Articles by Date : June 02 2003 - June 08 2003

Alfred McAlpine snaps up AIMS for £7.2m
Alfred McAlpine has acquired AIMS Group Services, a specialist advisory, training and technical services business focused on workplace compliance.... more
(06 June 2003 14:04)

Skanska wins five-year deal to upgrade Tube earth-structures
Cementation Foundations Skanska, a specialist in foundations and ground engineering, has been awarded a £10m framework contract by Tube Lines to.... more
(06 June 2003 11:24)

Clay roof tile manufacturers call for more skilled tilers
The Clay Roof Tile Council (CRTC) is urging the roofing industry to recruit and retain more skilled tilers. more
(06 June 2003 10:12)

Persimmon buys Merewood for £22.6m
Persimmon has bought North East-based housebuilder Merewood for £22.6m. more
(05 June 2003 14:04)

Steel firm set to re-employ 400 workers
Four-hundred steel workers who lost their jobs a year ago when a steel firm went into receivership look set to be taken back, it has emerged today.... more
(05 June 2003 11:57)

New defects insurance will drive best practice
A new defects insurance scheme coming to the UK construction market promises to be the 'best practice' driver the industry has been waiting for, and.... more
(05 June 2003 11:21)

Roofers get 10% pay rise
Mastic asphalt roofing operatives have won a 10% increase in basic rates of pay over the next two years. more
(05 June 2003 10:31)

Flats are the homes of the future
The number of flats being built in England has overtaken the number of detached houses being built for the first time ever. more
(04 June 2003 15:19)

Avoid factory farm office design
Sir Stuart Lipton, chief executive of Stanhope and chairman of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, has called on office.... more
(04 June 2003 15:09)

In the war zone
After the fourth time of saying "it's a war out there" in less than half an hour Bob Hughes catches himself, stops for a moment and asks: "You won't.... more
(04 June 2003 14:45)

ECA awaits decision for T5 to pioneer M&E pay deal
BAA is expected shortly to confirm that Heathrow's T5 will be the first contract to be covered by the new mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineering.... more
(04 June 2003 14:44)

Customer survey assists Simplex
Simplex Foundations, the new operating subsidiary within Vinci for all the group's piling operations, has improved client relationships by responding.... more
(04 June 2003 14:43)

Laing O'Rourke buys Carillion's piling arm
Laing O'Rourke has completed its acquisition of Carillion's piling business, Expanded Piling, for £6.3m. more
(04 June 2003 14:43)

Seddon Atkinson is back in construction
The world's first Wirtgen WR2500SK soil-stabiliser and recycler, which only received its official launch at last month's Intermat show in Paris, is.... more
(04 June 2003 14:42)

Heathrow debut for Wirtgen
The world's first Wirtgen WR2500SK soil-stabiliser and recycler, which only received its official launch at last month's Intermat show in Paris, is.... more
(04 June 2003 14:41)

I-R seeks simplified range
Herbert Henkel, chairman, president and Chief executive of Ingersoll-Rand (I-R) has set out the company's strategy. "Our goal is to replace large,.... more
(04 June 2003 14:41)

China opening for Liebherr
The latest plant manufacturer to open a factory in China is Liebherr. The company is building an earthmoving equipment factory in Dallian, a city.... more
(04 June 2003 14:40)

Ammann Equipment adds Merlo to product offerings
Allu is to display at Hillhead a range of excavator-mounted equipment that can be combined to provide mass soil stabilisation. The individual.... more
(04 June 2003 14:39)

Allu unveils its soil stabilising range
Allu is to display at Hillhead a range of excavator-mounted equipment that can be combined to provide mass soil stabilisation. The individual.... more
(04 June 2003 14:38)

Taking its place in UK's top 10 piling contractors
Simplex, formerly part of the Britannia Group, was acquired by Norwest Holst Soil Engineering in March 2000. more
(04 June 2003 14:37)

£2.4m profit announced by Tulloch
Tulloch has unveiled a pre-tax profit of £2.4m (£2.2m) on a turnover of £115m (£97m) in the 12 months to December 2002. more
(04 June 2003 14:36)

AI changes working practice
Aggregate Industries (AI) is changing the way it works by becoming more proactive and targeting clients in specific sectors in a bid to influence.... more
(04 June 2003 14:35)

Tracking system for mobile workers deemed a success
A new pay-as-you-go location and tracking system designed to locate and communicate with a mobile workforce is attracting huge interest from the.... more
(04 June 2003 14:35)

Lawrence hits 3% margin
Lawrence, the specialist pipeline constructor, has hit margins of 3%, one of the two main targets set when Peter Hargreaves took over the reins as.... more
(04 June 2003 14:28)

BRE airtight regs reminder
The Building Research Establishment's airtightness experts are reminding designers and contractors that as from 30 September 2003 all new commercial.... more
(04 June 2003 14:24)

