Fugro takes prize for A9 groundwork
FUGRO has picked up a top award for its ground investigation work on Transport Scotland’s A9 dualling scheme.
The suvey specialist scooped the ‘Ground Investigation...
Reinforced-soil contract success for Maccaferri Construction
What is thought to be the first Island of Ireland installation of a particular type of concrete panel-faced, reinforced soil retaining wall system is...
A concrete case for offshore wind
GIVEN that the purpose of offshore wind farms is to generate low-carbon, renewable energy, the concrete industry argues that the greenhouse gases emitted during...
Akela Group secures £4.5m contract for Renfrew housing site
AKELA Group has been awarded a £4.5 million contract to provide civil engineering, infrastructure and surfacing works at a new residential site built by...
Groundforce expands Scottish shoring team with new area sales manager
GROUNDFORCE has strengthened its Scottish shoring team with the appointment of Stuart Clazey as area sales manager.
Stuart, who will cover the west of Scotland,...
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...
Groundforce promotes new engineering director
GROUNDFORCE Shorco has promoted the company's head of UK engineering design, Oliver Smith, to engineering director.
In his new role, he will be responsible for...
The evolution of soil stabilisation
The remedial practice of soil stabilisation has been widely employed in the construction and building sectors for thousands of years, and even after more...
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...
Akela achieves NHBC Accepts certification for precast foundation system
AKELA Ground Engineering, part of Akela Group, has achieved NHBC Accepts certification for its precast foundation system, ABeam.
Launched earlier this year, ABeam features a...
Groundforce shores up support for crucial bridge link
GROUNDFORCE Shorco has been supplying a range of large-capacity modular hydraulic shoring equipment to contractors building the new Govan to Partick Bridge in Glasgow.
The...
Spring into action
SPRING has sprung and with the worst of the inclement weather hopefully behind us, it is the “perfect” time to examine geotechnical assets –...
Piling contract suits firm down to the ground
COMMERCIAL groundworks contractor Aarsleff Ground Engineering has completed a challenging sheet piling project in Edinburgh for a major supermarket.
The firm was awarded the contract...
A platform for paint: Mabey kit allows testing ahead of bridge task
PAINTING of the 1.7-mile-long Queensferry Crossing will commence later this year following a careful planning process.
Mabey Hire recently revealed details of its role in...
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...
Wall of fame: firms announce long-term partnership
PERTH-based geotechnical specialists Maccaferri and construction materials manufacturer Acheson & Glover have announced a long-term partnership to supply engineered, segmental retaining walls throughout the...
Research plants the seeds of a good idea
A consortium of researchers is to embark on a £3m research programme that will use a common class of flower to restore poisoned soils....
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...
BDA knows the drill
A seminar exploring how technology is shaping the future of the geotechnical sector was recently held in Edinburgh.
The British Drilling Association’s (BDA) ‘Solutions for...
Cannonball found during Edinburgh excavation
MAXI Construction has revealed that excavation work at a site at Old Stamp Office Close in Edinburgh has uncovered a number of archaeological finds,...
