Articles by Date : May 10 1999 - May 16 1999
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Find it all under one roof
All the fun of the fair is not only to be found in the outside areas, the Pavilion and Workshop will prove more than just a sideshow. Ian Brown.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Protesters did not force Persimmon AGM move
Sir,
Your article regarding a planned protest at Persimmon's Annual
General Meeting ("Persimmon Homes Protest", CJ, 28 April, page 2),
stated.... more
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Cranes & Access @SED
For the fourth year the Cranes and Access Village will be at SED, reports Contract Journal. more
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Implementing Civil Procedure Rules
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers the role of expert witnesses more
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£7 million contract for Haymills
Haymills has been awarded a £7 million contract by Cadogan
Estates.
The project involves demolition and rebuilding to form.... more
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NEWSBRIEF
Amec's tartan refurb
Amec Construction in Scotland has been awarded a £7 million
contract to refurbish the historic Usher Hall by the City.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
White asbestos banned
John Prescott puts a complete ban on importation and use of white asbestos more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
One vetting scheme only
Engineers urge Government to order public authorities to join Constructionline more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Five battle for £2.4 billion Dutch rail work
Five British companies are partners in the four consortia selected
to tender for work on the £2.4 billion NSL-Zuid high speed
rail link in the.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
£90m MAFFdeal
Countryside Properties and Kajima will redevelop MAFF's 12ha Cambridge site more
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NEWSBRIEF
Healthy contract for Turner
The University of Teeside has chosen construction consultant Turner
and Townsend to provide project management,.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
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£300M PLAN FOR MANCHESTER
A £300 million plan to regenerate an 8.8ha site in Manchester
city centre has been announced by the.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Rail crisis looms
Railway maintenance workers' strike action could hit contractors' profits more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
CITB to attract women
Exclusive by Tim Wood
The Construction Industry Training Board's chief executive Peter
Lobban has admitted there is a "real problem.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Four vie for Yorkshire PFI schools
Four consortia are lined up to bid for a grouped schools private
finance initiative project in Bridlington, Yorkshire.
The scheme for the East.... more
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Getting fired up over Burrells Wharf
Surely a jinx hangs over Burrells Wharf in London's Docklands. Back
in 1989 luxury residential development claimed the financial life
of Kentish.... more
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Tube subsidy demand
'Privatisation will fail' say firms asking for a 15% rate of return and a subsidy more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Tarmac tops health and safety blacklist
Tarmac has been named as the company with the worst record of
breaches of health and safety regulations in the entire
country.
In a Dispatches.... more
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Builders criticise CITB
CITB accused of exerting pressure on clients to use CSCS more
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Galliard faces residents' legal action
Exclusive by Kathy Watson
Galliard Homes has become embroiled in a battle with residents of
its Burrells Wharf housing complex on the.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Mowlem reviews business
McKinsey set to review Mowlem's business in reponse to Egan report more
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Electricians demand hourly bonus
by Carol Millet
A groundbreaking bonus deal agreed by Balfour Kilpatrick on the
Royal Opera House site this week has triggered similar.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
prowting lifts margin to to 10.8% Prowting has lifted its operating margin to 10.8 per cent, resulting in a pre-tax profit for the latest.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Residents cave-in over BNRR
by Keren Sall
Eco-warriors fighting construction of the £700 million
Birmingham Northern Relief Road have vowed to step up.... more
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Mace's world aim
£5 million overseas income accounts for 15 per cent of group's annual total more
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Bell resigns from Mansell
Boardroom differences cited as reason for senior director's sudden departure more
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Worries over tax scheme
New tax scheme could mean builders face paying large fines more
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'Cowboy builders' report delayed
by Kathy Watson
The final report of the Cowboy Builders Working Group has been
delayed by two months because the Department of.... more
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Local authorities not adopting best practice
by Ron Godfrey
The head of the Government-backed Construction Best Practice
Programme has incensed local authorities by claiming that a.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Employers line up pay alternatives
by John d'Arcy
Employers at the Construction Confederation are drawing up an
alternative strategy on pay and conditions in the event of.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
This week's work winners
LONDON & SOUTH EAST
Reigate road
Work: Road
Location: Reigate/Surrey
Value: £9.6m
Type: Refurb/repair
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Woolf at the door
Lord Woolf's newly introduced Civil Procedure Rules aim at solving contract disputes in a user-friendly fashion and with maximum opportunity for.... more
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Engineers angry over charges
by Carol Millett Consulting engineers have slammed the Government for failing to promote Constructionline in Northern Ireland. Consultants are.... more
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Reeves to head training
by Tim Wood
Ian Reeves, chief executive of High-Point Rendel - the project
management and consulting engineering group, has been.... more
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Styles and Wood nears Boots deal
Interiors contractor Styles and Wood has a 50 per cent chance of
winning a major outsourcing opportunity from retailing giant
Boots.
The.... more
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Westbury pre-fab looks 'promising'
Prototype houses fabricated off-site from steel frames and
panelling look "promising" said Westbury, the UK's sixth-largest
housebuilder last week..... more
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Insolvency report goes to minister
by John d'Arcy
An internal Government report on the insolvency and bankruptcy law
has now been completed and delivered to Stephen Byers,.... more
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Prescott to lead new safety drive
Radical new national health and safety campaign given Government support more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Two years later and JCB's Teletruk gets even bigger
Two years on from setting the world alight with the first JCB
Teletruk there is now a 3t model to add to the choice.
Apart from a bigger, more.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Approval for Barratt
Housebuilder Barratt has won planning permission to build a
£36 million housing development on a former GEC sports ground
in Wembley,.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Caterpillar announces G-series is available to European market
by Keren Sall
Caterpillar has finally announced that its new G-Series Mid-Size
Wheeled Loader line, which was shown at Bauma last year,.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Volvo to expand worldwide
Volvo wants to increase its share in the world's compact equipment market more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
Clients target research needs
The Construction Clients' Forum and the Construction Industry Board
have both released details of the areas of new research needed to
shape the.... more
(12 May 1999 00:00)
BEST wins support
A survey reveals the troubled training body provides a satisfactory service more
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the client:
by George Demetri more
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