s ‘most bashed’ bridge to be increased

WORK to replace the bridge deck on Scotland's most frequently struck bridge is to get underway. The Network Rail and North Lanarkshire Council project will...
A catch fence designed to reduce the rock fall risk

FLS engineers deliver catch fence project to reduce rock fall risk

ENGINEERS from Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have completed the task of constructing a rock fall barrier on the site of a landslide above the...

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...

Advance Construction Group unveils new division

THE Advance Construction Group has launched a new division called WRS Structures Ltd, which will deliver reinforced concrete frames and structured steel buildings, as...
building supplies

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...
Aerial view of Comrie

Balfour Beatty awarded £27m Comrie flood protection scheme

BALFOUR Beatty has secured a £27 million contract to deliver the Comrie flood protection scheme on behalf of Perth and Kinross Council. Awarded through the...
L-R: Juliet Mallace (CECA Scotland Academy); David MacDonald (CECA Scotland); and Annmaria Coletta (BAM)

CECA Scotland Academy forum focuses on securing future workforce

CIVIL engineering employers, educators and industry bodies came together in Stirling recently for a CECA Scotland Academy forum focused on securing the workforce needed...
Students holding up their certificates

UHI Inverness CECA Academy Scotland graduates told of ‘unprecedented’ opportunities

UHI Inverness civil engineering operative students graduating from the CECA Academy Scotland have been told they are entering an industry with 'unprecedented' opportunities. Michael Butler,...
Left to Right – Scott Macphail, Romeo Fisabilillah, Luke McEwan

Dougall Baillie Associates takes on more graduate apprentices

DOUGALL Baillie Associates (DBA) is continuing its development of graduate apprenticeships with a further intake for the coming academic year. The East Kilbride-based firm has...
Heriot-Watt University exterior

Heriot-Watt University to open doors to public at engineering degree show

HERIOT-Watt University's Civil Engineering Degree Show is set to give the public a rare chance to see the ideas shaping the world around us. Hosted...

Big-hearted civils contractor comes to the aid of Glenrothes sports and health hub

ADVANCE Construction has come to the rescue of Glenrothes Community Sports and Health Hub following an 'urgent request' for help to complete their building. The...
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...