Articles by Date : February 09 2004 - February 15 2004

Building contractor jailed for 12 months for fraud
A Chesterfield building contractor who ran up £100,000 of debts by ordering equipment he could not pay for has been jailed for a year. more
(13 February 2004 16:21)

Network Rail fined £20k after man killed by train
Network Rail Infrastructure has been fined £20,000 for its failure to inspect lineside fencing at Black Potts Viaduct in Berkshire following a.... more
(13 February 2004 14:57)

Willmott wins £3.6m sheltered housing contract
Willmott Dixon's long-term strategic alliance with Circle 33 Housing Group has continued with a £3.6m project to demolish and rebuild a 35-unit.... more
(13 February 2004 14:38)

Bowey pushes turnover to £45m as MBO opportunity bears fruit
Bowey Construction has pushed turnover higher to £45m (£29m) in its latest annual figures (12 months to October 2003), with pre-tax profit holding.... more
(13 February 2004 14:32)

Roof experts reveal all about falls
Roofing industry experts have concluded that most falls are the result of fragile roofs, fragile rooflights and unguarded edges. more
(13 February 2004 12:57)

Two thirds of workers on MCG sites fully qualified
Two thirds of workers on sites where a member of the Major Contractors Group (MCG) is the main contractor now hold Construction Skills Certification.... more
(13 February 2004 10:34)

Bath council investigates Spa solutions
Bath & North East Somerset Council is set to narrow down its options for remedial work on the troubled Bath Spa project. more
(13 February 2004 10:17)

Colas wins £500m Portsmouth PFI
Highways construction and maintenance specialist, Colas, has been selected as the preferred bidder by Portsmouth City Council for a £500m PFI.... more
(13 February 2004 09:42)

Regional assemblies get new planning powers
Elected Regional Assemblies are now able to direct local authorities to refuse strategic planning applications that are not in the region's best.... more
(12 February 2004 16:38)

Firms fined just £65,000 following two fatalities
The question of how much a life is worth in the construction industry will be raised again after two firms were fined a total of just £65,000.... more
(12 February 2004 15:30)

Schools rebuilding programme will be hard work, warns CABE
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has warned today (Friday) that the real work on Building Schools for the Future.... more
(12 February 2004 15:29)

Kier Group wins £20m business park project
Moss Construction, part of the Kier Group, has been awarded two projects totalling £20.4m at Oxford Business Park. more
(12 February 2004 15:15)

Revenue faces cold shoulder over CIS
Industry officials are believed to be seriously considering walking away from future consultations with the Inland Revenue (IR) on the Construction.... more
(12 February 2004 12:54)

New orders grew last year to £33.9bn
A 28% drop in December didn't stop new orders increasing in 2003, according to the latest data from the Department of Trade & Industry, published.... more
(12 February 2004 10:29)

£2.2bn secondary schools programme launched
The government anounced its £2.2bn Building Schools for the Future programme this morning. The initiative aims to rebuild or refurbish every.... more
(12 February 2004 08:45)

Balfour Beatty Rail fined £150,000 after boy electrocuted
Two rail companies, Network Rail Infrastructure (NRIL) and Balfour Beatty Rail Infrastructure Services (BBRIS), were today (Wednesday) fined a total.... more
(11 February 2004 15:47)

Tender for the supply of: Mobile Ice Cream Vans at various parks - Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Tender for the supply of: Mobile Ice Cream Vans - various parks; Catering Rights at Moses Gate Country Park; Catering Rights at Moss Bank Park Café more
(11 February 2004 15:36)

Servicing, Repairs and Replacement of Gas and Hot Water Appliances' Partnering Contract - Plymouth City Council
Expressions of Interest for the 'Programmed Annual Servicing, Repairs and Replacement of Gas and Hot Water Appliances' Partnering Contract. more
(11 February 2004 15:32)

Refurbishment of offices on a phased basis - Sedgemoor District Council
Refurbishment of offices on a phased basis and ancillary works. more
(11 February 2004 15:30)

Bridge Works - Leicester City Council
Applications are invited from suitably experienced Contractors for the Select Lists of Works Contractors, which are to be renewed in August 2004. more
(11 February 2004 15:29)

Erection of a Noise Barrier and Associated Advance Works For Metrolink - GMPTE
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced contractors.... more
(11 February 2004 15:27)

