Articles by Date : July 08 2002 - July 14 2002

Backers of Tube PPP given boost
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has formally accepted a revised railway safety case submitted by London Underground Limited (LUL). more
(12 July 2002 15:30)

Nine construction firms fined £28k after HSE blitz
Nine construction companies have been fined a total of £28,000 after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted them for breaching health and.... more
(12 July 2002 15:00)

Government pledges £7m to build a better future
A £7m initiative to kick-start innovative research programmes aimed at improving the quality of the built environment has been launched by the.... more
(12 July 2002 14:45)

ICE defends safety record of railways
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has re-affirmed the superior safety record of rail over road travel despite a recent report on the Today.... more
(12 July 2002 10:57)

Single drum rollers to get lifeline
Single drum rollers are likely to be given a stay of execution from being outlawed from use in road reinstatement by the new HAUC (Highways.... more
(12 July 2002 10:26)

Plan requirements to be streamlined and less time consuming
Councils are set to benefit from more streamlined and less time consuming plan requirements. more
(11 July 2002 14:32)

May Gurney snaps up lighting contractor
Chelmsford-based lighting contractor T Cartledge Limited has been acquired by May Gurney Integrated Service plc for an undisclosed fee. more
(11 July 2002 14:02)

Plant firms ignoring security could be named and shamed
Plant manufacturers who continue to fail to comply with Home Office guidelines about security are being threatend with being 'named and shamed' by .... more
(11 July 2002 12:43)

Corus and Redrow team up to offer steel frames
Corus Building Systems, part of the international metals group Corus, and Redrow plc, the UK residential and commercial property developer, has.... more
(11 July 2002 11:16)

Wates vows to improve health and safety after £4k fine
Wates today (Thursday) admitted that it had failed to achieve its high standard of health and safety after it was fined £4,000 yesterday for.... more
(11 July 2002 10:52)

Wrong line checked before Potters Bar rail crash, BBC claims
A mistake by Railtrack may have led to a missed opportunity to prevent the Potters Bar train crash, BBC alleges. more
(11 July 2002 10:07)

Stenoak creditor calls for investigation
One unsecured creditor who is owed £350,000 by Stenoak, the troubled construction group that went into administrative receivership last week, has.... more
(11 July 2002 08:57)

Sport England 'slack' over Lottery funding of Wembley
Sport England has been lambasted for the way it distributed £120m of lottery funding for the Wembley National Stadium Limited (WNSL) Project. more
(10 July 2002 17:02)

HSE accepts Tube PPP safety case
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has formally accepted a revised railway safety case submitted by London Underground Limited (LUL). This decision.... more
(10 July 2002 16:43)

HBG wins £32m PFI police headquarters
HBG Construction has consolidated its position as a provider of PFI law and order facilities after it announced today (Wednesday) that it has won a.... more
(10 July 2002 16:34)

Torrid times over for Amey as share price stabilises
Amey’s share price stabilised today (Wednesday) after yesterday’s torrid trading when values plunged 31% to a new low of 88p. more
(10 July 2002 14:43)

Best practice message spreads to South Africa
The benefits of construction best practice are set to be spread worldwide after Construction Best Practice Programme (CBPP) director Brian Moone.... more
(10 July 2002 12:26)

Tall buildings must be safer, say engineers
The safety of tall buildings must be improved to take account of the increased risks such structures now face in the wake of September 11th, a new.... more
(10 July 2002 12:23)

On the set of a luxury production
One of the all time greats of the film world shot some of his early talkies at Gainsborough Studios in Hoxton, east London. Now Alfred Hitchcock's.... more
(10 July 2002 10:41)

Support services in need of support
Thanks to WorldCom and Enron, it doesn't take much to send shareholders into blind panic. So Amey's troubles couldn't have come at a worse time. On.... more
(10 July 2002 10:40)

CTA renewal u-turn
Controversial plans for the Certificate of Training Achievement (CTA) to be renewed on a three yearly basis have been scrapped following an.... more
(10 July 2002 10:39)

Emcor Drake & Scull gains profit from PFI
Emcor Drake & Scull, the M&E specialist contractor, says that its increased pre-tax profit of £5.7m (£4m) is largely a result of a bigger proportion.... more
(10 July 2002 10:38)

LD Bourgein gets on the Case for Trinity
Oxford-based Case dealer and attachment specialist LD Bourgein has supplied Trinity Plant, of Exmouth, with a planing attachment fitted to a Case 560.... more
(10 July 2002 10:37)

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 Data. .... more
(10 July 2002 10:36)

