UK’s first fully battery-powered pile driving rig trialled at Ardrossan school site
ROGER Bullivant Limited (RBL) has announced it has trialled the first ever fully battery-powered pile driving rig in the UK at a school site...
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...
Wall of fame: firms announce long-term partnership
PERTH-based geotechnical specialists Maccaferri and construction materials manufacturer Acheson & Glover have announced a long-term partnership to supply engineered, segmental retaining walls throughout the...
AI tipped to enable autonomous underwater robots to perform offshore wind farm repairs
THE National Robotarium is supporting the development of new AI and control systems that could allow underwater robots to operate autonomously in turbulent seas,...
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...
SCCS and Senceive team up with distribution partnership
SCCS, part of Hexagon and a distributor for Leica Geosystems solutions, has formed a partnership with Senceive to supply the company’s wireless remote condition...
Piling specialist’s Payne-staking efforts to help drive business forward
Akela Ground Engineering appointed piling specialist Will Payne as the company’s new general manager earlier this year, with the aim of helping the business...
Breaking new ground in excavation training
Chris Gearren, general manager (training), Groundforce, discusses the importance of companies in training staff in excavation work to minimise risk of serious injuries
THE vast...
Fugro takes prize for A9 groundwork
FUGRO has picked up a top award for its ground investigation work on Transport Scotland’s A9 dualling scheme.
The suvey specialist scooped the ‘Ground Investigation...
Early engagement lifts Scots projects
IT’S been a busy year in Scotland for Dunfermline-based retaining wall specialist Phi Group. And the key to their success has been repeat business,...
Tunnel vision: temporary solutions support upgrades to historic gallery
EARLIER this year, Tilbury Douglas wrote in Project Scotland about some of the challenges presented by what was described as ‘one of the most...
New peat management approach carried out on A9 Dualling project
TRANSPORT Scotland has revealed it is driving forward sustainable solutions for major road construction with a new approach towards peat management on the A9...
Crucial Isle of Barra lifeboat station to be upgraded
RSK Group firms Central Alliance, RSK Geosciences, and Structural Soils have teamed up to deliver advice and skills ahead of a major upgrade of...
Getting steamed up over cleaning
A CONTAMINATED land specialist took a novel approach to cleaning up the soil from an old printing works.
The site in Somerset had been contaminated...
Gourock firm takes a Leap of faith
A new Inverclyde-based consultancy is making inroads into some major sectors after securing contracts, including one with a Scandinavian consortium who plan to connect...
Akela lands second contract with supermarket giant
AKELA Ground Engineering has announced it has been awarded a contract to deliver piling solutions for the extension of an Aldi supermarket at Redbrae...
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...
Next level: Ayrshire drawdown project carefully planned to avoid pollution and habitat damage
REDUCING the levels of a reservoir – even a relatively small one – is not a task to be undertaken lightly. First, there’s the...
Groundforce Shorco launches carbon calculator for temporary works
GROUNDFORCE Shorco has announced it has developed a carbon calculator for temporary works and is making it available to customers and the shoring industry...
Ground investigation contract award marks latest A9 Dualling milestone
SOIL Engineering Geoservices has secured a ground investigation contract worth almost £635,000 for the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig and Pitlochry to Killiecrankie sections of...
