Articles by Date : May 01 1995 - May 07 1995

ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY
Working with the design team to achieve a buildable structure and to maximise the prefabricated elements of the building are producing rapid.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

New Alpha breaker
The new Alpha 25 paving breaker from Ingersoll-Rand is a 25kg product offering 1,100 blows a minute. Armed with a vibration-suppression.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Roughneck is back at school
Chelmsford-based building contractors Keens and Hunt's contract at Eastbrook Comprehensive School involved the site clearance and construction of a.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

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The world in which we work is being reshaped by information and communications technologies. These technologies are changing the way business is.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

OVERSEAS CONTRACTORS' INROADS TO THE UK
The drive for a level playing field throughout Europe has encouraged UK contractors to set their sights overseas. But equally, this has encouraged.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

HOUSING SURVEY
A joint BEC/FMB report released last year, English Homes: A National Asset? estimates that œ8 billion (1991 prices) is needed to repair.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Trench Wand solves M27 fibre optic cable contract
Site access, restricted working space, permanent boundary walls, and motorway crash barriers are problems often encountered by contractors and.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

WHO'S WHO
Main Contractor:John Mowlem Construction Concrete Frame:Silver Construction External Cladding:Joseph Gartner M&E.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Tracked trencher with a difference
Vermeer's T-755 trencher - the company's latest innovative arrival - is a tracked trencher with a difference. Unlike other models, this unit.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Stonegrave buys in Komatsu WA470-3s
Stonegrave Aggregates of Aycliffe in County Durham has recently purchased a fleet of three of the latest Komatsu WA470-3 wheeled loaders from.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

TIP, TIP HOORAY
Ian Brown visited Tipcon '95, where spirits were high after the 1994 forecast slump in sales never appeared more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Nooteboom claims a first with lowbed
Dutch trailer manufacturer Nooteboom claims it has hit the industry with another first. Nooteboom's new Extra Low Semi-lowbed trailer, first.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Board checks out partnering
Initiatives emerging from the latest Construction Industry Board meeting include: n a new working group is to be formed to examine the concept.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Salt & hot box for EuroTrakker
Econ Engineering claims it is the first UK company to body up the Iveco EuroTrakker, with a quick change body system offering the choice of a 9m3.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

in brief
Richard Budge investigated Following claims in a Panorama programme, Richard Budge - head of RJB Mining - has confirmed that he was.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Sun shines on the crowds at SED '95
The sun shone on the biggest ever SED this week as the visitors flocked to the show at Milton Keynes - full story page 3. more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

H&H buys out JT Design Build
Higgs & Hill has bought the business and assets of struggling JT Design Build for œ1, less than two years since a management buy-in by Roy.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

New road deck in Borough for JLE
Contractor Costain-Taylor Woodrow has installed a new road deck on Borough High Street in London as part of its work on Contract 104 of the Jubilee.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Tighten up tender lists, demand roads firms
Civil engineering contractors are calling on clients to use more rigorous and standard prequalification criteria when choosing bidders for their.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Prescott attacks PM's speech
The Prime Minister's words bear no comparison with the reality, said John Prescott, Labour deputy leader. Prescott said towns and cities are.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

MF unveils Kobelco jv mini at SED
This week's SED - the largest in the show's 29-year history - had plenty to offer visitors. n MF Industrial, part of Fermec Holdings,.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Civils hit by slump in tender invites
A substantial decline in invitations to tender is reported by firms responding to the latest workload trends survey from the Federation of Civil.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

in brief
Plans for alternative dispute resolution guidance The Centre for Disputes Resolution has joined forces with the Chartered Institute of.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

