Articles by Date : February 05 1996 - February 11 1996
Baldwins' flotation off
Plans for the œ10 million flotation of Baldwins Industrial
Services have collapsed at the eleventh hour.
City analysts had expected to.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Limiting subcontractors' damages
Subcontractors have a tough time in the construction industry, and
nowhere is this more evident than when one looks into the
consequences of their.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
from the client
Frank Griffiths
Managing director of Frank Griffiths Associates and the Chartered
Institute of Purchasing and Supply's assessor for the Latham.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
The biggest problem engineers face...
Engineers could be forgiven for being in two minds about whether
they should welcome last week's launch of the new-look Engineering
Council.
.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
HOT LINE
Crown House Engineering has been awarded a œ13m contract for
the installation of mechanical, electrical and public health
services at one of.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Antwerp site cleaned
Illegal dumping of chemical wastes in the 1950 and 1960s has led to
specialist contractor, Soils NV, undertaking a œ220,000.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Myers in shock move to Tarmac
Trafalgar House construction boss Barry Myers has jumped ship to
join the main board at Tarmac.
Fifty-one-year-old Myers will head up Tarmac's.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Berkeley boss scotches policy change rumours
The suggestion that housebuilder Berkeley had switched its policy
to building flats on redevelopment sites in urban areas in
anticipation of a.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
[No headline.]
Hulme Walk footbridge in Stretford, Manchester, was demolished last
week by Controlled Demolition Group. It took 25kg of explosives to
bring down.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Industry donates cash for BRE bid
Donations have been pouring in for the construction industry's bid
to transform the Building Research Establishment into the proposed
National.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Both sides line up for adjudication battle
Government and industry are heading for a battle over the right to
adjudication included in the Housing Grants, Construction and
Regeneration Bill..... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Modest recovery forecast for 1997
The Forecasting Committee for the Construction Industries is
predicting a modest increase in total construction output of 2% for
1997. The.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
œ20m Sun City job for Costain
Costain has been awarded a design and build contract worth more
than œ20 million to construct an office block for Sun Alliance
Group.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
New British standard in low rise design
The British Standards Institution has new standards for the
structural design of low rise buildings.
BS 8103: Part 2: 1996 provides a code of.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
British abroad
6.A coherent policy for encouraging construction exports should be
implemented. The British Government today gives more support than a
few years.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
[No headline.]
File Note: UK contractors
Hopes that recent merger and disposal activity within the
contracting sector will significantly reduce capacity will.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Building Materials and Merchants
BLUE CIRCLE INDustrieS 356337 5.642605.92
RMC GROUP 1031996 3.512575.99
REDLAND403385 4.682091.57
PILKINGTON 197.50192 2.861978.95
.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
INBRIEF
PPS takes on mErlo
Parry Plant Sales (PPS) has taken on Merlo's materials handling
franchise for the north-west from RWA Plant Sales. John.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Heavy concrete holds up bridge
A 160t counterbalance, formed from exceptionally heavy concrete,
has been added to an access bridge at the site of BA's new
commercial and.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
[No headline.]
Plant hirer Ashtead Group is to raise œ66.3 million from a
one-for-two rights issue to fund two acquisitions worth œ36
million and reduce.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
More than your job's worth not to
Determining the tax status of workers can be difficult, but in the
construction industry with its 714 certificates and labour only
subcontracting.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
'Henry VIII' clause could delay new construction legislation
by Alastair McLellan The long awaited legislation designed to
tackle contractual abuse in the construction industry could be
severely delayed by a.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Hanson demerger welcomed
more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Indices
indexvalue% changeValue% change
valueweek agoon weekyear agoon year
UKBUILDING1530.851516.720.931349.5713.43& CONSTRUCTION
.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
INBRIEF
TILE TRANSFER
Redland is considering transferring most or all of its roof tile
business to Braas, its 50.8% German-owned subsidiary. The.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Police warning over Topps row
The police have been warned that there could be a breach of the
peace tomorrow on a building site in Gillingham, Kent, if a
sub-contractor carries.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Building and Construction
TAYLOR WOODROW1391352.96536.12
GEORGE WIMPEY141145-2.76509.15
BERKELEY GROUP526506 3.95498.10
BEAZER HOMES172171 0.58483.04
.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Costain restructures for independence
Costain Group is to shake up its UK construction business to chase
Private Finance Initiative work and is shelving plans to invest in
marine.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
On-line Street Works delayed
trials of the national computerised Street Works Register have been
delayed for at least six months, CJ has learnt.
