Five options under consideration for Rest and Be Thankful design work
SCOTLAND'S transport minister Jenny Gilruth has met the A83 Task Force to discuss the work to identify a solution to the challenges at the...
Advance Grid Solutions names director of engineering
ADVANCE Grid Solutions has appointed Ross Main to the role of director of engineering.
A graduate in electrical and electronic engineering, Ross has held senior...
Balfour Beatty appoints new MD of UK Highways business
BALFOUR Beatty has appointed Joanna Vezey as MD of its UK Highways business.
Joanna, who will join the group in December, has over 25 years’...
Amey secures place on £72.5m civil engineering and technical consultancy framework
AMEY Consulting has announced it has secured a place on the £72.5 million Scotland Excel Civil Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework.
Spanning four years, the...
Helicopter expertise helps lift business to greater heights
David Wylie travels north to visit one of the UK’s best underslung load specialists, Skyhook Helicopters, as the business supports the pour and formation...
Civils sector takes centre stage in green recovery
ICE Scotland director Hannah Smith recently spoke to Project Scotland about the environmental challenges facing the nation’s infrastructure and why the time to act...
Robertson confirms senior civil engineering appointment
BRYAN Glass has been appointed executive director of Robertson's civil engineering business.
Born and trained in New Zealand, he is a chartered civil engineer who...
Groundforce appoints new engineering director
GROUNDFORCE has announced the appointment of Paul Garton as its new engineering director to head up its technical team.
He has more than 20 years’...
Advance Construction invests in Northern Piling Ltd
ADVANCE Construction (Scotland) Ltd has made an equity investment in Northern Piling Ltd.
The move is designed to strengthen the collaboration between the businesses and...
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...
Work begins on West Lothian bridge
CONSTRUCTION to replace Skolie Burn Bridge between Addiewell and Loganlea in West Lothian has begun.
The project, costing £2.4 million, is expected to be completed...
Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm build progresses
Careys is to start work on the next phase of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm build on the East Lothian coast.
Contracted by Siemens...
Shetland eyes £1.5 billion build of subsea tunnels to connect islands
SHETLAND Islands Council has approved recommendations for the creation of subsea tunnels between some islands.
The local authority appointed Stantec, Mott MacDonald, and COWI in 2025...
Local contractor delivers milestone Irvine Beach Park project
MCLAUGHLIN Construction has announced completion of the Coastal Hub at Irvine Beach Park for North Ayrshire Council.
The delivery marks the first major milestone in...
Residents to benefit from Irvine road project
CONSTRUCTION has been completed on a major road project in Irvine, paving the way for a new residential development opportunity.
Robertson Civil Engineering carried out...
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...
Scottish civils workloads rebound ‘significantly’ in Q3
CECA Scotland's latest Workload Trends Survey has found that workloads and order books rebounded 'significantly' in Q3 of 2020.
This is in sharp contrast to...
Helensburgh transformation strikes a CHORD with locals
PHASE Two of the Helensburgh CHORD project is well underway.
The aim is to improve the appearance of the town and stimulate economic regeneration.
Phase...
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...
Scottish lecturer earns national accolade for inspiring young civil engineers
SCOTTISH lecturer Dr Rebecca Wade has been named the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) STEM Ambassador of the Year for 'inspiring the next generation of...
