Articles by Date : March 06 1995 - March 12 1995
DUTIES OF DESIGNERS AND CONTRACTORS
As with planners and contractors, designers' and contractors'
duties are complimentary and are as follows:
n except where a design is prepared.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
DUTIES OF PLANNING SUPERVISOR AND PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR
The duties to be performed by the planning supervisor and principal
contractor are complementary and include the following:
n Where more than.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
THE CLIENT'S DUTIES
The main duties of CDM are imposed on the client, although in
practice they may well pass obligations on to contractors and
consultants.
The.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
WHO DOES WHAT WITH CDM?
What are your responsibilities under CDM? What must the client do? What are the liabilities? Miranda Ramphul, Construction Law Unit of Clifford.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
tax TIPS
VAT ON SALES OF PROPERTY
All contracts concerning the sale of commercial property, or the
sale of a business or other goods or services should.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
THE AUDIT IS DEAD - LONG LIVE THE AUDITOR
Liz Bridge of the BEC and David Musker of the Grant Thornton Property and Construction Unit explain the exemptions from the annual audit for.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
MANAGERS IN THE DOCK
Increasing personal liability of construction managers in cases of breach of HSE requirements seems to be the path we are travelling down. Mark.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Natural stone suppliers are available
Sir; As the Stone Federation, we were very interested in Nigel
Green's article on paving in your recent Contract Journal Materials
Supplement (7.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Hole point gone
The Channel Tunnel Association, after 30 years spent continually
prodding and pushing for a hole under the Channel, has wound itself
up. The rather.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
ONE expert witness wanted
A suggested area of Lord Justice Woolf's reform is the use of experts in court. Rather than both parties appointing their own 'independent'.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Moves
Birse Construction has appointed Brian Jackson as managing director
of the building division. He has spent the last 27 years working
for Taylor.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Volvo buys out its 50% partner Clark
Volvo is taking full control of VME, the world's number three
manufacturer in the construction and earthmoving business, by
buying out its 50%.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
CAT COMPACTION IN EUROPE
Fiona Kingston reports on the new Cat line-up which marks its entry into the European compaction market more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
DEMOLITION MADE EASY
Ardennes Equipment UK dealer, PSE Machinery, has just launched three new dipper mounted concrete breakers. Lawrie Tootell saw the mid range unit.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
ROOMY WITH A GREAT VIEW
While the crew cabbed pickup truck is seen all over the US it has never really caught on in this country. Having clocked up around 500 miles in.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
CONSTRUCTION INSOLVENCY-WEEKLY UPDATE
CJ's weekly list of corporate insolvencies in the construction
industry. For œ160, IT Systems will fax details to subscribers
on a daily.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Workers still exposed to asbestos despite warning
Many construction workers are still being forced to work
unprotected with asbestos and are too scared of losing their jobs
to complain about the.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Wimpey boss heralds year of change
Wimpey chief executive Joe Dwyer has fuelled expectations that 1995
will see the start of the long awaited rationalisation of
construction.
