Pontoon project making waves in Inverclyde

THERE’S a wave of activity at Peel Ports’ Inchgreen Dry Dock in Inverclyde, as the firm’s new 200-metre long cruise pontoon berth begins to...

Shoring kit assists with £250m energy project

MODULAR shoring equipment from Groundforce has played its part in the installation of a new gas main under the Colebrooke River at Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh,...

SSE has one million reasons to celebrate safety on Berwick Bank project

SSE is celebrating hitting the milestone of one million hours of safe contractor working on its offshore Berwick Bank Wind Farm super project. The safety...
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...

Design software helps add resilience to water supply

FORMING part of the Ayrshire Resilience Project, Scottish Water is working to connect the Glasgow trunk main network with supplies in Ayrshire. Once completed,...

Soil Engineering Geoservices poised for £1m groundworks contract

TRANSPORT Scotland has announced its intention to award a £1 million contract to Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd to conduct ground investigations as part of...
Offshore Sensor

Irvine-based coastal survey specialist expands with new English office

IRVINE-headquartered SOCOTEC Land & Hydrographic Surveys is expanding operations by opening a new base in Liverpool. The coastal marine survey company will now be able...
Foxhall Gait, Kirkliston

Roger Bullivant completes first foundation package for Dandara Scotland

ROGER Bullivant Limited (RBL) has completed its first foundation package for Dandara Scotland at its Foxhall Gait development in Kirkliston. The ground engineering specialist revealed...

Specialist piling work begins on ‘unique’ Shieldhall Tunnel project

Bachy Soletanche has secured a contract to install piles for the new Shieldhall Tunnel project in Glasgow. The work is part of a £100 million...

Ground investigations to begin for Old Military Road upgrades

GROUND investigations are underway on a parcel of land between the Old Military Road (OMR) diversion route and the A83 immediately north of the...

How real-time data is vital in groundworks scheme design

The role of monitoring can be fundamental to the success of groundworks projects. Taking advantage of all available data can help to ensure that...

Temporary works specialist retains Scottish Water framework partnership

MABEY Hire has retained its preferred supplier status for the next four years on Scottish Water’s SR21 framework, making it one of two suppliers...

Mabey Hire recognised for health and safety achievements

MABEY Hire has achieved a 12th consecutive gold award at the 2024 RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Awards, leading to the...

Rest and Be Thankful public engagement events announced

A series of public engagement events on the long-term solution at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful will be held in March at venues...
Construction work at Tyndrum Wastewater Treatment Works

Upgrades triple filter screening capacity at Tyndrum wastewater treatment works

STIRLINGSHIRE-based Tyndrum Wastewater Treatment Works has enhanced its process screening capacity by installing upgrades capable of handling more than triple its original volume. The project,...

New software aims to optimise management of heavy civils projects

TOPCON Positioning Systems has launched its new Aptix integration platform to optimise how heavy civil construction projects are managed. The firm explained that Aptix...

Five options under consideration for Rest and Be Thankful design work

SCOTLAND'S transport minister Jenny Gilruth has met the A83 Task Force to discuss the work to identify a solution to the challenges at the...
Tower crane in Edinburgh city centre

Foundation works are a towering triumph in Edinburgh city centre

WILL Rudd Edinburgh has marked an early milestone in the redevelopment of a block in Edinburgh’s city centre, having completed 'complex' foundation works to...

New recruits boost Scottish growth plans

GROUNDFORCE has made two key appointments to support continued expansion in Scotland. The construction equipment specialist has named Alan Best as Area Sales Manager while...

Preferred option revealed for Rest and Be Thankful challenges

THE construction of a debris flow shelter has been announced as the preferred option for a long-term solution to the challenges at the A83...