Articles by Date : March 05 2007 - March 11 2007

Balfour Beatty tops CAT table
Balfour Beatty is top of the contractor tree on the Highways Agency’s (HA) Capability Assessment Toolkit (CAT) scoring while Amec is rooted to the.... more
(09 March 2007 18:15)

Waterman's markets reported to be buoyant
Waterman's interim results show it is in excellent health, Bob Campbell, managing director, said this morning. more
(09 March 2007 14:00)

100 Build Centers now certified for sustainable timber
Build Center, part of the Wolseley, has been awarded Chain of Custody certification, guaranteeing the supply of legal and sustainable timber, for its.... more
(09 March 2007 10:00)

Newspaper round-up: 9 March 2007
Crest Nicholson The Independent , The Guardian and The Financial Times report that Crest Nicholson has agreed to a takeover by a consortium of.... more
(09 March 2007 09:50)

Marshalls: robust performance despite flat market
Marshalls delivered a robust performance last year despite a flat market for building materials. Pre-tax profit jumped 9.7% to £41.7m as turnover.... more
(09 March 2007 09:00)

T Clarke tackles problems in three regions
T Clarke, the electrical contractor, has been forced to change senior management and bring in improved financial controls in three of its regional.... more
(09 March 2007 09:00)

Accord acquires Jarvis's 50% in Accord Jarvis joint venture
Accord has acquired Jarvis’s 50% stake in Accord Jarvis, the highways operator. more
(08 March 2007 17:00)

T&G and Amicus vote to form super-union
The Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) and Amicus have voted to join forces and become the largest union in the country. more
(08 March 2007 14:50)

Riverside Group tackles anti-social behaviour
Social housing provider Riverside Group claims that it has become the first social housing group in the UK to launch an accredited training course to.... more
(08 March 2007 12:55)

New construction orders disappoint in January
New construction orders in the three months to January proved disappointing, according to the latest data from the Department of Trade & Industry. more
(08 March 2007 11:00)

Newspaper Round-up: 8 March 2007
Balfour Beatty is said to have entered a joint venture with European private equity firm Galaxy to submit its final bid for Leeds Bradford airport,.... more
(08 March 2007 11:00)

Aggreko unveils pre-tax profit of £74m
Aggreko, a global supplier of temporary power, temperature control and oil-free compressed air services, has enjoyed an upward bounce in profits,.... more
(08 March 2007 10:00)

Laing O'Rourke awards architectural framework to SMC
Laing O'Rourke has awarded an architectural framework deal to listed architect SMC Group. more
(08 March 2007 10:00)

PFI tendering process takes too long, says NAO
Tendering for PFI contracts takes too long and not enough consortia are bidding for them, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). more
(08 March 2007 09:00)

Castle Bidco completes £715m deal for Crest Nicholson at last
The £715m change of ownership at Crest Nicholson has at last reached final agreement. more
(08 March 2007 09:00)

Erinaceous takes £4.4m of expenses over alleged fraud incident
Erinaceous, the property services group, has included expenses of £4.4m in its latest financial results. The hit relates “principally to the alleged.... more
(07 March 2007 17:00)

Carillion pleased with 2006 results following acquisition of Mowlem
Carillion has emerged from a landmark year with a smile on its face. Thanks to the Mowlem acquisition, it has doubled in size to become a £4bn-a-year.... more
(07 March 2007 15:00)

Ray O'Rourke's call for change: see it here
Is the construction industry doing enough for the environment? Are we building enough new homes in the UK? Are construction workers paid enough? Find.... more
(07 March 2007 12:30)

ODA promises balance with new procurement policy
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) launched its procurement policy today, emphasising that it would use a “balanced scorecard” to judge bidding.... more
(07 March 2007 10:00)

Newspaper round-up: 7 March 2007
London Mayor Ken Livingstone and leading City figures will today urge the government to contribute towards the capital’s £10bn Crossrail scheme.... more
(07 March 2007 10:00)

Balfour Beatty's profit hit by £16m write-off in the US
Balfour Beatty delivered both good and bad news from America to the City this morning: its latest acquisition, Centex Construction, has secured a.... more
(07 March 2007 08:00)

