Farrans employees

Sisk completes acquisition of Farrans

JOHN Sisk & Son (Sisk) has completed the acquisition of Farrans Construction, in a move it says will unlock new opportunities for delivering major...

Civil engineer’s Forth Bridge replica could be created as official Lego set

A Scottish civil engineer has reached the halfway mark in a competition to create a new product for Lego. Michael Dineen has accumulated over 5000...

AmcoGiffen to lead £2.7m transformation of Barrhead’s Carlibar Park

BARRHEAD'S Carlibar Park is to be 'transformed' in a £2.7 million project to turn derelict land into attractive green space and reduce flood risks. Led...
Farrans

Sisk reaches agreement to buy Farrans Construction

DUBLIN-headquartered Sisk has reached an agreement to acquire Farrans Construction in a deal tipped to unlock new opportunities for delivering major infrastructure projects across...
Fergus Aitchison

Glasgow-headquartered civil engineering consultancy names new MD

GLASGOW-headquartered civil engineering consultancy MHB Consultants has appointed Fergus Aitchison as its new MD. Founder Hendrie Barbour will subsequently move into the role of chairman...

Global Infrastructure announces 25 new appointments as growth continues

GLOBAL Infrastructure has announced the appointment of 25 new members of staff - including three directors. The bolstering of its 200-strong team comes as...

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...

Groundforce promotes new engineering director

GROUNDFORCE Shorco has promoted the company's head of UK engineering design, Oliver Smith, to engineering director. In his new role, he will be responsible for...
Leo Quinn

Construction of HS2 set to begin

JOINT venture Balfour Beatty VINCI has confirmed it has received notification from High Speed 2 (HS2) to proceed with its two main civil engineering...

Bridge film sees Scottish civil engineer shortlisted for international award

A Scottish civil engineer is celebrating after reaching the final of a global competition which challenges contestants to explain an aspect of civil engineering...

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...

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...

Etive Consulting Engineers appoints new director

EDINBURGH-headquartered Etive Consulting Engineers Limited has expanded the company's board with the appointment of Alastair Manson as a director. Operating from the firm’s Inverness office,...

New report urges greater collaboration

MABEY has released a report urging new ways of working and greater collaboration across the construction supply chain to help solve the sector’s productivity...

ICE Scotland’s STEM Ambassador of the Year announced

REBECCA Innes has been named the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland’s STEM Ambassador of the Year 2023 for her role in helping to...

Glenfinnan Viaduct project begins following ‘years of planning’

A £3.4 million project to carry out repairs on the 123-year-old Glenfinnan Viaduct is underway. Network Rail, alongside principal contractor AmcoGiffen, have set up a...

Landmark Groundforce Bridge project helps span Lesmahagow watercourse

THE longest bridge ever built by Groundforce Bridge has helped civil engineers APL Construction span an 11m watercourse and flood area in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. The...

Cream of the crop: new base gives NPC scope for Scottish expansion

NATIONAL Pile Croppers (NPC) is targeting growth in the Scottish market after opening a new depot in Airdrie. The company specialises in hiring hydraulic pile...

Global Infrastructure eyes continued growth with opening of new Inverness office

HIGHLANDS-based civil engineering and construction contractor Global Infrastructure has opened a new office at Aurora House at Inverness Campus. The firm's operational base will remain...
GBSS award win

Falkirk civils firm honoured at supply chain awards

FALKIRK-based civil engineering firm GBSS has been named Supply Chain Partner of the Year at the Tilbury Douglas Scottish Supply Chain Roadshow. The accolade was...