Celebrations marking 40 years of Kessock Bridge took place at the Highland Archive Centre in Inverness. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland and retired engineers came together to mark the occasion. Watch the video below to see behind the scenes of the bridge!

All of the cables on the Queensferry Crossing are being cleaned, in the latest phase of works to mitigate against ice accretion. A new machine has been developed to make this process quicker and easier.

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“My best advice for people entering in the engineering sector would be to go into with confidence and don’t doubt yourself.”

To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, we spoke to Cara and Bethany about their roles within BEAR Scotland and what advice they have for other aspiring engineers! Take a look! #INWED22

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BEAR Scotland organised its ‘Trunk not Junk’ schools litter competition to coincide with the 2022 ‘Keep Scotland Beautiful’ Spring Clean campaign. Over 650 primary schools were invited to submit a poster, slogan, song or rap encouraging people not to litter on Scotland's trunk roads.
Primary 6 pupils at Colinton Primary School were joint winners with this fantastic rap that they wrote and recorded themselves.

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We’re hiring! We’re seeking talent at all levels of the business from entry level to senior engineers to come and join BEAR Scotland - Scotland’s leading trunk road operator!

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Once again, BEAR Scotland showed support towards Scottish Apprenticeship Week which took place mid-March. The week long campaign aims to celebrate and encourage people to consider an apprenticeship as a valuable route to a successful career.

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A new coastal defence project worth over £1.7M has recently been completed adjacent to A82 in Fort William.

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To conclude #ScotAppWeek22, we look at how Kevin, our North West Senior Operations Manager, took the skills developed during his time as an apprentice and worked his way into his current position. Kevin gives an insight into how his eagerness to learn was beneficial!

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Scottish Apprenticeship Week encourages people to consider an #apprenticeship as a route to a successful career. This is the path chosen by Scott who is now working on some of Scotland’s most iconic bridges. He provided advice to those wishing to begin an apprenticeship.

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