Articles by Date : November 05 2007 - November 11 2007

Scotland wins 2014 Commonwealth Games bid
Scotland has won its bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, beating off the Nigerian city of Abuja. more
(09 November 2007 14:26)

4Projects: profit figures add up to a 45% margin
4Projects, the IT group offering construction project collaboration software via the extranet, achieved a 45% profit margin last year. more
(09 November 2007 12:00)

Newspaper roundup: 9 November
News in the nationals on the 9 November 2007. more
(09 November 2007 10:30)

C Spencer: review of contracts in progress triggers £2.9m profit correction
C Spencer, the construction and M&E group, made a pre-tax profit of just £460,000 on its latest turnover of £74m. more
(09 November 2007 10:00)

Laing O'Rourke seeking investor in construction business?
Laing O’Rourke has failed to squash the rumour that it is actively looking for an investor to take a 50% stake in the group’s construction division. more
(09 November 2007 09:00)

Geoffrey Osborne: more site skip waste recycled...and bigger profits
Geoffrey Osborne’s site skip waste recycling figure has jumped from 16% to 29% in the space of just one year. more
(08 November 2007 10:00)

Bachy Soletranche makes use of Doosan excavators
Specialist contractor Bachy Soletranche is utilising a brace of new Doosan excavators belonging to Higgins (Plant Hire) of Birmingham on a job to at.... more
(07 November 2007 12:00)

2012 Olympic Stadium design unveiled
A team of officials has unveiled the design for the 80,000-seat London 2012 Olympic Stadium this morning. more
(07 November 2007 11:42)

Newspaper roundup: 7 November
News in the nationals on 7 November 2007. more
(07 November 2007 10:45)

A McAlpine workers face axe
Mass redundancies feared following the £600m planned takeover of Alfred McAlpine by Carillion McAlpine chief executive set to exit. more
(07 November 2007 09:00)

Specialist focus: Marketing
Construction’s dominant image has long been the saggy-trousered builder, but is the industry marketing itself effectively enough to escape this.... more
(07 November 2007 06:00)

Private housing boosts Higgins profit to £11m
Rise in construction turnover will help lift its profit contribution this year as housing levels out. more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Unwin's investment in Wrekin pays off
David Unwin is on a mission to put Wrekin back on its feet. After being effectively given the group for free, he has shovelled in £11m to cover the.... more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Business report: City Watch
John Leith, business editor of CJ, wraps up the weekly news from the city more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

£15m-worth of CIS fines for contractors
Contractors face fines of up to £15m after HMRC announced it would send out 86,000 penalty notices to more than 36,000 contractors, as the new.... more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Products can play big role in sustainability
The Construction Products Association today urged its members to highlight the role construction products play in meeting the UK's sustainability.... more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Tories target construction firms in bid to win power
Party leaders see the sector as vital to have on side if Labour are to be toppled. more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Edinburgh scheme uses 48-hour payment
Contractors are being invited to bid for a £40m housing repair programme in Edinburgh where the council is guaranteeing to pay invoices within 48.... more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Four in chase for 2012 tunnel work
Four bidders are in the running to build the next major tunnel network under the main 2012 Olympic park in east London. more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Five to battle Balfour for Hants highways deal
Accord, A McAlpine, Amey, Colas and Fitzpatrick set to challenge for maintenance work. more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Two in frame for Tyneside office project
Two firms have gone head-to-head in the final run-in for a high-profile £20m office deal in Tyneside. more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Kingspan makes specialist offsite division
Kingspan has positioned itself as a modern methods of construction specialist with the creation of its offsite division, offering both timber and.... more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Uncertainty clouds disposal of panels containing HCFCs
Lack of facilities means panels containing ozone depleting substances are being scrapped. more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

BPF welcomes Merton revision
The proposed revision of the Merton Rule has been welcomed by the British Property Federation (BPF), which has praised the "greater flexibility" with.... more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

HC may integrate Hanson business
HeidelbergCement (HC) is considering integrating Hanson UK's cement, aggregate and ready-mix businesses into one management structure following its.... more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Brighton FC seeks bids for new stadium
Brighton & Hove Albion FC is seeking expressions of interest from contractors for a £50m deal to build a new stadium for the club. After a.... more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Carillion secures £117m work boost
Carillion has scooped new deals in London and Scotland totalling around £117m. The jewel in the crown is a £70m scheme to build an 11-storey.... more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Inspace scoops £12.5m S London housing scheme
Inspace's social housing division has scooped the first major package of work on a £500m framework housing deal in south London. more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Electrical contractors move closer to restructuring
The creation of a single, unifying industrial relations agreement for the electrical contracting and heating and ventilating industries has come a.... more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Firms await the latest on bid-rigging investigation
OFT to deliver update on progress of two-and-a-half-year probe at corruption seminar. more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Cast changes for Torquay BSF scheme
Changes have taken place in the line-up of firms bidding for a £20m to £22.5m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) deal in the West Country. more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

Specialist focus: Marketing: The car in front is a Hewden
Hewden wanted to reinforce its brand awareness and decided that sponsoring two cars in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) was the best way.... more
(07 November 2007 00:00)

National Construction College plans hit by major setback
Plans for the £22m redevelopment of Natonal Construction College's (NCC) flagship training centre at Bircham Newton in Norfolk suffered a major.... more
(06 November 2007 15:26)

Queen's Speech: The Details
Today’s Queen’s Speech focussed on housing, planning laws and green issues but failed to mention the Construction Act review.   The.... more
(06 November 2007 12:21)

Digger mayhem in Dundee
A 41 year old man appeared at Dundee Sheriff’s Court yesterday, after stealing a digger and driving it through the centre of Dundee early on Sunday.... more
(06 November 2007 10:00)

Metronet crisis: Administrator confirms TfL as sole bidder
Metronet's administrator has confirmed that Transport for London (TfL) is the sole bidder for the collapsed tube maintenance consortium. more
(06 November 2007 00:00)

Contract Journal magazine archive: November 2007
Contract Journal magazine archive: November 2007 Our archived digital editions of Contract Journal magazine are available for free online in.... more
(06 November 2007 00:00)

Metronet update: TfL only bidder for PPP contracts
Metronet's administrator Alan Bloom is expected to make a formal announcement today confirming Transport for London (TfL) as the only bidder for.... more
(05 November 2007 15:31)

McAlpine takeover: mixed reaction in the City
The City is split over what it expects Carillion to do once it has Alfred McAlpine tucked under its wing. more
(05 November 2007 14:00)

Balfour Beatty merges utilities businesses
Balfour Beatty has announced the merger of two of its utility operating businesses – Balfour Beatty Utilities and Balfour Beatty Power Networks. more
(05 November 2007 11:34)

Alfred McAlpine: PFI equity sale triggers £25m windfall profit
Alfred McAlpine has made a windfall profit of £25m as a result of the sale, announced this morning, of the bulk of its PFI portfolio for £51m. more
(05 November 2007 09:00)