Road Expo Scotland and Bridges Scotland return to tackle critical industry issues

ROAD Expo Scotland and Bridges Scotland are set to tackle the most pressing challenges currently facing the sector when the co-located events return to...
GBSS award win

Falkirk civils firm honoured at supply chain awards

FALKIRK-based civil engineering firm GBSS has been named Supply Chain Partner of the Year at the Tilbury Douglas Scottish Supply Chain Roadshow. The accolade was...

Cream of the crop: new base gives NPC scope for Scottish expansion

NATIONAL Pile Croppers (NPC) is targeting growth in the Scottish market after opening a new depot in Airdrie. The company specialises in hiring hydraulic pile...

Digging boom: critical need for asset searches

Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD, an online safe digging resource, discusses the surge in asset searches across the Covid-period and examines why the construction...
Wallyford drainage works

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...
Groundforce Aberdeen WTW

Aberdeen WTW upgrade provides ‘complex’ excavation challenges

GROUNDFORCE Shorco has revealed details of its work to support a ’complex’ excavation at the Mannofield Water Treatment Works near Aberdeen. Contractor ESD (a joint...

Formal start of HS2 project delivers ‘much needed’ boost to construction workforce

THE formal start of HS2 construction is a 'much needed' boost to thousands of workers and the supply chain, the GMB union has said. HS2 Ltd...

Conference to highlight space sector’s role in tackling climate emergency

THE space sector's contribution to tackling the climate emergency will be explored during a virtual conference organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)...

Covid-19 monitors ‘key part’ of Scottish Water’s site success

SCOTTISH Water has said that its £6.9 million project at Loch Thom Reservoir is a 'hive of activity' despite the current Covid-19 restrictions. The loch...
Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub

Robertson Civil Engineering to deliver Aberdeen hydrogen hub project

INFRASTRUCTURE work by Robertson Civil Engineering (RCE) will start on site later this year to create the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub, which is being delivered in...
Advance Construction Northern Piling Ltd

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...

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...

Aviemore civils contractor completes milestone wind farm cabling work

MCGOWAN Environmental Engineering has delivered the largest project in the firm's history at Moy Wind Farm, south of Inverness. The Aviemore-based civil and environmental engineering...
Lauren Caughey and Kian Morrison are Graduate Engineers at Farrans

Farrans launches graduate recruitment drive

CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has launched its application process for 50 new positions on its graduate programme, with intake dates in...
Akela Ground Engineering Swadlincote office

Akela Ground Engineering expands with new office opening

AKELA Ground Engineering, part of Glasgow-headquartered Akela Group, has opened a new office at Optimum Business Park, Swadlincote in Derbyshire to support growth ambitions...
CECA graduates

Highland CECA Scotland Academy graduates step straight into job interviews

THE latest cohort of UHI Inverness students to graduate from the CECA Scotland Academy have stepped into immediate job interviews to enter the civil...

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...
L-R: Darren MacRae, Kevin Williamson, and Grant Munro

Global Infrastructure announces launch of specialist works division

GLOBAL Infrastructure, a civil engineering and construction partner to the energy and utilities sectors, has launched a new specialist works division, which is forecast...

Livingston depot completes national ‘jigsaw’ for MGF

Excavation safety solutions specialist MGF opened its first depot in Scotland last year to support customers north of the border. Based in Livingston, the...

Entries sought for Scottish Civil Engineering Awards 2020

THE 2020 Scottish Civil Engineering Awards have been officially launched. The awards, organised jointly by CECA Scotland and ICE Scotland, celebrate the nation's top civil...