Articles by Date : June 05 2006 - June 11 2006
Carillion and Wates resign from ProCure 21
Carillion and Wates have resigned from ProCure 21, as predicted by CJ last month. more
(09 June 2006 17:15)
Multiplex founder, John Roberts, dead
John Roberts, the founder of Multiplex, died yesterday at the age of 72 after a long illness. more
(09 June 2006 09:00)
Editor's comment: Contract Journal goes green
This week, Contract Journal magazine has gone green, as we’ve produced our first "carbon-neutral" issue. All the carbon emissions involved in.... more
(08 June 2006 14:35)
Winners announced at Best Places to Work in Construction Awards
Six firms walked away with the right to list themselves among the best employers in the industry after winning one of Contract Journal's prestigious.... more
(08 June 2006 14:02)
Vp equipment rental group makes £11m profit
Vp, the equipment rental group, enjoyed a pre-tax profit of £11m last year (2005), with the contribution from acquisitions taking its turnover to the.... more
(08 June 2006 11:00)
New construction orders fall 1% in three months to April 2006
New orders in the three months to April were down 1% to £10.8bn compared with the same period a year ago, according to the latest data from the.... more
(08 June 2006 10:20)
Interserve wins Plymouth schools PFI
Interserve has been named preferred bidder by Plymouth City Council for its £30m schools PFI scheme. more
(08 June 2006 09:00)
London Olympics masterplan finalised
The masterplan for the London Olympics has been finalised, less than a year after that for the Singapore Games. more
(08 June 2006 08:00)
New website matches subbies to contractors
A new website aimed at matching subbies to main contractors will be launched in the next few days – in direct competition with another online service.... more
(07 June 2006 14:00)
Roads contractors need to improve image
Roads maintenance contractors need to be more honest, have direct contact with the local community and sell themselves more.
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(07 June 2006 12:00)
Balfour and Morgan Est land £420m gas contract
A consortium of Balfour Beatty and Morgan Est has been named preferred bidder for a seven-year, £420m gas mains replacement contract for Northern Gas.... more
(07 June 2006 10:05)
Wanted: 348,000 recruits by 2010
The UK construction industry will need 87,000 new recruits every year until the end of the decade if it is to meet the anticipated surge in workload,.... more
(07 June 2006 10:00)
Cement safety regs set to cause red tape hell
Contractors working on large projects face a bureaucratic headache after the EC told the cement industry to upgrade its safety advice, British Cement.... more
(07 June 2006 08:00)
M25 widening faces Olympian challenge
The Highways Agency (HA) has been advised to delay the roll-out of its 30-year, £4.5bn M25 widening DBFO for up to two years due to concerns over.... more
(07 June 2006 08:00)
Hitachi in negotiation for HM Plant takeover
Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe is in talks with UK distributor HM Plant about acquiring a controlling interest in the company, a source within.... more
(07 June 2006 08:00)
£12m Thames Gateway funding awarded for Rushenden Relief Road
£12m of Thames Gateway funding will be given to the Rushenden Relief Road project in Kent, according to an announcement made today (Tuesday) by.... more
(06 June 2006 18:16)
Cleveland Bridge UK to appeal over Wembley dispute
Steel contractor Cleveland Bridge UK is planning to take its legal battle with Multiplex over the £757m Wembley Stadium to the Court of Appeal. more
(06 June 2006 17:19)
South West needs an extra 460,000 homes by 2026
Nearly 460,000 homes will have to be built in the South West over the next 20 years, according to the South West Regional Assembly. more
(06 June 2006 14:35)
BAA accepts £10bn takeover bid
Airports operator BAA has today (Tuesday) accepted a £10.3bn takeover bid from Spanish construction giant Grupo Ferrovial. more
(06 June 2006 09:50)
Bluestone wins £5m Derbyshire warehouse contract
Bluestone has been awarded a £5m contract to build two warehouse units for catalogue retail firm JD Williams. more
(05 June 2006 17:31)
Gas industry rocked by second landmark contaminated land case
The High Court has ruled in R (on the application of National Grid Gas plc) v Environment Agency (17 May 2006) that National Grid Gas ("NGG") is.... more
(05 June 2006 16:36)
Roofing company fined £50,000 for trainee's fall
Hertfordshire based Letchworth Roofing Company was fined £50,000 plus £23,000 costs for an incident involving a trainee roofer who fell eight metres.... more
(05 June 2006 16:26)
Report argues high speed rail links better than third runway at Heathrow
The planned third runway at Heathrow would be unnecessary if high speed rail links to Europe and the North were introduced, according to a report.... more
(05 June 2006 11:13)