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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?

Proposals for a £3.5 million renovation of one of Dundee’s historic jute mills have been approved by councillors. The Eagle Mill on Victoria Street will be converted into 34 residential apartments, a nursery school, bakery and coffee shop and a new fabrication unit to house a long-term i

Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew and Viking Energy have achieved a landmark decision in the development of one of the UK’s largest wind farms on croft land. Gillespie Macandrew acted for Viking in its application to the Scottish Land Court for permission to proceed with a wind farm develo

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

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

The Federation of Master Builders Scotland (FMB Scotland) has elected two female Scottish Board representatives for the first time in its history. Lee Cairns, operations director at Thistle Trade Group Ltd, and Theresa Gallagher, operations manager/director at Young Wilson & Cunningham Ltd, were

Construction firms in Scotland have grown at a slower rate than those south of the border over the past three years, according to new report. A new study published by Henderson Loggie, part of the MHA group of accountants, looked at operating and accounts data from 1,708 construction companies with

Renfrewshire-based logistics and construction business the Malcolm Group has reported a dip in turnover and profit but the firm still welcomed a “robust performance in the face of competitive trading conditions”. Group turnover for the year to the end of January fell 5.6% to £213 m

Proposals to deliver a mixed-use development on the site of Aberdeen’s Atholl House have moved forward after planning permission was granted to demolish the city centre office block. Halliday Fraser Munro submitted plans in 2016 to demolish the building on Guild Street and build a site contain

CALA Homes (West) has revealed a number of “significant” community benefits from its development at North Bar, Erskine, including a proposed new bus service. The homebuilder’s proposals represent a major investment in the long-term future of the area with the creation of 195 new te

Local government trades people have voted to reject a pay offer from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), Unite has confirmed. The union said that its craft membership, which includes joiners, labourers, painters and electricians, voted to reject the COSLA pay offer by 69%, with 90%

The next stage in a large scale development at the western edge of Glasgow’s Central Business District has commenced with refurbishment work on 30,977 sq ft of office space at 2 Central Quay. The work, which is being carried out by London-based XLB Property and Harbert Management Corporation w

A regeneration project at Granton Waterfront will take a step forward next month when the City of Edinburgh Council will begin an intensive six month period of public engagement into plans to deliver a vibrant, well connected, new city quarter. The council’s vision for the area is for around 4

Gavin Hamilton from Taylor Wimpey is among a group of experts from the private and third sectors to have been appointed to a Regional Enterprise Council (REC) by the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal. The REC is comprised of a number of individuals from small, medium and large organ

Infrastructure business Robertson Group’s most significant project has been awarded a prestigious civil engineering accolade. The Macallan distillery and visitor experience, located on Easter Elchies estate in Speyside, took home the coveted ‘Building of the Year’ title at the Inst