Articles by Date : May 02 1994 - May 08 1994
PLANT MATERIALS
n WATER SPRAY
Wheel Wash of Crewe has developed a water spray as an optional
extra for its mobile drive-through waggon cleaning unit.
The.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Getting in a right fix
It's all here: scaffolding, hoists, winches, access platforms, telehandlers, materials handling systems and a dozen more types of machines will.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
A SHOW OF FORCE
So you've dug your trench, checked out the specs of the excavator and you're wondering what else to do. In this section CJ gives you an idea of.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
tipcon on Top form
As the vanguard of truck shows, Tipcon is a barometer of the industry - and things are looking brighter, reports Ian Brown more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
O&K's big revamp is OK
O&K has had a good winter for UK dumptruck sales, now it's revamped lots of excavators. Ian Brown visited Dortmund to talk to the management.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
stand and deliver
The vast array of displays at SED is not limited to moving plant, with many companies exhibiting products equally vital to the construction.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
VOX POP
In these lean and mean times, with far less time to chat with
people, can you still have a laugh at work?
Geoffrey Bell
.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Rock solid celebration - to coin a phrase
In case the stamps commemorating the opening of the Channel Tunnel
failed to satisfy your thirst for memorabilia, why not invest a few
weeks' pay.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Thrown to the lions
Poor Bovis has not enjoyed the best of luck in the courts recently.
In February last year the company pleaded guilty to a charge that
they had.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
All mixed up
News just in from Sicily: a builder's wife hid œ20,000 of gems
in a concrete mixer, where she thought they would be safe.
Unhappily for.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Local elections hit contractors
Planning approvals for construction schemes have been put on ice
pending this week's local elections, with contractors claiming that
they are.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Clients in firing line
Widespread discontent at the way clients operate is revealed this
week in a CJ survey of Britain's Top 100 contractors.
So bad have contract.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Queen puts royal stamp on Chunnel
After seven years of construction, and centuries of discussion, the
Channel tunnel is set to be opened officially on 6 May by the Queen
and.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
NRA demands slag controls
The National Rivers Authority is demanding controls on the use of
blast furnace slag as an aggregate after finding the material
responsible for a.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Moayedi quits Team Services
Paris Moayedi, chief executive of Team Services, has resigned from
the firm to pursue personal interests.
A new chief executive will be.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
CLIENT, HEAL THYSELF
Contractors expect little praise in life from their clients, and in
this they are rarely disappointed. Criticism is the more usual
fare, and of.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Enquiries rise
Enquiry levels for new construction have risen for the first time
in nearly five years according to a new survey by RICS. Members
report that.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Unions knock Atkins report on Euro construction
The Atkins report on the European construction market has received
a severe mauling from the combined EU trade unions who say Atkins
has badly.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Shintillo
Not for the first time in his short career to date, the Luca Cumani
colt Shintillo was very heavily backed when starting favourite for
a handicap.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
HOT LINE
Wimpey Homes and the Barratt/Fairclough/Ideal Homes consortium have
been shortlisted by the LDDC for the final stage of the competition
to build.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Kyle shops at M&S
Kyle Stewart has bagged around œ14 million worth of new
store-work recently.
The largest contract is an extension and modernisation of a.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Army job for Ireland
Ernest Ireland Construction, part of John Mowlem, has won
œ25.5 million-worth in new orders.
The largest contract is an œ8 million.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Payment disputes loom at Glaxo centre
A number of payment disputes are brewing on the Glaxo research
centre at Stevenage, claim sources close to the project.
Hayden Young, carrying.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
No fortunes in building - official
The highest paid people in construction earn less than top earners
in other sectors, a survey of the 150 highest paid directors has
revealed.
.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Latest roads jobs out for pre-qual
Two new road jobs worth a total of œ113 million are out for
prequalification.
The largest is the œ93 million widening 3.4km of the.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Parliament lobbied over site injury/deaths record
Site workers, union representatives and construction safety
campaigners converged on Westminster last week to lobby Parliament
over the continuing.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
OK for CITB craft routes
Two separate craft training routes proposed by the CITB Board have
been given the go-ahead for 1994 trials under the.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Labour Train solves cashflow problems
Leading jobs agency Labour Train has employed a little-known
technical procedure known as a CVA to head off short-term cashflow
problems.
The.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Teesside tenders
Teesside Development Corporation is inviting tenders for a
redevelopment of Middlehaven docks in Cleveland costing up to
œ25 million.
.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Scots furious over M6 move
The Scottish Office is reported to be furious with DoT plans to
shelve a œ50 million scheme which would create an unbroken M6
motorway between.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Moves
Manchester-based construction and interior fit-out specialist
Styles & Wood has promoted Martin Raftery from estimating
manager to commercial.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Tilbury prosecuted
Tilbury Douglas Construction and British Rail have been committed
for trial at Inner London Crown Court by Tower Bridge Magistrates'
Court. The.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Qatar millstone for Taylor Woodrow
Taylor Woodrow International has won a œ15 million contract to
build a new flour mill in Doha Port, Qatar. The mill complex, for
the Qatar.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Builders look to law to beat greens
By DAVID NUNN
After the wave of direct action from environmentalists, contractors
are pinning their hopes for protection on the Criminal.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
M-way repair crisis revealed
Around 14% of England's motorways need immediate repair and a
further 21% have a predicted life of less than four years, reveals
the 1993 national.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
New thinking at Sainsbury
Despite a radical overhaul of its development division, with a
greater emphasis on the use of external services, Sainsbury is not
cutting back its.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Bankside for Tate
The Tate Gallery has chosen Bankside power station on the South
Bank of the Thames in London to house its collection of
international 20th century.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Sweet and sour
A useful insight into civil engineers' long-term geopolitical
thinking arose at the Institution of Civil Engineers' annual dinner
the other night..... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
In Brief
l Brick production up
Brick production in the first quarter of 1994 was 20% higher, at
717 million, than in the same period a year ago..... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
A case of defection
Ove Arup used to say construction would be making progress when
engineers started talking aesthetics and architects got interested
in roads,.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Going a hole too far?
For a hobby that runs rings round all others, why not take a leaf
out of Martin Hannigan's book? He loves potholing. So much so that
he's out.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Initiative promises fresh approach
Nishimatsu and Nichols Associates have formed the
Nichols-Nishimatsu Initiative in response to both the large number
of stal led schemes in the UK.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Litigation still to hit peak
The recent increase in the amount of dispute litigation has yet to
reach its peak, according to Jim Sargeant, director of legal
services.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
THE LURE OF FRESH PASTURES
New roads have opened the construction industry's eyes to the hidden potential of the East Anglian flat lands. Now the big boys are cashing in..... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Office over-design hits running costs
Developers keen to tempt clients are adding air conditioning,
lighting and other services which far exceed the likely
requirements of the.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
PAY RESTRUCTURE? WHAT RESTRUCTURE?
Employers will settle at around 2% in the pay round. But for the unions it is another year without a square deal more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
BACK IN THE FRAME
The John Lelliott logo now sports a hummingbird but a phoenix might be more appropriate. For since its rescue by Bovis, the firm has been.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
THE BRICKS OF THE TRADE
Achieving a good appearance with brickwork requires much more than an attractive brick and a good bricklayer. CJ asked the Brick Development.... more
(05 May 1994 00:00)
Get your tackle together before embarking on litigation
Far East Consortium Ltd v Airedale Ltd: the difference between novation and assignment more
(05 May 1994 00:00)