Iveco new range complete
The latest phase of Iveco's truck evolution is the medium range truck Eurocargo which brings to a close a £1.5bn investment in renewing its entire.... more
(04 June 2003 14:23)

£250k training push pays off
Lawrence has invested £250,000 in recruiting and training up new staff for its push into the low-pressure gas market. The investment has already.... more
(04 June 2003 14:22)

New CE at Hills after reshuffle
David Hill has been appointed group chief executive of Hills Electrical & Mechanical, the £100m-a-year Walsall-based group. more
(04 June 2003 14:22)

Bovis bags £170m Leeds hospital
The Catalyst group has moved to the top of the priority list for one of the biggest deals in the third wave of privately financed hospital deals. more
(04 June 2003 14:21)

GCSE in construction under consideration
A GCSE in construction could soon become a reality for school pupils with the formation of a steering group to take the idea forward. more
(04 June 2003 14:20)

Stepnell pitches for £10m PFI school
Rugby-based contractor Stepnell has entered the PFI arena for the first time as one of three bidders pitching for a £10m schools project in.... more
(04 June 2003 14:20)

Costain consortium pulls out of £700m MoD prime contract
Defence Estates has received tender returns from three of the four bidders for its £700m-plus South West regional prime contract. more
(04 June 2003 14:19)

RMS all set to be major player in road surfacing
Road Maintenance Services (RMS) has purchased Total Bitumen's premium surface dressing contracting division for an undisclosed sum. more
(04 June 2003 14:19)

Proof M4I works
Movement for Innovation (M4I) demonstration projects have increased profitability and improved predictability, client satisfaction and safety,.... more
(04 June 2003 14:17)

Self-build initiatives for subbies
Subcontractors could find more work coming their way from the self-build market with the launch of two initiatives from BuildStore, provider of an.... more
(04 June 2003 14:16)

CECA and Thames Water talk of using more SMEs in AMP4
The southern division of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA Southern) is to hold roundtable talks with Thames Water about the.... more
(04 June 2003 14:16)

No truth in HBG 'for sale' rumour
HBG Construction is not for sale. "There is absolutely no truth in this speculation," said Brian May, the chief executive of the £650m-a-year UK.... more
(04 June 2003 14:14)

Momentum for Innovation
The overall performance of the 400-plus Movement for Innovation demonstration projects continues to improve year-on-year and projects remain.... more
(04 June 2003 14:11)

John Sisk subbies form 'an injustice'
John Sisk & Son's subcontract form "retains almost all of its potential for uncertainty or rank injustice", according to the Confederation of.... more
(04 June 2003 14:11)

Dawn bags Dundas' PFI equity portfolio
Dawn Construction has snapped up the PFI equity portfolio of Melville Dundas, which went into receivership last week. more
(04 June 2003 14:10)

Jewson launches PFIteam targeting ProCure 21
Timber and building materials supplier Jewson has created a team to focus solely on PFI schemes. more
(04 June 2003 14:10)

HSE blitz to reduce falls
Construction sites across the UK are being blitzed by Health & Safety Executive inspectors this week and next as part of a European campaign to.... more
(04 June 2003 14:09)

Gleeson strikes itself off ProCure 21 longlist
The swingeing cuts to the £600m Diagnostic and Treatment Centre (DTC) programme under ProCure 21 have prompted Gleeson to pull out of the longlist of.... more
(04 June 2003 14:09)

Ballast issues sale document
Ballast finally issued its long-awaited 250-page sales memorandum last week. more
(04 June 2003 14:08)

£700m third wave of social housing PFIs
A third tranche of social housing PFIs worth £700m is to be announced next month. This third wave of schemes is expected to include much more new.... more
(04 June 2003 14:07)

Willmott Dixon profit growth continues
Privately owned contractor Willmott Dixon is celebrating its seventh consecutive year of profit growth and the sort of earnings per share (EPS).... more
(04 June 2003 14:07)

Condition precedent clauses
In August 2001, I reported the case of City Inn -v- Shepherd Construction. This case has now been heard on appeal in the Inner House of the Court of.... more
(04 June 2003 14:06)

Alarms contracts - Bristol City Council
Applications are invited from established contractors with at least 2 years trading experience, interested in being considered for the above.... more
(04 June 2003 14:02)

Sewer connections and gully repairs - Borough of Hammersmith and
Applications are invited from suitably qualified contractors to apply for inclusion on our select list of tenderers for the TERM CONTRACT FOR SEWER.... more
(04 June 2003 13:59)

Public lighting and and road signs maintenance - Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Applications are invited from suitably qualified contractors to apply for inclusion on our select list of tenderers for the TERM CONTRACT FOR THE.... more
(04 June 2003 13:55)