Articles by Date : February 11 2002 - February 17 2002

Website to help locate equipment
Road2Roads.com is a new website designed to put customers in contact with hire companies able to provide the required equipment. The website.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Report reveals 25% of tools unsafe
by Paul Howard The Consumer Association's report into the tool hire industry, published in Which? magazine last week, has found that one.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

HAE against levy
The HAE continues to lobby against the imposition of the CITB's training levy more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Bobcat to launch mini excavator
Bobcat is to launch a 7t mini excavator, a new multi steer loader and display its telehandler range at Conexpo. The 442 mini excavator is.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Ammann sales up
Sales grow 51% after firm takes control of its UK sales operation more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Newer is not always better
Sir, I feel it is worth re-iterating the opening remark of the Humber Bridge feature (CJ 30 January). The original mastic asphalt.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Clarifying the 10-year plan
Sir, I am grateful to Steve Rowsell for his comments (CJ 30 January), and I can assure him the Civil Engineering Contractors.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Marketing: 'you can't afford not to'
Is construction's perceived poor opinion of marketing due to its own arrogance? more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

O'Rourke to replace lost staff
O'Rourke's recruitment drive in the Far East is thought to be centred on the search for project managers and site managers to replace those who.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Éall work
A survey has found that nearly four million people in the UK are working for longer than the European Working Time Directive limit of 48 hours a.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

A question of IT
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(13 February 2002 00:00)

A question of IT
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(13 February 2002 00:00)

Raven to pay out £4,000 to site workers
Brickwork subcontractor Raven Building Services has been found guilty of not paying its workers holiday pay. London's Stratford Employment.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Best Value Review to investigate councils
The government's Best Value Review is to look into complaints that councils still favour in-house bids or lowest price tenders. In a.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
Uni seeks builder for institute The University of Edinburgh is seeking a contractor to build a research institute with a value up to £42m..... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Quality Mark changes
by Glenda Thisdell Proposed changes to the government's Quality Mark scheme for builders will be circulated to the industry before a.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Bovis leads by the Egan example
Management and leadership of the supply chain from the top down is something Sir John Egan enthusiastically advocated in his report Rethinking.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Metronet bonds to attract a strong demand
by Carol Millett Credit analysts are predicting strong demand for Tube consortium Metronet's £1.2bn bond issue. This demand.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Lords pass training levies
The House of Lords passed the levies for the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

RM: new initiative and new buzzword
Aerospace client processes could benefit PFI and prime contracting more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Misadventure verdict for McAlpine site
An inquest into the death of Vincent Dooley, who was killed on a Sir Robert McAlpine site in London 15 months ago, has recorded a verdict of.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Aggregates Tax four times European equivalent
Treasury minister Paul Boateng has been forced to admit that the level of Aggregates Tax in the UK is at least four times higher than any other.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Expressions of interest invited for £3.8bn Dublin Metro PPP
The special-purpose Railway Procurement Agency is gearing up to invite consortia to prequalify for the privately financed £3.8bn Dublin Metro..... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

CECA still concerned at HA's plan
by Ross Pearman The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has labelled the Highways Agency's (HA) Business Plan as "vague at.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Five in bypass bidding
Five firms have hit the road for the £11m Alvaston bypass deal on the A6 near Derby. The line-up for the Highways Agency design and.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Bovis sets suppliers high welfare targets
Introduction of strict contract terms to supply chain to protect workers' rights more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Wilson gives vague answers to CJ query
by Paul Howard Construction minister Brian Wilson has given CJ an excellent example of the politician's art of dodging questions. In.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Partnering: radical or robbery?
Railtrack thinks its new form of partnering is revolutionary. Some of its maintenance contractors think otherwise. Carol Millett spans the.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Inquest set for Hull deaths
Families hope new evidence will come to light to convict warehouse owner more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Back bites
Latham strikes again Well-placed training sources have told Backbites that the Construction Confederation strongly supported a.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Essex council wants bidders for PFI school
Essex County Council has advertised a privately financed school project worth up to £50m. The deal includes the refurbishment and upgrade.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Leeds road job delayed
The start date of a £15m Leeds City Council road scheme has been put back by six months because of problems with utility services, it is.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Irish link for skill cards
Tony Merricks has been re-elected as chairman of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS). He will hold the post for a further 12-month.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Trio get water work
Controversial water sector work for United Utilities worth £730m goes to three teams more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Jarvis wins £15m PFI Richmond school job
by Glenda Thisdell Jarvis is believed to have out-shone the Mill Group (the property management arm of Norwich Union) and taken a.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

JCT form offers payment cheer for specialist firms
The first JCT standard subcontract form will replace the old Dom 1 form more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

DfES aims to revamp procurement process
LEAs and the private sector team up to cut time and costs on PFI schools work more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Franklin goes Spanish
Dragados' takeover of HBG creates European group with £7bn turnover more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
quieter loadalls meet new regs JCB has redesigned its Loadalls to comply with new legislation governing noise emissions which came into force.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Case trencher essential for SJS Irrigation
A Case 660 Trencher with a chain trencher, mole plough and front-mounted backhoe loader with a Trench Wand (which allows trenches to be dug over.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Management buy-out at EPL
EPL Access Limited is a new company created by a management buy-out of EPL Access, the powered access hire division of John Laing. Based in.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Causeway to deal Morooka
Causeway Tractors is to become the UK dealer for the Morooka range of tracked dumpers, taking over from Yuasa Warwick Machinery. John Hillman,.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Compressors from IR get security tag
Ingersoll Rand (IR) branded portable compressors have become the first kit granted permission to carry an official Plant Security sticker showing.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Cambrian Plant Hire gets first D series Bell
Cambrian Plant Hire has purchased the first D series Bell ADT in the UK. The machine is the 23.2t payload B25D powered by a 198kW straight-six.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Global positioning strategy
When Sir Peter Mason took over the reins, Amec was a UK construction group with little to distinguish it from its leading domestic rivals. His.... more
(13 February 2002 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
(13 February 2002 00:00)

Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers the authority of adjudicators' decisions
On 31 January the Court of Appeal decided its second case concerning adjudication, in the case of C&B Scene Design Ltd -v- Isobars Ltd. The.... more
(13 February 2002 00:00)