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...
Latest A9 dualling contract awarded
A multi-million pound ground investigation contract has been awarded as part of the A9 dualling programme, with work to begin in the new year.
Fugro...
Partnership helps to drive access road project forward
A partnership between Don & Low and PDM is said to have resulted in a haul-road build programme being accelerated by over two months.
Gaining...
Soil Engineering Geoservices poised for £1m groundworks contract
TRANSPORT Scotland has announced its intention to award a £1 million contract to Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd to conduct ground investigations as part of...
Groundworks firm enters administration
J B Bennett (Contracts) Limited has entered administration, resulting in the loss of 47 jobs.
The North Lanarkshire groundworks contractor provided renovation and refurbishment services...
Principal contractor appointed to install 3km of water mains at Aberdeen Harbour project
NICOL of Skene has been appointed principal contractor by Doig and Smith on behalf of Aberdeen Harbour Board to install around 3km of new...
Piling contractor has sights set on Scottish expansion
SPI McGrattan’s general manager for Scotland has revealed that the business is aiming to broaden its client base north of the border in 2023.
Richard...
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...
Pioneering four-year project tipped to leave positive legacy in Loch Ness region
A new water treatment plant and distribution network will come into operation in the Loch Ness region this month following a four-year project.
Since the...
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...
Recycled brick innovator aims to encourage entrepreneurial thinking
THE inventor of an award-winning recycled brick has created a new series of lectures designed to encourage entrepreneurial thinking in university students.
Launched at Heriot-Watt...
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...
Plastic fantastic: waste used to create temporary car park
A ‘plastic’ temporary area for parking has been created at the landmark The Events Complex Aberdeen (TECA) site.
The venue, which has been tipped to...
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...
Mapping out the Glasgow Games
A map showcasing the infrastructure works which took place in Glasgow ahead of the recent Commonwealth Games has been launched.
Civil engineering firsts such as...
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...
Restraint system secures boulder at Rest and be Thankful
THE Rest and Be Thankful carries the busy A83 trunk road between Arrochar and Inveraray through mountainous terrain in the west of Scotland.
The pass...
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...
‘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...
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...
