Articles by Date : July 11 2005 - July 17 2005

Good or bad news: that is the question - 11.08.05
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(15 July 2005 17:48)

Allenbuild wins £5m retail park development contract
Allenbuild, one of the building arms of Montpellier Group, has secured Phase II of the Three Lakes Retail Park development in Selby for Dransfield.... more
(15 July 2005 12:07)

Jarvis losses reach £350m
Over the past two years Jarvis has manage to get itself into a staggering financial muddle, achieving a cumulative loss in that period of £610m. more
(15 July 2005 11:28)

UK engineers among the best in the world - 14/07/05
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(15 July 2005 10:04)

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(14 July 2005 16:28)

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(14 July 2005 16:03)

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(14 July 2005 16:02)

Komatsu excavators reach record levels
Sales of Komatsu excavators in the UK and Europe have hit an all time high for the second successive year. more
(14 July 2005 12:26)

Help with selecting staff for critical appointments
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(14 July 2005 11:56)

FLI International snaps up rival
FLI International, a specialist in the remediation of contaminated land, has acquired one of its rivals, Vertase. more
(14 July 2005 11:21)

Jackson Construction preferred contractor on £6m Suffolk HQ
Jackson Construction is the preferred contractor on a prestigious £6m project to create a high specification headquarters building for China Shipping.... more
(14 July 2005 10:19)

Crossrail Bill poses threat to Olympics
Work on Olympic projects will suffer supply problems if the government’s Crossrail Bill gets the go-ahead, warned Quarry Products Association.... more
(13 July 2005 17:50)

Strategy rows lead to Amec boss departure
Amec’s radical aspiration of transforming itself into a project manager is believed to have sparked the culture clash that prompted the recent.... more
(13 July 2005 17:29)

Mansell wins £10.7m Royal Marsden contract
Mansell, the largest subsidiary in the Balfour Beatty Group, has been awarded a £10.7m contract to extend and upgrade the radiotherapy facilities at.... more
(13 July 2005 16:22)

Seven fight for £236m Leicester BSF
Seven consortia are at the top of the class for Leicester City’s £236m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme to transform the city’s.... more
(13 July 2005 15:47)

ACE to provide strategy for 2012 Olympic delivery team
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) is to set up two special industry groups to provide strategic and technical linkages with the.... more
(13 July 2005 12:26)

HSE launches Tesco tunnel collapse probe
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has revealed that it is to look into two possible causes for the partial collapse of the Tesco rail tunnel at.... more
(13 July 2005 10:56)

Tube engineers face bomb blast carnage
A crack team of engineers was at the scene of Tube bombings within minutes of the terrorist blasts in the capital last week to help evacuate.... more
(13 July 2005 10:41)

BANES heads for deep water again in Bath Spa
A repeat of the leaking steam room floor fiasco at Bath Spa, which eventually led to Mowlem being pulled off the £40m project, could be on the cards.... more
(13 July 2005 10:40)

Huws Gray Fitlock snaps up timber firm
North Wales builders, timber and engineers merchant, Huws Gray Fitlock, has bought Winsford-based Cavanagh Timber for an undisclosed sum. more
(13 July 2005 10:19)

New housing numbers in South East to be agreed by Seera
An agreement on the number of new houses to be built in the South East is expected to be made later today (Wednesday) following a meeting of the.... more
(13 July 2005 10:16)

Gleeson plans management buy-out
MJ Gleeson Group PLC has announced a planned management buy-out of its building division, after flagging it in a trading update earlier this month in.... more
(13 July 2005 09:52)

Balfour reaches financial close on £127m Notts schools PFI
Balfour Beatty has today (Wednesday) reached financial close on its £127m, 25-year schools PFI for Nottingham County Council. more
(13 July 2005 09:07)

Apartments conversion - Pakistan High Commission
Applications are invited from qualified and experienced Building Contractors who wish to be considered for inclusion on a Select List of Tenders for.... more
(12 July 2005 17:28)

Management care contract - North Yorkshire County Council
Applications are invited from suitable, qualified and experienced contractors wishing to be considered for inclusion on the tender list for the.... more
(12 July 2005 17:26)

Hidden Homes Programme - Wandsworth B Council
Expressions of interest are sought from multi-disciplinary general contractors who can demonstrate a proven track record of executing works to.... more
(12 July 2005 17:22)

