The rise of safe digging
Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD, an online safe digging resource, discusses the continued improvement in safe digging habits within the construction industry and looks...
Will Rudd undertakes complex drainage infrastructure work at Dolphingstone
CIVIL, structural and conservation engineering firm, Will Rudd, has revealed details of its role in supporting Taylor Wimpey East Scotland in starting the delivery...
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...
New awards celebrate civil engineers’ contribution to society
THE Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland has announced the launch of four new awards designed to recognise the impact civil engineers have on...
There’s life in the old girl yet
IN 2009, the Forth Estuary Transport Authority embarked on a competitive tender process for an estimated £15m package of works for the approach viaduct...
Civils specialist puts five employees through emergency first aid training course
FIVE employees from GBSS Civil Engineering have completed an emergency first aid course, organised by West Lothian-based Forde Training Services.
The four-day long course saw...
Civils work due for completion at Grangemouth Energy from Waste facility
ELYSIUM Construction is set to complete civil engineering works for Earls Gate Energy Centre (EGEC), a new Energy from Waste facility in Grangemouth designed...
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...
BAM Nuttall completes Shetland remote robot trial in ‘UK first’
BAM Nuttall has announced it has successfully trialled the integrated Trimble X7 laser scanner with Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot in a remote construction site...
Glasgow’s Cathcart set for £750,000 sewer network upgrade
SCOTTISH Water is to invest £750,000 into the upgrade of the sewer network in the Cathcart area of Glasgow.
The project will look to address...
Civils specialist marks Scottish milestone
CIVILS and building contractor Farrans Construction has announced it is celebrating 75 years in Scotland having completed over 1GW of wind farms - enough...
‘Complex’ Maltings Building work completes in Haddington
WILL Rudd (Glasgow) has handed over the latest project in a long-term collaboration with PureMalt Haddington.
Delivering over 30 projects on the site since 2014,...
RJ McLeod to deliver enabling works on Ardrossan Community Campus project
NORTH Ayrshire Council has appointed RJ McLeod to carry out enabling works on the build of the new Ardrossan Community Campus.
Enabling works at the...
Work complete on ‘game-changer’ quay at Port of Nigg
FARRANS Construction has completed works on the build of the Port of Nigg's new East Quay.
Measuring 225m long and 50m wide, it increases the...
New linkspan installation complete at Gourock Ferry Terminal
A new linkspan has been installed at Gourock Ferry Terminal as part of a £2.5 million project.
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), which owns the...
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...
Winchburgh community marks completion of key marina milestone
WINCHBURGH Developments has celebrated a crucial milestone after being joined by Scottish Canals, engineering firms I&H Brown and SWECO, and members of the local...
Time for warm words to be replaced with concrete plans
By Grahame Barn, chief executive of CECA Scotland
IN 2021 we will hopefully leave Covid-19 behind us as the vaccine programme is rolled out, but...
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...
Modular bridging system helps connect communities in South Lanarkshire
ACROW has confirmed that one of its Mabey Delta structures has been installed to replace the Clyde Bridge near Carstairs.
Built in 1912, the bridge...
