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...
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Civils specialist tees up first charity golf day

HIGH Bonnybridge-based GBSS Civil Engineering will host the firm's first ever charity golf day on June 9 at Glenbervie Golf Club in Larbert. 32 golfers...
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Skye’s the limit for maintenance specialists

THE iconic Skye Crossing is currently undergoing maintenance works intended to provide a renewed design life for essential components and minimise future maintenance. The Skye...

Caisson weighing over 3,200 tonnes attached to Lochmaddy Pier

GEORGE Leslie has attached a caisson weighing over 3,2000 tonnes to Lochmaddy Pier as part of the delivery of infrastructure improvements for the wider...

Will Rudd confirms several internal promotions in Glasgow

WILL Rudd has announced a raft of promotions to its senior team in Glasgow. The consulting civil, structural and conservation engineering practice revealed that Gerard...
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Govan–Partick bridge build creates more than one link

THE project manager on Farrans’ build of the recently opened £29.5 million Govan–Partick footbridge has revealed that forming close ties with the two communities...
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One of Scotland’s ‘most complex’ civil engineering projects nears completion

WORK to reinstate the Cairngorm funicular railway is entering the final stages in what has been said to be one of Scotland's 'most complex...

Civils sector needs visible pipeline of work to ensure a prosperous future

By Grahame Barn, chief executive of CECA Scotland THERE is much to be positive about in the civil engineering sector, encapsulated recently in our CECA...

Old footbridge successfully removed at Port Glasgow Railway Station

NETWORK Rail and Story Contracting have successfully removed the old footbridge at Port Glasgow Railway Station as part of a £5 million access for...
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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...
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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...
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Will Rudd appoints new director at Glasgow practice

CIVIL, structural and conservation engineering firm Will Rudd has promoted Andrew Yule to the role of director. Andrew has worked in the Glasgow practice for...

Etive Consulting Engineers appoints new director

EDINBURGH-headquartered Etive Consulting Engineers Limited has expanded the company's board with the appointment of Alastair Manson as a director. Operating from the firm’s Inverness office,...

TSL launches new utilities division

TSL Contractors has launched its own utilities division, with the move described as enabling the firm to provide a full range of Water Industry...

Advanced works underway on ‘next generation’ Glasgow building

DEANS Civil Engineering Scotland has commenced advanced works on behalf of CEG to prepare Glasgow's 33 Cadogan Street for development. Works include installing sheet piling around...
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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...
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Akela Ground Engineering announces Irish expansion

AKELA Ground Engineering is expanding its piling and beam operations beyond Scotland with the opening of a new base in Co. Armagh. The move comes...
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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’...

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....

Scottish Water upgrades waste water treatment system in Midlothian village

SCOTTISH Water has broken ground on a multi-million pound project to upgrade the waste water treatment system in the Midlothian village of Edgehead. The project,...