Articles by Date : May 10 2004 - May 16 2004

Wilson Bowden chosen for £60m Welsh housing development
Wrexham County Borough Council has chosen Wilson Bowden for a £60m scheme to redevelop Eagles Meadow, Wrexham. more
(14 May 2004 16:50)

Six arrested over plant theft conspiracy
Six men have been arrested for conspiracy to handle hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of plant vehicles. more
(14 May 2004 14:56)

Loweth Ltd in receivership
Romford-based Loweth Ltd went into receivership earlier this week with debts of up to £6m. more
(14 May 2004 14:13)

Totty wins £5.4m Sheffield development contract
Totty Construction has won a £5.4m mixed-use development in Sheffield city centre for Abbey Projects. more
(14 May 2004 13:08)

Ground investigations continue for Crossrail
Cross London Rail Links (CLRL)has been digging boreholes along the Crossrail Line 1 preferred route to examine the ground conditions that will be.... more
(14 May 2004 12:45)

ChandlerKBS snaps up Fraser Pritchard
International cost and project management consultancy ChandlerKBS has bought Bangor-based quantity surveyor Fraser Pritchard Associates for an.... more
(14 May 2004 12:03)

Costain secures Tesco contracts worth £27m
The Costain Group has continued its 36-year relationship with Tesco after being awarded contracts worth more than £27m. more
(14 May 2004 12:01)

Flagship planning reforms get Royal Assent
The first new Planning Act for more than a decade was granted Royal Assent last night (Thursday) - paving the way for a more flexible and responsive.... more
(14 May 2004 11:47)

Interserve reaches close on £95m Cornwall Schools PFI
The Interserve-led Pyramid Schools consortium has reached financial close on the £95m PFI contract with Cornwall County Council covering 17 schools.... more
(14 May 2004 08:29)

£37,000 fine for Costain, Mowlem, Skanska and Ovendens
Costain, Mowlem, Skanska and Ovendens Earthmoving were fined a total of £37,000 at Medway Magistrates Court yesterday after a fatal road accident.... more
(13 May 2004 16:05)

Allenby Connaught PFI gets mobilised
Aspire Defence, the Mowlem and Kellogg Brown and Root jv that is undertaking the £5bn Allenby Connaught PFI project for the Ministry of Defence, has.... more
(13 May 2004 14:45)

UK slow for Hanson
Hanson is struggling in the UK, chief executive Alan Murray told the group' shareholders at its AGM today. more
(13 May 2004 13:48)

Construction worker killed on Sussex site
The Health & Safety Executicve (HSE) has launched an investigation after a construction worker died in a site accident at Shepherd's Hill in.... more
(13 May 2004 11:42)

HSE construction chief welcomes NAO report
A National Audit Office (NAO) report which gave a number of suggestions as to how health and safety in the construction industry can be improved has.... more
(13 May 2004 11:34)

Interserve in line with expectations
Interserve is performing in line with expectations, the group's chairman Mike Bottjer told shareholders at the AGM today. more
(13 May 2004 11:32)

Carillion begins search for new chairman
Construction company Carillion has today (Thursday) begun the search for a new chairman after its earlier announcement that Sir Neville Simms was.... more
(13 May 2004 11:23)

£9,000 fine for London Basement Company
The London Basement Company was fined a total of £9,000 and ordered to pay £2,701 costs at City of London Magistrates Court today for breaches of.... more
(12 May 2004 16:51)

Gardiner to head Jarvis in Ireland
Pat Gardiner, formerly managing director of Jarvis Projects, has become managing director of Jarvis Accommodation Services (JAS) in Ireland. more
(12 May 2004 15:12)

Round four of NHS LIFT set for early June launch
The fourth tranche of NHS LIFT is to be launched in early June, according to Department of Health (DoH) sources. more
(12 May 2004 14:08)

Barhale wins Thames Water AMP4 work
Barhale Construction has won its first AMP4 deal with Thames Water potentially worth £500m. more
(12 May 2004 12:43)

Crown House sale goes ahead
Carillion expects to complete the sale of Crown House, its M&E business, to Laing O'Rourke by the end of June. The sale price is £17.3m in cash,.... more
(12 May 2004 11:50)

Skanska Whessoe close to sale
Skanska Whessoe, one of three parts of Skanska UK put up for sale as a result of no longer being seen as core to the group's future direction, is.... more
(12 May 2004 10:39)

