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...
‘Vital’ Dumfries and Galloway pipeline to be replaced in £1.8m project
A 'vital' pipeline that delivers water to thousands of homes in Dumfries and Galloway is being replaced by Scottish Water as part of a £1.8...
Firm sees strength in numbers
MACKENZIE Construction has launched a new collaborative initiative called ‘Strengthening our Foundations’, which aims to see the business partner up with other organisations to...
Innovative peatland restoration method utilised on Highland wind farm project
AN alternative peatland restoration method has been undertaken at Golticlay Wind Farm in Caithness.
The wind farm is being delivered by Farrans on behalf of...
Managing excess water during road construction
Drake Meikle, regional technical sales engineer at Siltbuster, the water treatment specialist, explores road construction, the excess water it generates, and how the environmental...
‘Bolder’ steps required to meet Scotland’s infrastructure decarbonisation goals
A new report has highlighted the need for 'bolder' steps to enable quicker and more effective decarbonisation of Scotland's infrastructure.
The Institution of Civil Engineers...
Jones Bros hits major health and safety milestone on North Kyle project
JONES Bros Civil Engineering UK has hit the milestone of reaching 500,000 hours without recording a single lost time incident at its North Kyle...
Contractor lands deal to unlock renewable energy capacity between Peterhead and Yorkshire
BALFOUR Beatty has been awarded a contract by Prysmian to install 68km of high voltage direct current (HVDC) land cables from Fraisthorpe Sands to...
Engineers to carry out ‘minor’ works at ferry terminal
ENGINEERS will carry out 'minor' snagging works at Tiree Ferry Terminal, it has been confirmed.
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), which owns the pier, has...
Ground specialist eyes ‘steady’ Scottish growth
AARSLEFF Ground Engineering MD Kevin Hague is targeting ‘steady’ growth in Scotland as the business responds to its third significant challenge in recent years.
Aarsleff...
New BT facility to study animal-inspired excavation techniques
BT has said it aims to put the UK at the forefront of a 'new era' of robotic development for telecoms and civil engineering.
It...
Protecting Scotland’s rural landscape
AN initiative to remove electricity transmission lines currently impacting scenic landscapes across Scotland’s National Parks is underway, with Mabey Hire’s temporary bridging solutions playing...
Crane infrastructure upgrade project complete at Greenock Ocean Terminal
QUAYSIDE crane rails have been removed and replaced at the Greenock Ocean Terminal as part of a new infrastructure and modernisation project that will...
Barrhead firm lands £15.3m contract to upgrade North Uist pier
GEORGE Leslie Ltd has secured a £15.3 million contract to carry out upgrade works at Lochmaddy Pier in North Uist.
Lochmaddy Pier is owned by...
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...
Advanced works underway on ‘next generation’ Glasgow building
DEANS Civil Engineering Scotland has commenced advanced works on behalf of CEG to prepare Glasgow's 33 Cadogan Street for development.
Works include installing sheet piling around...
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...
Innovative drainage solution boosts Scottish Water solar project
CIVIL and structural engineering consultancy Will Rudd has supported the delivery of a solar car port installation at Scottish Water's headquarters in Stepps, Glasgow.
The...
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...
Bridge specialist battles the elements at Doune Castle
BEAVER Bridges’ build of a new crossing at Doune Castle has been hailed by Historic Environment Scotland as an ‘achievement worth celebrating’ after the...
