Articles by Date : June 07 2004 - June 13 2004

Honda accuses companies of faking products
Honda has launched a number of court actions against companies it accuses of counterfeiting its products. more
(11 June 2004 12:29)

Highways Agency advertises £105m worth of ECI roads
The Highways Agency has advertised two packages of early contractor involvement (ECI) road jobs in the North East worth a total of £105m. more
(11 June 2004 12:08)

Local government procurement expert given £62.5m
Local government procurement expert, 4ps, has been awarded funding to support the 14 local authority partnerships selected under DEFRA's Waste.... more
(11 June 2004 11:54)

New construction orders cross £3bn barrier
New construction orders crossed the £3bn barrier for third time this year, according to the latest data from the Department of Trade & Industry..... more
(10 June 2004 11:25)

Wembley steel erectors vote to strike
Steel erectors working for Cleveland Bridge at Wembley Stadium have voted to strike over pay. However, as with the T5 ballot, turnout was low. more
(10 June 2004 11:09)

Kier Group wins £6.3m deal to finish children's hospice
The Kier Group has stepped in to the breach to complete the building of a new children's hospice in Balloch for Children's Hospice Association.... more
(10 June 2004 10:15)

Persimmon acquires more land
Persimmon has acquired two major brownfield sites for redevelopment. the combined schemes will provide 1,700 homes with a total sales value of more.... more
(10 June 2004 08:52)

Alfred McAlpine to transform King's Lynn after £22m contract win
The Norfolk town of King's Lynn is to be transformed over the next 18 months following a £22.4m contract win for Alfred McAlpine. more
(09 June 2004 16:35)

Cowboys to fly EU flags of convenience
The prospect of cowboy contractors operating outside the law under "flags of convenience" is a step closer thanks to a proposed EU directive. more
(09 June 2004 16:18)

Skanska sells its contracting business to Saudi Arabia
Skanska has sold its LNG contracting business, Skanska Whessoe, to the Al Rushaid Investment Company of Saudi Arabia for an undisclosed sum. more
(09 June 2004 15:45)

£250m Whipps Cross University Hospital PFI up for grabs
Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust has advertised its £250m PFI scheme to redevelop the District General Hospital in Leytonstone, east London. more
(09 June 2004 15:40)

Ashe looks for staff after project wins
Ashe Construction, the £50m-a-year turnover construction group based in Hitchin, is looking for new staff in its Midlands regional office based in.... more
(09 June 2004 15:33)

Babcock improves turnover to £440m
Babcock International's financial results show an improved turnover of £440m generating a pre-tax profit of £20m. more
(09 June 2004 15:32)

Balfour Beatty sells Andover Controls to Schneider Electric
Balfour Beatty has sold its Andover Controls subsidiary for £220m. The buyer is Schneider Electric, the French power and control group. more
(09 June 2004 15:32)

Be targets suppliers in effort to swell its ranks
Be, the largest independent construction supply chain body in the UK, wants more products and materials suppliers among its membership. more
(09 June 2004 15:31)

Brown Mac and Instalcom fined £37,500
McNicholas plc ('brown Mac') and Instalcom were fined a total of £37,500 at the Old Bailey on Monday after a member of the public was struck and.... more
(09 June 2004 15:30)

Baggeridge builds profit
Baggeridge Brick, the fourth-largest UK brick maker with a 9% market share, has announced an increase in profit. more
(09 June 2004 15:29)

Montpellier warning to City of 'significant operating loss'
Montpellier has warned that when its financial results for the current year - the period ends on 30 September 2004 - are published, they will show a.... more
(09 June 2004 15:28)

Demand for plasterboard puts BPB back in profit
BPB has reported good growth in plasterboard demand and better selling prices. It has invested £250m in new plant to strengthen its global.... more
(09 June 2004 15:28)

Messina bridge builder to give London presentation
Stretto di Messina, the company commissioned to design, build, finance and operate the £3.1bn Strait of Messina Bridge between Italy and Sicily,.... more
(09 June 2004 15:27)

NHS Estates to undergo big cuts
NHS Estates is to be rationalised under a swingeing cull of the Department of Health's (DoH) arms length bodies (ALBs). more
(09 June 2004 15:26)

Good prospects for building graduates
Graduates in building, civil engineering and architecture are more likely to find employment after finishing university than those in IT and.... more
(09 June 2004 15:26)

Industry must learn from airport collapse
The construction industry should take on board some hard lessons from the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport collapse, according to the Institution of.... more
(09 June 2004 15:25)

EASHW publishes fact sheet covering small site safety
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) has issued a fact sheet on improving safety on small construction sites, as part of its.... more
(09 June 2004 15:24)

North Midland seeks to reach £100m turnover
North Midland Construction has enjoyed a promising start to the year. more
(09 June 2004 15:24)

