Articles by Date : March 03 2003 - March 09 2003

Products sector confident about 2003
Construction Products Association (CPA) members remain optimistic about the year ahead despite poor weather putting a dampener to the end to 2002. more
(07 March 2003 16:40)

Ballast plc plunges further into the red
Ballast plc, the UK construction business owned by the struggling Dutch group Ballast Nedam, plunged further into the red last year to the tune of.... more
(07 March 2003 14:30)

Committee receives one industry response on retentions
The trade and industry select committee has only received one industry response following the Department of Trade & Industry's (DTI) indifferent.... more
(07 March 2003 13:14)

Birse pulls out of £60m Coventry stadium
Birse has stunned Coventry City Football Club by withdrawing from its £60m new stadium project at the last minute. more
(07 March 2003 11:04)

Construction output reaches all-time high
Construction output grew 11.9% last year to reach an all-time high of £83.5bn, according to the latest figures from the Department of Trade &.... more
(07 March 2003 10:59)

Acquisitions push Keller through the £500m barrier
Keller's year-on-year growth through acquisition has resulted in a sparkling set of financial results for the year 2002, with pre-tax profit jumping.... more
(07 March 2003 09:37)

T Clarke sees trouble ahead
The financial performances at T Clarke, the electrical contractor, have reached a new peak, but are about to tumble. more
(07 March 2003 09:35)

Marshalls expects healthy orders for the current year
Marshalls has started the current year with the prospect of healthy orders as it announced a strong rise in pre-tax profit. more
(07 March 2003 08:34)

McCarthy & Stone exceeds targets
Retirement homes builder McCarthy & Stone has exceeded its sales targets for the six months to 28 February. more
(07 March 2003 08:31)

Inverness' £11m road crossing "is a sell out", says city's provost
Plans for a new £11m road crossing over the River Ness and Caledonian Canal, in Inverness, have been described as a "sell-out" by the city's.... more
(07 March 2003 07:43)

Kitchen refurbishment - Taunton Deane Borough Council
Taunton Deane Borough Council wishes to invite contractors who have a proven track record in refurbishing domestic kitchens in council dwellings to.... more
(06 March 2003 16:58)

Car park refurbishment - Colchester Borough Council
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Contractors wishing to be considered to tender for the extensive structural.... more
(06 March 2003 16:56)

Sound insulation work - Bristol City Council
Applications are invited from suitably experienced companies who wish to be considered for inclusion on a Standing List of companies capable of.... more
(06 March 2003 16:54)

Extrernal repairs and window replacement - Wandsworth Borough Council
Applications are sought from main contractors who can demonstrate extensive experience in the management of complex multi-trade repair of social.... more
(06 March 2003 16:52)

Design and build of timber facility - Southampton City Council
SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL invites applications from firms/organisations with experience in the design and build of timber framed buildings. more
(06 March 2003 16:50)

Civil engineering and building work - West Dorset District Council
Suitably qualified and experienced contractors are invited to apply for inclusion on the Council's Select List of Contractors for the following two.... more
(06 March 2003 16:48)

Civil engineering works - South Gloucestershire Council
Applications are invited for the supply of the materials listed during the period April 2003 to 31 March 2004. more
(06 March 2003 16:46)

Review of selective tendering lists - Bexley Council
It is essential that interested parties retain a copy of this advertisement as it contains important information more
(06 March 2003 16:43)

Repairs to Shrewsbury Castle - Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council
It is this Council's intention to carry out repair works to Shrewsbury Castle, which are anticipated to cost in the region of £500,000. more
(06 March 2003 16:42)

Corus launches fast-track modular system
Steel solutions company Corus has launched Surefast, a fast-track modular construction system for high security buildings. more
(06 March 2003 16:08)

RICS moves to improve South African ties
The signing of a historic agreement which will mean closer links between the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) and the Royal.... more
(06 March 2003 15:39)

CABE warns against 'out of town' retail developments
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has today (Thursday) warned architects, planners and developers against replicating.... more
(06 March 2003 15:21)

Morrison fined £4,500 over trench death
Morrison Construction has been fined £4,500 after an employee died in a trench collapse three years ago. more
(06 March 2003 14:35)

Redrow profits rise by a fifth
Housebuilder Redrow has unveiled a rise in first-half pretax profits of 21% today (Thursday) after what it described as a "very satisfactory".... more
(06 March 2003 12:00)

Serco scoops Harmondsworth detention centre
Serco, in jv with Wackenhut Corrections, has been awarded the contract to design, build, manage and operate the new 326-bed immigration detention.... more
(06 March 2003 09:38)

