Articles by Date : April 09 2007 - April 15 2007

Site waste management plans could become mandatory following consultation
Site waste management plans (SWMPs) may become a legal requirement for all projects in England worth over £250,000 if proposals now out for.... more
(13 April 2007 11:45)

313 creditors of SJ Mead owed a total of £3.7m
More than 300 creditors are owed a total of £3.7m following the slide into administration of SJ Mead, the groundwork civil engineering group. Mead’s.... more
(13 April 2007 11:00)

Newspaper round-up: 13 April
What the papers are saying about construction on Friday 13 April 2007 more
(13 April 2007 10:36)

Amiri Construction's second year of trading produces an £11m turnover
Amiri Construction made a more comfortable profit in its second year of trading as turnover jumped from an initial figure of £2m to a chunkier figure.... more
(13 April 2007 09:00)

ISG buys Cathedral Contracts for £11.8m
ISG has doubled the size of its retail fit-out business following the acquisition of Cathedral Contracts for £11.8m. more
(13 April 2007 08:00)

RMT members strike over Metronet staff transfers
Over 2,000 Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) members will strike for three days in a dispute over Metronet's plans to transfer 250 of its.... more
(12 April 2007 16:33)

Amec sells precast business
Amec has announced the disposal of Buchan Concrete Solutions, its precast concrete business, to the Roger Bullivant Group for an undisclosed amount. more
(12 April 2007 16:29)

NG Bailey becomes first to verify subbies online
After a brief stutter in HMRC's systems, which saw the computer systems for new CIS 'overheat' on the first working day of the new financial year, NG.... more
(12 April 2007 16:12)

Bouygues named preferred bidder for New Tyne Crossing
The Bouygues Travuax Publics-led consortium has been appointed preferred bidder designate for the New Tyne Crossing by the Tyne and Wear Passenger.... more
(12 April 2007 12:00)

Newspaper round-up: 12 April
What the papers are saying about construction on Thursday 12 April 2007. more
(12 April 2007 11:00)

MBO completed at Wilky Foundations Systems
Neil Miller has completed the management buy-out of Wilky Foundations Systems, the piling contractor. more
(12 April 2007 10:00)

Durkan Limited wins £6.9m Decent Homes deal
Durkan Limited has won a £6.8m contract to refurbish five Victorian mansions in Holborn, London for St Pancras & Humanist Housing Association. more
(11 April 2007 14:35)

Linbrook Services in £90m RMI deal
Linbrook Services has hammered out a £90m deal to act as CityWest Homes's repair and maintenance partner for its 19 villages across the borough of.... more
(11 April 2007 12:16)

Kier wins £86m Decent Homes contract
Kier has signed up to an £86m Decent Homes contract with Hull City Council, which will see it repair and maintain 10,000 Council properties in the.... more
(11 April 2007 12:02)

Land Securities achieves ISO14001 for Ebbsfleet Valley
Land Securities claims it is the first property company to achieve ISO14001 certification for its environmental management system (EMS) across all of.... more
(11 April 2007 12:00)

SMC Group unveils pre-tax profit of £1.6m
SMC might have trebled its size, thanks to nine acquisitions during 2006, but the process hasn’t entirely been smooth and pre-tax profit has dipped..... more
(11 April 2007 09:00)

FK Lowry Piling: 60 seconds on safety
Mandy Nelson, health and safety manager at FK Lowry Piling, talks about the H&S side of the business. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Leavers & Joiners - 11 April 2007
CJ's weekly review of whos going where in the construction industry more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Regulations & policy commentary: A taxing month for construction
They say it never rains but it pours - and April showers have certainly made way for a deluge of regulatory change for the construction industry. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Religion and belief discrimination: Legal Q&A
The Equality Act 2006 is set to clarify the law on religion or belief discrimination. The Act changes the existing definition of religion and belief.... more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Rant: Professor Rudi Klein
Have your say? Do you want to get something off your chest? If the answer's yes, email james.atkinson@rbi.co.uk more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

The Foreman - 11 April 2007
Keeps his ear to the ground for the juiciest gossip. Heard any? Email cj.foreman@rbi.co.uk more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