Birse moves into the black
Despite its civil engineering division getting back on track and process engineering finally breaking even, performance at Birse's building division.... more
(10 July 2002 10:35)

Benson's new division secures £10m of work
Benson's decision to form a new division covering the northern home counties has proved successful - after 12 months of trading it has generated a.... more
(10 July 2002 10:34)

Demolition records fall in London
Brown & Mason has started work on what is said to be the biggest demolition contract in London for more than 50 years. more
(10 July 2002 10:33)

Union rep 'assault' video mystery
A site security video recording of the incident in which UCATT official Brian Rye was involved in a fracas on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link site is.... more
(10 July 2002 10:32)

Roll-up pay settlement
Two bricklayers working for south east brickwork specialist Frank Staddon have been awarded £1,000 holiday pay by a Reading employment tribunal. .... more
(10 July 2002 10:32)

Peter Rogers of Stanhope to take over Forum chair
Peter Rogers, Stanhope's operations director, is set to replace Sir John Egan as chairman of the Strategic Forum. more
(10 July 2002 10:31)

SEC tackles retentions
The Specialist Engineering Contractors' (SEC) Group is focusing on retentions after breaking ties with the Constructors Liaison Group this month. more
(10 July 2002 10:29)

Scottish PFI jails plan is attacked
Plans to build three new privately financed prisons in Scotland are under threat following a damning report by a Scottish parliamentary committee.... more
(10 July 2002 10:28)

Levy battle begins
The controversial European Commission decision to approve the Aggregates Levy has finally been published, giving the green light to the British.... more
(10 July 2002 10:27)

Hackney plans regeneration programme
The London Borough of Hackney is planning a massive £70m regeneration programme over the next six years. more
(10 July 2002 10:26)

NHS LIFT shortlist
The shortlist for the Camden and Islington Health Authority NHS LIFT programme in London has taken many in the industry by surprise. The health.... more
(10 July 2002 10:26)

TUC seeks greater role in pay claims
The TUC is calling for a change in UK employment law following a European Court ruling on trade unions representation. more
(10 July 2002 10:25)

£2.4bn health PFI work up for grabs
A total of 13 PFI hospital schemes, worth £2.4bn, were given the green light by health minister John Hutton last week. more
(10 July 2002 10:20)

A tall order?
The shockwaves from the tragic events of September 11th continue to reverberate around the globe. America's defence establishment was ready for an.... more
(10 July 2002 10:15)

HA reveals bidders list for Area 4 MAC deal
The Highways Agency (HA) has announced its official list of prequalified bidders for the Area 4 managing agent contractor (MAC) agreement for parts.... more
(10 July 2002 10:14)

Stenoak work continues
Aggregate Industries' acquisition of the majority of Stenoak will soothe worries over the highways contracts the firm was involved with. more
(10 July 2002 10:13)

Amey's cashflow reliant on Tube job
Jitters over Amey's accounts continue to knock the group's share price. Within hours of issuing a trading update on Monday morning, shares were.... more
(10 July 2002 10:12)

Rail maintenance overhaul
Radical changes to the way rail maintenance work is carried out are in the pipeline, following the Potters Bar rail disaster. more
(10 July 2002 10:11)

Headhunters close in on angry Ballast staff
Rival contractors are using headhunters to snap up Ballast staff, after its Dutch parent put it up for sale. Ballast Nedam has already had a show of.... more
(10 July 2002 10:10)

Stenoak finds white knight
Aggregate Industries (AI) bought Stenoak from its receivers, Grant Thornton, on Monday for an undisclosed sum. more
(10 July 2002 10:09)

Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting examines limitation
As a matter of public policy, statute provides certain limitations of time within which claims for damages must be brought. The first statute was the.... more
(10 July 2002 10:08)

FA and ministers to be heavily criticised in Wembley report
The Football Association (FA) and government ministers responsible for the financial handling of Wembley National Stadium are expected to be heavily.... more
(10 July 2002 09:54)

Henry Boot to build £11.25m children's theatre
Henry Boot has been signed up by Unicorn theatre company to build a new £11.25m theatre which will be used by children in London. more
(09 July 2002 16:22)

Environmental and development work - West Sussex County council
Applications are invited from suitably experienced contractors who wish to be included on a Select List of Tenderers for the Contracts listed below. more
(09 July 2002 16:19)

Conversion works - Test Valley Borough council
Applications are invited from suitably experienced contractors wishing to be considered for inclusion in a Select List of Contractors from whom.... more
(09 July 2002 16:14)

Provision of CAD software and associated software - South Yorkshire fire and rescue service
Tender for the provision of CAD Software and Associated Hardware more
(09 July 2002 16:10)