Articles by Date : November 06 1995 - November 12 1995
Ingersoll-Rand posts increased profits of 28%
Fast-growing construction equipment maker Ingersoll-Rand reports
net earnings in the third quarter of the current financial year to
be up by 28% at.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Samsung opens N.Yorks factory
Korean multinational Samsung Heavy Industries has opened its first
European construction equipment factory in Knaresborough, North
Yorkshire.
.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
JCB moves up league table of exporters
Manufacturer JCB has moved into the top half of the league table of
the UK's top 100 exporters.
The Staffordshire-based company is now in 43rd.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
SIDEWINDER WINs order
Sidewinder Concrete Pumps, based in Lanarkshire has been awarded a
major order from Colets Piling for four RT/50 concrete.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
gold at edinburgh cc
Edinburgh City Council has appointed Andrew Gold as head of its
construction services division and William Ness as head of.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
BEA pins down trade with roofing nailer
BEA Fastening Systems has unveiled a new compact, model 552DC
roofing nailer.
Designed for the roofing trade, the unit offers a high.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
HSS Hire Shops to open earlier
HSS Hire Shops is opening its doors half an hour earlier to allow
customers to get a head start on the working day. The 7.30am start
applies to all.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Brandon adds Planebest to its success
Bristol-based Brandon Hire has acquired the tool and catering
business of Planebest which runs depots in Gloucester and
Cheltenham.
Inclusive.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
French Delta sold to Grove for œ3m
Robert Stift, the boss of Grove Worldwide, has signed an agreement
to buy Delta Systemes of Tonneins, France - a producer of aerial
work platforms.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Protective hose sleeve claims to double lifespan
Chelsea PTO, the West Midlands' manufacturer of hydraulic pumping
and control equipment for plant manufacturers, has launched a new
hydraulic hose.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Expafork - new versatile attachment
Bucket manufacturer Excavator Parts, a subsidiary of undercarriage
specialist, N Strickland, has launched the Expafork, a new
attachment for.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
TAX CUT BOOST
Housebuilders Beazer, Barratt and the Berkeley Group stand to gain
the most from a boost to the housing market if there are any.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
HOT LINE
The largest of œ11.4m worth of contracts awarded to Johnston
Construction is a œ5.4m scheme to build a pesticide removal
plant at.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
EVE WINS STREET CRED
Eve Claydon, the utility contractor division of the Eve Group, has
won a regional award in the National Training Award.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Cat researches expansion into skidsteers
Caterpillar is investigating a move into the manufacture of four-
wheel drive loaders, mini excavators, small compaction equip- ment
and.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Sir John Milne and Alfred McAlpine
On page 1 of this journal published on 9 November 1995, an article
appeared headed 'McAlpine's Sir John hands in his notice'.
We have since.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
No hope for roads, says Sir George
Transport Secretary Sir George Young, in a private meeting with the
British Road Federation, has said there is no hope for even a
single road being.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
CJ rewards industry excellence
Plans for a major new awards scheme to recognise excellence in the
construction industry, have been revealed today by Contract
Journal.
The.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Laing M25 claims soar to œ35m
Laing's claims on the ill-fated œ46 million M25 widening
contract between junctions 7 to 8 have soared from œ13 million
to œ35.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
FCEC warns of 'devastating' cuts
Roads contractors will face devastation if the Government goes
ahead with plans to axe the roads programme, the Federation of
Civil Engineering.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
House starts down on NHBC 1994 figures
New house starts for October have fallen by nearly a quarter on the
same period last year, according to the National House-Building
Council's.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Prowting hopeful after squeeze kills off rivals
Prowting will benefit from the squeeze on the housebuilding
industry once the market picks up, said group chief executive Terry
Roydon, as a result.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
ACIFC to study floor structure
A technical group has been set up by the Association of Concrete
Industrial Flooring Contractors to study the performance of
materials and joints.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Phil Brown's construction days
Phil Brown is a mechanical engineer. After working in the
manufacturing industry, he came into construction three years ago.
