Burns & Mcdonnell

Engineering and construction firm Burns & McDonnell is expanding its presence in Scotland by moving into a new office to accommodate a rapidly growing team. The Scottish office, which was launched in 2022, has expanded in under two years from four people to a team of more than 30.

Burns & McDonnell has been awarded an engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contract for the Errochty Grid Supply Point (GSP) project by SSEN Transmission. The development of the Errochty substation will see the installation of new transformers and will renew and modernise the transmission and distri

Burns & McDonnell is consolidating its expansion across the UK transmission market having been selected as a preferred bidder by SSEN Transmission to deliver onshore transmission infrastructure across Scotland. SSEN Transmission’s £10 billion framework will be pivotal to helping the

Burns & McDonnell business development director Zoe Dempsey looks at the changes that the engineering sector will need to make if it is going to have any chance of achieving the UK and Scottish governments’ ambitions for a net zero energy system. Getting to clean energy targets will depend

Engineering and construction firm Burns & McDonnell has launched an Environmental Services (ENS) Group in the UK as it widens the range of services available in the country.

Burns & McDonnell has increased its footprint in the UK transmission market by joining the SSEN Transmission engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) substations framework. The firm joins other selected suppliers to perform substation work providing the design, engineering, procurement, c

Engineering and construction firm Burns & McDonnell is expanding its construction presence in the UK through the creation of a dedicated Construction Group to serve the market. The expansion, which will result in the doubling of the size of the Construction Group in 2023, builds upon the ex

Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission has awarded engineering, construction and design firm Burns & McDonnell a contract for the development of technical requirements for parts of its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) projects.

Engineering-led construction firm Burns & McDonnell has been selected by SP Energy Networks to join a new framework for engineering design services in Scotland. Suppliers on the framework will design new connections for SP Energy Networks’ transmission system, as well as modernisation and

Global engineering-led construction firm Burns & McDonnell has established an office and team in Scotland as it continues to expand its UK footprint. The firm, which has operated in the United States for over 120 years, will provide engineering and construction services to electricity network op

Engineer Alex Lenia looks at how 3d scanning technology is already used widely in the US, and the advantages it brings to construction sites and teams. Technology has greatly accelerated the pace of our professional and personal lives over the past 20 years. The development of smaller, faster comput

Burns & McDonnell projects director, Jason Chandler, looks at the advantages and safety improvements delivered by wearable technology which has been used widely in the US in construction sites during the pandemic. For utilities, safety has long been the utmost priority. Now, as the ong

Nick Busby sets out problems caused by conventional project control systems and provides a way forward for using an integrated data management system effectively.

Engineer Nick Busby considers the role EPC contracts will play in the infrastructure projects required to support Scotland's transition to net zero and sets out six points of consideration for anyone involved in selecting an EPC contractor. The clock is ticking towards Scotland’s target of gen