Articles by Date : April 01 1996 - April 07 1996
INBRIEF
New centre set to open
Clive Barford, newly appointed main dealer for Kubota, is to open a
new centre at Dumpers Drove, Horton Heath. The site,.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Sherrington change at McLean
Roger Sherrington has become development director with the David
McLean Group.
Boasting 35 years construction experience, Sherrington.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
ISIS- river and flood technology for today
HR Wallingford and Sir William Halcrow & Partners have jointly
developed a powerful new computational model for simulating flow,
water quality.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Gibb northern set as Oliver climbs on board
Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners' new northern office in
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, is now fully operative with the arrival
of John Oliver as.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Thwaites keeps it tough
Thwaites has launched a new 18t capacity articulated dumptruck.
First conceived two years ago, the new TD18 was seen in prototype
form at BAUMA and.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
APS appoints new directors
Two experienced project managers at APS, the London-based project
management and construction management practice, have been
appointed as associate.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Miller makes Williams new sales manager
Tony Williams has been appointed sales and marketing manager for
Miller Construction and Miller Civil Engineering. He will be
operating out of its.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
BT launches online service
British Telecom has launched a new online multimedia service for
the construction industry.
BT Construction Online, in association with On.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
French water imports by Eurotunnel
Folkestone and Dover Water has met Eurotunnel to discuss the
possibility of transporting water through the Channel Tunnel's
ventilation system, to.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
INBRIEF
privatisation put off
Environment Secretary John Gummer announced on Tuesday that the
privatisation of the Building Research Establishment has.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Team Services likely to be split in sell-off
Hopes of selling Team Services and its subsidiaries as going
concerns were fading fast as CJ went to press on Tuesday.
The group went into.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Another restructure at HA
Contractors have reacted angrily to the news that the Highways
Agency is set for a second major restructuring costing œ10
million - just.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Tyre provision hits Tarmac's profits
Tarmac's annual profits have been hit by a œ30 million
provision against its Elm Energy contract. Neville Simms, Tarmac
chief executive, said.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
JCB 520-50's grand entry
More likely to turn heads in farming rather than construction,
albeit for the BSE scare, JCB's latest venture into compact
equipment is the JCB.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Building regs should include new standards
The Government has called on the insurance industry's fire safety
body to push for its new standard on composite panels to be
included in the.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Shepherd falters on œ72m defence project
Shepherd Construction has fallen four months behind schedule on the
œ72 million project to design and build the Defence Research
Agency's new.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Sir Michael set to step down from CIB after two years
Sir Michael Latham, author of the joint Government and industry
review of construction, has confirmed that he will be stepping down
as the chairman.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Roads budget was 'massively underspent'
Roads minister John Watts has admitted to a massive underspend in
the Highways Agency's 1995/96 roads maintenance, bridge repair and
network.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Europe improves road and air links
A bonanza of rail and airport projects are due to come on line in
Europe over the next two years, according to speakers at a DTI
major project.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Gleeson and Tilbury take on œ100m work for Thames
MJ Gleeson and Tilbury Douglas have both signed four-year
partnering agreements with Thames Water to carry out œ100
million worth of.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Grant calls for stop in discrimination
Labour MP Bernie Grant joined with black construction workers to
launch a campaign to rid the industry of racial
discrimination.
Grant teamed.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
RIBA in bid for millennium cash
The Royal Institute of British Architects is to launch a bid for
œ50 million worth of Millennium funding this summer to help
build 2,000 new.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
'Pure coincidence' over cuts in grants
Contractor representatives have been told by the Construction
Industry Training Board that it is a 'pure coincidence' that
œ12.6 million.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
IR plans new rules for 714s
A Government announcement is expected within the next month setting
out the annual turnover threshold which both contractors and
individuals will.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Ove Arup slump prompts rethink
A collapse in profitability has prompted the Ove Arup Partnership
to reshape its business with the introduction of five operational
boards.
