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Firms dig deep at tourist hotspot to install new sewage treatment plant

DHMS Civils Ltd employed Groundforce Shorco to support a deep excavation to accommodate a new sewage treatment plant (STP) at the Inveruglas Visitor Centre...
Construction piling

Efficient, low-carbon, reliable: why CHD piles are the smarter choice

By Stewart Smart, estimating manager at Roger Bullivant Limited SCOTLAND’S industrial and infrastructure landscape is evolving, and with it comes a growing need for foundation...
Collapsed sewer project in Glasgow

Digital engineering is key Driver of success for Mabey Hire

Ryan Smillie (design team leader) and Jamie McLachlan (regional sales manager) from Mabey Hire tell Project Scotland about the use of digital engineering in...
Akela Ground Engineering truck with piling equipment

Akela Ground Engineering completes milestone ABeam contract

AKELA Ground Engineering has completed groundworks for its first major contract in Ireland using its 'groundbreaking' ABeam system. Marking a milestone in the company’s expansion...
A9 Dualling peat project

New peat management approach carried out on A9 Dualling project

TRANSPORT Scotland has revealed it is driving forward sustainable solutions for major road construction with a new approach towards peat management on the A9...
Coire Glas

Coire Glas pumped storage hydropower project earns landmark sustainability recognition

SSE Renewables' Coire Glas pumped storage hydropower project has become the first scheme of its kind to achieve the Hydropower Sustainability Standard. The Highlands renewable energy...
battery-powered pile driving rig

UK’s first fully battery-powered pile driving rig trialled at Ardrossan school site

ROGER Bullivant Limited (RBL) has announced it has trialled the first ever fully battery-powered pile driving rig in the UK at a school site...
Construction workers carrying out geospatial measurement work

Consultancy launches new geospatial measurement service

CONSTRUCTION and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson has appointed a lead digital measurement surveyor to spearhead its new geospatial measurement service. Glasgow-based Matthew McQuillian brings...
Handshake over construction documents

Contract awarded for ground investigation works on Fife flood protection scheme

DUNELM Geotechnical and Environmental has been awarded the contract to carry out ground investigation works in support of Fife Council's Cardenden flood protection scheme. The...
HMP Glasgow

Piling work begins on £1 billion HMP Glasgow project

ROGER Bullivant Limited (RBL) has been appointed by Kier Construction to deliver a piling solution on the new £1 billion HMP Glasgow. Replacing HMP Barlinnie, the...
Groundforce bunker excavation project

Bunker excavation paves the way for a sustainable future in Glasgow

AN innovative bunker excavation project in Glasgow has been helping to pave the way for the South Clyde Energy Centre, a transformative energy-from-waste (EfW)...
Environmental monitoring equipment

Environmental monitoring in groundworks: clearing the way for new homes

With available building space at a premium in the UK, there has been an increasing push to convert disused brownfield land into new housing....
Ground inspection being carried out

Subsidence risk rises as Scotland’s weather wreaks havoc

David Hedley, commercial & infrastructure lead at ground engineering specialist Mainmark UK, warns that as weather remains erratic, the construction sector must stay alert...
Nicol of Skene HQ

Civils contractor celebrates Horizontal Directional Drilling milestone

CIVILS contractor Nicol of Skene has revealed it is marking 20 years of delivering Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) services this month. The firm introduced HDD to...
Groundworks at Willowbank Meadows in Tewkesbury

Glasgow-headquartered ground engineering specialist expands Midlands presence

GLASGOW-headquartered Akela Ground Engineering, part of the Akela Group, has announced it is continuing to grow its presence across The Midlands after securing a fourth...
Site of new student accommodation in Edinburgh

‘Complex’ Edinburgh heritage site reaps benefits of 3D modelling and digital coordination

WILL Rudd is currently delivering a package of structural and civil engineering solutions for the redevelopment of 179 Canongate - a purpose-built student accommodation...
Aerial shot of site

Construction challenges see Moray substation build scrapped

ENGINEERING and construction challenges at the site of the proposed Coachford substation mean it will no longer be built, SSEN Transmission has announced. The facility,...

Keller Group hails ‘strong’ trading performance at start of 2025

GEOTECHNICAL specialist contractor Keller Group has issued a trading update for the first four months of the year ahead of its AGM today (May...
Gillian Cameron, GBSS Civils

Civils specialist puts five employees through emergency first aid training course

FIVE employees from GBSS Civil Engineering have completed an emergency first aid course, organised by West Lothian-based Forde Training Services. The four-day long course saw...
Laing O'Rourke has commenced groundworks at the site of what will become the new University Hospital Monklands.

Groundworks begin at site of new University Hospital Monklands

LAING O'Rourke has commenced groundworks at the site of what will become the new University Hospital Monklands. One million cubic metres of earth will be...