Glasgow bridge shortlisted for top engineering award

STOCKINGFIELD Bridge in Glasgow has been shortlisted in the 2022 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) People’s Choice Award. The competition showcases projects that have a...
MJ O'Shaughnessy

Breathing new life into Glasgow’s built heritage

By MJ O'Shaughnessy, MD for Will Rudd Glasgow & Ireland With our city landscapes continually evolving, the eye is naturally drawn to the plethora of...

Fixing potholes could unlock both our economic recovery and a bright future

By Hannah Smith, director of ICE Scotland – the independent voice on infrastructure  OUR world has changed, perhaps irrevocably, since the turn of the year....
A catch fence designed to reduce the rock fall risk

FLS engineers deliver catch fence project to reduce rock fall risk

ENGINEERS from Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have completed the task of constructing a rock fall barrier on the site of a landslide above the...

Motorway junction construction marks major milestone in Winchburgh’s masterplan

WINCHBURGH'S new M9 motorway junction - Junction 1B - has opened for northbound local access, with southbound routes into Winchburgh to follow in the...

Harley Haddow sustainability expert honoured at CIBSE Symposium

A senior sustainability specialist from Harley Haddow has earned recognition for her 'incredible' research efforts. Shweta Salvankar, senior building performance and sustainability engineer, received an...

New report urges greater collaboration

MABEY has released a report urging new ways of working and greater collaboration across the construction supply chain to help solve the sector’s productivity...
Amrit Singh

GBSS teams up with Tigers to help train next generation of construction workers

GBSS Civil Engineering has spoken of the collaborative relationship it has formed with Tigers Group, the training organisation for young people which is helping...

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...
Gareth James

Burns & McDonnell appoints new head of civils, transmission & distribution

ENGINEERING and construction firm Burns & McDonnell has strengthened its UK Transmission & Distribution (T&D) practice with the appointment of Gareth James as head...
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...

Tenderer shortlist unveiled for facility able to ‘double’ UK’s electricity storage

SSE Renewables has unveiled the tenderer shortlists of contractors for the civil engineering and mechanical and electrical works on its hydro storage scheme at...
Ullapool Harbour

Ullapool project wins top accolade at Scottish Civil Engineering Awards

A project to improve the harbour area and main street in Ullapool won the Best Overall Project category at the Scottish Civil Engineering Awards. Organised...

Milestone reached on Benbrack Wind Farm build

JONES Bros has reached a critical construction milestone on its build of Benbrack Wind Farm in Carsphairn, Dumfries and Galloway, on behalf of Red...

George Leslie begins £15.3m Outer Hebrides pier project

GEORGE Leslie Ltd has started works on the upgrade of a ferry terminal at Lochmaddy Harbour in the Outer Hebrides. The £15.3 million project will...

Major European firms appointed to Shetland Islands tunnel project

THREE major European firms have been appointed for the next phase of work on the potential creation of tunnels that would connect the Shetland...

Groundforce promotes new engineering director

GROUNDFORCE Shorco has promoted the company's head of UK engineering design, Oliver Smith, to engineering director. In his new role, he will be responsible for...

Investment in technology helping to drive productivity for Akela

With demand for quality housing growing, the construction sector is having to adapt and think differently about how it can deliver against the backdrop...

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...

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...