Client: Scottish Water Principal Contractor: Amey Civils Contractor: Nicol of Skene Nicol of Skene is an award winning civils contractor based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Part of a project for Scottish Water required a new 160mm intake pipe to be installed into Loch Inver and principal contractors, Amey, appointed Nicol of Skene to undertake the works. The requirement was for the pipe to extend 25m out into the loch and, like many lochs, the depth tends to drop off quite quickly, the loch depth being well over 3m at the 25m distance from the shore. A temporary dam system was required to create a dry working area to lay the pipeline and the hard and rocky bed meant that it was not possible to use steel piling or many temporary dam systems. OnSite were consulted to a

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