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Hanoi's municipal government has rejected a plan by Vietnam's culture ministry to erect a "life-size" King Kong statue by an iconic lake in the city. The ministry hoped the model would tap into the popularity of recently released blockbuster Kong: Skull Island, which was partly filmed in Vietnam, an

LDA Design’s £20 million revitalisation of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens was narrowly granted planning permission by councillors yesterday. Aberdeen City Council approved the business case for the proposals by 21 votes to 20.

Leo Quinn Britain’s biggest construction contractor Balfour Beatty has returned to profit after two years of losses.

A stable block which was home to dozens of working horses in Glasgow is to be turned into flats for mid-market rent. GHA, part of Wheatley Group, is behind the multi-million pound plans which will save – and breathe new life into – the Bell Street Stables in the Merchant City, a category B-liste

Stephen Profili (centre) with the Scottish regional leadership team (from left) regional commercial director Scott Mercer; regional sales director Helen Dow; regional managing director Stephen Profili; regional partnerships director Sarah Freel and regional operations director Adam Forrest Partnersh

A view of the proposed facility from Drumgeith Road Councillors have been asked to approve plans for a new energy-from-waste incinerator in Dundee.

Philip Hammond The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said that the UK government made the right decision to row back on its plan to hike up national insurance contributions for the self-employed.

Specialist design and engineering business Morgan Sindall Professional Services (MSPS) has been relaunched as BakerHicks, a name which acknowledges two of the original founders of the IDC Group from which MSPS ultimately emerged. Howard Hicks, the IDC Group chairman, was a well-known developer and e

Graham Construction has completed work on the Rosemount Gardens and Court Complex in Bathgate. The care development, which Graham delivered over three phases on behalf of West Lothian Council in partnership with hub South East, was officially opened by leader of the local authority, John McGinty.

Scotscraig Golf Club Scotscraig Golf Club unveils renovation project

Construction workers from Morgan Sindall have encountered a 1,500 year old skeleton while on a school building project in Norfolk, The Construction Index has reported. The skeleton, believed to date from between the fifth and seventh centuries, was discovered in the school grounds while the Morgan S

Proposals for a £105 million transformation of the former Strathclyde Police HQ in Glasgow's city centre into homes built specifically for private rent have been unveiled to the public. Moda Living, the developer behind a 525-home project in Edinburgh city centre, staged an initial consultation out

A £25 million renovation is in the pipeline to prevent the sudden closure of Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre. Under a blueprint aimed at safeguarding the venue’s future for another 50 years, radical improvements will be carried out to its stage, auditorium, backstage areas, bars and cafe areas, Th

The owners of the Bon Accord and St Nicholas shopping centres in Aberdeen are set to lodge plans to expand the facility by the end of the month. Developers BMO Real Estate Partners’ planned extension of the Bon Accord Centre to George Street would encompass nearly 9,500sq ft of shops, offices and

An investigation into the number of people working in the construction industry has calculated that nearly 200,000 workers could be lost if the UK chooses not to retain the rights of EU citizens after Brexit. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned that some of the country’s