Wembley on notice
The Amicus and GMB unions have both given notice of a ballot on industrial action at Wembley Stadium. The ballot involves about 100 steel erectors.... more
(09 June 2004 15:23)

HSE to blitz west Wales next month
Construction sites across the UK beware: the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) will carry out a nationwide blitz next month. more
(09 June 2004 15:22)

Builders told to use experts in asbestos
Construction clients have been warned that they must call in experts when dealing with asbestos instead of trying to do the work in-house. more
(09 June 2004 15:22)

Cold fusion-bonded roofing
Following an investment of £1m, Liquid Plastics has launched a cold fusion-bonded built-up roofing system that requires "zero heat, zero flame.... more
(09 June 2004 15:21)

Manchester helps local labour prepare for boom
Bovis Lend Lease, key government agencies and major local clients in Manchester have set up an alliance to ensure the local labour pool can meet the.... more
(09 June 2004 15:21)

Morgan Vinci jv fined for CTRL piling rig collapse
Morgan Est and Vinci Construction Grand Projects were fined £15,000 each last week after a piling rig fell over during construction works on the.... more
(09 June 2004 15:20)

Firms urged to object to loss of opt-out rule
The loss of the 48-hour opt-out rule would inflict increased costs on the construction industry, Robbie Robertson, chief executive of Tarmac has.... more
(09 June 2004 15:19)

Annington and Wates join forces for housing deal
Annington Developments and Wates Developments have signed a partnership agreement for the redevelopment of a former Ministry of Defence (MoD) site in.... more
(09 June 2004 15:19)

Oakdene raises £5m with float
Oakdene Homes has stepped onto the Alternative Investment Market. By floating its shares at 110p each it has raised £5m of new money, a move that.... more
(09 June 2004 15:19)

DTI backs e-auctions
Construction is at risk of taking a "regressive step" away from Rethinking Construction principles after the Department for Trade & Industry (DTI).... more
(09 June 2004 15:17)

ISG seeks boss to increase PFI
ISG is planning to expand its PFI operations. The company is headhunting a managing director to head up its PFI division. The new MD will be expected.... more
(09 June 2004 15:17)

Steel price rises lead to thefts of manhole covers in five counties
The hike in steel prices has led to a new crime trend: the theft of manhole covers. more
(09 June 2004 15:16)

Defence Estates is accused of 'inertia'
Contractors and consultants have called on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to tackle the "organisational inertia" that dogs the delivery of the.... more
(09 June 2004 15:16)

Construction services - Leicester City Council
Leicester City Council wishes to appoint a Contractor to undertake the construction of the works under an ECC target cost reimbursable contract.... more
(09 June 2004 15:05)

Concrete carriageway reconstruction - Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced contractors who wish.... more
(09 June 2004 15:03)

Asbestos removal - Trafford Borough Council
Applications are invited from suitably qualified licensed asbestos removal contractors who are interested in tendering for asbestos removal managed.... more
(09 June 2004 15:01)

Housing Contracts and Programmes - City of Plymouth
Applications are invited from suitably experienced contractors wishing to be included on the standing list of tenderers for Reroofing contracts. more
(09 June 2004 14:59)

Construction of a new amenity services depot - Borough Council of Wellingborough
The Council is proposing to construct a new depot to house its Amenity Services team on undeveloped land it owns at Sanders Road on the Finedon Road.... more
(09 June 2004 14:58)

May Gurney snaps up T J Brent
Integrated construction services business May Gurney has strengthened its market position with the "substantial acquisition" of utilities specialist.... more
(09 June 2004 14:42)

Peterhouse 'rebels' to stand down if bid fails
The futures of six of Peterhouse's senior team are hanging in the balance as a result of their support for Babcock's takeover bid. more
(09 June 2004 14:41)

Jarvis subcontract form under scrutiny
The Specialist Engineering Contractors (SEC) Group will submit Jarvis Construction's amendments to the standard DOM/2 subcontract form to the.... more
(09 June 2004 14:41)

London Underground to benefit from £700m upgrade
Tube passengers will benefit from improved station facilities, better access and greater security after a further £700m was committed to the upgrade.... more
(09 June 2004 11:50)

Kier to build £10m recycling and recovery facility
Kier Construction, part of the Kier Group, has been awarded a £10m project to construct the UK's first Biological Material Recycling and Recovery.... more
(09 June 2004 11:33)

Erinaceous publishes first results
Erinaceous Group, the property services group, has published its first set of annual results since listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). more
(09 June 2004 10:15)

Security under fire as arsonist targets Holyrood
An investigation is being carried out after an intruder got on to the £420m Holyrood parliament site and started a fire. more
(09 June 2004 09:43)