Articles by Date : February 08 1999 - February 14 1999
Move to speed ACE payment
The European Commission is to devote more resources to clear
outstanding invoices following representations from the Association
of Consulting.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
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BOXTEXT: Clients to be vetted
The Design Build Foundation will extend its registration scheme to
clients by next year. Dr Bernard.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Does insurance relieve subcontractors' duty of care?
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers a subcontractor's duty of care when the employer has insured the risk more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Tough new quarry tyre hits market
more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Treasury plans crack squad for PFI takeover
Contractors will be left out of negotiations with funders more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
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MOVE TO SPEED REGENERATION
A 'flying squad' of experts in compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) is
being advocated by the Royal Institution of.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
CITB launches new assessment scheme
A new system for assessing the skills of operatives at work is
being launched this week by the Construction Industry Training
Board. The scheme.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
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initial plant appoints new platform md
David Barrass MD of national plant hirer Initial Plant Services has
revealed that the new MD of the.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Is partnering starting to mean . . . - All things to all people? - BAA - not always taking off
Partnering - what does it mean to you? Touted as a method of banishing adversarial relationships to the past, the balance sheet is now being.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
View on-site progress via the internet
Top 10 contractor HBG is creating an internet service that will
allow all construction disciplines involved on a project to watch
developments.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
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STRAW-fuelled power station for TAYWOOD
Taylor Woodrow Construction has been awarded a £9 million
contract for the building and civil.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Sainsbury to take on DETR over planning
Supermarket giant Sainsbury is set to take on the Department of the
Environment, Transport and the Regions in a High Court battle over
refused.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Electricians strike deal on register
by Carol Millett
The Electrical Contractors Association has struck a deal with
Constructionline, the Government-approved register of.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Amey must raise its Servisair bid
Passenger handling services firm's shareholders hold out for better offer more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Bigger and better?PFI's dilemma
Three years ago the Private Finance Panel asked Contract Journal to
present its report Making the PFI Work, which exposed the flaws in
the.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Cowboy plan slammed
by Keren Sall
An industry leader has criticised a Government task force tackling
cowboy builders for recommending the introduction of a.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Japanese join Brits on home front
British, European and Japanese construction, manufacturing and
research organisations are joining forces to look at developing
advanced methods for.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Wates' £27m win
122 apartments and penthouses to be built as part of luxury £70m contract more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
D&B 'A-list' proposed
Registration of elite design and build contractors will extend to cover clients more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Swan Hill share hike
Swan Hill's share price jumped from 40p to 68p in last week,
despite rumours that a potential buyer was building up a stake in
the property,.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Disqualified for 55 years
Allegations of fraud and forgery led to the disqualification of four directors more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Wassall stake bumps up BICC
Shares in BICC, the conglomerate which owns construction group
Balfour Beatty, have soared following news that Wassall has built a
9.3 per cent.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Knowles stock plummets
Share price drops to 45p, consultant cites 'weak trading' and 'costly growth' more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
RICS gloomy economic outlook
Construction orders rose in the final quarter of the last year
following six months of decline, according to the latest economic
brief from the.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Free benefits to boost holiday package
Employers are going to be offered free accident and death benefit
cover for their operatives as incentives to support a completely
new building and.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Action by 12 Lords to change Contracts Bill
Council to meet with Lords to discuss exempting industry from Contracts Bill more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Consultant wanted for Eurostar study
by Paul Donovan
The Government is to run a competition to select a consultant to
review proposals for regional Eurostar services.
.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Sky Blues new home gets go ahead
Exclusive by Michael Gordon
Dutch Group HBG is poised to win the construction contract for the
first multi-function sports stadium in the.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Council craftsmen want wage parity
Local authority building craftsmen will be pressing for parity of
basic rates with electrical and mechanical operatives when the
trade unions.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Jarvis FM MD moves
Mike McGeever has joined the board of EOM Utilities. He had been MD
of Jarvis FM for the past three years. Before that McGeever worked
at a Tarmac.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
DLOs hit by education budget reform
by Paul Donovan
Many construction staff employed by direct labour organisations
(DLOs) face an uncertain future following the transfer of.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Treasury threat to holiday pay
Euro-regulations could erode benefit schemes and trigger fight over assets more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Crest riding a wave
Housebuilder sells record units with £270m turnover and £26m of profit more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
JCB to take on Cat in the High Street
Already a household name in the construction industry, JCB is
intent on making its mark in the High Street with a range of
lifestyle-orientated.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Tracked-dumper dealer appointed
Oswestry-based Butler Equipment Sales has become the sole UK
distributor for the HCC range of German-built compact tracked
dumpers.
The first.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Tough new quarry tyre hits market
The new 18.00 R 33 Michelin X-Quarry tyre has been made from a new
abrasion-resistant tread compound with square reinforced shoulders,
and.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
ws atkins buys irish engineer
WS Atkins has bought McCarthy and Partners, a traditional
engineering consultancy working throughout the Irish.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Hanix ends UK production
Hanix machines for European sale to be Nagano-sourced, modified in UK more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Samsung dealers ditched by Volvo
Reasons for divorce: 'market share' and 'customer needs' more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Compair parent's Cornwall rescue
A £13 million investment in a Cornish manufacturing plant is
set to safeguard the future of more than 400 workers.
The three-year.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Building - sights
The perimeter of many construction sites is fast becoming a expanding canvas. CJ photographer Jean-Francois Pin-Cardella snapped these examples.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
JLE electricians threaten action
Electricians on the Jubilee Line Extension are threatening to
renege on the productivity deal agreed two weeks ago if the bonuses
promised are not.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)
Work winners this week
Who's winning the work?Contracts Hotline is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. Data supplied by ABI Building.... more
(10 February 1999 00:00)