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Mabey Hire, Scotland

Turnkey service and product range help Mabey to stand out

Mabey Hire is a key player in the temporary works industry in Scotland, providing solutions for a wide range of projects. The firm’s Ryan...
Riley Surfacing

Stirling company gets first paving machine of its kind in Scotland

A Stirling company has become the owner of the first paving machine of its kind in Scotland. Riley Surfacing, a partnership of brothers Hugh and...
Groundforce new Irish depot

Groundforce in Irish expansion

GROUNDFORCE has announced the business has invested in new premises in Ireland to support further growth. The equipment rental giant has taken over a three-acre...
Benbrack substation

Positive energy for substation project

Mabey Hire was engaged by Foundation Solutions HV Ltd to design and supply formwork for the construction of the new-build Benbrack Substation in Dumfries...

Ground investigation work to inform next phase of A83 plans

SOIL Engineering Geoservices has secured a £1.6 million contract for A83 ground investigation work. As the first phase of the medium-term works to improve the...
Conor Fitzsimmons and Colin Tait

Harley Haddow launches geotechnical and geoenvironmental offering

ENGINEERING consultancy Harley Haddow has announced the launch of an in-house geotechnical and geoenvironmental capability, led by new senior engineer Conor Fitzsimmons. This move is...

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...
Akela Ground Engineering Swadlincote office

Akela Ground Engineering expands with new office opening

AKELA Ground Engineering, part of Glasgow-headquartered Akela Group, has opened a new office at Optimum Business Park, Swadlincote in Derbyshire to support growth ambitions...

Growing firm invests in the future

A Glasgow-headquartered ground engineering and construction firm, which recently announced plans to expand into England, has revealed that investing in youth is key to...

Safe digging portal breaks record for search enquiries

ONLINE safe digging resource LSBUD has announced that it finished 2022 with 3.75 million search enquiries for underground pipes and cables passing through its central...

Akela awarded ‘diverse’ groundworks package for new Bellshill development

AKELA Construction has been appointed by Dawn Homes to lead a package of works for the new Quarriers Gate development in Bellshill. The 3.1-hectare site,...

Festival site dig helps rediscover the summer which prompted ‘rebirth’ of Glasgow

A senior lecturer in archaeology at the University of Glasgow has revealed that construction work around the site of where the historic Glasgow Garden...
Professor Kerry Kirwan

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....

Scottish expansion for Keltbray Sheet Piling

KELTBRAY Sheet Piling has announced an expansion of its services to Scotland. The business was first launched last year from its headquarters in Surrey and...
Shutterstock environment

How can Scotland face the challenges of climate change?

ICE Scotland chair, Donald Bell, explains the need for simultaneous progress on net zero and climate resilience. SOCIETY is facing two major challenges: achieving net...

Groundworks firm enters administration

J B Bennett (Contracts) Limited has entered administration, resulting in the loss of 47 jobs. The North Lanarkshire groundworks contractor provided renovation and refurbishment services...
Coire Glas tunnel works

Exploratory tunnel now complete on SSE’s landmark Coire Glas project

EXPLORATORY tunnelling is now complete at  the site of what will become the UK's first large-scale pumped storage scheme to be developed in 40...

Mabey Hire confirms expansion of lightweight shoring products

MABEY Hire has announced an expansion of its lightweight shoring range, offering utility companies and contractors a 'complete, comprehensive range' of temporary support equipment...

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...

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...