Articles by Date : June 07 1999 - June 13 1999
Work winners
Moorgate station
Work: Station
Location: Moorgate/London
Value: £3.75m
Type: Altn/conv
Client: London Underground
.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
'Make your bank tender'
Dawes urges contractors to keep banks, accountants and solicitors on their toes more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Surge in number of adjudication cases
by Graham Ridout
The number of firms seeking adjudication is currently running at
the rate of around 25 per week, according to research.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Leica's Dozer 2000 guidance system
A satellite-based machine guidance system for bulldozers called
Dozer 2000 has been launched by Leica GPS.
It allows the operator to control.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
ROBOT WARS
by Michael Gordon
Computers will design and control the whole building process within
the next 20 years, predicts a new report from the.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Hewden theft cover
Tools and equipment on hire from Hewden Hire Centres can now be
covered against theft under a new insurance scheme offered by the
company.
.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
JCB extends branding to power tool market
JCB is extending its brand into the power tool market through a
licensing deal signed with Alba PLC. This follows the
manufacturer's moves into.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
20,000 up for Komatsu UK
Komatsu MD hands over the firm's 20,000th excavator in just 12 years more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Time is of the essence
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers time limits for resolving disputes more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
The week in quotes
"We should be on the faster route. The one that allows the
Government to say, 'well done. You have proved your spurs. You have
probably paid your.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
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(09 June 1999 00:00)
Computers will rule in 20 years
CIB warns industry may risk missing long-term rewards of new technology more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
gas-fired power station gets go ahead
Rolls-Royce Power Ventures is pushing ahead with its plans for a
49mW gas-fired power station at Croydon,.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Kvaerner features intro
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(09 June 1999 00:00)
London Housing Trust to set up 'partnerships' to recruit more women
Exclusive by Tim Wood
A London housing trust is looking to set up 'partnerships' with
construction companies in an effort to get more.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
ACES double success
Aces scored a double success with its new HTC500 tracked carrier on
its first outing at SED. Two machines were sold, one.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Talking heads
What should be done to increase investment in construction research and development? more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Miletrian to enter new build market
Miletrian is thinking of entering the new build market. "It would
only be on negotiated contracts with existing clients," said
Dawes.
He.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Contractors come top of specifiers' list
Main contractors have usurped architects, designers and clients as
the principal specifiers of products, according to the 1999 Barbour
Report.
.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Schal faces mass picket
Protest planned in response to sacking of Ucatt-appointed safety representative more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
NEW BOARD AT GLEEDS
Recently appointed senior partner at quantity surveyor Gleeds,
Richard Steer, has selected a new main board. They are: Ian.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
DTI's Kosovo defence
Exclusive by Michael Gordon
Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers is setting up a
Government and industry task force to stop British.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Mowlem in Underground consortium
John Mowlem is in a consortium to bid for public private
partnership contracts during the £7 billion break-up of London
Underground.
The.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Back bites
Clutching at straw
Readers on the lookout for property but unable to afford the
two-floor studio/annexe 'bike shed' currently on the market.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Spend on technology now or pay later - EDITORIAL COMMENT
Spend on technology now or pay later more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Rail crossing man 'critical'
by Tim Wood
A Morrison Construction site worker is still critically ill in
hospital after a commuter train crashed into his vehicle on a.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Marina man bids for McAlpine
Alfred McAlpine's mystery bidder has revealed that he has three
other housebuilders and contractors of an equal size in his sights.
Andrew Goodall,.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Pru snookers Wainhomes
by John Leitch
The Prudential, the UK's largest property investor, is refusing to
sell its 12.5 per cent in Wainhomes because it says the.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Prison Service opts for partnering deals
Mowlem and Brown and Root selected for potential £130m of prisons work more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Laing/Hyder face road protesters
Exclusive by Tim Wood
Anti-road protesters have set up camps in woods along the proposed
route of the A130 bypass between Chelmsford and.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Eco-standard for materials
Materials producers and designers will soon be able to assess the
environmental performance of building materials on a 'level playing
field' thanks.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Balfour RT award
Balfour-led consortium beats rivals to £50m Edinburgh Rapid Transit system more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Fire sprinkler innovation in social housing scheme
Fire sprinklers are to be fitted to 212 new dwellings being built
in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, - the first time they have been fitted in
a social.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
'Golden opportunity' for pension scheme
The pension will be set to meet the needs of workers throughout their working life more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
£13m of academic interest sought
The University of Birmingham has invited expressions of interest in
two projects at its Edgbaston site..... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Heathrow Hilton gets OK
A £50 million extension to the Hilton Hotel at Heathrow
Airport received planning permission last week.
A contractor is expected to be.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Birse wins at MUFC
Birse Construction has been confirmed as the winning contractor for
the £30 million project to boost seating capacity at
Manchester United's.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Job losses follow A-Plant shake-up
Redundancies and tougher turnover targets are set for depot managers more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
RMCto reduce CO2 emissions
Top ready-mixed concrete producer unveils environmental challenge list more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Miller secures 14 new contracts
Miller Construction has secured 14 new contracts, totalling a
record-breaking £63 million, in the first quarter of 1999. The
largest of these.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
RICS seeks Wales minister
Welsh companies are being urged to have more input in large-scale projects more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Tarmac inherits second Wimpey claim
Exclusive by Michael Gordon
After more than a decade's delay, Stent Foundations is suing Tarmac
Construction (formerly trading as Wimpey.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Revenue confident of new tax scheme
by John d'Arcy
The Inland Revenue has told industry leaders that it remains
confident that the new construction tax scheme will get off.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Warning over rogue DPMs
by Michael Gordon
Architects are being urged to monitor their projects throughout the
entire construction period to prevent specified materials.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Industrial relations chief to retire
David Stopford, manpower director at the Construction
Confederation, is the latest senior member of staff at the
confederation to announce that he.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Ucatt to change law
Union presses for new legislation after safety rep ruling exposes gap in law more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Innovation: aiming high for backing
Construction's next generation will see brain replacing brawn as the driving force of the industry - but often it seems there's no help for.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Respect has to be earned
Re: 'Architect View:
Let's have some respect,'
Contract Journal, 19 May 1999.
Sir,
For an architect to say: "Let's have.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Quietly steeled for a complex job
Kvaerner Trollope and Colls is tackling a particularly awkward project at Aldwych in London, where the demolition and temporary works are more.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)
Lots of plant, no real difference
Re: Site Equipment
Demonstration.
Sir,
I visited SED on the 19 May and was intrigued by the superb range
of machines which.... more
(09 June 1999 00:00)