Homes works programme - Hammersmith and Fulham Council
Hammersmith and Fulham Council is in the process of establishing an Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) with a view to bringing all of its.... more
(11 February 2004 15:25)

High Friction Surface Dressing Contract 2004-06 - City of Sunderland
Applications are sought from experienced HAPAS approved firms wishing to be included on a Select List of Tenderers for the provision and laying of.... more
(11 February 2004 15:23)

Highways works - Leicester City Council
Applications are invited from suitably experienced Contractors for the Select Lists of Works Contractors, which are to be renewed in August 2004. more
(11 February 2004 15:20)

McNicholas wins £5.1m warehouse contract
Construction company McNicholas has won a £5.1m contract to build a large warehouse and office complex on the site of a former ironstone quarry in.... more
(11 February 2004 15:10)

CRMS guarantees innovative products at SED 2004
CRMS Machinery Group, winner of an SED Award for Innovation in 2003, is looking to make a similar impact at this year's show with a display that.... more
(11 February 2004 15:06)

Record forward order books for Countryside Properties
Countryside Properties, specialists in the development of sustainable communities, has admitted today (Wednesday) that it is confident of reporting.... more
(11 February 2004 12:32)

Babcock & Brown pays for faulty Ballast work
Babcock & Brown has lost millions of pounds on the Tower Hamlets PFI schools contract, said a source this week, largely because of the costs incurred.... more
(11 February 2004 11:27)

EC wages war on planning gain deals
Planning gain deals between local authorities and developers and contractors could be declared illegal by the European Commission (EC). more
(11 February 2004 09:59)

Client and PFI bidders allowed to ‘fine tune’
The European Commission (EC) has allowed the government to keep dialogue between client and contractor at the preferred bidder stage of the PFI.... more
(11 February 2004 09:22)

Contractors resist rail staff transfer
Discussions between Network Rail (NR) and its contractors over the TUPE transfer of 18,500 staff have hit the buffers, according to union officials. more
(11 February 2004 08:47)

Skanska’s subbies clash over MoD HQ
A pay dispute is threatening to bring work to a halt on the prestigious £340m PFI project to modernise the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) headquarters.... more
(11 February 2004 08:26)

Waterloo Station revamp on the cards
Contractors could soon get the chance to pitch for a radical revamp programme intended to transform the approaches to London' Waterloo Station. more
(10 February 2004 17:09)

Brandon's turnover boosted 20%
Brandon Tool Hire has reported a 20% increase in turnover to £39.6m for 2003, while operating profit was also up at £4.5m compared to £3.6m for 2002. more
(10 February 2004 13:37)

Eugena fined £40k for fall from height
East London-based Eugena Ltd was fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £12,983 costs at the Old Bailey on Friday after pleading guilty to breaching health.... more
(10 February 2004 11:08)

Taywood buys Colchester Garrison land
Taylor Woodrow has bought 84ha of former Ministry of Defence land from the RMPA Services Consortium for housing and commercial development at.... more
(10 February 2004 10:03)

Inquiry begins on Camden Town redevelopment
A public inquiry begins today (Tuesday) into London Underground (LU)'s £130m plans to demolish a market and church to make way for an improved Camden.... more
(10 February 2004 09:34)

RMPA Services finally awarded £2bn Colchester Barracks PFI
RMPA Services has won the delayed £2bn Colchester Barracks PFI scheme - as tipped by CJ last week. more
(09 February 2004 17:26)

Cement could be greenbelt's saviour
Cement could relieve the pressure to build on green belt sites by facilitating more residential building on brownfield sites through soil.... more
(09 February 2004 16:15)

Good career prospects top wish list for construction
Graduate and professional engineers and construction specialists consider career prospects more important than salary in choosing an employer. more
(09 February 2004 15:09)

CABE survey reveals all about hospital environments
A survey by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment's (CABE), published today (Monday) has revealed that one in eight of people.... more
(09 February 2004 11:45)

CECA workload survey reveals "mixed bag of results"
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association's (CECA) January survey of civil engineering workload trends, published today (Monday), has delivered a.... more
(09 February 2004 10:46)

Mowlem and Amec in bid to rebuild Iraq
UK Construction groups Amec and Mowlem have submitted their bids for nearly half of the US$14bn worth of contacts up for grabs in the race to rebuild.... more
(09 February 2004 09:57)