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VR tool tipped to help tackle skills gap

A new virtual reality application has been tipped to help tackle skills shortages within the construction industry and assist geotechnical engineers by providing information...

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...
Wallyford drainage works

Will Rudd undertakes complex drainage infrastructure work at Dolphingstone

CIVIL, structural and conservation engineering firm, Will Rudd, has revealed details of its role in supporting Taylor Wimpey East Scotland in starting the delivery...

Water systems in fine health at new hospital

EDINBURGH’S new £150 million Royal Hospital for Children and Young People has utilised more than 300,000 Polypipe Permavoid and Polystorm-R components for water attenuation...

Geotechnical investigations contracts awarded on major wind farm project

FUGRO and Ocean Infinity have sealed contracts for geotechnical investigations on a project to deliver one of the world's largest floating offshore wind farms. The...
M Squared Team

M Squared reports £10 million revenue milestone ahead of ambitious growth plans

GLASGOW-headquartered commercial landscape and groundworks specialist M Squared has reported an annual revenue milestone of c.£10 million as the business celebrates its 10-year anniversary. M...

Hat-trick of jobs signals £2m boost

GROUND Developments Ltd has started work on a trio of new earthworks and soil stabilisation projects, securing £2 million worth of new business. Each one...

Contractors alerted to next stage of A9 dualling programme

CONSTRUCTION contractors and their supply chains have been alerted to the next opportunity associated with the A9 dualling programme. Transport Scotland has published a Prior...
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...

George Leslie appointed to £250m Queens Quay project

GEORGE Leslie has been appointed to deliver marine works at the £250 million Queens Quay regeneration project at the site of the ex-John Brown’s...
Battersea Power Station

Mabey Hire becomes part of PERI Group

FORMWORK and scaffolding specialist PERI has taken over UK-headquartered Mabey Hire. The PERI Group is a family-owned company based in Weissenhorn, Germany, with approximately 9,000...
Fiona Hyslop MSP

Contract notice published for A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project

THE contract notice for the construction of the £155 million A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project has been published. This commences procurement of the...

Shoring kit assists with £250m energy project

MODULAR shoring equipment from Groundforce has played its part in the installation of a new gas main under the Colebrooke River at Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh,...

Rest and Be Thankful public engagement events announced

A series of public engagement events on the long-term solution at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful will be held in March at venues...

Work begins on electrifying £116m Levenmouth rail link

WORK to lay the foundations that will pave the way for the electrification of the £116 million Levenmouth rail link is to get underway. The...
Advance Construction Northern Piling Ltd

Advance Construction invests in Northern Piling Ltd

ADVANCE Construction (Scotland) Ltd has made an equity investment in Northern Piling Ltd. The move is designed to strengthen the collaboration between the businesses and...
Altrad RMD Kwikform project

Digging deep: how temporary works aid complex basement excavations

John Breen, UK commercial director at Altrad RMD Kwikform, discusses the growing complexity of basement excavations, and how temporary works can assist construction BASEMENT excavations...
Groundforce Aberdeen WTW

Aberdeen WTW upgrade provides ‘complex’ excavation challenges

GROUNDFORCE Shorco has revealed details of its work to support a ’complex’ excavation at the Mannofield Water Treatment Works near Aberdeen. Contractor ESD (a joint...
Exploratory works underway at Coire Glas, the first large-scale pumped storage scheme to be developed in 30 years

Firm appointed for exploratory works on major Highlands project

EXPLORATORY works are underway at the site of what could be the UK's first large-scale pumped storage scheme to be developed in 30 years. Mining...

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...