Articles by Date : February 06 1995 - February 12 1995
Well-positioned TurboWash
TurboWash, a truck underbody and wheel washing system, has recently
been launched by Wimborne-based Morris Swain Engineering.
At the heart of.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
No-dig boring from MTM UK
MTM UK's latest introduction, the StraightLine DL4010 no-dig
machine, offers a bore capacity of 500mm over distances in excess
of 300mm.
The.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Safety row brews over CE badging
Construction equipment manufacturers are urging better policing of
European rules on CE marking of equipment which they claim are
being ignored by.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Long-life Bolt from Svenska
Targeted at the retrofit sector as well as the end user in the
quarrying sector, the Expander Bolt, manufactured by Swedish
company Svenska.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
FR loaders unveiled
Three new wheeled loaders from Fiat-Hitachi will at last give HM
Plant a real opportunity to attack the market with machines that
can compete on an.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
HM412 Haulmaster fills site dumper market gap
Halliard's Graham Hall said at the time of the management buyout
that he would grow the business by taking on new franchises.
So the company.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
New 360¡ from Fiat-Hitachi
The most exciting development in the Fiat-Hitachi mid-range
excavator line-up is the all-new FH85W, 8.5t wheeled 360¼
machine. The little unit.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Avant unveils skip loader
Avant Tecno's latest newcomer to its range of construction
equipment is the Avant Dumper, a fully hydraulic skip loader.
The Finnish company,.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
BRISTLING WITH INNOVATIONS
HM Plant is boosting its market strength with new models. First under the CJ microscope is Fiat-Hitachi's innovative FH85W 360¼ excavator..... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
COSTAIN VISIONARY
Last year Costain came a close second to Ford of Europe in the Hays Award for IT management. This was an unprecedented success more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
WHO'S WHO
Main Contractor:
Higgs and Hill
Project Manager: GTMS
Enabling Contractor:
Wallace
Architect:
Sidell Gibson
.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
SCOTLAND OPTS FOR SUSIE
The decision to spend œ28 million setting up the long-awaited
Computerised Streetworks Register is seen as exorbitant by local
authorities in.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
FLAWS IN THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
Inspectors charged with ensuring that road reinstatements are of a
good quality have found a glaring hole in the notification system
that utilities.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
IN BRIEF
Home starts down
Figures released this week by the National House-Building Council
show a 21% decrease in the number of new home starts in.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Construction Board gets green light
Establishment of a Construction Industry Board to oversee
improvements to procurement practice was given the go ahead this
week by Environment.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Predators close on Costain
Costain has opened talks with a potential predator in what is
tipped as the start of large scale rationalisation of the
contracting industry.
.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Court refuses extra site hours on JLE
Aoki/Soletanche could face project over-run costs of more than
œ2 million on its Jubilee Line Extension contract after
failing to win a.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Wimpey bid for peace shattered
Wimpey's creditable attempts to keep the controversial M77 site
near Glasgow peaceful were dashed this week by two high profile
incidents on the.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Funding squeeze over new CIEC
Last week's compromise over the future of trade association
representation - which, thanks to Sir Michael Latham's brokerage,
saw Newco ditched in.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
ONE VOICE: MANY QUESTIONS
A degree of common sense appears finally to have prevailed in the
great Newco debate. It has long been apparent to most neutral
observers that.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Govt U-turn on Newbury road
The Government has started back-peddling on its controversial
decision to postpone the A34 Newbury bypass according to a local
Liberal Democrat MP..... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
British majors turn away from foreign steel firms
Top contractors are to boycott continental steelwork contractors in
response to late deliveries and specification problems, according
to UK steel.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Feeling blue at sea
Passengers affected by the QE2 fiasco want a fund set up to
compensate for future asbestos illnesses. Bad timing for Cunard,
then, that the HSE.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
B&CE to set up insurance service for self-employed
The B&CE benefits company is to set up its own industry
insurance company operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
An initial service is.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Stewart's no wimp
Poor old Wimpey. The company has bent over backwards to prevent
major problems with protestors on its M77 site near Glasgow.