Now divisional.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Ashtead hire rates drop back to 1993 levels
Rental rates for plant hire have deteriorated in the last four
months, warned Ashtead chairman Peter Lewis. 'It's now the survival
of the.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Roads get trampled under tax-cuts' feet
Just how bad can it get under the present Government? Last week's
news that more than 300 road schemes may be sacrificed on the alter
of.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Bellway reports 21% profit rise
Bellway completed 3,800 homes last year, well up on the previous
figure of 3,000, allowing it to report pre-tax profits 21% ahead to
œ34.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Casson takes on defects for JR Knowles
Dr Ronald Casson has joined JR Knowles as senior consultant in the
construction technology division where he will specialise in
investigation and.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Heery appoints Grice to push fee-based work
Fierce competition has led Balfour Beatty's fee contracting
division Heery International to bring in new director Mike Grice.
The company aims to.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Material prices from Online to spreadsheets
Yet another on line information service has been launched - this
time prices for building materials.
The days of the price book are numbered.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Bardon sells C&M to ARC
Building materials producer Bardon has finally sold its marine
aggregates business, Civil and Ma- rine, to Hanson subsidiary ARC
for œ72.3.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Osborne bids out of major projects
Suicidal bidding by larger contractors - at up to 8% below cost -
has pushed the Osborne Group out of the bidding for major project
work, the.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Quick setting TecFix forms strong bond
Epoxy-based TecFix E305 sets quickly to form a strong bond.
Non-shrink, it can be used for concrete, brickwork, masonry, wood,
ceramic tiles,.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Wallglaze resin bonds steel to concrete
Galvanised steel can be bonded to concrete with an epoxy resin
adhesive developed by Wallglaze.
The two-part resin adhesive, called Wallglaze.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Celcon tops range with stronger block
A block with a compressive strength of 10N/mm2 has been added to
Celcon Blocks' range.
It allows specifiers to maintain the continuity of an.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
BCM report confirms GRC strength
Latest technical information on glass reinforced cement shows that
GRC has durability and steel protection qualities equal to those of
much thicker.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
A new Ice age
Professor Tony Ridley is the new president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Neil Doyle met this former chairman of London Underground and.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Two shortlisted for œ200m Treasury PFI
Two consortia have been shortlisted for the œ200 million
redevelopment of the Grade II listed Treasury building - one of the
flagship projects.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Banking on Filmaster
An embankment has been reconstructed using Filmaster, manufactured
from high density expanded polystyrene. Approximately 450m3 of the
material was.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
How Labour can help materials
Merrill Lynch forecasts a prosperous New Year for the materials sector. James Atkinson reports more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Widening the narrow view
Copyright on architectural drawings is a decidely difficult question to resolve. Align this with the role of an expert witness and there can be.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Rig operators role revolutionalised
Cementation Piling has developed instrumentation which will enable
automatic operation of piling rigs and looks set to change the role
of the rig.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Breathing life into Manchester Arena
Supplying fresh, warm or cool air to one of the largest and most advanced sports venue in Europe has been an interesting problem more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Taking Latham to their hearts
The Latham report has encouraged construction to present a more
favourable face to its public.
Could construction companies be changing their.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
McAlpine's Sir John 'hands in his notice'
Sir John Milne, chairman of Alfred McAlpine, was this week said to
have handed in his notice of resignation - six months before the
end of his.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
View from the Regions
With the close of construction's results season, a disastrous
picture of profit margin carnage emerges, specifically on core
contracting activity.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Combat deadly radon gas with new HSE guidance
New guidance has been issued by the Health and Safety Executive on
effective methods of dealing with radon in workplace buildings.
Prepared.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
BBA and JLE partnership deal for 102
The Balfour Beatty/Amec joint venture and the Jubilee Line
Extension Project have entered into a partnership arrangement on
Contract 102 at.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
New procurement advice for Govt
The Cabinet Office has finally published the results of its
efficiency scrutiny of the Government's procurement of construction
work.
.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)
Mason head hunted for Amec post
Balfour Beatty's chairman and chief executive, Peter Mason, has
been head hunted for Amec's chief executive post. Mason takes up
the new position.... more
(09 November 1995 00:00)