Articles by Date : June 05 2000 - June 11 2000
Harvey Nichols picks Balfour
Balfour Beatty has won the contract to build the £31m flagship
Harvey Nichols department store in Edinburgh.
The firm beat Kvaerner, which.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
INSIDE
Perfect partnering
Brixton Estates director reveals how it has witnessed success after
forming a construction supply chain.
Client view,.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Developing adjudication
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers the scope of adjudications more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Back bites - Talking heads
Wednesday 7 June 2000 Étop score Who will win Euro 2000? more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
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(07 June 2000 00:00)
Haymills pulls plug on EAG
Trading losses prompt parent company to call receivers into glazing group more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT GROWS
The total volume of construction output grew by 3% in the first
quarter of 2000 compared with the previous quarter,.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
US acquisition for Bovis Lend Lease
Bovis Lend Lease has acquired the outstanding shares of Project
Consultants Incorporated of Santa Clara, California for
approximately $10m.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Is private finance in the rail a serious proposition?
It's difficult to know just how seriously to take the proposal
being hatched by the shadow Strategic Rail Authority (sSRA) to
allow train operating.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
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Worker crushed by reversing excavator
by Tim Wood
A 43-year-old construction worker has been crushed to death by a
reversing excavator while visiting a civil engineering.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Builders told to improve design
Housing deemed as a'blot on the nation' by chairman of architectural watchdog more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
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Defence Estates reveals strategy
by Kathy Watson
Defence Estates, which looks after the Ministry of Defence's
property portfolio, has been fleshing out the principles of.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Anti-cowboy group fights back
by Graham Ridout
Tony Merricks, the leader of the anti-cowboy builder working group,
has hit out at reports that the Government-backed.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Government to throw rail market wide open
Privately financed consortia urged to bid for long-term rail maintenance work more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Trio in crane accident wait for court date
The three companies being prosecuted by the Heath and Safety
Executive after a crane jib fell through the roof of a Hounslow
home while the.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Jarvis in legal wrangle
Exclusive by Carol Millett
A legal dispute between Jarvis and accountant
PriceWaterhouseCoopers is listed to appear in the Companies.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
£600m deal for Beazer and Bryant
Housebuilders Beazer and Bryant, partners in the consortium
promoting Newcastle Great Park, are almost certain to get the
go-ahead for the.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
BMW plans £60m plant
by Glenda Thisdell
A new £60m factory and corporate headquarters for Rolls-Royce
cars is to be built at Goodwood, West Sussex early.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Sheffield schools
Tilbury Douglas has reached financial close on a Private Finance
Initiative grouped schools project in Sheffield in which it has a
50% equity.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
'Scrap CIS 4 cards' demands union chief
Government efforts to cut out fraud by introducing tax scheme are not working more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Festival Hall appoints Bovis
Bovis Lend Lease has been appointed project manager for the
£50m planned refurbishment of the Royal Festival Hall.
The South Bank Board.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
HBG wins hospital contracts
HBG Construction has secured two new hospital projects in the
public and private sector.
In Hull, the contractor has won a £6m contract to.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Redundancies predicted at industry confederation
The annual general meeting of the Construction Confederation today
(7 June) will reveal further upheaval at the contractors'
organisation. A.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
CPA URGES BROWN TO INVEST
The Construction Products Association has written to Chancellor
Gordon Brown urging him to invest in the country's.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Builder gets green light on Cardiff Bay
Office development granted planning permission after a six-month delay more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
HSE to probe more accidents
by John d'Arcy
The Health and Safety Executive is promising to double its rate of
industrial accident investigations over the next three.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Safety group vents fury
Rover Group fined for four offences after exposing workers to asbestos more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Online auctions go live
Internet-based trading service aims to save buyers up to 30% on purchases more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Pensions a priority after 20% pay deal
Three-year pay agreement includes basic rate rise and talks on pensions more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Mediation to resolve planning disputes
The Government is to consider widening the use of mediation as a
means of resolving planning disputes. The move follows a pilot
study that ran.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
EarthForce seeks the EC's go-ahead for Fermec deal
Agreement includes plans to continue Fermec's employment and operations more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Bobcat's new tracked loader gets thumbs up
First 864H model in the country proves its worth by planing concrete forecourt more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
How to be the perfect partner
Developer Brixton Estate has achieved impressive results since forming a construction supply chain. Chris Sheedy, Brixton's director of project.... more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Tilbury's £3.9m re-group
After one-off charge, Bottjer pots annual cost savings at £3.5m more
(07 June 2000 00:00)
Burning the midnight oil
Resurfacing Glasgow Airport's runway under the cover of darkness last winter amounted to a logistical challenge of major proportions..... more
(07 June 2000 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
(07 June 2000 00:00)