Cantray Bridge

Highland jobs in drive for deadline

COFFEY Construction is hoping for good weather as it seeks to complete a bridge refurbishment job before the end of the year. The contract from...
Construction piling

Efficient, low-carbon, reliable: why CHD piles are the smarter choice

By Stewart Smart, estimating manager at Roger Bullivant Limited SCOTLAND’S industrial and infrastructure landscape is evolving, and with it comes a growing need for foundation...

Firms dig deep at tourist hotspot to install new sewage treatment plant

DHMS Civils Ltd employed Groundforce Shorco to support a deep excavation to accommodate a new sewage treatment plant (STP) at the Inveruglas Visitor Centre...

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 ABeam

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...

Definitely Mabey: innovation is key for hire giants

For over 50 years Mabey Hire, a nationwide supplier of non-mechanical plant equipment, has been supplying a diverse mix of construction clients with engineered...
John Ward

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...
Warren Buckland

Groundforce appoints Warren Buckland as MD

GROUNDFORCE has announced the appointment of Warren Buckland as the firm's new managing director. Warren has been serving as interim MD of the construction services...
Ross Main

Advance Grid Solutions names director of engineering

ADVANCE Grid Solutions has appointed Ross Main to the role of director of engineering. A graduate in electrical and electronic engineering, Ross has held senior...
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....
L-R: Bart Kulej, George Burns, Fiona Burns, and David Owens

GBSS Civil Engineering confirms new management structure

GBSS Civil Engineering Limited has announced a new management structure which will see the business expand and aim to break into additional markets. The announcement...

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...

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...

GDL appoints new business development managers

WEST Lothian-headquartered Ground Developments Ltd (GDL) has made two key appointments to its new business development team. Paula Mowbray-Logan and Sue Whittall have taken on...

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....

Work complete on historic Telford Bridge following ground movement

MAINMARK UK has completed work on a historic bridge in Stirling following subsidence affecting the made ground on its approaches. The Telford Bridge is a...
Gillian Cameron, GBSS Civils

Civils specialist puts five employees through emergency first aid training course

FIVE employees from GBSS Civil Engineering have completed an emergency first aid course, organised by West Lothian-based Forde Training Services. The four-day long course saw...

Dalkeith school scheme marks GBSS’ largest contract to date

GBSS Civil Engineering has commenced work on delivering groundworks and civil engineering at the site of the new £41.8 million Mayfield Primary School in...
Groundforce bunker excavation project

Bunker excavation paves the way for a sustainable future in Glasgow

AN innovative bunker excavation project in Glasgow has been helping to pave the way for the South Clyde Energy Centre, a transformative energy-from-waste (EfW)...
Construction workers carrying out geospatial measurement work

Consultancy launches new geospatial measurement service

CONSTRUCTION and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson has appointed a lead digital measurement surveyor to spearhead its new geospatial measurement service. Glasgow-based Matthew McQuillian brings...