Our work Categories cover a wide spectrum.

We have provided some examples below of the different areas we work in - scroll to the one that applies to you for some more detail.

Airports

We have been involved in work on many Scottish Airports, ranging from full Engineering cover on major Runway and Taxiway works on large Airports; down to small refurbishment jobs on more rural ones.

Our very first Airport job was at Oban Airport, way back in the early 2000's, here we provided our Full Engineering Service to Breedon Aggregates on a full airport refurbishment. This involved some very tricky, re-shaping of the runway amongst new buildings, aprons and so on.

Ferrovial Agroman took our Full Engineering Service to provide all of the Engineering on Aberdeen Airport's Major Taxiway Refurb - a Senior Engineer and team of fully-equipped Engineers below him. We then progressed to do the same on Glasgow Airport's Alpha Taxiway Refurb and subsequently several further jobs in both Airports for Ferrovial, Ringway and others.

We have provided Engineering for smaller works on many other Airports such as Islay, Wick, Inverness and so on, most recently marking out a brand new runway lighting system for the Island of Tiree Ariport.

  • Airport Setting  Out
  • Setting Out for Runways
  • Runway Setting Out


Stadia

We have been involved on several Stadia jobs, most notably the construction of a new stand at Hearts FC, Edinburgh. In order to keep the old stand open for as long as possible, the new roof truss had to be constructed then dropped on to the towers, without disturbing the old structure below. We provided our Full Engineering Service to BSB Structural throughout, being involved in: the factory where sections were pre-made; the construction of the huge truss on-site; and finally the lifting of the truss and setting-down on bearings on top of the towers. This took some precision work and not a small amount of nerve-holding but it dropped on beautifully in the end. 
We then carried on to provide the Setting Out and Engineering for Hearts FC direct during the construction of the new stand with it's offices, team-rooms, hospitality areas and so on.

  • Engineer helping land the Roof Truss to the New Stand
  • Tynecastle Roof Truss being made


Surfacing and Motorways

We are often involved in surfacing works, from minor car parks to motorway construction, and have even done some race-track work. A recent example would be Aggregate Industries utilising our Full Engineering Service to supply all of the Engineering for the surfacing of the Southern Motorway Approach to the new Queensferry Crossing. The model was provided on a Moss basis. We converted this, using our Trimble Software, into files that could be both: utilised on our handsets for checking; and loaded into the Machine Control System on the Pavers. We then controlled the level of the screeds on the back of the Pavers using Robotic Total Stations, linked up to the Paver Guidance System. With the screeds moving around, expanding and contracting with the heat of the material; to get within the tight level-tolerance we had to constantly monitor the level of the material and keep adjusting the way the screed interacted with the guidance system - not an easy task.... 

The 2nd photo shows one of the two occasions we have worked on surfacing parts of Knockhill Racetrack which was an absolute pleasure.

Racetrack Setting Out Knockhill Race Track Works


Surveying - Topographical, Technical, Scans and Quarry Work

We carry out all manner of Survey Work, ranging from: straight Topographical Surveys; through Technical Surveying of Factory-Build-Structures; Monitoring and Settlement Surveys; Delapidation Surveys; Surface Regularity Surveys; to Quarry Surveys for quantities and face-records. We do it all.

These jobs are often "one-offs" - the nature of a survey. However, we are often asked to return to carry out the Setting Out work once the surveyed area is being built-on or added-to. A notable example would be several quite large-scale trunk road surveys we have carried out for Breedon/BEAR and then controlled the setting out on the refurbishment works. We do it all!

When carrying out accurate, Technical Surveys, we are very pro-active in cross checking points surveyed using other methods and different setups. Laser scans are orientated and adjusted using common 3D Control Points. It is important to constantly verify accuracy. 

We also try to keep our drawings as user-friendly and clear as possible. A Survey is only as good as it's useability! 

We are very experienced in long-range rural and island work - see the "Rural Works" section below.

We have often had to work with Designs which do not tie-back to existing features correctly. This is usually down to inadequate TOPO information being given to the Designers in the first place. We know what detail is required in a Survey to give Designers a true and accurate picture of the area.


Structural Steel 

One of our constant sources of work is Plumb, Line and Levelling for Structural Steel Companies. Unlike most Engineering Companies, we do not just survey the steel, we also move columns to their best-fit position ourselves and provide a resultant report on all. On complicated or high-rise structures, we work along with the guys on-site to correct problems with plumb and level as the structure proceeds. We work with many several Companies on this basis such as BSB Structural, BHC and several smaller Companies.


Rural Work

We have extensive experience of working in mountainous, remote and island locations. We are involved with Hydro, Wind, Fish-Farming and Infrastructure all over Scotland including the Western Isles, Small Isles and many mountainous areas. 

We are equipped for, and used to, mountain and island work and have many friends and Clients in spread-out locations.


Building Construction and Groundworks

We are constantly involved in all manner of Groundworks and General Building-Construction. With over 20 years' experience there isn't much we haven't seen or done....
We try to make our Setting-Out as clear and user-friendly as possible - unclear or incomplete information can lead to costly mistakes for our Clients! 

We go the extra mile to make sure things are done right!

Military Work

We have been involved in many jobs on Military Bases over the years and carry security passes, obtained through the Clients
we work for. No pictures allowed in the bases so no illustrations of this below. However, we have worked on many bases in
Scotland and even the North of England.