Articles by Date : March 03 1997 - March 09 1997
What's the damage?
The unamended standard forms of sub-contract and works contract for
use with the JCT forms have a recognised scheme for dealing with
liability for.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
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JCB claims record order
JCB claims it has won its biggest ever order from Transco to supply
machines for use in the repair and laying of gas.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Eire scaffolding crackdown
A new safety programme has been agreed for the construction
industry in Eire following a series of scaffolding collapses.
Under the new scheme,.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Cimage wins œ300,000 BT order
Tarmac subsidiary Cimage Enterprise Systems, developer and supplier
of electronic document management systems, has won an order worth
more than.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Question time
As the General Election looms the main parties are beginning to firm- up their commitments to the construction industry. In the first of a.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Bovis clinches Liberty job
Bovis has clinched the construction management contract for the
œ30 million refurbishment of the Liberty store in London's
West End.
.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
US building services considerably cheaper
The cost of building services in the USA is often up to 30 per cent
cheaper than in the UK, according to a new study published by the
Reading.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Bovis wins Liberty's refurb
There will be little change in housing policy whichever political
party forms the next Government, according to a survey carried out
by Contract.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
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ballast turnover up
Dutch contracting group Ballast Nedam announced a 26 per cent
increase in turnover last year to œ1.2 billion. A large.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
NatWest's lending squeeze 'short-sighted'
NatWest Bank's warning that it will tighten-up on lending to the
property and construction sector has been criticised as
short-sighted by the.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Costain's M5 costs set to double
Substantial problems on Costain's œ50 million contract to
widen the M5 motorway at Avonmouth Bridge will more than double the
contract value..... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Taywood tackles SunAlliance trial
Taylor Woodrow has secured a three month trial link-up with Royal
SunAlliance to pilot a 24-hour home repair scheme.
If the scheme is.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Raynsford fails to halt BRE sale
Attempts by Nick Raynsford, Shadow Minister for Construction to
call an emergency debate on the privatisation of the Building
Research.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Birmingham poised for regeneration
Birmingham city centre is at the start of a major regeneration as
several redevelopment projects move forward.
Last week Land Securities and.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Galliford/RTI link up for Ise Valley
The Galliford Group and Rapid Transport International have created
a private sector consortium aimed at promoting a œ30 million
transportation.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Prudential gets the go-ahead for prestige St James's development
Prudential has been granted planning permission by Westminster City
Council in London for the redevelopment of Cleveland House on the
corner of St.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Nottingam's new campus
Nottingham University is inviting contractors to bid for its new
œ25-30 million campus.
The campus comprises housing for 150.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Scottish Homes announces œ374m investment plans
Scottish Homes has announced a œ374 million investment
programme to improve the quality and variety of housing in Scotland
over the next year..... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Green light for Stockton centre
Swan Hill's œ40 million redevelopment of Stockton town centre
has finally been given the go ahead by the Government.
The new 15,640m2.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Recycling scare hits contractors
An experiment by the Building Research Establishment has fuelled
contractors' fears that using recycled materials can lead to higher
construction.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Four PFI prisons in the pipeline
The Prison Service is inviting firms to tender for up to four PFI
prison projects in England.
Each prison will provide between 400-800.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Upturn agony for steelworkers
Structural steelwork contractors are losing market share to the
concrete structures industry due to a serious skills shortage and
lengthening lead.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
View from the regions:Wales
Nineteen ninety-six was a year of growing confidence and success in
terms of securing further inward investment. This trend looks set
to continue.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Terex steps in for Simon
US conglomerate Terex Corporation, best known in the UK for its
rigid and articulated dump trucks, has signed a definitive
agreement for the $90.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Champion buy for Volvo
Volvo Construction Equipment (VCE), which acquired French mini
excavator manufacturer Pel-Job at the beginning of 1996, has
stepped forward and.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Surface win for Silverstone
The Formula One racing track at Silverstone has just been
resurfaced using a new material - Prixmat - making it the only
Grand Prix circuit to meet.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
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product selection guide
A new trade guide designed to assist with product selection is
available from renders and finishes manufacturer.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Asset swap bears fruit forWimpey
Wimpey got the better deal in the œ600 million asset swap with
Tarmac last March, said Wimpey chairman Joe Dwyer last week.
Announcing.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Pilot steel house progress
Building technology is taking another step forward with a Japanese
pilot project for a new type of steel-framed house.
Steel-framed houses are.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Construct-CSG calls for 'outmoded' reinforcement practices to change
Specialist contractors should take over reinforcement detailing to
save money and reduce contractual conflict, according to Construct,
the Concrete.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
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components report
The Building Research Establishment has published a report to help
improve the service life management of structural.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Builders 'ignoring water efficiency'
Water resource problems could hit house building but developers are
dragging their feet on producing solutions, it was claimed this
week.
.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Surveyors ignore photogrammetry
Surveyors and engineers are not exploiting the advantages of
photogrammetry as part of the range of measuring techniques open to
them, according to.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Self-employed lose paid holiday scheme
B&CE Benefit Schemes has been forced to axe its holidays with
pay scheme for the self-employed after the Bank of England advised
that it was.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Water partnerships keep Johnston profits buoyant
Profit margins in construction are "improving a bit but not a lot"
according to Paul Sivey, managing director of Johnston
Construction.
Sivey.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Rentair's œ3 million order for new compressors
Compressed air specialist Rentair has placed an order with
Ingersoll-Rand for equipment worth more than œ3 million.
The order, which.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Clients lead D&B boom
Clients' increasing desire for control over project design led to
an 11 per cent growth rate in the UK design and build market in
1996.
It is.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Three listed for sport academy
Three contenders have been selected to submit final bids for the
British Academy of Sport.
They are the Central Consortium (Loughborough,.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
HSE poised to radically change isocyanate rules
The Health and Safety Executive is radically changing its
guidelines on the use of isocyanate compounds in street cabling
works, the agency.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
BCSA issues steel export warning
The strength of the pound is damaging construction exports, warned
the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) this
week.
Speaking.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
McAlpine trains for 'super-bids'
Alfred McAlpine Civil Engineering has begun a major culture change
initiative known as Genesis to help it win more partnering
business.
The.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Glass house set to be unveiled
Pilkington is planning to show a revolutionary house - partly made
of glass - at the forthcoming Ideal Home Exhibition in London.
The company.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)
Hanson's 11% profit surge
Hanson made a œ40 million operating profit in the first three
months since demerger - 11 per cent higher than the same period the
previous.... more
(05 March 1997 00:00)