A lesson in honesty
There's some who say the phrase 'lucky builder' is an oxymoron - you know, a contradiction in terms like 'military intelligence'. But builder Dean.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Taywood team raise œ10,000 on 747 mile ride
Congratulations to Taylor Woodrow quantity surveyor Neil Sammes and fellow riders Tony Rogers, Derek Walters, Paul Hirst and Mark Sammes, who have.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Labour woos industry
The Labour Party is sounding out leading contractors and developers on its proposed Urban Regeneration Policy. In a recent top level meeting,.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Major promises better housing with œ4bn fund
Prime Minister John Major has restated the Government's determination to revitalise inner city areas and heralded a new push for urban.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Moves
John Mayne has joined the team at Bickerton Group as contracts manager to help handle an expanding workload. Mayne will be based at the group's.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

It's just not cricket
Our John Major/cricketing caption competition seemed to reveal some of the bitterness in the industry today. There were several mentions of.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

HOT LINE
Kier International, in joint venture with CCC Group of Texas, has been awarded a two year contract by the Alcoa Steamship Company to carry out.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Tarmac bags œ7m Coventry Bus. Pk
Tarmac Construction has won a œ7 million contract for the next phase of work at Coventry Business Park. The company is building all access.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Watson wins Man Utd steel job
Watson Steel, part of Amec, has been awarded a œ5 million contract for the design, engineering, fabrication and erection of the steelwork.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

N.I. parliament refurb due Nov
Work on the modernisation and refurbishment of Belfast's parliament buildings is due to begin in November. The œ13.5-œ15.5 million.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Leicester city job goes to W. Davis
East Midlands based developer William Davis is to undertake a œ6 million office development on the former Pex site in Leicester as part of the.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Faber joins Royal Mail for CDM role
Royal Mail Property Holdings has appointed consulting engineer Oscar Faber to help develop its national policies and procedures to comply with the.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Birse housing division sold
Worsening conditions in the housing market have persuaded Birse to sell its housing business at a discount. The loss-making division, which.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

C&N fixes M50 bridge spans
Christiani & Nielsen is due to complete remedial works on the central spans of the M50 Queenshill Bridge over the River Severn later this.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Civils unhappy with only six road contracts
The Highways Agency is promising to deliver no more than six road contracts this year. Although eight new starts are scheduled for this financial.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Construction centres receive œ2m funding
Almost 50 towns and cities country-wide will share a œ2 million fillip to education from the construction industry. The money will be used to.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

D. McLean builds MoD homes
David McLean has started work on an œ8 million housing project for the Ministry of Defence at Haverford in Pembrokeshire. The contract.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Steel prices frozen in UK
British Steel is freezing its prices for beams and columns in the UK market until October 1995 at the earliest. BS says the move reflects the.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

CATCH THEM YOUNG
Parents know nothing is more important than the education of their children. They do all they can to ensure it's the best available. Anybody who.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Trying for a June start at Wimbledon
Contractor Try is building the new Number One court for Wimbledon's All England Lawn Tennis Club in south London. The first stage is due to be.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Cardiff Opera House final bid
Cardiff Bay Opera House Trust has finalised its bid for œ50 million worth of Millennium Commission funding. Architect Zaha Hadid's.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

M11 security bill will top œ26m
The final bill for security on the M11 extension in north London could cost up to œ26 million, according to a National Audit Office inquiry..... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Island clearing to begin
Work will begin in June on clearing The Island site in Nottingham in preparation for a œ30 million office and light industrial development. A.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Southampton retail village goes to Bovis
Bovis Construction has been awarded a œ7.8 million design and build contract to build the first phase of a new retail centre in Southampton.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

Fifty schools enter bridge building Steel Challenge
The British Constructional Steelwork Association's 'Steel Challenge for Schools' continues to grow in strength, with over 50 schools entering this.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

'Tory policies need to be updated,' says ECA chief
Conservative government policies developed in the 1980s 'have achieved their objectives but need rethinking and updating for the 1990s', according.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)

H&H begins Luton leisure centre build this summer
Higgs & Hill is to start work this summer on a œ11 million leisure centre in the heart of Luton for developer THI. Rank Leisure has.... more
(04 May 1995 00:00)