A trial version of the.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Murphy tunnels in north London
Murphy has won a tunnelling job worth an estimated œ9-10
million for Thames Water in north London. The contract, known as
phase three of the.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Rank's second Oasis gets go-ahead
Proposals by the Rank Organisation for a second Oasis Holiday
Village near Folkestone were given the go-ahead by the DoE last
week.
The plans.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Beazer favourite for Fairclough bid
Beazer is emerging as the clear favourite - with Redrow, Wilson
Bowden and Barratt running a close second - to bid for Fairclough
Homes as.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Severn Water to build œ9m sewer
Severn Trent Water is to build a œ9 million new sewer in
Stourbridge in the west Midlands.
Kennedy Construction has been awarded the.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Amey builds hotel with Neptune & Swallow
Amey Building, Neptune Developments and Swallow Hotels are to
develop a œ13.3 million hotel in Queen Square, Liverpool.
The four star.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Oxford kicks out McAlpine
Alfred McAlpine has been thrown off the project to build a new
œ18 million stadium for Oxford United Football Club in favour
of rival Taylor.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
TGWU pursues White Finger claims
The Transport and General Workers Union said this week that it is
pursuing some 5,000 compensation claims for members suffering from
Vibration.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Govt must stick to PFI deal, says Eurotunnel boss - BY Leon Clifford
The whole Private Finance Initiative will be endangered unless the
Government is prepared to stick to the deals it makes, Eurotunnel
chairman Sir.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Chartered status needs straight 'A' elite, says Broers
Engineering students heading for chartered status should take five
year degrees like doctors and go through compulsory retraining to
keep-up their.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
BB Sakti builds golf for island
Balfour Beatty Sakti has signed a œ25 million contract to
build the Straits-KMP Resort infrastructure and Gary Player
designed golf course.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Costain in œ70m oilfield upgrade
Costain Oil, Gas & Process has a letter of intent from Qatar
General Petroleum Corporation appointing it as managing contractor
for a œ70.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Amec picks up œ37m of work
Amec Building has picked up new contracts worth œ37 million.
The largest contract is a œ10.5 million design and build
project to provide.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Gleeson partners success
The MJ Gleeson Group has secured over œ45 million worth of
work through partnering schemes in both the civil and building
sectors. It also has.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Three bid for Lewisham extension
Three of the original four shortlisted consortia returned bids last
Wednesday for the œ150 million Lewisham extension to the
Docklands Light.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
HSE demands change at Corgi
The Health and Safety Executive is demanding sweeping changes to
the way the Council of Registered Gas Installers (Corgi) operates
following a.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Rotocut makes 'lightest' trencher claim
Rotocut's self-propelled double cut 'trenchers', on show for the
first time at Hirex '96, cope with both concrete and asphalt and
use either 350mm.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
40-year-old JCB still working
A 1956 JCB Mk1 excavator, mounted on a Fordson Super Major, owned
by Howard Wood of Bradshaw, Halifax, is said to be the oldest
working JCB machine.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Laing bidding for Chiltern franchise
John Laing is attempting to widen its transport portfolio by
bidding for the passenger train franchise on Chiltern Railways, the
company said last.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
œ530m losses for Bouygues
Europe's largest construction group Bouygues has announced a loss
of œ530 million for 1995 - the first in its history.
The French building.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
Road recycling for internal use
Dear Sir,
Thank you for making use of our press release concerning Fife
Regional Council's report on the advantages of road recycling (CJ
11.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)
BBA registers cert as trade mark
The British Board of Agr'ment has succeeded in getting its Agr'ment
Certificate registered as a BBA trade mark. The BBA requested the
Patent Office.... more
(08 February 1996 00:00)