Discarded plastic used to create new road in Glasgow

A revolutionary new tarmac product made from discarded plastic has been used in a major Scottish Water regeneration project in Glasgow. Over 414 kg of...

Turning a Corner on steep slope challenge in the Borders

A steep hill close to the A7 in the Borders wouldn’t traditionally be a site chosen for housing development. However, the new Buckholm Corner...

Narro confirms boardroom changes

STRUCTURAL and civil engineering consultancy Narro has announced a raft of boardroom changes. Andrew Brown is retiring from the board following an engineering career spanning...

Dougall Baillie Associates hail success of engineering graduate apprentice

EAST Kilbride-based consulting engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has hailed the professional success of its graduate apprentice Megan McGaw. Megan, now a valued member of...

Lynebeg rail bridge installation marks A9 Dualling milestone

NETWORK Rail has announced it has demolished and replaced the bridge over the railway at Lynebeg, south of Inverness on the Highland Mainline between...

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...

Groundforce temporary works tool receives further upgrade

GROUNDFORCE Shorco has upgraded its YourSolution design tool for the fourth time since it was launched two years ago. Sheet and frame designs up to...

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...

Harley Haddow honoured for work to ‘revolutionise’ Glasgow event space

HARLEY Haddow is celebrating after winning the Best Sustainability Project category at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Awards for its work on...

New software aims to optimise management of heavy civils projects

TOPCON Positioning Systems has launched its new Aptix integration platform to optimise how heavy civil construction projects are managed. The firm explained that Aptix...
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Balfour Beatty appointed to civils frameworks

BALFOUR Beatty has announced it has been appointed as the sole contractor to both the SCAPE Civil Engineering framework, covering England, Wales and Northern...

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...
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Wills Bros Civil Engineering secures £12.1m Glasgow contract

WILLS Bros Civil Engineering has secured a £12.19 million contract to deliver the Argyle Street East Avenue project on behalf of Glasgow City Council. Work...
Representatives from SSEN Transmission and BAM gather for the signing of the Early Contractor Involvement agreement for EGL3, signed by SSEN Transmission’s Director of Offshore Delivery Sandy Mactaggart, and Adrian Collins, Director at BAM UK & Ireland.

BAM secures civil engineering contract on UK’s biggest electricity transmission project

BAM is to deliver the first phase of civil engineering works for the northern converter station on the proposed £3 billion Eastern Green Link...

Lifeboat tribute forms part of new Broughty Ferry flood protection scheme

A sculpture commemorating the lifeboat service has been unveiled as part of the £15.5 million Broughty Ferry flood protection scheme. The public artwork, at Beach...

Sustainable drainage strategy brings environmental gains at Dalkeith housing project

A sustainable drainage strategy, designed to reduce 315 cubic metres of excavation and save around 20 days of construction time, has been utilised at...
Leo Harkin and Scott Macphail

Civils consultancy highlights alternative career routes through inspiring talent story

EAST Kilbride-based civil engineering consultancy Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) is celebrating the progress of aspiring engineer Leo Harkin (20), who has evolved from high...
Dougall Baillie Associates senior team

Management buyout complete at civils specialist Dougall Baillie Associates

ENGINEERING consultancy Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has announced a management buyout by three of its directors. Civil engineering director Scott MacPhail, structural engineering director Alan Ferns...

Record year for ‘safe digging’ searches

LSBUD, an online safe digging resource, has revealed it welcomed more than 3.4 million searches - a new record - for underground pipes and...

Bacteria could become a concrete money saver in infrastructure upkeep

BACTERIA could soon be used to end the need for the human repair of infrastructure that carries complex or costly maintenance needs. “This is no...