Articles by Date : February 04 2002 - February 10 2002
New chief for Partnerships for Health
by Carol Millett
Brian Johns is to be the new chief executive for Partnerships for
Health, the joint venture between Partnerships UK and.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Green light for £85m redevelopment
Joint development partners for the £85m redevelopment of
Grande Arcade, Wigan, Wilson Bowden and.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Five in battle for Eden's next phase
Five firms are fighting it out for the right to project manage the
£100m third phase of the Eden Project in Cornwall.
The lineup is.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Birse denies rumours of bids from O'Rourke
by John Leitch
Speculation is mounting that O'Rourke is preparing a bid for Birse,
a move that would solve O'Rourke's growing need for.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Finning financial boost
Finning has released fourth quarter results showing growth in its
UK customer support services operation, mainly due to additional
revenue through.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Consortium drops M77 PFI road bid
Jarvis and Mowlem group withdraws from delayed £130m Scottish road job more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Two Prowting directors quit on profit warning
Chief executive Steve Rosier and finance director Bob Templeman
have both stepped down from housebuilder Prowting after the company
announced that.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
£22m London children's hospital compiles shortlist
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is compiling a shortlist
of firms to pitch for a £22m design and construct deal at its
London base..... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Éstamp of approval?
The Post Office - or Consignia as it's now known - wants to scrap the first post. Does it matter what time our mail arrives? more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
A question of law
International law firm Hammond Suddards Edge answers your legal questions. more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
EH1700 dump truck trialled - NEWSBRIEF
The 20-week evaluation trial is part of Euclid-Hitachi's European market push more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
MGH's crushing innovation
Partners sought to widen the appeal of MGH's tried and tested rotary crusher more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
LUL splits civils from extension deal
Exclusive by Will Mann
London Underground (LUL) has scrapped plans to let the civils work
for the East London Line extension (ELLEX) as.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Team talk to get back on track
Railtrack is talking the talk. It might be in administration - the
business equivalent of intensive care - but it is saying all the
right things..... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Industry fears loss of Hobson
Exclusive by Laura Hailstone
Fears are rising in the industry over the retirement of John Hobson
later this month as director of the.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Railtrack takes back maintenance control
Railtrack and contractors to swap staff in revolutionary form of partnering more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Balfour bags £200m thameslink work
Balfour Beatty has been appointed preferred bidder for the
permanent way and electrification.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Amey keeps quiet on redundancies
Consultation underway as staff face move to new services centre base in Portsmouth more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
St Bart's PFI set to go
Exclusive by Carol Millett
The massive £500m privately financed scheme to refurbish and
rebuild St Bart's and the Royal London.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Overseas answer for PFI hospital building
Government looks abroad for help to manage hospital building programme more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Road finance will not help rail
The government has put its neck on the block after "guaranteeing"
that investment for roads will not be siphoned off into rail.
Speaking to CJ.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Industry still a late payer
Survey reveals construction is one of the worst performing sectors for paying more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Forum chairman could be insider
Exclusive by Tim Wood
Movement for Innovation (M4I) chairman Alan Crane has hinted that
the new head of the Strategic Forum could be one.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Miller branches into FM
Axiis alliance is a result of clients calling for an on-going after-build service more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Insurance premiums rocket
With several providers of professional indemnity insurance walking
away from the construction sector, annual premiums are said to have
soared.
.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Working hours rise by 15%
Average hours worked by agency site labour during the winter months
have increased by nearly 15% over the past five years, according to
an internal.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Mansell's £15m school deal
Mansell is preferred bidder for a £15m deal to rebuild a
fire-ravaged school in Dundee.
The contractor, which held off challenges from a.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
QPA slams government's aggregates tax guidance
The government's latest guidance on the implementation of the
Aggregates Tax has confused the issue even further, according to
the Quarry products.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Crest Nicholson lifts profits
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has opened the results season by
unveiling a 10% lift in pre-tax profit to £53m (£48m).
After recovering.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Unions now face 'hypocrisy' slur
UCATT cracks down on bogus self-employment and aims to enlist CITB more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Site transfers to aid skills shortage
Big name contractors are joining forces with local authorities to
tackle skills shortages in construction in central London.
The employment.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Back bites
Bus-t up
CJ has been stirring up controversy once again - this time in the
unlikely surroundings of Terry Wogan's programme on Radio 2.
.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Too soon to scrap retentions
Specialist lobby pushes government for a timetable for the abolition of retentions more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
The law: 'inconsistent and unjust'
A mobile phone mugger receives a four-year prison sentence, but no construction boss has yet been convicted for the death of a site worker. Tim.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Mystery man is revealed
Sir,
In answer to the question on the back page of last week's CJ 'Who
is this man?', I am writing to tell you and your readers that the
man.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Replace CIS scheme
Employer attacks IR's 'hopeless scheme that can't work and doesn't work' more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
JCB to launch micro and mini excavator doubles at Conexpo
JCB will launch two micro excavators and two zero-tailswing mini
excavators at Conexpo.
The micro machines, which have operating weights of.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
HSS TradeCard saves 10%
HSS Hire Shops has launched a TradeCard aimed at regular trade
customers who do not need a monthly credit account.
The card offers a 10%.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Asahi Diamond to launch new saws at Hirex
Asahi Diamond will launch a number of products at Hirex (26-28
February) including the BWS12-ED three-phase electric wall saw,
which can cut to a.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Record pass rate for PAL card holders
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has reported
that a record number of operatives passed through its training
centres last year.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Adonis changes gear
Black Country-based Adonis Construction has built its reputation in the motor sector, but now the firm is broadening its horizons. Will Mann.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Marshalls: product KPIs need updating
Product manufacturer Marshalls has warned that the environmental
section of the first construction products Key Performance
Indicators (CPKPIs).... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Angry attack on Bickerton following its financial revelations
Sir,
I heard various rumours before Christmas of the pending demise of
Bickerton Construction (CJ 23 January) and needed just a few
seconds to.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Modus operandi
Few businesses have contingency plans in place to cope with disasters such as fire, flood, power failure or terrorist activity. But there are.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
The underground movement - housebuilders on basements
With land in short supply and the government pressing for increased housing density, housebuilders are being forced to re-examine house designs..... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Work winners this week
Who's winning the work?Contracts Hotline is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. Data supplied by ABI Building.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting reviews a number of key cases decided in 2001
Last year saw a number of interesting cases pass through the
courts. The following is a selection of particular interest to
those managing.... more
(06 February 2002 00:00)