Articles by Date : November 08 2004 - November 14 2004

Crispin & Borst locked in for £5.6m prison deal
Crispin & Borst has been awarded a £5.6m contract by HM Prison Service to demolish and rebuild a number of buildings at HMP Canterbury. more
(12 November 2004 20:28)

Gleeson wins £7.9m deal to build hospital accommodation
Gleeson has won a £7.9m contract from Frontis Homes to build a number of apartments in The Wirral. more
(12 November 2004 11:10)

Navy crane fall investigation begins
An inquiry has begun today (Thursday) into how a crane fell onto the deck of an aircraft carrier two days ago. more
(12 November 2004 10:12)

SPX sells Bomag compaction business for £242m
The SPX Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Bomag compaction equipment business to Fayat for £242m cash. more
(11 November 2004 15:50)

Manitou machines reach 200,000th milestone
The 200,000th machine has rolled off the Manitou production line in Ancennis, France. more
(11 November 2004 15:31)

Glenigan and ABI merger deemed anti-competitive
The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally concluded that the acquisition of ABI Building Data by Emap, the owner of Glenigan, is.... more
(11 November 2004 14:47)

Galliford to build £8.9m aviation museum
Galliford Try has been awarded a £8.9m project to construct a Cold War Aviation Museum for the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford in Shropshire. more
(11 November 2004 14:43)

Christmas shoppers delay £73m Balfour Beatty project
A £73m contract to improve Liverpool city centre's streets and public spaces has had to be postponed until the new year following protests by local.... more
(11 November 2004 11:41)

Court of Appeal overturns Amec v Whitefriars case
Amec has won its appeal against Whitefriars City Estates, and has been awarded nearly £600,000 for unpaid work. more
(11 November 2004 11:24)

Barratt subbies quit Shires site
Subcontractors are walking off site in disputes with Barratt Mercia over payment for work at the Shires in Nuneaton. more
(11 November 2004 11:23)

More top Jarvis employees jump ship
Jarvis continues to haemorrhage its collective knowledge, with PFI head Stephen Hornby planning to leave the embattled company once the Vinci deal to.... more
(11 November 2004 11:22)

Costain wins contracts worth £47m
Costain has won two prestigious contracts worth approximately £47m. more
(10 November 2004 17:38)

Profit takes a tumble at Botes
Botes Building's pre-tax profit nearly halved in the year to 31 December 2003 to £380,000 on turnover down from £66m to £63m. The performance.... more
(10 November 2004 17:23)

BSG recruits more safety advisors
An increasing number of small and medium-sized contractors are seeking health and safety advice, according to the Building Safety Group (BSG). more
(10 November 2004 17:22)

Bug-eliminating paint developed
Morris and Spottiswood plans to eliminate bacteria from pub toilets by using a new specialist paint. more
(10 November 2004 17:21)

Bett profit up to £35m
Bett Homes, the rapidly expanding Stirling-based housebuilder, has reported a pre-tax profit of £35m on a £240m turnover. more
(10 November 2004 17:20)

Raymond sells Costain shares
Raymond International has sold a further three million of its shares in Costain, leaving it with a 3.5% holding. more
(10 November 2004 17:20)

Cash-rich pensioners boost profit at McCarthy & Stone
McCarthy & Stone, the UK's biggest player in the specialist retirement homes sector, continues to thrive as the elderly provide it with an.... more
(10 November 2004 17:19)

Unite deal pays off at Warings
Warings has smashed through the £100m turnover barrier; and the Portsmouth-based design and build construction group is on target for £130m by the.... more
(10 November 2004 17:19)

Remanufactured engines from Cat
Caterpillar has opened its first engine remanufacturing facility outside of the Americas at Shrewsbury. more
(10 November 2004 17:18)

Firestone's radial roll-out
Firestone has added a 20in radial telehandler tyre to its range - a 400/70R20. The R8000 utility tyre is said to be ideal for smaller telehandlers.... more
(10 November 2004 17:18)

Bamford splits top job at JCB
Sir Anthony Bamford will relinquish his position as managing director of JCB from 1 December, in favour of chief executive John Patterson. more
(10 November 2004 17:17)

Manitowoc boosted by global crane demand
Manitowoc Crane Group said worldwide demand for cranes, especially in Europe, has continued to grow, despite rises in steel and commodity prices. more
(10 November 2004 17:16)

JCB theft halted by RAC Trackstar
The success of tracking systems has been demonstrated by the return of a JCB 3CX to O'Connor Plant Hire of Cheltenham. more
(10 November 2004 17:16)

Trio bids for £130m Worcs roads deal
Contractors are in the hunt for a Worcestershire roads maintenance deal that could net the winner almost £130m-worth of work. more
(10 November 2004 17:15)

Gleeson targets smaller works with Parallel Projects Southern
Gleeson's southern construction division has launched a new department called Parallel Projects Southern to bid for smaller projects of up to £5m, a.... more
(10 November 2004 17:14)

