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...
Groundforce appoints new engineering director
GROUNDFORCE has announced the appointment of Paul Garton as its new engineering director to head up its technical team.
He has more than 20 years’...
New precast beam system tipped to speed up delivery of new homes
AKELA Ground Engineering has launched a new precast concrete beam system tipped to 'dramatically' speed up the delivery of new homes.
The firm explained that...
CECA Scotland unveils “concerning” figures on civils workloads
SCOTTISH civils workloads have fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter with future prospects continuing to “remain weak” according to CECA Scotland.
The “concerning” figures are based...
Engineering consultancy boosted by major Glasgow projects
WILL Rudd Davidson has revealed that investment in construction projects in Glasgow has provided a major boost for the consultancy.
The firm's Glasgow team is...
Latest contract builds on Akela’s English expansion plans
AKELA Ground Engineering (GE), part of Glasgow-headquartered Akela Group, has announced it has secured a further contract in the north of England.
The latest project,...
Breaking new ground
GROUNDFORCE Shorco recently sent a team, led by Scottish regional sales director Richard Cherrie, to a groundworks health and safety event in Aberdeen.
The one-day...
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...
Akela Group appoints two new managing directors
AKELA Group has announced two new managing directors of its construction and ground engineering subsidiaries.
Robert Ogg has been appointed MD of Akela Construction, while...
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...
Protecting Scotland’s rural landscape
AN initiative to remove electricity transmission lines currently impacting scenic landscapes across Scotland’s National Parks is underway, with Mabey Hire’s temporary bridging solutions playing...
Transport secretary sees progress in work to improve the Old Military Road
SCOTLAND'S transport minister Fiona Hyslop has visited the Rest and Be Thankful to see first-hand the upgraded section of the diversionary route for the...
Groundforce Training celebrates back-to-back wins at industry awards
GROUNDFORCE Training has celebrated its 10th anniversary year by winning the award for Water Industry Training Organisation of the Year for the second year...
Drones take flight for earthworks monitoring
THE use of drones on construction sites is undoubtedly becoming more prominent due to their ability to perform a range of tasks including providing...
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...
Irvine-based coastal survey specialist expands with new English office
IRVINE-headquartered SOCOTEC Land & Hydrographic Surveys is expanding operations by opening a new base in Liverpool.
The coastal marine survey company will now be able...
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...
Perth ‘super sewer’ project uses innovative concrete pipe alternative
THE installation of a 'super sewer' in Perth is making progress, with the project using a steel-reinforced composite pipe to cut carbon emissions.
Scottish Water,...
‘Floating roads’ for Scottish wind farm extension
A geosynthetic reinforcement system from NAUE has been used to construct and strengthen more than 13km of ‘floating’ access roads over deep peat at...
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...
