Akela Ground Engineering makes senior hire to help drive growth plans
AKELA Ground Engineering has appointed precast piling manufacturing specialist John Ward to support expansion of its precast manufacturing operations in England.
With over 35 years...
Tunnel vision: temporary solutions support upgrades to historic gallery
EARLIER this year, Tilbury Douglas wrote in Project Scotland about some of the challenges presented by what was described as ‘one of the most...
Gabion solution specified for National Robotarium
PHI Group has been carrying out the design, supply and installation of a gabion basket retaining wall at the new £22 million National Robotarium...
Flow barriers bring relief to exasperated motorists
INSTALLATION of an extensive network of debris flow barriers at the Rest and Be Thankful pass in Argyll & Bute could prevent lengthy diversions.
The...
Home on the Grange
GROUND investigation contractor Dunelm Geotechnical & Environmental Limited kicked of 2019 by establishing its first base north of the border; and four months on,...
Piling work underway at site of relocated Hairmyres Railway Station
WORK to install the foundations of a new footbridge at the relocated Hairmyres Railway Station has begun.
Forming part of the East Kilbride enhancements project,...
Ground investigation contract award marks latest A9 Dualling milestone
SOIL Engineering Geoservices has secured a ground investigation contract worth almost £635,000 for the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig and Pitlochry to Killiecrankie sections of...
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...
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...
Fixing potholes could unlock both our economic recovery and a bright future
By Hannah Smith, director of ICE Scotland – the independent voice on infrastructure
OUR world has changed, perhaps irrevocably, since the turn of the year....
Establishing foundations for Scotland to grow
By Stephen Hughes, regional sales director, Mabey
NEW figures suggest Scotland’s population is set to grow by 7% by 2039, so it’s clear that even...
Akela Ground Engineering appoints contracts manager
AKELA Ground Engineering has announced the appointment of Jon Goodman as contracts manager.
Jon has almost a decade of experience in contract management and engineering...
Water pollution: simple steps can work a treat
Richard D. Coulton, business unit manager (construction) at Siltbuster, outlines the typical causes of water pollution on construction sites and the solutions to treat...
Build of new train station in Scottish Borders progressing
PROGRESS is being made on the £20 million project to create a new train station in Reston, Network Rail has confirmed.
The plans for the...
Take some wire and stones…
David Crowther considers how the strength and simplicity of gabions have helped them become a familiar sight throughout the country.
FOR over a hundred years,...
Groundforce seals new Scottish Water deal
GROUNDFORCE has been appointed as a Scottish Water framework supplier for the hire of trenching and shoring equipment.
The initial five-year deal covers the whole of Scotland...
Safety first: training vital to reducing excavation risks
Health and safety is of paramount importance when working in excavations, with a whole host of obvious – and some not so obvious –...
£20 million Katrine Aqueduct upgrade work complete
SCOTTISH Water has announced that a £20 million project to upgrade the Katrine Aqueduct, which serves more than 1.3 million people in parts of...
Time for warm words to be replaced with concrete plans
By Grahame Barn, chief executive of CECA Scotland
IN 2021 we will hopefully leave Covid-19 behind us as the vaccine programme is rolled out, but...
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...
