Articles by Date : August 02 1999 - August 08 1999
Barwick £2.95m Kent hospice win
Contractor RJ Barwick of Dover has won a £2.95 million,
60-week contract to build a new hospice for Pilgrims Hospice Ltd at
Willesborough,.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
'Nothing wrong with competition'
There is nothing wrong with competition - it's not a dirty word,
insisted Paul Whitmore.
The trend to partnering and long-term relationships.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
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BOXTEXT: Geoffrey Wort, director of external services at Laing,
found real value in his visit to Simons, even though his much
larger.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Damages recoverable in the tort of negligence
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting examines damages recoverable in tort more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
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Kocurek's business booms
Kocurek spots niche in market, building booms and attachments for excavators more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
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Laing's world view
Whitmore: 'I'd hate to see UK construction follow the country's motorbike industry' more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
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nordberg strengthens UK MARKET POSITION
Nordberg (UK), the sole UK importer of Rammer hydraulic hammers and
demolition attachments, has further.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
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BOXTEXT: John Bacon, of Lingfield Way, Silverdell
John Bacon claims to have suffered continual problems after he and
his wife,.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
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BOXTEXT: Trevor Bond, of Nascot Wood Road, Watford
Trevor Bond, a self-employed computer consultant, moved into his
house at the end.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
HBG Pompey win
HBG Specials Contracts has been awarded a £5.8 million
contract to restore and convert the historic Boathouse No.6 at
Portsmouth Naval.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
HA to introduce longer road maintenance contracts
Exclusive by Kathy Watson
The Highways Agency (HA) is to introduce pilots for bigger and
longer-lasting highway maintenance contracts and.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Housebuilding: Good, but must make more effort
Buying a house is right up there with marriage, divorce and death
as one of the most stressful events that can befall any individual.
Vendors,.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
CIoB duo go by 'mutual consent'
The managing director and a director of the Chartered Institute of
Building's (CIoB) commercial arm have left the company "by mutual
consent," it.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Liverpool council wins legal battle
Walton Group appeals against releasing control of site to Liverpool City Council more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Possible US Hochtief bid
America's fifth largest contractor, Turner, has received a bid from
a European firm - thought to be Hochtief.
The offer, on 16 July, resulted.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Plans for affordable housing in Ireland
by Anthony Garvey
A confrontation between Government and the construction industry is
looming in the Irish Republic over plans to impose.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Specialists: Tender abuse still common
Constructors Liaison Group survey finds Dutch auctions and bid-peddling are rife more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Review of CIB's future
by Kathy Watson
Discussions have begun with Government and the industry on the
future shape of the Construction Industry Board.
.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
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GIZA JOB
Costain International's local company in Egypt has been awarded a
contract for the construction management of the Pyramids.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Concerns over debt financing
Contractors fear Treasury's financing scheme will promote new form of PFI more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
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KVAERNER'S INDIAN WIN
Kvaerner Construction and Kvaerner Process are joining forces to
design and build a liquefied natural gas supply facility.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Poorly educated professionals show need for better courses
By Michael Gordon
A study commissioned by consulting engineer Ove Arup has identified
serious weaknesses in the education of engineers,.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Councils to procure with Best Value
Local government procurement changes moved a step closer last week
after the Local Government Act gained Royal Assent.
When it comes into.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Geoconsult £500,000 fine stays
The £500,000 fine and £100,000 costs imposed on Austrian
consulting engineer Geoconsult for its part in the Heathrow Express
tunnel.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Parliament costs £625m
Official figures released last week show that the 17-year programme
to restore Parliament, modernise its services and build new offices
will cost.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Wembley design launch
Stadium is expected to cost £475m and will seat 90,000 fans, twin towers to go more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Birse chief quashes rumours of rival bid
by John Leitch
The chief executive of Birse Construction has quashed industry
rumours that a construction rival is planning to make a bid.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Amec man quits
Chief executive Peter Mason announces the group's new management structure more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Site deaths down
Statistics issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) estimate
that the number of construction site deaths will fall to 66 for the
year ending.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Hochtief in court
One of Europe's largest contractors, Hochtief of Germany, appeared
before the Supreme Court of Berlin and Brandenburg yesterday (3
August).... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Police probe Isle of Wight fraud
Exclusive by Michael Gordon
Hampshire Police has reopened an investigation into fraudulent
practices amongst trade contractors and.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Home is where the snags are
Sometimes dream homes can turn into nightmares. Tim Wood examines a problem that the housebuilding industry is looking to solve. more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
'We see little chance of change on safety issues'
Re: 'Power in the right hands?' (Contract Journal, 28 July,
p12/13)
Sir,
Is the Working Well Together initiative doomed? Will we see.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Merseyrail win for ABB Steward
ABB Steward has been awarded an £11 million contract for
mechanical and electrical refurbishment work on the Merseyrail
Loop.
Laing.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
BBto get extra track contract
Balfour Beatty, Westinghouse, and Railtrack have signed a £48
million contract for re-modelling track and ancillary services at
Willesden in.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Wates in line for Frogmore
Wates Construction is expecting to a receive a letter of intent
shortly giving it the go-ahead to start work on a £23 million
project to.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Hanson leads brick rivals
'Software packages help us avoid low-margin business,' says Dougal more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Amec awarded overseas work
Two of Amec's overseas subsidiaries have won multi-million pound
contracts.
In the Middle East, King Wilkinson (Saudi Arabia) has won.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Church/letter
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BOXTEXT: CHARLES CHURCH - RESPONSE TO CONTRACT JOURNAL
Charles Church is responding to allegations being made via.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
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Jarvis chief gets £324,000 package
Paris Moayedi, chief executive of Jarvis, had a salary and benefits
package worth a total of.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Back bites
Practices make perfect
Quantity surveyors are natural survivors. When the movement away
from using bills of quantities started, they moved into.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
MoD in £5.4m Kosovo kit deal
MoD selects plant manufacturers with fast turnaround to rebuild Kosovo. more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Lower CITB levy vetoed
Smaller firms escape but levy to increase to 0.5% for payers more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Top trainee award at Bircham Newton
Charles Horrocks, 17, has won the Construction Confederation's
award for the top trainee at the National Construction College at
Bircham Newton,.... more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Clients in dark over safety
Focus groups find safety regs 'right in principle' but concerns over practice more
(04 August 1999 00:00)
Under construction: The M4I - OUTLOOK
Richard Saxon, chairman, Building Design Partnership Under construction: The M4I more
(04 August 1999 00:00)