Pochin construction arm bounces back into profit
Pochin has got its contracting division back into the black, with an interim pre-tax profit of £1.2m after running into the red to the tune of.... more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

White Young Green reaps reward of rapid expansion
White Young Green (WYG), the rapidly growing consultancy group, has unveiled an interim pre-tax profit of £5.3m. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Leavers and Joiners - 7 March 2007
CJ's weekly review of who's moving where in the construction industry. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Four to share £50m West Midlands housing project
Four contractors are in line for £50m-worth of new build housing work in the West Midlands over the next four years. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Building suppliers overstate green attributes of products
Contractors risk using materials that are not as environmentally friendly as they may be led to believe, according to Tim Pollard, general manager of.... more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

News in brief: 7 March 2007
The other news in brief from around the construction industry. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Bouygues in spotlight to build Pinnacle
French construction company Bouygues has reportedly been approached to construct the Pinnacle Tower skyscraper (formerly known as Bishopsgate Tower).... more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Administrators called as Mead goes to ground
Mead, a groundwork civil engineering company based in the South West of England, has gone into administration. A series of loss-making contracts and.... more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Three bag Scot schools work
Three firms have won a slice of work on South Lanarkshire Council's £240m primary school modernisation programme. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) calls for hitch check
The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has issued a warning following a number of recent accidents and incidents involving 'quick hitches'. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Sussex/Hants housing work split
Three contractors are to share in £40m-worth of new build housing in Sussex and Hampshire. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

£3m retention row at Scots Parliament
Presiding officer reveals retention monies being held back from 27 contractors until "conditions are met". more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Land Securities completes deal for IIC (Investors in the Community Group)
Land Securities Group has become sole owner of Investors in the Community Group (IIC), buying up the remaining 50% stake from Mill Group for £7.4m. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Construction SMEs make Sunday Times top 100 list
Twelve firms in the construction sector have made the Sunday Times list of the '100 Best SME Companies to Work For'. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Rok eyes £1bn turnover figure
Rok chief executive Garvis Snook said the company would get close to a £1bn-a-year turnover business in 2007 as the company announced its.... more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Collaboration needed to help combat waste
Government departments, local authorities and the private sector must work more closely to ensure better use of UK construction waste, according to a.... more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Carillion nets £100m highway maintenance deal
Carillion has won a £100m, 20-year contract for the maintenance of the M40 between the M25 and Warwick. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Liverpool Housing Trust steps up CSCS campaign
Liverpool Housing Trust (LHT) has become the first RSL to enforce a fully CSCS-carded workforce on all its contracts. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

BSF will boost output more than Olympics
ConstructionSkills predicts a £4.7bn government schools spend in the next five years. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Topcon 3DXi excavates to exact grade
GPS, laser and machine control specialist Topcon has introduced the 3DXi GPS+ grade reference for excavators. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Legal Q&A: reintegrating staff
Guy Guinan, partner, employment team at commercial law firm, Halliwells. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Industry must work to attract graduates
O'Rourke chairman says construction needs to make itself a more attractive proposition. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Insurer wants involvement at design stage
Is the insurance industry worried about modern methods of construction and associated materials? more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Erinaceous to acquire Dearle & Henderson
Erinaceous is reported to have struck a deal to acquire Dearle & Henderson (D&H), the property consultancy group. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Masonry alliance to run open days at eco-home
The Modern Masonry Alliance (MMA) will promote the sustainability credentials of masonry housing to ministers, policy-makers and housebuilders in.... more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

CITB income tops £250m
Total income of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) last year topped the £250m mark. In the year to 31 December 2006, CITB income rose by.... more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Keller posts record profit of £84m
Turnover surges to £920m, with three of four divisions achieving 10% margins, but UK lags behind operations in rest of world. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Three chasing £40m North East health PFI
Trio of consortia line up bids for County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust scheme. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)

Ingersoll Rand purchase boosts Volvo expansion
£665m purchase of ABG, Blaw-Knox and IR brands will boost construction equipment firm. more
(07 March 2007 00:00)