Articles by Date : December 10 2001 - December 16 2001
NEWSBRIEF
Wilson appeals for improvements
Construction minister Brian Wilson was due to meet 150 senior
figures from the construction industry at a.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
A question of IT
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(12 December 2001 00:00)
Talking heads
Will you tolerate staff coming in late the day after your office Christmas party? more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Energy specialists back up renewable energy scheme
Sir,
I found the article "Renewable energy scheme questioned" by Ross
Pearman on 7 November very interesting and wondered if you would.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Onboard weighing - a first from RDS
The Loadmaster 9000 has been developed to meet customer demand more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Gold star for first tranche of PFI schools
The first tranche of PFI schools has been awarded top marks,
according to a report undertaken by the Public Private Partnership
Programme (4Ps). .... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Planning set for speed
Fast track system set to be announced in government's Planning Green Paper more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Enron's construction subsidiaries for sale
Two subsidiaries of the troubled Enron power group operating in the
construction industry - Caxios and TME Torpy - are up for sale.
Enron went into.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Unique structure delayed collapse
But the World Trade Centre's safety systems were disabled upon impact more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Task force calls for supply chain links to be improved
Exclusive by Tim Wood
Supply chain relationships, education and measurement have not
received sufficient attention to date and must be.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
o'rourke recognises the face
O'Rourke has invested in facial recognition technology from IT
provider Aurora, implementing over 20 systems on.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Morrison not for sale, says AWG
AWG, formerly known as Anglian Water, has no plans to sell off any
of the parts of Morrison Construction, the Scottish construction
group it bought.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
The measure of the man
Construction does not have a reputation as a particularly
'touchy-feely' business, and many of its employees would probably
like to keep it that.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Accord beats off four rivals
Accord has beaten off challenges from four rivals to win a
follow-on highways term maintenance deal from Shropshire County
Council worth at least.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Durham turns to industry for housing advice
Durham County Council is turning to the industry to ask how best to
deliver some £20m-plus of.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Construction blazes a trail with people KPIs
Pay, safety, training and working hours head list of 10 key areas to be assessed more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
'C-' grade is just not good enough
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(12 December 2001 00:00)
Afghan roads top rebuild list
by Keith Nuthall
The rapid rehabilitation of Afghanistan's main road network and
irrigation facilities tops the list of short-term.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
HBG to build and maintain £14m hospital
HBG Projects has been chosen to build and maintain the £14m
Wharfedale Hospital due to open in Otley, West Yorkshire in
2004.
More than.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
CIC pushes quality pilot
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is about to embark on the
second pilot phase of its Design Quality Indicators.
Since its inception in.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Robertson in £13m PFI school scheme
Scottish contractor Robertson looks to have made a successful raid
south of the border and clinched a £13m PFI schools deal in
north east.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
HSC revises guidance on CDM regs
by Geraldine Faulkner
The Health & Safety Commission has produced a revised Approved
Code of Practice (ACoP) and guidance on the.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Lack of 'Respect' remains the norm
Report shows that working conditions and accident risks are as bad as 2000 more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
TfL refutes claims of deal over Tube PPP
by Will Mann
Transport for London (TfL) this week rejected claims that it is
about to strike a deal with transport secretary Stephen.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
BAA - still investing
by James Atkinson
BAA's planned £6bn investment over the next 10 years at its
Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports is unlikely to.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Government minister challenged on the self-employment scandal
by John d'Arcy
Government minister Ruth Kelly has been accused of ducking the
questions raised in Dr Mark Harvey's recent report on.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Industry loses £760m a year from ill health
Report claims work-related ill health is running up a huge bill more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Mowlem picks up £17m Welsh bypass
Mowlem has successfully come through a £17m bypass operation
in south Wales.
It is understood that project manager Gwent Consultancy.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Four to bid for £47m school job
Jarvis, Balfour Beatty, Bovis and Discovery Schools bid for private finance scheme more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Ballast's chairman leaves and 150 jobs redundant
Ballast, the £400m-a-year UK construction group, has announced
150 redundancies. Several regional offices will be closed and
provisions have.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Specialist bodies head for merger
Specialist contractors' representatives want to unite to lobby the government more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Ready for take-off?
BAA is one of the biggest and most influential construction clients in the UK. The progress of its innovative long-term framework arrangements.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Training for old skills
The industry should rediscover traditional working methods more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Ammann adds CBL to dealer network
Ammann Equipment has continued the expansion of its national dealer
network with the appointment of Clive Barford Ltd (CBL) as its
dealer for Kent,.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
KPHtakes JCB Loadalls
KPH Plant Hire of Birstall, Batley has taken delivery of 20 new JCB
Loadalls in a deal worth £700,000 as part of a programme of
fleet.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Back bites
Third world vision
WS Atkins wants to be one of the world's leading providers of
professional consultancy and support services. Details of how.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Gibbon and HAE lose High Court appeal
HAE argued Gibbon should not fall within the scope of CITB's training levy more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Building regs to follow RICS guidelines
Building control regulations are set to be rationalised in line
with recommendations made by the Royal Institute of Chartered
Surveyors (RICS).... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Gap Group on target
Independent plant and tool hirer GAP Group has announced a 20%
year-on-year rise in turnover to £17m for the six.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
High-risk 'chancers' grow faster
Plimsoll Publishing has identified 173 "chancers" among plant hire
companies who are using increased debt to finance increases in
market share.
.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Hydrokit ups the pressure
Hydrokit UK has introduced a pressure washer that can be powered by
any hydraulic supply, allowing effective washing wherever there is
a water.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Mowlem buys fifth bespoke Sennebogen crawler crane
Mowlem Plant has taken the first 80t Sennebogen 680HD crawler
lattice boom crane in the UK construction industry.
All Sennebogen cranes are.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Volvo Trucks multi-wheelers
Hot on the heels of the new FH12 tractive unit, Volvo Trucks has
launched new ranges of multi-wheelers aimed at the construction
market. Highlights.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Savings boost Birse's profits
Seven projects deliver cost savings of 6% to 10% with benefits being shared more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Irish roads programme is back on at an extra cost
by Anthony Garvey
The IR£4.7bn road-building programme in the Republic of
Ireland, in which UK companies will be involved, is back.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Industry marketing opportunities
Sir,
I have been most interested in the correspondence on construction
marketing in recent issues of CJ. I run a small business
development.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Fisching for success
Based in Germany's Black Forest, Fischer Fixings is famous for the invention of the S-plug in the 1940s. More than 50 years later, the company.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
High jacking at Heathrow
Building a maintenance facility might not sound exciting. But when the site is only a few hundred metres from Heathrow Airport's north runway,.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Work winners this week
Who's winning the work?Contracts Hotline is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. Data supplied by ABI Building.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers direct payments to subcontractors
In May 1999, Saint-Gobain Glass entered into a contract with
International Glass Engineering (Inglens) as main contractor for a
float glass factory.... more
(12 December 2001 00:00)