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,...
Positive energy for substation project
Mabey Hire was engaged by Foundation Solutions HV Ltd to design and supply formwork for the construction of the new-build Benbrack Substation in Dumfries...
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...
Irvine-based coastal survey specialist expands with new English office
IRVINE-headquartered SOCOTEC Land & Hydrographic Surveys is expanding operations by opening a new base in Liverpool.
The coastal marine survey company will now be able...
Groundforce temporary works tool receives further upgrade
GROUNDFORCE Shorco has upgraded its YourSolution design tool for the fourth time since it was launched two years ago.
Sheet and frame designs up to...
Communication is key for flood protection initiative
THE £15.7 million Stonehaven flood protection scheme, to be completed by McLaughlin & Harvey, will see homes and businesses protected from flooding around the...
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...
Festival site dig helps rediscover the summer which prompted ‘rebirth’ of Glasgow
A senior lecturer in archaeology at the University of Glasgow has revealed that construction work around the site of where the historic Glasgow Garden...
Groundforce awarded first-place framework agreement by Scottish Water
SCOTTISH Water has awarded a first-place framework agreement to Groundforce for the hire of trenching and shoring equipment.
The award is based on a ranked...
Piling work underway at site of relocated Hairmyres Railway Station
WORK to install the foundations of a new footbridge at the relocated Hairmyres Railway Station has begun.
Forming part of the East Kilbride enhancements project,...
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...
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...
New report urges greater collaboration
MABEY has released a report urging new ways of working and greater collaboration across the construction supply chain to help solve the sector’s productivity...
Harley Haddow launches geotechnical and geoenvironmental offering
ENGINEERING consultancy Harley Haddow has announced the launch of an in-house geotechnical and geoenvironmental capability, led by new senior engineer Conor Fitzsimmons.
This move is...
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....
Design software helps add resilience to water supply
FORMING part of the Ayrshire Resilience Project, Scottish Water is working to connect the Glasgow trunk main network with supplies in Ayrshire. Once completed,...
The importance of creating a pipeline of talent
By Martin O’Donnell, health and safety advisor at Akela Group
THE construction industry has shown promising signs of recovery and new job opportunities are emerging...
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...
Safe digging portal breaks record for search enquiries
ONLINE safe digging resource LSBUD has announced that it finished 2022 with 3.75 million search enquiries for underground pipes and cables passing through its central...
Five options under consideration for Rest and Be Thankful design work
SCOTLAND'S transport minister Jenny Gilruth has met the A83 Task Force to discuss the work to identify a solution to the challenges at the...
