Articles by Date : February 02 1998 - February 08 1998

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"This is a real dilemma for Prescott and for PFI generally. The biggest PFI project in the UK is facing a real crisis. How that crisis gets.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Las Plant support
Aerial access platform manufacturer Grove Manlift has appointed Las Plant to provide service support to its customers in Scotland. Under this.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Heathrow Airport recruits for proposed T-five
Heathrow Airport is progressing work on its proposed Terminal 5 project by advertising for management and a wide range of specialist package.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Contracts: Briefs
A œ120 million dose of investment Healthcare giant Roche is to invest œ120 million in its vitamin C manufacturing plant in Dalry,.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Costain wins contract for 43 luxury flats
Costain has won a œ15.7 million contract to build 43 luxury flats near London's Regents Park for Arab Investments. The project will.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

œ13m millennium win boosts Tilbury
Sheffield's Remaking the Heart of the City scheme management contract awarded more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Powerscreen shares shock
Director seconded to Matbro after financial irregularities were unearthed more
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housing PROTESTORS
Radical environmentalists have occupied the first greenfield housing site, and placed targets on the heads of senior construction managers. .... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Irish tax shock
One in three contractors in audit have been breaking tax laws, say inspectors more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

HSE prosecute RAIL
South East Infrastructure Maintenance Company (SEIMC), Railtrack, and Southern Track Renewals Company (STRC) are to be prosecuted by the Health and.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Amec share price decline
œ1.8 billion investment in French firm and ambitions for the future still cause concern City view: Group faces its biggest challenge since.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Record '97 for Case Corporation
Case Corporation has recorded a fourth-quarter 1997 income rise of 21 per cent to $123 million (œ77million) and a full-year increase of 15 per.... more
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Concrete awareness campaign launched
The Concrete Repair Association (CRA) has launched an awareness campaign targeted at UK consulting engineers and housing associations. A.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Quarry extension approval granted
Alfred McAlpine Slate gets go-ahead for growth of Penrhyn site in Wales more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Federation expresses B&Q worries
B&Q's attack on builders merchants' customer base should be causing them concern, said Brian Flint, deputy director general of the Federation.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

KVW "does pay subbies"
MD defends company against allegations of payment abuse made to the CCS more
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Cement group course planned
A three-day residential course organised by the British Cement Association is being held next week to tackle the design principles and economics of.... more
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Fire awards issued
Firesafe Installations, McCartney Fire Protection and West Anglia Insulation are among the first to be accredited under the new scheme for.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Protection from the cowboys
Sir, Your article "Tornados bring cowboys", and your editorial comment "A mayday service for construction" in this week's issue pleased and.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Tribunal's restructuring will not make sectors less free - chairman
Sir, The press notice which I issued after the meeting of the current Tribunal's constituent bodies on 27th October set out the final result.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

The impact of the tiger economies on the UK
Perhaps, at long last, the better relationships and changing methods ... are now taking effect more
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Hitting the buffers With anger growing over the Government's handling of the CTRL, we take an in-depth look at the issues surrounding the.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Nuttall bags Greenwich job
Nuttall has won a œ13.3 million site preparation contract on the Greenwich Peninsula in south London. Contract 20 for English.... more
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Nimbus customers to get tooling courses
Nimbus customers are being offered one-day crash courses in diamond tooling and related equipment. The short courses held at the Nimbus.... more
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Five fight it out for PFI prison schemes Five consortia are submitting indicative outline bids for two PFI prison schemes - a œ50 million,.... more
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LONDON & SOUTH EAST Westminster offices Work: Offices Location: Westminster/London Value: œ8m Type:.... more
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NHS trust tenders
Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust is inviting tenders for a 4,600m2 building to be constructed on a green field site at Colchester General.... more
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The Government has got a strange sense of priorities. It has managed to find œ700 million to build the Millennium Dome - a white elephant that.... more
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Who's winning the work?Contracts Hotline is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. Data supplied by ABI Building Data. more
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Railtrack and Virgin expected to step in
Railtrack will save the Channel Tunnel Rail Link - that's the view in the City. The favoured scenario is Railtrack stepping in with a œ500.... more
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Contractors feel LCR backlash
Company leans on contractors in desperate bid to help save the project more
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US contractors in bid-rigging probe
Parent companies of firms working in UK face investigation by District Attorney more
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Losing bidders plan to sue
Losing bidders for the right to run and build the Channel Tunnel Rail Link are planning to sue the Government for compensation in the wake of the.... more
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Brent Spar to end up as ferry terminal
Brent Spar, the oil storage platform which Greenpeace fought to stop being dumped on the ocean bed, is to end its days as part of a roll-on.... more
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Forecast adds to post-millennium decline fears
Contractors can expect modest or slowing growth in workload over the next two years, according to the latest forecast from Hewes and Associates. .... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

Scaffolders strike at Bluewater
A group of 36 scaffolders working at the œ380 million Bluewater site in Kent for brickwork contractor Lesterose staged an unofficial strike.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

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Tarmac wins police contract Tarmac has won an œ8.5 million contract to construct a new police headquarters in Newcastle-on-Tyne. The new.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)

SMW selected for PFI projects
Miller Construction's SMW consortium has been selected by West of Scotland Water Authority as the preferred bidder for two PFI water projects in.... more
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JLE in six month delay
Opening of extension may not happen until March 1999 more
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Skanska to cut 1,500 staff
Swedish construction group Skanska is to cut its workforce by 1,500 in a massive restructuring exercise which will result in a focus.... more
(04 February 1998 00:00)