Articles by Date : October 02 1995 - October 08 1995
HOT LINE
HM Prison Service is seeking expressions of interest in an
œ18m job for the consecutive refurbishment of C and D wings at
Wormwood Scrubs.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Tarmac finds another œ20m to pay small sub-contractors earlier
Tarmac has raised its working capital by another œ20 million
to further ensure that sub-contractors are paid on time, regardless
of whether or.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Extec helps land reclamation
Earlier this year Barnsley-based Jakto Transport won a œ1m
contract to turn the defunct Donisthorpe Colliery into building
land, woodland and.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Compact portable lighting tower
As the nights draw in, Sandhurst Manufacturing has launched a new
mobile lighting tower, model TL35-2, for the Autumn. The new unit -
based on the.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Crane manufacturers quit Haydock for SED
Crane and access equipment manufacturers have pulled out of the
annual Haydock show in favour of SED.
The decision - which followed competing.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Alfred McAlpine should merge, says family trust
It emerged this week that Alfred McAlpine's major shareholder has
called on the current management to merge with a larger
contractor.
The news.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
PCs are deskbound with Fort-Lox
Theft of computers from site offices can be a major headache. In
some cases it could bring a project to a standstill. But
Betterguard Engineering.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Eurostor's the place to keep small plant and tools secure
Eurostor, a modular storage system designed and manufactured by
Bri-Stor Systems of Hixon, Stafford is specifically targeted at
users of small.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Dounreay melt down for NCC
The UK Atomic Energy Authority has awarded a œ17 million
nuclear decommissioning contract at Dounreay, Caithness, to NNC of
Knutsford,.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Tilbury backs sub's œ900k pay claim against the HA
Irate subcontractor J P Burke has accused the Highways Agency of
deliberately forcing it into liquidation to avoid paying the cost
of its claim on.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
BA's Porter moves to head up Arnold Project Services
Stephen Porter, British Airways' former world-wide head of property
and project management, has been appointed managing director of
Arnold Project.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Steal a march on thieves
Theft of plant is big business. Everyone agrees on that. What they
don't agree on is how to combat it. Everybody has different
solutions. Now.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
NPR in œ400m investigations
In its latest report, the National Plant Register (NPR) - the UK's
first 24-hour fully staffed plant recovery register - claims it has
helped.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Suspended attention
London's Hammersmith Bridge has been stripped of 30 layers of paint and restored to its original colours with the aid of a time saving mobile.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
A shore way to dig a manhole
Vibroplant's Groundforce division has recently invested in a new
range of manhole box shoring systems for the hire market.
Said to be ideal for.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Operating profits of the eight leading European materials companies (%)
1991199219931994
RMC7.26.46.98.6
Redland14.312.412.314.0
Holderbank10.210.811.713.3
Readymix8.58.47.64.9
.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Water-cooled air compressor
Competition for the European single tooler market is hotting up as
yet more portable compressors hit the marketplace. Last week
Compair Holman.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Delyn powers up with JLG
For its entry into the powered access market, small plant and tool
hire company, Delyn Hire Centres of Mold has chosen JLG electric
scissors and.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Stolen JCB unit tracked down in Doncaster
A JCB backhoe worth œ30,000, stolen from plant hire premises
in Peterborough on the night of 13 September, has been recovered at
premises in.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
A shock to the system
Electrical contracting proved disastrous for many regional electricity companies more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Welsh Water aims to be number one
Acer boosts water giant's hopes of a major role in the Private Finance Initiative more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Exclusive Toku deal goes to Oswald
Compressed air company Oswald Record has been appointed exclusive
UK distributor for Toku's range of pneumatic tools.