.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
CONDAM will make sites safer - NEW REGULATIONS FOR AN OLD HAZARD
The new Construction Design and Management Regulations (CONDAM)
could help in the identification and safe removal of asbestos from
construction.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Road spend cut over next 3 yrs
Government spending on roads is set to fall sharply in the next
three years, but will remain higher in real terms than in the
1980s, the Department.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Unions demand full ban on asbestos - safety campaigners' anger
Construction union Ucatt is calling for a complete ban on the use
of asbestos in the construction industry. It also wants an
occupational health.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Horror stories from workers in danger - CJ SITE WORKER SURVEY
New figures published last week show that thousands of construction
workers are dying every year of asbestos related cancer - and that
many workers.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Eagle Star claims victory on ruling
The œ20 million Carlton Gate case has taken another turn this
week with Eagle Star claiming an important victory in the judge's
preliminary.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Keeping in touch
In these days of modern communications no building worker should be
without a mobile phone - and The Sun newspaper has tested them all
to find.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Hirers deny workers are 'forced' - LABOUR SUPPLIERS & CONTRACTOR REACTION
Agencies who hire labour to construction sites refute the
suggestion that they pressurise operatives into working in unsafe
conditions by the.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Asbestos: The old killer comes back
Like AIDs in a few years' time, everyone in this country is likely
to know somebody suffering or dying from mesothelioma. That claim
comes from.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
in brief
CONDAM code
The Health and Safety Commission is calling for industry feedback
on the Code of Practice for the new CONDAM which it published.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
DANGER! MEN AT WORK
A Top 10 of the 'Most Dangerous Jobs in the UK' has been released
and - surprise, surprise - construction features large. In 10th
place are steel.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Gammon/Balfour jv wins HK tracks
A joint venture between Gammon Construction and Balfour Beatty has
been awarded a œ100 million plus contract to supply and
install trackwork.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Mawhinney could delay planned DBFO projects
The Government's private finance initiative was dealt a double
whammy this week as doubts were raised over the future of privately
financed roads.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
HOT LINE
Costain has won an œ8.3m road contract from Hampshire County
Council for reconstruction work on a 6.2km stretch of the M27
between junctions.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
1995 - THE YEAR OF RESTRUCTURING
The shake-out is coming. For years, stockbroking gurus and industry
leaders have agreed on the need, but never the timing, of
rationalisation. Now,.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
First Scot water BOOT scheme
One of the Scottish water industry's first Build, Own, Operate and
Transfer contracts will be out to tender later this year.
Invitations to.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Trainers warn of course fee rise
Leading training providers are warning that the industry is facing
a fresh skills crisis because of threatened changes to the way
courses are.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Luddon moves into design and build
Scottish civil engineering contractor Luddon Construction is to
branch out into design and build operations. Chairman Marshall
Dougall says the.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Clarke replaces Carson at Miller
Rob Clarke is to become managing director of Miller's civil
engineering division, replacing John Carson in a major
shake-up.
Keith Miller,.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
City office upturn expected
Prospects for an office development boom in the City of London
later this year are looking good. Planners have approved over
100,000m2 of new.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Research into use of NEC
The Universities of Bath and Birmingham have started a three-year
project to look into the effectiveness of the New Engineering
Contract and the.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Bad house guests
Contractors desperate to find new work could well have found a new
secret weapon - grey squirrels. A family of the little blighters
got to work on.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Men of few words
Danny Kelly, editor of 'Q' magazine, was asked at the weekend how
he was able to get one of the few interviews with the singer Prince
(or the.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Greenfield stores lose DoE support
Environment Secretary John Gummer dealt a death blow to the
superstore construction market this week with his pledge to call in
all borderline.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
in brief
CALA Homes sells œ4m
showhouses in a week
Within a week of opening a showhouse CALA Homes has sold œ4
million worth of property.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Retailer wants Durham site
Value Retail, the US-style factory retail developer, wants to build
factory outlets near Durham and Weston-super-Mare in Avon. The 5ha
site at the.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Boots submits Durham plans
Boots Properties has submitted a planning application for a
œ40 million shopping scheme in the centre of historic Durham.
The 12,000m2 scheme.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Abseilers install safety net in 'pyramid'
More than 3000m2 of specially manufactured catching net - supplied
by Deborah Services - has been fixed inside the new steel pyramid
at the Magic.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
IN BRIEF
Two new D&C divisions
Dredging and Construction, part of the Royal Volker Stevin Group,
has created two new operating divisions. These are.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
NHS spends œ1bn on construction
The National Health Service is spending around œ1 billion a
year on its construction programme in England.
This information has been given.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Wimpey construction profits collapse
Wimpey cut the staff of its UK construction operations by 8% and
gave a warning for the future as the division's operating profits
collapsed last.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
Oresund tenders bust budget
The lowest tenders for the immersed tunnel section of the œ1.8
billion Oresund link between Denmark and Sweden have come in
approximately 15%.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)
PFI rules apply to NHS Trust d&b
Gloucestershire Royal NHS Trust is to construct extensions to its
existing hospital at Great Western Road in Gloucester. The project
will be taken.... more
(09 March 1995 00:00)