Contingency plans.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
New England comes to Fleetwood
Keighley-based PS Turner (Constructions) has started work on a
multi-million pound design and build project for an American-style
shopping and.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Caribbean hotel build for Kier sub
Kier International's Jamaican subsidiary, Caribbean Construction
Company, has won a œ12 million contract from Real Resorts to
build a new.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
TayWood to build US-style arena
Taylor Woodrow is to build the œ10 million concert arena in
Newcastle under a design and build contract. The fast track scheme
will get.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
New firms join Union Link bid
Union Link, one of the four consortia bidding for the œ2.9
billion Chunnel fast rail link, has been joined by two new
companies. One is Setec,.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
HOT LINE
Strathclyde Regional Council is inviting tenders for an œ11m
refurbishment contract of the M8 between junctions 5 and 6. Work
includes.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
BDC puts Quay plan to DoE
The ambitious œ400 million plan to develop Bristol's Quay
Point by developer Argent is to be recommended to the Department of
Environment by.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
GEC to supply nuclear plant
GEC Alsthom has signed an agreement that could be worth up to
œ350 million with the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding
Company.
The.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
New plans to rebuild B'ham Bull Ring
Plans for a œ180 million redevelopment of Birmingham's Bull
Ring shopping centre are to be submitted by developer SPP-LET
International this.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Taywood scoops Smithfield II
Taylor Woodrow is in line to win the second phase of the
redevelopment of London's Smithfield Market. The design and build
management contract is.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Shepherd starts on Bar
Shepherd has started work on Helical Bar's 6,350m2 city centre
office scheme at Kingsway, Cardiff. The œ7 million, six-storey
speculative.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
CIoB calls for building pay scales
Builders should follow the lead of architects and quantity
surveyors in publishing recommended fee scales, according to Colin
Harding, president of.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Princess Diana: top of the mops
The response to our Princess Di caption competition last week was
quite phenomenal with Contract Journal's fax machine jammed with
witticisms from.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
MOVES
Carole Whiddon has been appointed business development manager for
Wiltshier Construction (Midland). She will be based at the
company's Dudley.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Loadsamoney
Who says there's no money in construction? Neil Ashley, chairman of
Amey, has now won the National Lottery four times - and is œ40
to the.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
VOX POP
What do you think of moves to lengthen Sunday drinking hours?
Derek
Tordoff,
director, British
Constructional.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Cruden
Balfour sued over 5 Acre Square Balfour Beatty Building and 12
other companies are to be taken to the High Court over alleged
fraud claims on the 5.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Directors stage Greswolde buy
Solihull contractor Greswolde Construction and its sister company,
Mantisson, have been the subject of a management buy-out led by
director Malcolm.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Rate rise worries housebuilders
The construction industry is desperately trying to put a brave face
on last week's interest rate rise which is likely to further dampen
the housing.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Charles Church in US joint venture
Surrey-based housebuilder Charles Church has formed a joint venture
with major American housebuilder Centex Homes.
The joint venture, known as.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
New plans for Frome quarry
ARC Southern has lodged a revised planning application to extend
Whatley quarry near Frome, Somerset.
The changes see the proposed annual.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Don't invest in homes, says Dorrell
The House Builders Federation has slammed a call by Heritage
Minister Stephen Dorrell for homeowners to stop considering their
homes as an.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
FM too long-term for contractors
Contractors working in facilities management are failing to
understand the strategic and long-term management side of the
market, according to.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Trade trip to Turkmenistan
Representatives of Balfour Beatty and Laing are in Turkmenistan
this week as part of a four day trade mission led by Industry and
Energy Minister.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
'Value' study into steel bridge work
A research project aimed at formulating a 'value for money' matrix
for evaluating steel bridge contract tenders has been commissioned
by the.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)
Another leak at velodrome
Rain has penetrated the roof of Manchester's newly completed
œ9 million velodrome for a second time, bringing another
sporting event to a halt.... more
(09 February 1995 00:00)