Edinburgh botanic garden to get £70m upgrade
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has won the backing of city councillors for a £70m initiative designed to safeguard its collections....
Site agreed for Space Hub Sutherland
Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) has reached an agreement to lease the land where it wants to build Space Hub Sutherland....
Government runs with Mace's freeport plan
International trade secretary Liz Truss has set up a panel of advisers to develop proposals for the establishment of up to 10 freeports around the UK....
193-metre tower block proposed for Birmingham
Plans have been submitted for a 61-storey apartment block in Birmingham....
Mineral product sales slow as construction loses appetite
Data from the producers of construction aggregates, asphalt and concrete reveal show falling demand for heavy building materials across the UK, reinforcing wider evidence of an industry slowdown....
Midas maintains financial health
Privately-owned construction group Midas managed to squeeze a small amount of profit growth last year despite a slight dip in turnover....
Investigations start into Reading scaffold collapse
Three people were injured when a large scaffolding collapsed at a Reading town centre demolition site yesterday....
Edinburgh gets £20m towards George Street transformation
Scotland's Places for Everyone programme has awarded £20m towards a major project to transform George Street in Edinburgh....
Park authority backs plans for new housing scheme
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority has approved a planning application by MacTaggart & Mickel Homes for a development of 88 affordable homes in Drymen....
Build UK contractors improve payment performance
Data compiled by Build UK on how quickly its member companies pay their suppliers indicate that the construction industry is moving in the right direction....