Amec rides out a rough year
2002 was a tough year for Amec as most of its divisions saw drop offs in performance as world markets slowed. Turnover was down 3% to £4.3bn while.... more
(06 March 2003 09:08)

CPRE unveils "shocking data" against airport expansion
Countryside campaign group the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) has today (Wednesday) listed what it calls "shocking data" against.... more
(05 March 2003 14:23)

CLIP to continue after massive contractor savings
The Construction Best Practice Programme (CBPP) is looking to expand its Construction Lean Improvement Programme (CLIP) out to the whole industry.... more
(05 March 2003 13:18)

Cool tools
With business booming in certain sectors of the demolition industry, manufacturers are keen to meet the demand for more efficient machines. more
(05 March 2003 12:39)

Row over TfL's £18m Coulsdon bypass
Only five of the six shortlisted contractors have returned tenders for the £18m Coulsdon bypass in south London, according to client Transport for.... more
(05 March 2003 12:38)

Exploding myths
If there is one thing a demolition company needs to be when it comes to the decommissioning of a nuclear plant, it is controlled. more
(05 March 2003 12:37)

Wilkommen Pet!
Auf Wiedersehen Pet. We all know the story. A bunch of out-of-work Geordies (along with a smattering of other regional representatives with strong.... more
(05 March 2003 12:36)

Demolition derby
There's no doubt about it. The science of knocking buildings down is very much on the up and up. more
(05 March 2003 12:35)

A big black hole
Gordon Brown's pre-budget report last November contained bad news for the demolition industry. more
(05 March 2003 12:35)

Four bad contracts take their toll at Galliford Try
Galliford Try made an operating loss of £2m in its construction division because of four building contracts secured purely on price and which called.... more
(05 March 2003 12:34)

Wilson Bowden breaks 20% margin barrier
Wilson Bowden's margins hit 20% for the first time, an achievement that the rest of the housebuilding sector will have great difficulty in.... more
(05 March 2003 12:33)

Making the grade
"Have you got what it takes to join the Institute of Demolition Engineers?" That's the challenge issued to all industry stakeholders by the.... more
(05 March 2003 12:33)

CPCS: 'take us or leave us'
"If you don't like us, replace us." This was the message from the new committee of the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) launched last.... more
(05 March 2003 12:32)

Vermeer launches grinders
Vermeer has launched a range of tracked and trailer-mounted horizontal grinders. There are four models, which it claims are ideal for land-clearance.... more
(05 March 2003 12:31)

Welfare unit supplied by William Search
Leeds-based plant hirer William Search has supplied the first of its specialist self-contained welfare units to Lancashire County Engineering. more
(05 March 2003 12:31)

Wilson Connolly fights back
Wilson Connolly is fighting a battle against time. Despite making a speedy financial recovery, the group is still seen as being vulnerable to the.... more
(05 March 2003 12:30)

Standards miss the mark
The construction materials industry has been criticised over a lack of progress in achieving harmonised European product standards. more
(05 March 2003 12:30)

Subbies 'bash' Kier
Kier needs to be more honest, stand up to pushy clients and upgrade its IT services, according to its subcontractors. more
(05 March 2003 12:29)

Brickie crisis makes Wilcon turn to wood
A "desperate shortage" of bricklayers in the South East has forced housebuilder Wilson Connolly to turn back to timber frame construction, despite.... more
(05 March 2003 12:28)

K guard's safer edge protection
Newly established K guard has launched an edge protection system that complies with a new European safety standard which comes into force in the.... more
(05 March 2003 12:28)

Concrete design codes task group comes into force
A task group, formed to draw up new design codes for concrete, had its second meeting last week with representatives from Denmark, the US, Japan,.... more
(05 March 2003 12:27)

Ballast wins £10m Army project
Ballast has been awarded an Army relocation deal in south Wales. more
(05 March 2003 12:27)

Dan the man
What is the current picture regarding the industry's workload? Are signs of confidence being dampened by political uncertainties regarding imminent.... more
(05 March 2003 12:26)

Kajima wins school PFI
Japanese firm Kajima is set to register what will be its fourth PFI education sector victory since entering the arena two years ago, while in.... more
(05 March 2003 12:26)

Bovis and R McAlpine face further delays on £170m Leeds PFI hospital
The two groups left on the priority list for a £170m private finance hospital scheme in Leeds must sweat it out until the end of April before a.... more
(05 March 2003 12:25)