Articles by Date : May 08 2006 - May 14 2006

Midas Homes to regenerate Camborne
Midas Homes has been named preferred development partner for the £90m regeneration of the former CompAir Holman site in the Dolcoath area of Camborne more
(11 May 2006 17:00)

Editor's comment: Time for a constructive minister...
Emma Penny comments on the Cabinet reshuffle: Last week’s night of the long knives in The Cabinet produced some startling results. John Prescott has.... more
(11 May 2006 16:50)

EDF Energy secures Dorset's £100m streetlighting PFI
EDF Energy has been appointed preferred bidder for Dorset County Council's £100m-plus streetlighting PFI deal. more
(11 May 2006 12:00)

Europe's most contaminated site ready to be cleared up
The VSD Avenue consortium of Deme Environmental Contractors, Volker Stevin and Sita Remediation has been appointed clear up Europe's most.... more
(11 May 2006 11:15)

New orders jumped in Q1
Total new orders increased 9% in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago to nearly £11.8bn, according to the latest date from the.... more
(11 May 2006 10:00)

New construction minister given an even larger portfolio
Construction has yet again been left anonymous in the title of its new ministerial champion Margaret Hodge. more
(10 May 2006 11:37)

Kier advised to 'rebuild' Castlepoint car park
Kier has been advised by engineers that a total rebuild of the car park at the £200m Castlepoint Shopping Centre in Bournemouth will be needed after.... more
(10 May 2006 11:10)

SMEs facing battle to secure nuclear work
Fears are growing that local small- and medium-sized (SMEs) contractors could be squeezed out of millions of pounds of nuclear decommissioning works.... more
(10 May 2006 10:00)

DTI could have done more to reduce risk on lab PFI
While the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) successfully transferred risk on the National Physical Laboratory PFI scheme, it could have reduced.... more
(10 May 2006 09:00)

Further debate ahead of Euro emissions standard
With the October deadline for implementing Euro-4 emission standards in new trucks looming, a new battleground has opened up for truck manufacturers.... more
(10 May 2006 09:00)

Grass needs dictate materials for stadia
Keeping the grass alive is becoming a major factor in materials selection for sports stadia, after FIFA upped its demands for World Cup grounds. more
(10 May 2006 09:00)

Contract? What contract?
To those not familiar with the ways of the construction industry (and perhaps to some who are), it will come as a surprise just how often substantial.... more
(10 May 2006 09:00)

Construction's third minister in five years
The role of the construction industry within Whitehall took another blow this week after it lost another construction minister within a year,.... more
(10 May 2006 09:00)

John Doyle and Exterior fined £350k after fatality
John Doyle Construction and Exterior International were fined a total of £350,000 at the Old Bailey yesterday following a site fatality four years.... more
(10 May 2006 08:50)

Clients get better framework deals
Local authority construction frameworks are showing significant improvements in terms of client satisfaction and time and cost savings, according to.... more
(10 May 2006 08:20)

Contractors threaten ProCure 21 exodus
A crisis is brewing on the ProCure 21 initiative with at least four contractors out of its 11 Principal Supply Chain Partners (PSCPs) demanding the.... more
(10 May 2006 08:00)

Construction Charity Fives
Held at the Goals Soccer Centre in Wimbledon on Sunday 7th May, the Construction Charity Fives once again gave everybody a great day of football. more
(09 May 2006 15:09)

A550/A5117 Deeside improvement gets £48m backing
Roads minister Stephen Ladyman has given the go-ahead for the £48.2m A550/A5117 Deeside improvement scheme. more
(09 May 2006 12:00)

Halcrow/Colas win contract extension from HA
The Highways Agency (HA) has extended the Colas/Halcrow team's contract for the Area 14 MAC. A-one, as the team is known, was originally appointed.... more
(09 May 2006 11:00)

Edmund Nuttall hits 5.1% margin
Edmund Nuttall hit a sparkling operating margin of 5.1% last year, well above the industry average. more
(08 May 2006 10:00)