Articles by Date : July 05 1999 - July 11 1999

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rentequip widens fleet with cat Essex-based Rentequip is to widen the range of equipment it offers for hire and has purchased 14 Caterpillar.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

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Kier to redevelop Daily Mail building Kier Build has been confirmed as the winning contractor for a £36 million design and build contract.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

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weeks group profits drop Consulting engineer Weeks Group's full year pre-tax profit dipped to £670,000 on a turnover of £16 million,.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Berkeley profits boosted
Surrey-based housebuilder's profits up 10% in booming SE property market more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

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Seventy-four construction firms fold Figures released by chartered accountant Deloitte and Touche show that there were 74 corporate failures in.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Fastrack wins against Morrison
Exclusive by Michael Gordon Brickwork contractor Fastrack has won its second adjudication case against Morrison Construction, this time.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

The PFI bank: A recipe for Whitehall meddling?
The Government seems bent on sneaking out the Bates review on the eve of Parliamentary recess. But that has not prevented the industry from.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Industry briefs number 10 on Building Down Barriers
Exclusive by Kathy Watson The Government was given an update of progress on the Building Down Barriers initiative last week at a briefing.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Keltbray claims rough justice
Demolition contractor Keltbray, which pleaded guilty to a breach of the Health and Safety Act following the death of two Irish workers, has hit out.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

PFI contractors fear Government plans
Treasury plans could lead to Government meddling and hit industry profit margins more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

HBF blasts Rogers' report
Roger Humber, chief executive of the House Builders Federation, has blasted Lord Rogers' urban task force report Towards an urban renaissance as.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

£550m plan for Kosovo
£110 million PFI contract heralds three tranches worth a total of £550 million more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

MP defends cost of Portcullis House
The chairman of the House of Commons Commission has defended Portcullis House, the new state-of-the-art office block for MPs, even though it has.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Essex to pioneer best value regime
Highways contracts will transfer to long-term partnering and PFI agreements more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Amey pounces on Comax for £145m
Ashley: 'The deal puts us among the leaders in the support services sector' more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

A game of two halves at Cardiff
Criticism has been aimed at Laing ever since it was chosen as the main contractor for the Millennium Stadium project. But as Tim Wood reports,.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Galliard in court over Docklands flats
by Kathy Watson Galliard Homes has been involved in two legal actions by residents alleging building defects in the prestigious Burrells.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

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bovis wins £38m hull millennium project Bovis has been confirmed as the winner for the £38 million construction management contract.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

DJ Higgins wins housing work
DJ Higgins and Sons has won a £35 million social housing partnering project with Pollards Hill Housing Association for work on an estate in.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Terrapin's hospital deal on hold
by Michael Gordon Hospital bosses have admitted that a new £3 million extension will not open on time after Terrapin, the original.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Balfours wins £80m Scots PFI
North of Scotland Environmental Services consortium wins Aberdeen wastewater job more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Work winners
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 July 1999 00:00)

Death of Tecs is welcomed
Shake-up will encourage more young people to come into the industry more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

CITB grants may be linked to training plans
The use of grants as a lever to encourage the development and delivery of formal company training plans guaranteeing a minimum of two days training.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

ECITB reports skills boost
But, poor take-up of management training says chief executive of ECITB more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Contractors told to employ minorities
Exclusive by Tim Wood Contractors who fail to employ ethnic minorities to build new homes on London housing estates are being warned that.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Regeneration task force for Liverpool
Liverpool is set to be the first city to benefit from the long-awaited urban taskforce report by Lord Rogers. Last week, regeneration minister.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Mobbs in line for Wembley
Sir Nigel Mobbs, chairman of Slough Estates, has been approached by regeneration agency English Partnerships with a view to masterminding the.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

JCB gets control of Indian plant
Bamford says Indian factory is a way into Asia after end of Sumitomo JV more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Back bites - ...initiative fatigue
Construction minister Nick Raynsford has warned that the construction industry may be heading towards initiative fatigue. Do you agree? BOXTEXT:.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Sykes' saviour to go
by Keren Sall Eric Hook, the man responsible for bringing Midlands group Andrews Sykes back to life after the brink of ruin in 1994, is.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Protesters to target Oxford site
Environmental activists are to step up their campaign against housebuilders and plan to target a major housing development, as yet unnamed, in the.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Steelwork: A shaky structure?
Forecasts for the structural steel industry show, at best, a static outlook. The signs are that some players are riding for a fall. Ron Godfrey.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Hubbway expands
Northumberland plant hire firm Hubbway has moved to larger premises in an expansion plan which will create ten jobs and boost the firm's turnover.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Specialists imperilled by tax scheme claim
The Confederation of Construction Specialists has written to paymaster general Dawn Primarolo to warn that the Construction Industry Scheme, the.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Training plan slammed
The Construction Plant-hire Association has attacked the Qualification Curriculum Authority (QCA) for threatening to cease future funding for.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Finning man moves
Finning UK managing director Nick Lloyd is moving overseas to take over Finning's Chile operation. Lloyd started his career with Finning UK as an.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Computer initiative by BAA
Exclusive by Michael Gordon Airports operator BAA launched an internet service last week which allows all of its contractors, designers.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

A new corporate body?
What are virtual companies? Just another piece of jargon, or is it the way ahead - another marker of the fundamental reform now pushing through.... more
(07 July 1999 00:00)

Setting the yardstick for quality
Charles Moran, managing director, Controlled Demolition Group, President of the Institute of Demolition Engineers more
(07 July 1999 00:00)