Articles by Date : October 08 2007 - October 14 2007

FJ Chalcroft fined £260,000 for fall from height
Magistrates at Nottingham Crown Court have fined a Norfolk construction company £260,000 and ordered it to pay £80,000 in costs after one of its.... more
(12 October 2007 17:30)

NCC East secures £17m from Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has thrown a lifeline to the National Construction College's flagship Bircham Newton training centre with an.... more
(12 October 2007 17:04)

Freyssinet buys a chunk of Makers UK from Keller
Freyssinet has acquired the majority of the Northern Infrastructure business assets of Makers UK, a subsidiary of Keller Group. more
(12 October 2007 16:00)

Bovis Homes buys Elite Homes at a total cost of £72m
Bovis Homes has bought Elite Homes for £26m in cash. The buyer will also take on £46m of net debt, taking the total cost of the deal to £72m. more
(12 October 2007 11:00)

Aukett's merger talks with rival architect SMC called off
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, having initially contacted rival architect group SMC to discuss a merger, has called a halt to the plan which would have.... more
(12 October 2007 10:00)

LDA's £250m Lewisham regeneration gets plannig nod
The London Development Agency’s plans for the £250m regeneration of central Lewisham have got the go-ahead from the Lewisham Council’s strategic.... more
(11 October 2007 14:33)

Yvette Cooper urges housebuilders to take long-term view
Housing and planning minister Yvette Cooper has expressed her "concern" that housebuilders are worrying too much about short-term market pressures,.... more
(11 October 2007 12:06)

Top Construction GCSE pupils honoured
Students who excelled in the first wave of the pilot Construction and the Built Environment GCSE qualification were awarded certificates at a.... more
(11 October 2007 12:00)

Pre-Budget: boost for healthcare, education, housing, transport
The Government's Comprehensive Spending Review, announced in Chancellor Alistair Darling's first Pre-Budget Report, has increased capital expenditure.... more
(10 October 2007 12:06)

Pre-Budget: withdrawal of NIC exemption for holiday pay a blow for construction
Chancellor Alistair Darling’s decision to withdraw national insurance contribution (NIC) exemptions in relation to holiday pay from all sectors will.... more
(10 October 2007 11:59)

Ashley House trading update says market outlook is positive
Ashley House, a player in the primary care infrastructure sector, has issued a trading update. It says that the market outlook is positive and.... more
(10 October 2007 10:00)

Banner Holdings and subbies in retention row
Banner disputes claims by subcontractors that it has passed on cost overruns and withheld payment. more
(10 October 2007 09:00)

£222.8m of PFI streetlighting given the green light by DfT
Four major privately financed (PFI) streetlighting schemes are in the pipeline after winning Department for Transport (DfT) approval and a combined.... more
(10 October 2007 09:00)

Inspace wins record housing regen scheme
Inspace has won its biggest-ever housing regeneration scheme - the £140m transformation of a housing estate in Reading. more
(10 October 2007 09:00)

Unions row over 'final' council worker pay offer
UCATT accuses Amicus of 'jumping the gun' over 'non-negotiable 2.475% offer. more
(10 October 2007 08:00)

South Essex Homes lets £60m-plus Decent Homes work
South Essex Homes has let work in Southend worth more than £60m and spanning four years. more
(10 October 2007 08:00)

Birmingham Construction Partnership wins CJ award
Contract Journal Industry Awards see construction's top performers rewarded. more
(10 October 2007 08:00)

£500m Scottish road deal may proceed with JV
Glasgow City Council is still in “competitive dialogue” with the sole bidder for a crucial £500m M74 road project in Scotland. more
(10 October 2007 07:30)

Lafarge sets its sights on Tarmac deal
Lafarge is determined not to let Tarmac slip through its fingers after missing out on Hanson, according to a senior company source. more
(10 October 2007 07:00)

Capell Construction blames big contractors for firm's losses
The boss of a failed groundworks subbie has blamed big contractors for his company’s demise and accused them of failing to honour deals. more
(10 October 2007 05:00)

