Articles by Date : January 05 1998 - January 11 1998

Enfield opts for PFI route
The London Borough of Enfield is the latest local authority to opt for the PFI route to help solve the shortfall in public funding for education.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

V&A upgrade tenders
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is to issue tenders early in the new year for a œ31 million upgrade of its British galleries. .... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Eight sewage plants for north east coast
Approved contractors only likely to be in the frame for Northumbrian Water more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Terex takes O&K Mining for œ113m
œ113 million move gives Terex strong hand in the digging-hauling market more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Bovis Homes float flop fells entire housebuilding sector
P&O's cut price flotation pulled away investment from rival companies more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Mass tribunal claims hit joinery firm
Rugby Joinery, one of the biggest woodwork companies in the UK, has been hit by mass industrial tribunal claims on behalf of its workforce after.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

High Court battle looms after partial collapse of pub
The collapse of part of a Hull pub during renovation work which led to surrounding streets being closed for more than a month, is to be argued over.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Employers are seeing the benefits if their staff... - GET FITTOBEATSTRESS
The construction and building industry has been identified as one of the offenders in the fitness stakes. The majority of construction firms.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Nationwide expands to new areas
Powered access giant Nationwide Access, part of the Lavendon Group, has opened new depots in Chelmsford and Swansea and relocated its Hamilton.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Protests over asbestos case
Campaigners call for accused to face stiffer sentence in higher Court more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Gas power firms blowing their top
Government moratorium on gas-firing plant will damage industry irreparably more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Woodworkers'pay warning
Employers in woodwork shops and other off-site manufacturing establishments have been warned that unions will be expecting nothing less than a 14.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Optimistic increase in borrowing, survey says
Optimism about the future of the plant hire industry has led 47 per cent of companies to increase their borrowings during the last financial year. .... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Peace moves in union council war
New year period of reflection anticipated in fight for representation on industry group more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Morris announces TGWU's Henderson to be succeeded
Bill Morris, general secretary of the TGWU, has told members of his union's construction section that an appointment will now be made in March of a.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Coal process launch
Firm launches new process division to centralise manufacturing and sales more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

'Black holes' threat to PFI projects' funding
The future of the Government's Private Finance Initiative is under threat because some projects are falling into accounting "black holes",.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Outcry over lack of A65 action
Angry residents are claiming the Government has insulted and ignored their repeated pleas for a bypass to alleviate road accidents. Coniston.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Bluewater early birds reaping repeat rewards
Specialist contractors who won work on the early stages of the œ380 million Bluewater retail and leisure development to the east of London are.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Cutting through all the confusion
Confusing signals: One of the recurring problems for our industry is the extraordinarily confused and largely contradictory directives that are.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

CSC launch two guides to boards
CSC Forest Products has published two new guides to its Sterling Oriented Strand Board (OSB) panel range. Sterling OSB is made from pine.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

A Kato dealer in the Netherlands
Kato has appointed a dealer (Berend Kemp bv, the IHI importer for the Netherlands) to sell its Japanese built excavators in that country for the.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Saville tractors in buy-out deal
Dutton Forshaw Group, of which Saville Tractors is a part, has announced an mbo from the Lonrho Group. The consideration is œ113 million.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

The adjudicator's role
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting looks into the role of the expert adjudicator in determining assets and liabilities more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
Amec and BNFL tipped for windscale A joint venture between Amec and BNFL Engineering is believed to have won a œ40-50 million contract.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
Bickerton bags œ8m worth of projects Building and development group Bickerton has been awarded eight new projects worth œ8 million..... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

What a difference a year can make - EDITORIAL COMMENT
A year ago Contract Journal stuck its neck out and called the upturn in the construction market. At the time, supporting data was non existent and.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Metsec in frame for White House
Metsec Framing has won a œ1.6 million contract to supply its Metframe light steel framing as the superstructure for two storeys of penthouse.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Colt smoke ventilators fitted in Sydney centre
A refurbishment of the building described by French designer Pierre Cardin as "the most beautiful shopping centre in the world" - Sydney's Queen.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Aluminium appointment
Further strengthening its national sales team, aluminium specialist Technal has appointed Mike Neilson as architectural specification manager for.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Taywood mounts Express challenge
Taylor Woodrow is believed to be front runner to win the shell and core contract on the œ80 million redevelopment of the former Daily Express.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Hotline to catch defiant bosses
A 24-hour hotline to catch defiant directors and undischarged bankrupts was launched last week by Nigel Griffiths, Competition and Consumer Affairs.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Greenfield claim in housing report
Limits on parking and car use could save London's green sites, says report more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Confed predicts good '98 growth
1998 should be another year of "reasonable growth", according to the Construction Confederation. However, describing 1997's recovery as.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

SEC reaffirms JCT reform 'no'
The Specialist Engineering Contractors Group (SEC) has re-affirmed refusal to enter into the agreement to establish the reformed Joint Contracts.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Tunnel consortium sees the light over disputes
Eurotunnel and the Transmanche Link (TML) contracting consortium have finally reached an agreement to settle all their outstanding disputes over.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

CTRL's fine print risk
Contractors at risk from contract which removes right to utilise case law more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Transport funds boost
Government funding of transport packages for local authorities will rise by seven per cent on 1997 figures, from œ79 to œ85 million in.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Contentious act's chilly reception
Industry uncertainty is voiced as Part II contracts act is put before Parliament more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Simms tops construction's New Year's honours list
Tarmac's Group Chief Executive Neville Simms topped the New Year honours list for construction by receiving a knighthood for services to the.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

New ceo at JCB
John Patterson, former managing director of JCB Sales, takes over the reins as chief executive of the JCB group this month when Martin Coyne, the.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Air products company RCR bought by AS
Andrews Sykes has acquired RCR, the High Wycombe-based compressor remanufacturer and air-conditioning specialist. Eric Hook, ceo of Andrews.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
bidders sought for fife treatment plant East of Scotland Water Authority is seeking contractors to bid for the design and construction of a.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

œ10m Eastern Contracting mbo
Manager shareholders swoop to snap up Eastern Electricity's contracting division more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

Arsenal tenders sought
Work on the regeneration of the Woolwich Arsenal site in south London has moved a step forward. Tenders are being invited by the Royal.... more
(07 January 1998 00:00)

HAPM launches refurb cover deal
Insurance company HAPM has launched a scheme that offers long-term cover against building defects discovered after older dwellings have been.... more
(06 January 1998 00:00)

Fastrack hits out at Ucatt 'slander'
Contractor threatens to ban building union from its construction sites more
(06 January 1998 00:00)

Planning system 'slows building'
Housebuilders are claiming that the operation of the planning system and the lack of effective policies for dealing with contaminated land are.... more
(06 January 1998 00:00)

Eco-friendly dreamhouse comes to the screens
Today sees the start of a six-part BBC television series, Dreamhouse, which will feature innovative and environmentally-friendly ideas. The.... more
(06 January 1998 00:00)

Pay rise of 5.7% agreed
by John d'Arcy An increase of 5.7 per cent in the basic rates of pay for operatives in the engineering construction industry has.... more
(06 January 1998 00:00)