Melville Dundas was a major Scottish construction company.

History

The business was established by Alexander Dundas in 1908 and incorporated as Melville Dundas & Whitson in 1932. Kenneth Dundas took over as chairman of the business in 1937. During the

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the company was one of the contractors engaged in building the Mulberry harbour units. The company was acquired by F J C Lilley plc in 1981 which traded as Lilley plc from April 1989 until it went into receivership in January 1993. Melville Dundas was bought out of receivership by the management but went into administration itself in May 2003. Major projects undertaken by the company included the

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completed in 1928, the extension to the

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completed in 1970,

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completed in 1978 and the conversion of

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completed in 1979.

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