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Delivery plan announced for remaining A9 dualling projects

ALMOST half of Perth to Inverness route will be dual carriageway by the end of 2030, Scotland's cabinet secretary for transport has announced. Mairi McAllan...

Construction workers praised following record number of ‘safe digging’ searches

'RECORD' numbers of people in the UK are searching for pipes and cables before they put a digger bucket or spade in the ground,...

A9 dualling project set to be lifted to new heights

RAEBURN Drilling and Geotechnical Ltd has been awarded the latest multi-million pound contract on Scotland’s A9 dualling programme. The remote Slochd summit is included in...

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...

Partnership approach pays off in ‘iconic’ transport task

ONE of the UK’s largest retaining structures has been installed on the £40 million Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor project. Esh Construction, Aarsleff Ground Engineering and...

Firming up our future

By Malcolm O’Sullivan, managing director of Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering AS an industry, the importance of expert ground engineering is often overlooked. Our input into...

Paving the way for a bright future

Gary Moug speaks to Grass Concrete MD Bob Howden OBE as the sustainable solutions company marks five decades of innovation GRASS Concrete is celebrating 50...

Turning a Corner on steep slope challenge in the Borders

A steep hill close to the A7 in the Borders wouldn’t traditionally be a site chosen for housing development. However, the new Buckholm Corner...

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...

Geotechnical investigations contracts awarded on major wind farm project

FUGRO and Ocean Infinity have sealed contracts for geotechnical investigations on a project to deliver one of the world's largest floating offshore wind farms. The...

Construction begins on National Manufacturing Institute Scotland facility

CONSTRUCTION work is underway on the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland facility at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland in Renfrewshire. The team...

Akela lands major piling contract at 226-home Persimmon development

AKELA Ground Engineering has been appointed by Persimmon Homes East Midlands to deliver piling work for its forthcoming housing development, The Willows, in Norfolk. The...

Solutions supplier is boxing clever in Cambuslang

GROUNDFORCE Shorco has supplied a range of trench boxes and associated safety products to enable George Leslie to carry out a waste water rising...
Steel sheet pile walls in Comrie

Sheet pile innovation helps mitigate Comrie flood risk

A £27 million project in Comrie has demonstrated the advantages of permanent steel sheet pile walls as effective flood defences. Working alongside main contractor Balfour...
Colin Bennett (Housing Growth Partnership) and Paul Kelly (Briar Homes) at new housing site in Kennoway

Groundworks underway at new Kennoway housing project

BRIAR Homes has started enabling works and construction on a new 137-property development in Kennoway, Fife. The £40 million Weavers View site will deliver 123 homes...
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...

MGF launches structural support solutions division

MGF has launched a new structural support solutions division, which will allow the business to offer structural propping, jacking and support solutions across the building...

Keltbray appoints new financial director

PETER Burnside has been appointed the new group financial director at Keltbray. He is joining the firm from accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO,...

Cream of the crop: new base gives NPC scope for Scottish expansion

NATIONAL Pile Croppers (NPC) is targeting growth in the Scottish market after opening a new depot in Airdrie. The company specialises in hiring hydraulic pile...

‘Little scope for optimism’ as figures show further drop in civils workloads

NEW figures released by CECA Scotland have revealed that civils workloads north of the border have dropped for the sixth consecutive quarter. The organisation’s latest Workload Trends Survey for...