Engineering consultancy boosted by major Glasgow projects

WILL Rudd Davidson has revealed that investment in construction projects in Glasgow has provided a major boost for the consultancy. The firm's Glasgow team is...

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...

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...
Video footage of Monklands Replacement Project enabling works

Video documents enabling works at site of landmark new North Lanarkshire hospital

A new video has been released detailing the challenging preparatory groundworks that are currently being carried out at the site of the new University...

Scotland the ‘natural partner’ for wastewater solutions firm

AN Israeli company that is having its wastewater data technology utilised across America has hailed Scotland as one of its ‘core markets’ and praised...
Grahame Barn

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...

Quharity Burn returned to natural state to boost biodiversity and flood resilience

A 500-metre stretch of the Quharity Burn has been restored to return the river to its historical course using nature-based solutions implemented on the...

Festival site dig helps rediscover the summer which prompted ‘rebirth’ of Glasgow

A senior lecturer in archaeology at the University of Glasgow has revealed that construction work around the site of where the historic Glasgow Garden...
Sandra Purves and Elaine C Smith

ICE Scotland Awards winners announced at Glasgow ceremony

THE winners of this year's Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Glasgow. The event took place as...
Artist's impression of the Port Ellen redevelopment

McLaughlin & Harvey to lead £107m Port Ellen upgrade

CALEDONIAN Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has announced the appointment of McLaughlin & Harvey to lead construction work on the £107 million upgrade of Port...

Roger Bullivant Limited announces strategic restructure

FOUNDATION engineering business Roger Bullivant Limited (RBL) has announced a strategic restructure designed to 'sharpen its market focus, enhance operational efficiency, and support long-term...
Tony Fry with WaterAid in Rwanda

Scottish civils contractor donates Land Cruiser to WaterAid Rwanda

CIVIL engineering contractor George Leslie has donated a Land Cruiser to WaterAid Rwanda’s country programme. George Leslie is a keen supporter of WaterAid UK, which...
Robert Ogg, MD Akela Construction

Scotland’s green skills shift: central belt’s workforce conundrum amidst energy boom

By Robert Ogg, MD of Akela Construction, part of the Akela Group AS we look towards 2030 and beyond, Scotland's energy infrastructure is poised for...

Bridge entry earns Scottish engineer recognition in global competition

A Scottish engineer has won bronze in an an international competition for her video tour highlighting the construction and design of some of Scotland’s...

Design software helps add resilience to water supply

FORMING part of the Ayrshire Resilience Project, Scottish Water is working to connect the Glasgow trunk main network with supplies in Ayrshire. Once completed,...

Civils specialist plants its place as a contractor of choice

A business decision made by Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK upon its founding in the 1950s is helping the company overcome current-day global issues...

Historic civil engineering artefacts available to view in virtual tour

MEMBERS of the public are being given the chance to view some of Scotland’s most historic civil engineering memorabilia online, thanks to the work...

RJ McLeod to begin works at Uig Harbour

RJ McLeod is to start infrastructure improvement works at Uig Harbour this week, The Highland Council has announced. The project will bring an extended marshalling...

Communication is key for flood protection initiative

THE £15.7 million Stonehaven flood protection scheme, to be completed by McLaughlin & Harvey, will see homes and businesses protected from flooding around the...
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...