Edinburgh project is a work of art
INDEPENDENT product supplier Geosynthetics is currently involved in a soil slope reinforcement project in Edinburgh as part of the £22 million redevelopment of the...
Akela Ground Engineering invests in new piling rigs
AKELA Ground Engineering, part of Glasgow-headquartered Akela Group, has announced a significant investment in new plant equipment.
The new fleet includes three JCB-JX piling rigs,...
Akela awarded ‘diverse’ groundworks package for new Bellshill development
AKELA Construction has been appointed by Dawn Homes to lead a package of works for the new Quarriers Gate development in Bellshill.
The 3.1-hectare site,...
Groundforce appoints new UK and Ireland managing director
PAUL Donovan has been appointed Groundforce’s new managing director for the UK and Ireland.
Paul was previously MD at TPA, the Vp plc temporary roadway business. There...
The rise of safe digging
Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD, an online safe digging resource, discusses the continued improvement in safe digging habits within the construction industry and looks...
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...
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...
Ground engineering specialist bags health and safety accolade
AARSLEFF Ground Engineering has been recognised for its commitment to health and safety with a RoSPA Gold Award.
The firm will be presented with the...
FLS civil engineers in the north lay the groundwork for sustainable forestry
A ‘floating’ road and a bridge built on a remote peatland site are among the projects undertaken by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) engineers...
Cream of the crop: new base gives NPC scope for Scottish expansion
NATIONAL Pile Croppers (NPC) is targeting growth in the Scottish market after opening a new depot in Airdrie.
The company specialises in hiring hydraulic pile...
Seminar offers industry showcase for innovations
NOW in its tenth year, Geotex events are held across the UK at prestigious venues including the National Railway Museum in York, the RAF...
Akela at the double with new housing contracts
AKELA Construction has secured two housebuilding contracts in Scotland's central belt worth over £15 million in total.
The developments will deliver a combined 295 new...
Roger Bullivant completes first foundation package for Dandara Scotland
ROGER Bullivant Limited (RBL) has completed its first foundation package for Dandara Scotland at its Foxhall Gait development in Kirkliston.
The ground engineering specialist revealed...
Laying the foundations for new energy centre on outskirts of Glasgow
THE South Clyde Energy Centre on the outskirts of Glasgow is an energy-from-waste facility which will divert up to 350,000 tonnes of residual, non-recyclable...
A creative solution for Potter Place
A unique deep soil mixing technique has been used to deliver an effective and fast solution for culvert works at Potter Place in Glasgow.
During...
Akela to deliver piling solutions at landmark EV charging hub
AKELA Ground Engineering (GE) has secured a contract to deliver piling solutions at the UK’s largest public electric vehicle (EV) charging hub.
The hub will...
Ground investigation works to start on Tayinloan/Gigha ferry route
GROUND investigation and survey works are to begin on the Tayinloan/Gigha ferry route in Argyll and Bute later this month.
The work, which will be...
Civils contractor celebrates Horizontal Directional Drilling milestone
CIVILS contractor Nicol of Skene has revealed it is marking 20 years of delivering Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) services this month.
The firm introduced HDD to...
Structural Soils to land £5.5m A83 ground investigation contract
Structural Soils Ltd is set to be awarded a £5.5 million contract to carry out A83 ground investigation work.
As the design work for the...
Concrete mattress provider is awake to marine environment considerations
A senior engineer at a global marine construction firm, which has operated in the likes of the Indian Ocean and Antarctic, has told Project...
