Articles by Date : August 07 2006 - August 13 2006

Shortlist for £4bn Stratford City scheme announced
The Olympic Delivery Authority and London & Continental Railways have shortlisted three consortia for the £4bn Stratford City development in east.... more
(10 August 2006 14:40)

Building and construction law
A full list of legislation and cases relevant to building and construction. more
(10 August 2006 13:09)

ODA planning committee members announced
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has announced the membership of its proposed planning committee. more
(10 August 2006 12:50)

Just crane crazy!
The following series of pictures appear to show what happened when certain crane operators tried to recover a car that had been driven off a dock.... more
(09 August 2006 14:02)

Editor's comment: Wembley an own goal
Washing dirty linen in public is never a good idea. And it's even worse if you are the client or the contractor involved in building one of Britain¹s.... more
(09 August 2006 13:53)

Alfred McAlpine unveils £17m pre-tax profit
Alfred McAlpine has announced an interim pre-tax profit of £17m. It has also revealed that during the first half of the year it secured £1bn-worth of.... more
(09 August 2006 12:57)

New Partnerships for Schools boss cracks whip on school work
Partnerships for Schools (PfS), which oversees the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, has signalled a move to a more collaborative.... more
(09 August 2006 12:54)

HSE makes mobile plant plea
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has renewed its call for construction contractors to use mobile plant with caution after a man was struck and.... more
(09 August 2006 12:24)

Renewable initiatives hit by software snags
Innovative products to deliver renewable energy to new dwellings are being held back by failings in the systems used to assess compliance with.... more
(09 August 2006 12:04)

Willmott Dixon to profit from procurement trial
Willmott Dixon has held off four rivals all vying to take part in a unique procurement experiment worth up to £180m. more
(09 August 2006 11:56)

News Analysis: The green dream
Contractors who continue to see sustainability as an afterthought to their core business risk alienating clients who are increasingly placing.... more
(09 August 2006 11:08)

Specialist contractors miss out on partnership gains
Specialist contractors hold a mainly negative view of partnering and have given it limited take-up, according to research by the University of the.... more
(09 August 2006 10:57)

Olympic Delivery Authority releases green principles for 2012
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has released its draft sustainability principles for delivering infrastructure for the 2012 Olympic Games. more
(09 August 2006 10:43)

Media war rages over Wembley opening
A huge row over the scheduling of client works has further soured relations between Multiplex and client Wembley National Stadium Limited (WNSL) and.... more
(09 August 2006 10:27)

The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act revised
Owen Fox, Brewer Consulting considers case law: For many years, the doctrine of privity of contract was a fundamental feature of English law, meaning.... more
(09 August 2006 09:00)

Tough times continue for construction
UK construction firms are continuing to face tough financial conditions in the first three months of the year to June, according to a report by .... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Q2 workload improves, but fuel hikes create a problem
Construction output was up in the second quarter, but rising energy costs are driving up tender prices, with skills shortages adding to the.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Taywood hits £160m profit
Taylor Woodrow, the international housing development company, has unveiled an interim pre-tax profit of more than £160m, with more than half of this.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Back bites and other bits: 9 August 2006
Back bites, number of the week and quote of the week from the Contract Journal issue dated 9 August 2006. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Affordable housing and fit-out shine for Morgan Sindall
Two of Morgan Sindall's four operating divisions generated operating margins of more than 5% in the first half of 2006: affordable housing and.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

News in brief: 9 August 2006
News round up in brief from the Contract Journal issue dated 9 August 2006. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Rabbits leave contractors hopping mad
The growth in rabbit populations is hindering the construction, engineering and agricultural sectors, according to research group the Construction.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Costain hands over proposal for Gerrards X
Tesco has now received Costain's report into design solutions for its proposed £25m store at Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, following the partial.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Morgan Est to build A68 bypass
A Scottish road deal that has taken around 10 years to get off the ground has finally got a contractor on board. Morgan Est is understood to have.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Tarmac posts £80m half-year profit despite difficult market
Tarmac has reported an operating profit of £80m in the six months to July, in line with business expectations, but well down on the figure of £96m in.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Galliard hit by £15k fine
Loughton-based Galliard Homes has been fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £7,000 in costs after one of its workers suffered serious cement burns while.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

