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Lawyers Michelle Essen and Chris Hoile of Bond Dickinson on improving the construction industry's understanding of modern slavery. Have you noticed that every few months, there is a headline in the news about modern slavery and that quite often it is related to the construction industry?

Where new homes and businesses can be built and how further town centre regeneration can take place are just two of the questions the Borders public are being asked as part of an upcoming Scottish Borders Council (SBC) consultation. As part of the development of a new Local Development Pla

Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has appointed Story Contracting to carry out expansion work at Oban Ferry Terminal. The contractor will focus on the expansion of the existing marshalling facility at the ferry terminal, including the relocation of a railway siding line, and all associated o

Kier Construction Scotland’s project manager, Andy McTavish, scooped a Gold Award at the prestigious Construction Manager of the Year Awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Wednesday 24 October with host, television presenter Hazel Irvine. The awards event, run by the Chartered

Floating wind has an important role to play in supporting the development of the offshore wind supply chain and contributing to 50GW of offshore wind in the UK by 2050, according to a new report. The Crown Estate Scotland-commissioned study by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult sets o

A 182m (600ft) high tribute to a hero of India's struggle for independence is set to be completed this week and assume the title of the world's tallest statue. Located in India's Gujarat state, massive imortalisation of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will surpass the scale of The Spring Temple B

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Housebuilding firm Mactaggart & Mickel Group has hailed a solid performance of its Scottish division as it reported a rise in profits for the sixth consecutive year. Financial results for the year to 30 April 2018 revealed a rise in profit before tax by 11% to £14.2 million 

A 2,400 acre site just a few miles outside of Glasgow is to be developed to provide thousands of new homes following major clearing works by Scottish Water Horizons. The commercial subsidiary owned by Scottish Water has played a crucial role in helping to unlock land that is being regenerated to cre

Delays associated with historic turbulence in the construction sector have held back the announcement of accounts by Laing O’Rourke, the contractor has said. Laing O’Rourke said its accounts for the year to 31st March 2018, which have been overdue since September 30, will now not be file

Housing minister Kevin Stewart blogs about rights of appeal in planning, ahead of Stage 2 of the Planning Bill today. As stage 2 of the Planning Bill continues, the Local Government and Communities Committee will soon be looking at rights of appeal in planning. This is about whether any person shoul

The construction, retail and hospitality sectors accounted for more than half of all corporate insolvencies in Scotland over the last quarter, according to official statistics. UK government statistics have revealed that there were 232 corporate insolvencies in the quarter to September 30, an increa

Morrison Construction’s project manager David Wright still feels a little “overwhelmed” after winning a silver medal in front of a crowd of more than 400 at the Construction Manager of the Year Awards (CMYA) in London last week. Shortlisted in the Primary Education category, David

The royal seal of approval has been given to Pacific Building’s completion of the new British Airways lounge at Aberdeen International Airport. Camilla, Duchess of Rothesay, officially opened the near £1 million facility during a visit to the airport, which is undergoing an extensive pro