McAlpine subcontract is ‘one-sided disgrace’
Alfred McAlpine Special Projects’ subcontract form is a disgrace, according to the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group. more
(12 May 2004 10:29)

Boring/drilling and associated consultancy work - Sefton Council
Sefton MBC invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced contractors/consultants who wish to be considered for inclusion on.... more
(12 May 2004 09:48)

NAO calls for better health and safety
A National Audit Office (NAO) report on health and safety in construction said the industry and its government clients can do more to improve the.... more
(12 May 2004 08:59)

Worker ruling may cost firms ‘millions’
Contractors should prepare themselves for millions of pounds in claims after a ruling on self-employed workers’ entitlements. more
(12 May 2004 08:43)

Processing infrastructure - WRAP
WRAP Capital Grant Assistance to increase processing infrastructure for the greater use of recycled and secondary aggregates in England. more
(11 May 2004 16:01)

Highway maintenance - Plymouth City Council
Written applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced contractors, with a proven history of highway reconstruction/resurfacing,.... more
(11 May 2004 15:58)

Asbestos removal contractors - Bristol City Council
Applications are invited from suitably qualified licensed companies with at least two years trading experienced interested in being considered for.... more
(11 May 2004 15:55)

External decorations and minor repairs - South Shropshire Housing Association
South Shropshire Housing Association seek applications from prospective partners with appropriate experience and qualifications. more
(11 May 2004 15:55)

Renewals work - Wandsworth Borough Council
Applications are sought from main contractors who can demonstrate extensive experience in the management of major multi-trade social housing.... more
(11 May 2004 15:54)

New Build Swimming Pool - Oxford City Council
Oxford City Council, in conjunction with Sport England, are to construct a new leisure facility in Oxford comprising a 4 lane pool, changing village,.... more
(11 May 2004 15:54)

Highway maintenance and improvement works - London Borough of Merton
Merton Council aims to provide a high quality and environmentally sustainable highway maintenance service to its residents. more
(11 May 2004 15:54)

Internet now a vital tool for construction careers
The number of construction personnel using the internet to find a new job has increased tenfold in a year, according to recruitment agency Hill.... more
(11 May 2004 15:21)

Kier wins £2.4m office contract
Kier North West, part of the Kier Group, has been awarded a £2.4m contract to build three new two-storey speculative office buildings in Chorley,.... more
(11 May 2004 15:20)

Totty Construction wins £17.6m mixed use development deal
Totty Construction has won a £17.6m contract tio build a mixed-use development in Birmingham. more
(11 May 2004 12:50)

Clugston preferred bidder on £26m Coventry hospital contract
Clugston Construction has been selected as preferred bidder for the development of a new £26m community hospital in Daventry. more
(11 May 2004 12:14)

Pumping specialists launch Code of Practice
The British Concrete Pumping Specialist Interest Group in conjunction with the Construction Plant Hire Association (CPA) have published a ‘Code of.... more
(11 May 2004 11:33)

Mowlem hires Hanson chief Simon Vivian
Mowlem has appointed Simon Vivian as chief operating officer with effect from 1 June. He is likely to replace Sir John Gains when he retires in May.... more
(10 May 2004 17:36)

Directors wary of HSE's ability to investigate
Construction company directors have no confidence in the Health & Safety Executive's (HSE) ability to carry out investigations of accidents under the.... more
(10 May 2004 17:33)

Hays Montrose wins Construction Charity 5s
Hays Montrose won the third annual Construction Charity 5s football competition yesterday (9 May), beating MJN Colston 3-1 in a thrilling Cup final. more
(10 May 2004 11:57)

Balfour wins American roads contracts
Balfour Beatty has won new road construction contracts in Ohio and Pennsylvania worth £112m. more
(10 May 2004 08:58)

Last call for entries for the CJ Awards
Get smart, and get the recognition you deserve. You have 4 days left in which to enter the Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards 2004. The.... more
(10 May 2004 08:38)

Alfred McAlpine wins £65m of new contracts
Alfred McAlpine's Infrastructure Services Business has won four water contracts worth £65m. more
(10 May 2004 08:26)

AI makes another US acquisition
Aggregate Industries (AI) has bought Frehner Construction in Nevada for £54m. more
(10 May 2004 08:12)