High Court gives Emcor verdict
The High Court has ordered a Costain Skanska joint venture (CSJV) to pay Emcor Drake & Scull (EDS) £200,000-plus for delays to the Great Western.... more
(10 November 2004 17:14)

Masons' delegates vote in favour of adjudication
Adjudication is a workable and welcome solution in construction disputes, but it can be improved, according to delegates at Masons' Annual Law.... more
(10 November 2004 17:13)

Museum agrees to timber investigation
The National Waterfront Museum in Swansea has responded to Greenpeace's demands for an inquiry into a potential breach of contract involving timber.... more
(10 November 2004 17:12)

Pilkington to charge crude oil-linked fee
Pilkington last week said it plans to pass energy increases on to customers through a surcharge linked to crude oil prices. more
(10 November 2004 17:11)

Salter rides out the stress
When he feels the need for stress relief, Warings chief executive Len Salter's answer is to visit an operational site on his 929cc Honda Fireblade.... more
(10 November 2004 17:11)

Volvo third-quarter sales up by 17%
Volvo Construction Equipment's worldwide sales increased by 17% in the third quarter, compared with the same period last year, to reach £492m..... more
(10 November 2004 17:10)

Daewoo Heavy Industries reveals preferred bidder
Daewoo Heavy Industries has ended months of speculation about its future by announcing its preferred bidder as fellow South Korean industrial giant.... more
(10 November 2004 16:53)

Court of Appeal overturns Amec v Whitefriars case
Amec has won its appeal against Whitefriars City Estates, and has been awarded nearly £600,000 for unpaid work. more
(10 November 2004 16:52)

Energy reserve scrapping causes concern for Corus
Changes in policies on energy reserves are putting the UK steel industry at a "competitive disadvantage" compared with the rest of Europe, Corus has.... more
(10 November 2004 16:51)

Bovis headquarters goes green
Bovis Lend Lease's European headquarters in Harrow now complies with Future Forests' CarbonNeutral scheme. more
(10 November 2004 16:51)

Remaining Coldseal brands to receive winding-up order
Confusion surrounded Coldseal Windows and Doors this week, when employees were left wondering if they still had a job. more
(10 November 2004 16:50)

Telford subbies get paid quickly
Telford Homes maintains its record of paying its subcontractors quickly with the company's latest financial results showing that trade creditors have.... more
(10 November 2004 16:50)

Warings clinches £24m second phase NATS deal
Warings is flying high in its home territory of Hampshire after clinching the £24m second phase of a National Air Traffic Services (NATS) deal. more
(10 November 2004 16:49)

Yorkon secures £9.2m contract
Offsite construction firm Yorkon has won a £9.2m contract to build the Shepton Mallet Treatment Centre in Somerset. more
(10 November 2004 16:48)

Jarvis and Vinci lose Norfolk schools PFI
Jarvis and Vinci have been dropped by Norfolk County Council (NCC) from its 25-year, £92m schools PFI after failing to come up with a viable plan to.... more
(10 November 2004 16:48)

Barratt subbies quit Shires site
Subcontractors are walking off site in disputes with Barratt Mercia over payment for work at the Shires in Nuneaton. more
(10 November 2004 16:47)

Commons to tackle future of ProCure 21
Industry concerns about the future of ProCure 21 are to be raised in the House of Commons by Henry Bellingham, the shadow minister for construction.... more
(10 November 2004 16:46)

Vinci and VT eye up Jarvis FM
Both Vinci and VT Group, formerly Vosper Thornycroft, are said to be the sole contenders for Jarvis's FM business. more
(10 November 2004 16:46)

CPD Construction gets bigger
Seven new programmes have been added to Contract Journal's CPD Construction service. Dealing with stress at work - the employer's perspective.... more
(10 November 2004 16:41)

Enterprise makes steady start on FTSE
Shares in Enterprise, the support services group, were unshaken by the turmoil of the group's move up to a listing on the full Stock Exchange on.... more
(10 November 2004 16:40)

Exclusivity clause irrelevant in one-horse race
Vinci has lost its exclusivity clause after failing to conclude its deal to buy Jarvis's PFI bid teams. The clause lapsed on 5 November, writes Carol.... more
(10 November 2004 16:40)

Jarvis banks on banks
Jarvis's future is thought to depend on the fine-print of the contract that was struck with its banks when they agreed to extend its credit to March.... more
(10 November 2004 16:39)

GMB still not on O'Rourke site
Laing O'Rourke is facing further strike action at its £311m Contract 105 for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) this week following a three-hour.... more
(10 November 2004 16:38)

More top employees jump ship
Jarvis continues to haemorrhage its collective knowledge, with PFI head Stephen Hornby planning to leave the embattled company once the Vinci deal to.... more
(10 November 2004 16:37)