Balfour Beatty completes Dundee flood defence works
BALFOUR Beatty has announced the completion of a multi-million pound flood protection scheme in Dundee.
The £6.5 million project was carried out on behalf of...
Be aware of licensing changes, urges environmental body
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has urged the construction industry to be fully aware of new licensing requirements that will soon come into...
New milestone reached at Highland flood protection scheme
MORRISON Construction has announced that the final phase of works on a Highland flood alleviation scheme is underway.
The contractor is on site for the...
Water systems in fine health at new hospital
EDINBURGH’S new £150 million Royal Hospital for Children and Young People has utilised more than 300,000 Polypipe Permavoid and Polystorm-R components for water attenuation...
Chamber systems aid £47m campus works
PRECAST drainage and stormwater chamber systems from FP McCann have been installed at the new Aberdeen Academy.
Balfour Beatty has started construction of the £47...
New drainage material tackles toxic metals pollution
TOXIC metals carried in surface water runoff from roads and other heavy-traffic locations threaten the health of Scotland’s rivers and streams through persistent and...
Brett Martin lifts the lid on new products
BRETT Martin has added 50kN 450mm lids and frames to its range of underground, rainwater and plumbing systems.
Described as “heavy duty, robust and easy-to-fit”,...
Centre of Excellence to ‘push boundaries’
ALUMASC Water Management Solutions (AWMS) has announced it is to create a new Centre of Excellence to help produce “next-generation” process drainage solutions. The...
Towering glory: bespoke system for reservoir task
SILTBUSTER has supplied a system to deal with over 250,000m³ of water drained from Wentwood Reservoir in Wales, to allow work to be carried...
Four-year project benefits from light-touch approach
IT is an industrial drainage pipe renovation programme that can only be achieved with the lightest of touches.
When you operate thousands of metres of...
New ways of thinking make the future bright for SuDS
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) are widely acknowledged to be the most environmentally-acceptable way to manage flood risk and prevent water pollution. Yet, despite their...
Adopting a new approach
BRETT Martin Plumbing and Drainage has launched a new range of adoptable access and inspection chamber assemblies, which the firm said are designed to...
Lanarkshire base provides room for Scottish growth
PRECAST giant FP McCann has expanded its Scottish presence with a string of drainage projects across the country, coupled with the acquisition of a...
Quality steps to SuDS success
By Jo Bradley, market development manager, SDS Limited
WHEN it comes to preventing surface water pollution, Scotland leads the way. Scotland’s wide-scale use of sustainable...
Saving for a rainy day
The rapid build-up of infrastructure over the past century has meant that many of our major cities have lost the ability to naturally drain...
SuDS survey points to maintenance and adoption
By Phil Collins, European sales director, Hydro International
FOR a long time, lack of a clear framework for who is responsible for adopting and owning...
Resilience workshop to discuss flood plans
BRE Innovation Park in Ravenscraig is to host a workshop that will examine how the Property Resilience Action Plan will impact on property flood...
“Simple idea” aids drain upkeep at Scottish schools
COLOUR-coded manholes have “transformed” the way drains are managed in 23 Scottish schools, according to drainage and asset maintenance specialist Lanes Group.
The firm’s engineers...
Establishing foundations for Scotland to grow
By Stephen Hughes, regional sales director, Mabey
NEW figures suggest Scotland’s population is set to grow by 7% by 2039, so it’s clear that even...
Flood solution eases rail risk
A “robust” stormwater storage solution from Hydro International is said to be helping protect a long-term flooding issue for Falkirk Council from peak rainfall...
