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Mott MacDonald lands Kyrgyzstan transport upgrade

Mott MacDonald has been chosen as project leader to introduce a trolleybus service in Kyrgyzstan’s second city, Osh. The Osh Auto Transport Enterprise project aims to establish a reliable public transport network with services on...

Scottish hospitals book Graham

Graham Construction has won a duo of contracts at Scottish hospitals. Raigmore Hospital in Inverness At Raigmore Hospital in Inverness Graham will refurbish the critical care and theatre suites, while at Stratheden Hospital in Fife it...

ISG strengthens engineering services team

ISG has recruited a pair of new directors to support its growing engineering services business. Chris McDermott (left) and Stephen Henley have joined ISG’s engineering services business The new appointments are expected to strengthen the company’s...

Speedy improves after taking its medicine

Plant and tool hire group Speedy saw its reported pre-tax profits collapse last year due to a series of exceptional restructuring costs but the strategy appears to be working. Speedy chief executive Mark Rogerson Speedy’s earnings...

Volvo adopts automatic traction control for its construction trucks

The automatic traction control system that Volvo Construction Equipment uses in its off-road articulated haulers has now been adopted by Volvo Trucks. Volvo’s automatic traction control activates the drive on the front axle automatically when...

Skills shortage gets worse for specialist contractors

Skills shortages are preventing 28% of construction firms from bidding for work they would have previously taken on. The latest state of trade survey from the National Specialist Contractors Council found that 47% of contractors...

BAM gets €5m grant for energy-neutral household retrofits

BAM has secured a €5m (£3.5m) grant for development of a project to retrofit thousands of homes with solar panels and heat pumps in place of gas. The work is part of the European Commission’s Horizon...

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