HBG Properties rejects £100m Birmingham city deal
At the eleventh hour, HBG Properties has pulled out of buying a 0.8ha city centre site in Birmingham that would have led to the construction of a.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Redworth loses award case
Redworth Construction has failed at the High Court to enforce an adjudicator's award of more than £200,000 against Brookdale Healthcare with regard.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

New BRE research centre
A new research centre to develop innovative materials and building products has been established at the University of Bath. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

BAM group wins £70m West Midlands Building Schools for the Future scheme
The BAM PPP group has chalked up a victory on a £70m-plus Building Schools for the Future (BSF) deal in the West Midlands. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Aggregates and concrete sales fall
The latest figures from the Quarry Products Association (QPA) and the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) have painted a gloomy picture of the market.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Kier wins £24.5m deal from Newlon Housing
Kier has netted a £24.5m housing deal as part of its framework agreement with Newlon Housing Trust in London. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Six pack make shortlist for EP's 38ha Kent regeneration
Six developers have made the shortlist for the redevelopment of a former hospital site near West Malling, Kent. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Trio share Scots housing work
Three contractors have crossed the threshold to share in £70m-worth of housing work for the West of Scotland Housing Association. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Case dealer set to launch rental arm
Case dealer Saville Tractors is set to expand its network of depots and start offering a Case rental service following its acquisition by a.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Plant deals done: 9 August 2006
Plant deals done from the Contract Journal issue dated 9 August 2006. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Plant news in brief: 9 August 2006
Plant news in brief from the Contract Journal issue dated 9 August 2006. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Offsite construction: Flatpack future
A computer-controlled offsite manufacturing process inspired by flatpack furniture helped Taylor Woodrow erect a row of terraced housing in Salford.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Seddon Group aims to raise its profile
Seddon, the £200m-a-year construction group, has decided that it is in need of a culture change. Chairman Rod Sellers said: "We are making a push to.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Power4's biodiesel breakthrough
Temporary power and lighting specialist Power4 has supplied its biodiesel-fuelled generators and lighting towers to a hire customer for the first.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Wilkinson Star has seen the light
Wilkinson Star has launched a 7m-high telescopic lighting tower package, which has the capability to link together with other packages to illuminate.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

UK housing up 22% at Wimpey
George Wimpey's UK housing division reached a turnover of £1bn (£850m) in the first half of 2006 - a rise of 22%. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Benchmark: Summer cold hits volumes
Despite an overall increase, comparing new orders in Q2 with those in Q1 shows a significant number of sectors in the red. Justin Stanton crunches.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

HBG clinches £100m Welsh hospital deals
HBG Construction has scooped its first hospital building schemes projects totalling £100m-plus under the Welsh Heath Estates' Designed for Life:.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Profile: CLC goes national
Southampton-based CLC has been quietly transforming itself from a regional painter and decorator into a national social housing and maintenance.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

High demand puts panel prices up
Ongoing price hikes for primary panel products - particleboard, MDF and OSB - have been blamed on high demand, coupled with supply shortages, as well.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

JLG bags £5.5m A-Plant contract
JLG has won its biggest order of the year, thanks to a £5.5m deal to supply A-Plant with powered access equipment. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

David Boyden on recruiting young people into construction
To meet the challenge of ensuring the industry has the right skills, in the right place, at the right time, the National Construction College is.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Amec group secures £120m Scottish PPP
The Amec-led Inspired consortium has lived up to its name and emerged as preferred bidder for a £120m PPP schools deal in Scotland. more
(09 August 2006 00:00)

Hanson reveals a mixed bag of results
Hanson has reported contrasting performances in its two UK operations during the first half of 2006: Hanson Aggregates UK was up, while Hanson.... more
(09 August 2006 00:00)