Highway maintenance - Torbay Council
Applications are invited from suitably experienced contractors wishing to be included on select lists of tenderers for undertaking the following.... more
(12 July 2005 17:21)

Pupil Referral Unit - North Somerset Council
Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified contractors for the construction of two single storey extensions to the Pupil Referral.... more
(12 July 2005 17:20)

Environmental improvements - Wandsworth B Council
Expressions of interest are sought from multi-disciplinary general contractors who can demonstrate a proven track record of executing works to a high.... more
(12 July 2005 17:18)

Repairs to bridge and bus station - Hartlepool B Council
Applications are invited from specialist concrete repair contractors, with experience of designing and installing cathodic protection schemes, who.... more
(12 July 2005 17:17)

Navara picks up new engine
Nissan's latest Navara pick-up will go on sale in the autumn with a new 130kW common rail diesel. more
(12 July 2005 16:57)

Contractors must learn to assess risk
Contractors must have the guts to say "no" to risky projects, benchmark their returns against other industries, and concentrate on customer service.... more
(12 July 2005 16:56)

CIOB seeks solutions for SMEs
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) plans to help small- and medium-sized contractors (SMEs) tackle growing concerns that they are being.... more
(12 July 2005 16:55)

Ingersoll to restart milling production
Ingersoll Rand is to launch a range of milling machines later this year. more
(12 July 2005 16:55)

Pioneer slashes pumping costs
Pioneer Pumps is boasting the first third party use of JCB's 444T engine with the launch of its latest 6 inch and 8 inch vacuum assisted units, which.... more
(12 July 2005 16:54)

Bridgestone rolls out new tyre and guide
Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has introduced a new tyre for rigid dump trucks and published a 10-point guide to help companies deal with the global.... more
(12 July 2005 16:53)

Manhole covers market is going down the drain
The UK market for manhole covers is likely to go down the drain as the European Commission (EC) favours French firms, claimed Denzil Marston,.... more
(12 July 2005 16:53)

Booming market will boost Tolent turnover
Tolent's turnover in 2005 is expected to jump to £150m, an increase of 25% on last year's figure of £120m. Chairman John Wood explained that the.... more
(12 July 2005 16:52)

BAA boss slams quarries' policies on central buying
Centralised buying is threatening many smaller suppliers to the quarrying industry and is probably costing more money in lost production than is.... more
(12 July 2005 16:51)

Atlas to roll out roller range
Atlas Wheeled Loaders (AWL) has launched a range of single-drum compaction rollers with capacities from 7.5t up to 19.5t. more
(12 July 2005 16:51)

Chinese XCG excavators set to dig in to UK market
The UK's first Chinese crawler excavators are due to be launched in the UK in August by recently established Tiger Construction Equipment of.... more
(12 July 2005 16:50)

Investment boosts Gap profit
Gap Group, the Glasgow-based small plant and tool hirer, has reported a 14% increase in turn-over to £56m and a pre-tax profit of £7.7m (£6.3m) for.... more
(12 July 2005 16:49)

Training board must double income to meet skills needs
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) needs to double its income with an extra £10m to £15m a year if it is to meet the.... more
(12 July 2005 16:48)

Skills gap problem is easing, says Croudace
Croudace, the housebuilder based in Caterham, Surrey, has reported an easing of the skills shortage problem. more
(12 July 2005 16:47)

PFI success for Dawn
Dawn Construction has met with big success in its move into PFI work, where margins are better and there is a secondary income stream from the return.... more
(12 July 2005 16:47)

Rail bill to hit aggregate supplies
Contractors will face massive problems obtaining aggregates in the South East if the new Crossrail Bill goes through unchallenged, suppliers and.... more
(12 July 2005 16:46)

ISG wins £25m West End residential spree
ISG InteriorExterior has the key to a £25m residential deal in London's West End. more
(12 July 2005 16:46)

ISG wins £25m West End residential spree
ISG InteriorExterior has the key to a £25m residential deal in London's West End. more
(12 July 2005 16:45)

Montpellier recovers with £150,000 profit
Montpellier has stemmed its losses - but only just - as its latest interim results show a pre-tax profit of £150,000 on a turnover of £230m. more
(12 July 2005 16:44)

B&K to build new JCB plant
Bowmer & Kirkland has won the £20m contract to build JCB's new heavy excavator production plant in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. more
(12 July 2005 16:43)