Goodwill of £183m deters buyers for A McAlpine
Recent acquisitions included high levels of goodwill, which has inflated the price. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Crossrail project given a cautious thumbs-up
Construction bodies have given a cautious welcome to the green light for London's much-delayed £16bn Crossrail scheme. The Civil Engineering.... more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Case law analysis: The JCT Short Form of Subcontract
Many contracts are more complicated than they need be. Enter the ShortSub. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Regional focus: Wales: The Welsh dragon flexes its wings
Workloads are rising in Wales, but clients tend to prefer locally based firms, as Kathy Watson reports. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Overseas boost for Waterman
Waterman has successfully attracted more overseas work - it accounted for a quarter of the consultancy group's latest £104m turnover. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Galliford Try favourite for Corby Cube
Work on the Corby Cube, designed by Hawkins/Brown Architects, could begin before Christmas. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

McGilvray and Swan to lead McAlpine divisions
Ian Grice takes a step backwards as two young bloods put in charge of demerged group. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Gallery to exhibit Agilia concrete
The £16.8m Hepworth Gallery project in Wakefield is set to be constructed using coloured Agilia, Lafarge's self-placing and self-levelling concrete..... more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Alfred McAlpine races towards £23m road job
Sources say a favourite is finally emerging for a massively delayed road scheme in Yorkshire, which has almost doubled in price since it first.... more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Swish workers to strike after non-union staff get pay rise
Staff at Swish Building Products are planning a series of 48-hour strikes after management agreed a pay rise to non-union, but not union, members. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

EP seeks builders for UK's second zero carbon site
English Partnerships has invited house builders to submit expressions of interest to develop 450 sustainable homes in Peterborough, which will form.... more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Developers sell off land as green building costs soar
Costs of developing sites that meet Code for Sustainable Homes are looking uneconomic. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Three vie for £60m PFI library deal in Worcester
Scheme for state-of-the-art library, history centre and record office emerged in 1999. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Gifford profit up 27%
Gifford, the consultancy group, has unveiled a 27% rise in pre-tax profit to £3.4m. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Kier bags £425m of housing work
Kier has homed in on £425m-worth of repairs and maintenance housing deals in the Midlands and west London. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Ainscough sells out to management
The Ainscough family has sold its stake in Ainscough Crane Hire to the existing management team for £255m. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Site Report: Islington Housing PFI: United House learns from experience
Neil Gerrard talks to United House managing director Colin Dixon about the challenges on Rounds 1 and 2 of Islington's social housing refurb PFIs. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Kosran offers factory-fit immobilisers
Immobiliser producer Kosran is offering plant manufacturers a factory-fit option package. A 'plug and play' kit of electrical and mechanical.... more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Speedy boss warns tool makers over HAV tests
Process must be representative and uniform, says proponent of independent testing. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

North Midland Construction's David Burgess: 60 seconds on safety
David Burgess, health and safety manager, North Midland Construction more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Site Report: Duxford Airfield resurfacing
The most economic way to resurface Duxford Airfield's asphalt runway is to recycle it. CJ spoke to Colas to find out more. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Legal Q&A: Late arrivals
Transport delays seem to be the norm, so how do you treat staff who are persistently late? more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

How to: take charge fast
Why getting up to speed in a new role is so important. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Willmott Dixon in the lead for sports complex
Willmott Dixon is the hot favourite to build a £25m sports complex scheme for the University of Surrey in Guildford. more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Profile: Richardson Projects' Alan Richardson
Richardson Projects was founded by managing director Alan Richardson in 1983. Still a limited company in Richardson family ownership, it has grown to.... more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Public sector inertia stalls progress on NHS LIFT work
Government attempts to raise the number of GP clinics built under NHS LIFT by cutting administrative costs are being stalled by public sector.... more
(10 October 2007 00:00)

Pre-Budget: Planning Gain Supplement scrapped
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced the government is to consider proposals put forward by an alliance of developers and homebuilders as an.... more
(09 October 2007 17:49)

R McAlpine, Kier and Pearce among winners at CJ Awards - video
Sir Robert McAlpine, Kier and Pearce were among 17 organisations rewarded at last night's Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards for being the.... more
(09 October 2007 16:44)

Alumet takes Specialist Contractor award - video
Alumet Systems managing director Gary Summers was interviewed by CJ online editor Will Mann shortly after collecting the Specialist Contractor award. more
(09 October 2007 15:57)

Sir Robert McAlpine takes Major Contractor award - video
Sir Robert McAlpine director Benny Kelly was interviewed by CJ online editor Will Mann shortly after collecting the Major Contractor award. more
(09 October 2007 15:57)