Articles by Date : July 04 2005 - July 10 2005

Amec expands environmental services business
Amec has taken steps to grow its environmental services business with the acquistion of the business and selected assets of Shapiro & Associates, the.... more
(08 July 2005 10:21)

Strengthening and repair works - Hampshire County Council
The County Council are inviting applications from suitably qualified companies for inclusion on a select list of tenderers for the above works. more
(07 July 2005 17:32)

Highways work - Barnet London Borough
Applications are invited from suitably experienced contractors who wish to be considered for inclusion in the tender list for the above contract. more
(07 July 2005 17:31)

Care contract - North Yorkshire County Council
Applications are invited from suitable, qualified and experienced contractors wishing to be considered for inclusion on the tender list for the.... more
(07 July 2005 17:30)

Apartments conversion - Pakistan High Commission
Applications are invited from qualified and experienced Building Contractors who wish to be considered for inclusion on a Select List of Tenders.... more
(07 July 2005 17:28)

Services contract - Hampshire Council
The County Council is inviting applications from suitably qualified companies for inclusion on a select tender list for the above. more
(07 July 2005 17:26)

Understanding extranets...
contractjournal.com newsletter: Mark Herbert, operations director at secure internet and e-mail specialist, intY, discusses why a new generation of.... more
(07 July 2005 13:34)

May orders increase 15% year-on-year
New construction orders increased 15% to £3.8bn in May compared with £3.3bn in the same month a year ago. more
(07 July 2005 12:06)

Ashtead Group to reorganise despite profits turn around
Ashtead Group plc, the equipment rental group serving the US and UK construction, has announced a proposed capital reorganisation - despite a.... more
(07 July 2005 12:05)

Mott MacDonald avoids 'corrupt' markets
Mott MacDonald has decided to steer away from several non-European countries and markets for the foreseeable future over increasing concerns of bid.... more
(07 July 2005 12:05)

Lord Blackwell to replace Bottjer at Interserve
Mike Bottjer, who is to stand down as chairman of Interserve, the infrastructure and facilities management group, on 1 September, will be succeeded.... more
(07 July 2005 10:24)

Rail bill to hit aggregate supplies
Contractors will face massive problems obtaining aggregates in the South East if the new Crossrail Bill goes through unchallenged, suppliers and.... more
(06 July 2005 16:30)

O’Rourke set for academy award
It looks like playtime for Laing O’Rourke, but detention for the other two bidders tussling for the opportunity to build the biggest secondary school.... more
(06 July 2005 16:30)

Wales eyes ProCure 21 model
The Welsh Health Estates (WHE) is to launch a partnering framework contract for its capital works programme based on the NHS ProCure 21 model. more
(06 July 2005 16:29)

Seven up for £250m Lancs BSF
Seven runners are in the race for Lancashire County Council’s £250m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme. more
(06 July 2005 16:29)

Olympics 2012: construction wins the day
contractjournal.com Newsletter - 07.07.05 more
(06 July 2005 16:21)

Scottish Building and NHBC launch safety initiative
Scottish Building and the National House-Building Council (NHBC) have launched a health and safety initiative to give advice to housebuilders in.... more
(06 July 2005 14:28)

Olympics 2012: it's London
The construction industry can look forward to a work bonanza following London's victory in the 2012 Olympics race. more
(06 July 2005 13:07)

Jackson to build £7m leisure centre
Jackson Construction is the preferred contractor on a £7 million project to build a new community leisure centre in Suffolk for Forest Heath District.... more
(06 July 2005 13:03)

Tesco’s contractors use reverse auctions
Barr, Bowmer & Kirkland (B&K), Costain, Midas and Taylor Woodrow are all using reverse auctions to procure subcontract work on new-build and.... more
(06 July 2005 12:03)

CBL Cable wins CIS certification appeal
Medium-sized electrical contractor CBL Cable Contractors has successfully appealed in the Chancery Division against the refusal of its CIS.... more
(06 July 2005 11:08)

Brandon Hire spends £900k on three more acquisitions
Brandon Hire has expanded its network of branches with the acquisition of three businesses for a total consideration of £900,000. more
(06 July 2005 11:08)

Unions ready to test NAECI deal
The strength and credibility of engineering construction's NAECI agreement will be put to the test by the next round of pay negotiations, said Tom.... more
(06 July 2005 11:07)

Wimpey delivers downbeat message
George Wimpey delivered a down beat message to the City this morning: its first half performance is down on the same period a year ago. more
(06 July 2005 11:06)

Rok spends £4.9m on two more acquisitions
Rok Property Solutions has paid a total of £4.9m for two construction and building firms in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. more
(06 July 2005 11:06)

HA project banks to end pay abuse
The Highways Agency (HA) will investigate its contractors’ payment methods over the next six months as it toys with the idea of being the first.... more
(06 July 2005 11:06)

Plymouth hospital PFI resuscitated
The ailing £330m Plymouth Vanguard Hospital PFI scheme is to be resuscitated as at least two separate new build PFI contracts. more
(06 July 2005 11:05)

Domestic market hits Marshalls
Building materials firm Marshalls blamed a disappointing domestic market for a flat performance in the six months to 30 June. more
(06 July 2005 10:48)

Enterprise reveals record order book of £2.2bn
Enterprise, the support services group, has a record forward order book worth £2.2bn. more
(05 July 2005 09:38)

Canning Town housing scheme dispute ends at last
A row over self-employment contracts issued to workers on a £23m housing scheme in Canning Town, in east London, has finally been resolved. more
(05 July 2005 09:38)

Multiplex: Wembley will be handed over on time
Multiplex, the contractor building the new Wembley, has confirmed this week that the £757m project will be handed over on 31 January 2005 as.... more
(05 July 2005 09:37)

Marley Roofing and Eternit merge
Etex Group plans to top the roofing tiles market after it merged Marley Roofing and Eternit Building Materials. more
(04 July 2005 15:08)

Willmott Dixon adds more places to apprenticeship scheme
Willmott Dixon has created 12 further vacancies on its three-year apprenticeship scheme - taking the total number of current apprentices in the.... more
(04 July 2005 11:51)

Kier expects full year profits ahead of 2004
Contracting, services, housebuilding and property group Kier expects to report full-year profits well ahead of 2004 and at the higher end of market.... more
(04 July 2005 10:01)

Amec buys French firm PK SAS
Amec has acquired PK SAS, a French electrical engineering company with net assets of £515,000, for an undisclosed sum. more
(04 July 2005 09:51)

Lavendon's revenue falls 4% in first half
Lavendon Group's revenue for the first half of 2004 was down 4% compared with the same period a year ago. The plant hirer revealed the decline in a.... more
(04 July 2005 08:52)