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Projects are piling up for ground specialist

AARSLEFF Ground Engineering’s recently appointed managing director has described Scotland as a “very important” market for the business, which has been going through a...

Leca part of Scottish ‘infrastructure DNA’

“WE feel that we are in the DNA of iconic modern-day infrastructure in Scotland.” Those are the words of Robert Branford, sales and marketing manager...
RBeam foundation system

Innovative foundation system to be utilised on Bannockburn housing build

ROGER Bullivant Limited's innovative RBeam foundation system is to be utilised on Persimmon Homes East Scotland's multi-phase housing development in Bannockburn. The foundation engineering firm...
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...

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...

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...

Breaking new ground in excavation training

Chris Gearren, general manager (training), Groundforce, discusses the importance of companies in training staff in excavation work to minimise risk of serious injuries THE vast...

A creative solution for Potter Place

A unique deep soil mixing technique has been used to deliver an effective and fast solution for culvert works at Potter Place in Glasgow. During...

Stopper Specialists appoints new general manager

GROUNDFORCE has appointed one of the firm's former graduates to the role of general manager for its Stopper Specialists business. Sam Woodcock joined Groundforce in...

Scottish investment pays off for piling specialist

STEEL piling specialist SPI McGrattan has revealed its decision to open a new regional office in Bellshill to serve the Scottish market just over...
Alan Boyle, Story Scotland

Story Scotland launches energy division to support nation’s net zero ambitions

STORY Scotland has announced the launch of a new division designed to deliver 'innovative and efficient' civil engineering solutions for energy customers across Scotland. The...
Autonomous underwater robot undergoing trials in Heriot-Watt University's wave tank facility

AI tipped to enable autonomous underwater robots to perform offshore wind farm repairs

THE National Robotarium is supporting the development of new AI and control systems that could allow underwater robots to operate autonomously in turbulent seas,...
Ullapool Harbour

Ullapool project wins top accolade at Scottish Civil Engineering Awards

A project to improve the harbour area and main street in Ullapool won the Best Overall Project category at the Scottish Civil Engineering Awards. Organised...

Concrete mattress provider is awake to marine environment considerations

A senior engineer at a global marine construction firm, which has operated in the likes of the Indian Ocean and Antarctic, has told Project...

Fungi to offer natural solution to landslips?

THE treatment of soils with fungi could help bring an end to road and rail infrastructure being halted by landslips, an academic leading a...
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...

Geotechnical and material testing in the Highlands

WITH Scotland now producing 50% of its energy from renewable sources, with more investment to come - much of it in the Highlands, along...

Akela’s one-stop-shop approach chosen for Carntyne affordable homes

AKELA Construction, Akela Ground Engineering, and DGM Surfacing Ltd, all part of the Akela Group, are continuing to support AS Homes (Scotland) with the...

Mackenzie Construction appoints Smart Surface research associate

HAVING been awarded funding from Innovate UK for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the...

Sheet piling specialist urges industry to focus on embedded carbon reduction

SHEET Piling UK is urging the construction industry to make 2024 a year in which it commits to reduce the amount of embedded carbon...