.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Healtchcare first for Kier
A consortium led by Kier Build and ISS Mediclean has been selected
by Hairmyres and Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust as its preferred
partner for the.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Redland reports drop in 1995 operating profits
Trading conditions went downhill throughout most of 1995, reported
Redland chief executive Robert Napier last week.
Announcing Redland's annual.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Tree clearance practice under safety scrutiny
An industry trade organisation this week called for an independent
safety investigation into allegedly unsafe tree-top clearance
methods employed.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
McAlpine wins TRW project
Sir Robert McAlpine is to build the TRW airbag manufacturing plant
at Peterlee, County Durham. The award adds to a string of major
north east.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
HOT LINE
Amec Construction Scotland has won a œ12m contract to design
and construct a phased refurbishment of a six-storey
concrete-framed office block.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Higgs & Hill dive œ8m into the red
Higgs & Hill slumped into the red last year to the tune of
almost œ8 million as a result of being torpedoed by two
exceptional costs - a.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
œ15m deal finances homes
The Peabody Trust has struck a deal with Waltham Forest Housing
Action Trust to provide œ15 million to finance 150 new homes.
The PFI deal is.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Trio competes for hospital
Three consortia have been shortlisted for the œ285 million PFI
project to build a new hospital at the Royal London Hospital site
in.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
'Inspections would close 25pc of sites' - Agreements on contractors' works councils may be in place by summer
Around 25% of construction sites would be shut down if the Health
and Safety Executive carried out proper inspections, it was claimed
this week.
.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Turning a blind eye to industry fraud
Fraud within the construction industry is on the increase but
contractors refuse to admit that it is a serious problem because
some are guilty of.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Barratt plans big production lift
Barratt, the UK's second largest housebuilder, has announced plans
to lift production from 7,000 homes a year to 11,000 by the turn of
the century..... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Eurotrans outbids rivals for Leeds Supertram concession
The concession to design, build, operate and maintain the œ100
million first line of the Leeds Supertram light rail project has
been awarded.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Date set for HK Centre roof
The delayed roof installation for the œ400M extension to the
Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Centre was due to start next
week, it has.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
OSB products set to win share
Panel product manufacturer CSC Forest Products says alternative
oriented strand board (OSB) products are set to win market share
from softwood.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Eco-Therm launches new system
The Eco-Therm 2005 timber wall panel system has been introduced by
Prestoplan in response to the Government's call for a 30% reduction
in.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Balfour partners TH on M1-A1
Trafalgar House has been confirmed as the winner of the œ300
million M1-A1 Design Build Finance and Operate road project - but
with Balfour.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Go ahead for A55 upgrade
The œ65 million upgrading of the A55 across Anglesey will go
ahead as planned. The stretch between Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll and
Bryngwran was the.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
FEBC overseas
London-based Forward Enterprising Building Construction (FEBC) has
been appointed to manage contracts worth œ24 million overseas.
In the.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Mowlem takes œ8.8m contract
Mowlem Facilities Management has been awarded two major management
commissions with the RAF worth more than œ36 million. The
three year.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Sikament speeds up repair works
It was claimed that the involvement of specialist frame contractor
Composite Structures at the start of a building project for the
Liverpool.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Composite Structures cuts building time by 3 months
It was claimed that the use of Sikament HE 200, a new high early
strength admixture, has speeded up repair works to the concrete
slab of the.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
œ25m facelift for Stevenage
Richardson Developments is proposing to give Stevenage New Town's
shopping centre a œ25 million facelift. The proposals to
regenerate the.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Wide ranging CEED 96
A wide range of energy saving products and services will be
represented at the CEED 96 exhibition which is, staged by the
Council for Energy.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
TH wins œ20m UK contracts
Trafalgar House Construction has won œ20 million worth of new
contracts in the UK. The largest contract is a œ7.2 million
training.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)
Eurofer highlight steel's ecological advantages
The environmental advantages of steel, particularly the ease with
which it can be recycled, have been highlighted by Eurofer, the
European.... more
(04 April 1996 00:00)