News in brief
Bluestone, Leadbitter, Mansell and Wates will share a £300m, four-year framework for the University of Reading. The four will tackle the university's.... more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Level 3 homes: green without costing the earth
Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes will offer considerable environmental benefits for a minimal extra cost when compared with the old EcoHomes.... more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Euston set for £1bn makeover
Euston and Cannon Street train stations in London are set for major facelifts as part of Network Rail's station revamp plan. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Faulty air-con causes CIS meltdown
Predictions of an impending 'meltdown' in the run up to the introduction of new CIS might have seemed a little exaggerated, but in a surreal twist on.... more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

MSC loophole will lead to financial ruin
Managed service company (MSC) Giant Group has withdrawn from providing services to one-man limited companies, and warned others that they face.... more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

CJ Awards 2007: Rewarding excellence
It's your chance to enter the Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards 2007 which launch today. Emma Penny looks at what you'll need to do to.... more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Longer-term funding on offer for social housing
Housing Corporation hopes that 'greater certainty' of funding will help increase output. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Wates trebles pre-tax profit to £32m
Wates trebled its pre-tax profit to £32m in 2006 and its forward orderbook jumped ahead to £1.8bn. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Essex council proposes reformed transport PPP
Essex Infraco will be a separate entity under public/private control, funded by tolls. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Scots school's window defect spells hot bother
Alpha Schools forced to rectify design fault on £28m West Lothian primary school PPP. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Firms fined £130,000 for asbestos lapse
Briggs & Forrester and Bedford-based B&W Asbestos Removal Specialists (B&W) have been ordered to pay a total of £130,000 after pleading guilty to.... more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Leicester Performing Arts Centre: The inside out theatre (Site Report)
One of the most unusually-designed theatres ever built is taking shape in Leicester, incorporating a fully-glazed transparent façade and topped with.... more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

New NAECI hits tea break snag
The launch of the 'New NAECI' national agreement (CJ 4 April) for the engineering construction industry has been hit by a snag over proposals for the.... more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Seconds out for tall order in Glasgow
Sources say that contractors will soon be asked to prequalify for a second time for a £120m deal to construct Scotland's tallest building. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Construction gangmasters face legislation
Labour MP Peter Kilfoyle has initiated a Parliamentary move to extend the legislation that licenses agricultural gangmasters to cover the.... more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

MySpace used to promote construction careers
Willmott Dixon building manager Gemma Sapiano, 25, has set up her own MySpace page to help promote construction to young people, with the support of.... more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Amey in hotseat for £42m Norfolk streetlighting PFI
Amey odds on to beat Tay Valley consortium to Norfolk County Council deal. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Three in chase for £14m Leeds uni project
Three rivals are vying to graduate onto a £14m deal at the University of Leeds. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Six in contention for £25m North Yorkshire school
Six firms are vying to chalk up victory in the hunt to redevelop the least 'fit for purpose' school in North Yorkshire. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Climbing the ladder: Gareth Moores
Questioning those in the construction industry how they made it to the top. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

The inside line on...Lightweight kerb drainage systems
Contract Journal talks to Chris Rothery, managing director of Pipeline and Drainage Systems, about a new innovation in roadside drainage and kerbing. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Travis Perkins' machine rental investment: The inside line
Contract Journal talks to Travis Perkins' group hire director Richard Dey about its £5m order with JCB. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Trio line up bids for £28m complex at Herts uni
Three firms are swotting up in the hopes of gaining a place at the University of Hertfordshire. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Wienerberger go-ahead for Baggeridge takeover
The takeover of materials firm Baggeridge Brick by Australian giant Wienerberger has been provisionally cleared by the Competition Commission (CC). more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Construction Equipment Security and Registration scheme gets backing across industry
Support for Construction Equipment Security And Registration (CESAR) has started to grow among machinery manufacturers, contractors and plant hirers. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Letters - 11 April 2007
CJs weekly selection of letters sent in to the editor. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Owen Fox, Brewer Consulting - Case law analysis: Retention of title
Take care to identify unfixed materials, or you could pay for something without owning it. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)

Specification Focus: Bricks, Blocks and Concrete
From clay to precast pipes, Contract Journal takes a look at some structural solutions. more
(11 April 2007 00:00)