The Toku name is new in.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
focus on utilities
Chris Davies finds that the brave new world of commercial freedom following privatisation has been kinder to some utility companies that to.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Fewer contracts from British Gas
Only the established firms will benefit from the falling levels of replacement work for British Gas more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
Sudden split
Two former directors of top architectural practice Fitzroy Robinson
this week pledged to take legal action for alleged breach.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Railtrack works for some
The divestiture of its two infrastructure businesses will mean more work for some more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Terex quarry workhorse
Gearing up for increased production at Horton Quarry in
Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, Tarmac Roadstone has recently
invested in one of Terex's new.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Six majors bid for BRIS
Six major contractors have bid for the 13 divisions of British Rail
Infrastructure Maintenance Services - with a total workload of
œ1 billion.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Job cuts will cost Govt œ1 billion
Future job losses in construction, estimated to run to 100,000 by
1997, will cost the Government œ1 billion in lost revenue and
increased.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Pip, pip hooray for the A Team
Last Sunday's Building Industry Windsor half marathon saw Taylor
Woodrow's 'A Team' defending its win of last year, when it beat
Laing.
The.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Water firms go for partnering
Southern Water has made a breakthrough partnering agreement with
Birse that could pave the way for œ500 million a year of
partnership sourcing.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Building a nation of fatties
In what way does construction have a vested interest in obesity?
The industry's political lobbyists would like to know.
Last weekend a leaked.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Four shortlisted on Croydon Tram
Four consortia have been shortlisted for the œ150 million
Croydon Tramlink.
The line-up is: Croydon Connect (Tarmac/AEG/Transdev);.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
No spanner in the works
Special rapid-action fastenings mean that no spanners are needed to
fix SGB Youngman's Sprint scaffolding system, seen here in use on a
contract to.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Earth Centre scoops œ50m grant
An environmental research centre near Doncaster and a maritime
leisure complex in Portsmouth have scooped the lion's share of the
latest Millennium.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Council slams Leicester bypass as 'dangerous'
The Highways Agency is at the centre of a dispute over claims that
the design of a new section of Leicester's city bypass - budgeted
to cost.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Two healthcare PFIs up for tender
The latest major PFI healthcare projects to come up for tender are
a œ70 million project at King's College Hospital in London and
a œ50.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
CITB secretary in surprise exit
Bob North, secretary to the Construction Industry Training Board,
is to leave at the end of October 'to pursue other interests'.
North succeeded.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
CMDC to give Great Northern the go-ahead
The long delayed redevelopment of Manchester's Great Northern
warehouse complex in the city centre could finally get the go-ahead
this week. As CJ.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Green threat to Tagus funding
Funding for the œ550 million Second Tagus River Crossing in
Portugal is under threat because of claims that the contracting
consortium - which.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Man falls to his death from Hammersmith Bridge
A painter working on the restoration of London's Hammersmith Bridge
died last Friday when the mobile scaffolding platform on which he
was working.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Tolls on Thames doomed to fail
Using shadow and conventional tolls to fund much needed crossings
on the River Thames, east of Tower Bridge, may be fine in principle
but are.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Sir Paul Beresford's PFI in the sky
As the major contractors revealed this year's losses, and the body
count of their employees began, we urged the Government to get real
about the.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Contractors agree on pay-when-paid ban
Specialist firms and leading main contractors have reached a
consensus on legislation to outlaw pay-when-paid clauses.
The specialists have.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
British Gas to develop 120ha Greenwich site
British Gas Properties has submitted new proposals for the
redevelopment of its former gasworks site on the Greenwich
Peninsula in London.
.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Wates D&B wins œ14.6m second phase on hotel
Wates Construction's Design and Build division, Wates Integra, has
been awarded a œ14.6 million contract to complete the final
phase of the.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Welsh Water plans œ200 million spend
Contractors can look forward to over œ200 million worth of
work from Welsh Water over the coming six months. Bidders will
generally be.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Fort Dunlop falls
Fort Dunlop's oval-shaped test track and skid pan are being ripped
out as a œ20 million redevelopment by Tarmac Richardson gets
underway..... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
Road repair may go the PFI route
Motorway and trunk road maintenance could be carried out under the
Private Finance Initiative in the future.
Junior environment minister, Sir.... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)
European materials firms show strong profit growth
Profit margins of Europe's 48 leading construction materials
companies showed strong growth last year, according to a survey
published this week..... more
(05 October 1995 00:00)