Articles by Date : August 09 2004 - August 15 2004

NFB attacks Revenue's CIS plans
The Inland Revenue’s (IR) planned blitz on bogus self-employment fails to recognise the growing need for a flexible, specialist workforce, according.... more
(13 August 2004 13:56)

Dismissed!
The Ministry of Defence is pulling out of the £150m privately-financed Chelsea Barracks project. This hasty retreat comes after Treasury and MoD.... more
(13 August 2004 11:23)

Balfour signs £26m Manchester rail contract
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering has signed the £26m design and build Entrance Gateway contract at Central Park in East Manchester. more
(12 August 2004 18:21)

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(12 August 2004 14:03)

Scaffold chief’s dog killed by intruders
Former Bow Scaffolding managing director Michael Bowkett and his family have been victims of a horrific robbery, in which the family’s pet dog was.... more
(12 August 2004 11:13)

Interserve wins £500m South East prime contract
Interserve's PriDE consortium has been named preferred bidder by the Ministry of Defence for the £500m South East prime contract. more
(12 August 2004 11:12)

Ennstone offer is not the only bid for Johnston Group
Ennstone’s plans to more than double its size with the £48.3m acquisition of Johnston Group has suffered a further blow - Johnston has received other.... more
(12 August 2004 10:39)

Still no confirmation of Griffiths’ Treasury move
The expected departure to the Treasury of construction minister Nigel Griffiths will not take place until the middle of next month, according to.... more
(11 August 2004 16:52)

Fitzpatrick and Lafarge may face £1m delay fine
Fitzpatrick and Lafarge could be in line for hefty fines of up to £1m from the Highways Agency (HA) following a delay of at least three months on its.... more
(11 August 2004 16:08)

Bovis to project manage Milan redevelopment
Bovis Lend Lease has been appointed to project manage the £940m redevelopment of the Fiera Milano exhibition centre in Milan. more
(11 August 2004 15:17)

Wogan signs up for CJ Awards
Radio 2, Aunties Bloomers, Points of View and Eurovision Song Contest star Terry Wogan is the host for the Contract Journal Construction Industry.... more
(11 August 2004 14:26)

Coventry Council slammed for asbestos exposure risk
Coventry City Council (CCC) has been given a roasting for exposing contractors to undetected asbestos during Butterley Construction’s £7.5m.... more
(11 August 2004 13:04)

MoD’s unveils £100m prime plus contract
The Ministry of Defence has advertised its £100m-plus London estate prime plus contract. more
(11 August 2004 11:12)

Jarvis issues revised full year accounts
Jarvis has issued a revised set of financial figures just eight working days after releasing the first set. more
(11 August 2004 10:31)

Welton to step down from Balfour at year-end
Balfour Beatty chief executive Mike Welton will retire from the company and resign from the board at the end of 2004. He will be succeeded by Ian.... more
(11 August 2004 09:21)

Cheshire dumps Jarvis in favour of Nuttall
Jarvis has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and lost Cheshire County Council’s £140m seven-year highways maintenance deal to Edmund Nuttall. more
(11 August 2004 08:55)

Rok benefits from Ballast acquisitions
Rok Property Solutions has made a pre-tax profit of £4.3m in the first half of 2004 from a turnover of £210m. more
(11 August 2004 08:55)

Wates announces new chief executive
Paul Drechsler is to become the new chief executive of Wates. He will take up the position on 6 September, succeeding Struan Robertson who stepped.... more
(11 August 2004 08:54)

Tolent's first half profit improves
Tolent has unveiled a pre-tax profit of £1.9m in the first six months of 2004, ahead of the figure of £1.3m for the same period last year. Turnover.... more
(10 August 2004 16:03)

Molson closes Purfleet depot
Molson Holdings, a UK dealer for Kobelco and Fiat Kobelco, is closing its Purfleet depot and ceasing second-hand refurbishment activities at.... more
(10 August 2004 14:57)

Fatality on Laing O'Rourke's Discovery Dock job
A man died yesterday on Laing O'Rourke's Discovery Dock project in the Isle of Dogs. more
(10 August 2004 13:26)

Worker in critical condition following crane incident
A worker is in a critical condition after his cherry-picker crane toppled over on a building site in Derby yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. more
(10 August 2004 12:39)

Bluestone wins £7.5m Shropshire regen scheme
Bluestone has won a £7.5m regeneration project to transform a former Shropshire auction yard into a mixed-use scheme. more
(10 August 2004 12:33)

Middlesbrough skating rink
Applications are invited from suitably experienced constructors, with the appropriate technical capabilities and financial resources, who wish to be.... more
(10 August 2004 12:00)

Leeds inner ring road
Leeds City Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified organisations who wish to be considered for inclusion on a tender list.... more
(10 August 2004 11:58)

Chester riverside promenade
OLD PORT TO THE GROVES RIVERSIDE PROMENADE CHESTER Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced contractors, who wish to be.... more
(10 August 2004 11:56)

Angus Council roads maintenance
Applications are invited from suitably experienced contractors (Quality Assured where applicable) with the necessary technical and financial.... more
(10 August 2004 11:45)

Reading asbestos removal and treatment
Applications are invited from licensed asbestos removal contractors wishing to tender for asbestos removal and treatment and associated works to the.... more
(10 August 2004 11:43)

Teign Housing
SELECT LIST OF CONTRACTORS FOR MAJOR IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO HOUSING STOCK THROUGH PARTNERING CONTRACTS more
(10 August 2004 11:41)

New Zealand looks to UK workers
UK construction professionals loking to work abroad could find themselves in demand in New Zealand. more
(10 August 2004 11:36)

Morgan Sindall boosted by affordable housing
Morgan Sindall has seen turnover in its Affordable Housing business roar ahead in the first half of the year with the result that the division has.... more
(09 August 2004 09:22)

Balfour completes Hong Kong purchase
Balfour Beatty has completed its acquisition of Skanska's 50% interest in Hong Kong-based Gammon. more
(09 August 2004 08:32)