Articles by Date : August 11 2003 - August 17 2003

Waste disposal contracts - Norfolk County Council
Norfolk County Council, in accordance with Section 51 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, wishes to invite tenders for contracts with a.... more
(15 August 2003 16:22)

Repairs and maintenance of non-housing properties - London Borough of Merton
Applications are invited from suitably qualified contractors who wish to be considered for inclusion on to tender lists for the contracts shown.... more
(15 August 2003 16:19)

Sports hall construction - Wandsworth Borough Council
Building contractors experienced in general construction work in occupied schools wishing to be considered for selection to tender for the above.... more
(15 August 2003 16:17)

Major capital works - Cambridgeshire County Council
Cambridgeshire County Council has adopted a policy of using Constructionline as its Approved List for the selection of contractors for tendering.... more
(15 August 2003 16:11)

Street services - Plymouth City Council
Written applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced contractors, wishing to be considered for inclusion on the select list of.... more
(15 August 2003 16:09)

Tarmac invests £2.5m in new walling system
Tarmac Precast is investing £2.5m in the launch of a brand new system for partition walling that claims to offer significant time savings and meet.... more
(15 August 2003 15:30)

Berkeley shareholders may revolt over £1.2m Pidgley payment
The prospect of a shareholder revolt at next Friday’s annual meeting of the Berkeley Group has heightened as a result of a company statement made on.... more
(15 August 2003 15:27)

Speading wider pays off for T Clarke
Developing a wider regional coverage has paid dividends for electrical contractor T Clarke. The group announced this morning that its pre-tax profit.... more
(15 August 2003 09:19)

Liverpool row intensifies for Interserve
A row over redundancies among Interserve operatives engaged on Liverpool's council house maintenance programme has intensified after the company.... more
(15 August 2003 08:57)

TJ Brent announces record turnover
Utility contractor TJ Brent has announced its second set of annual results, with a record turnover of £74m generating a pre-tax profit of £1.4m. more
(14 August 2003 11:01)

Balfour chief demands "more will and money" on the railways from SRA and government
Balfour Beatty has called on the government and the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) to come up with the will and the money to restart enhancement work.... more
(14 August 2003 08:21)

£10m Welsh road scheme given green light
A £10m road building programme in Carmarthenshire, Wales, has been given the green light today (Thursday). more
(14 August 2003 08:05)

McCarthy chairman rules out bid for company
McCarthy & Stone chairman John McCarthy has today (Friday) ruled out a bid for the company. more
(13 August 2003 18:53)

Wates' new logo and brand values unveiled
Wates has unveiled a new logo that reflects "how we view our business - thinking outside the box", according to director James Wates. more
(13 August 2003 18:53)

Keller warns it is set to miss profit target
Keller has warned the City that it will miss its 20% profit growth target in the full year due to problems in the second half. more
(13 August 2003 18:52)

Ward campaign encourages using less concrete
Ward Building Components is urging contractors to save money and time by specifying the right steel floordecking for their projects. more
(13 August 2003 18:52)

QPA acts to reduce European confusion
The introduction of new European standards for aggregates used in construction could cause widespread confusion throughout the sector unless all.... more
(13 August 2003 18:51)

Line up for Welsh MoD deal
Four firms are on parade for a 5m Ministry of Defence deal to build a NAAFI unit in south Wales. more
(13 August 2003 18:50)

Atkins in the lead for 100m Belfast sewer system work
Atkins is understood to be in pole position for a 100m project to upgrade Belfast's sewer system. more
(13 August 2003 18:49)

Berkeley survives a testing second half
Urban regenerator and residential property developer Berkeley delivered another robust set of results, despite a second half that saw a weakening in.... more
(13 August 2003 18:49)

City confident as new chief joins Atkins
The appointment of Keith Clarke as chief executive and a promising operational performance restored some of the City's faith in Atkins. Shares jumped.... more
(13 August 2003 18:48)

Materials pay at Armstrong
Cumbria contractor Thomas Armstrong produced an 18.5% rise in pre-tax profit to 9m and a 15% boost in turnover to 92.3m in the year to 30 September.... more
(13 August 2003 18:48)

Four win Stockton ALMO job
Four firms have unlocked up to 30m-worth of council house upgrading work in the North East. more
(13 August 2003 18:47)

£400m Norfolk shortlist
At least four groups have hit the road for one of this year's biggest partnering deals, worth up to 400m. The prize being rolled out by Norfolk.... more
(13 August 2003 18:47)

CECA: 'name and shame councils'
The Civil Engineering Contractors' Association (CECA) wants its members to name and shame councils that siphon off transport funds from their single.... more
(13 August 2003 18:46)

BAA to trial off site building of T5 roof
Part of BAA's T5 core terminal is being built off site in a trial run aimed at streamlining its final construction. more
(13 August 2003 18:46)

AWG and Jarvis fight for 70m Herts Uni PFI
The university of Herts has asked two contenders, AWG and Jarvis, to work up best and final offers (BAFOs) for its latest 70m PFI scheme for new.... more
(13 August 2003 18:44)

Three in running for Constructing Excellence post
The race for the 100,000 post of chief executive at Constructing Excellence is now down to three candidates - none of which are from the industry, as.... more
(13 August 2003 18:43)

Anglia Television revises Demolition Day format
Anglia Television has revised the format for its proposed Demolition Day show, involving builders and demolition experts. more
(13 August 2003 18:43)

HSE warns clients to check cable plans
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has warned contractors and their clients to use cable plans before digging near buried services. more
(13 August 2003 18:43)

Protesters target Finning stand at Hillhead show
Finning's stand at Hillhead was targeted by campaigners protesting about what they say is Caterpillar's trade with the Israeli army. more
(13 August 2003 18:42)

Insurers not giving enough notice
Despite government proposals last month (CJ 11 June) that insurers should provide a minimum renewal period of 21 days for employers liability.... more
(13 August 2003 18:41)

Birse aims to cut the cost of recruitment
Birse has joined forces with recruitment agencies AndersElite and Hill McGlynn to create a partnership to co-ordinate the recruitment process for all.... more
(13 August 2003 18:41)

Nominal damages
By comparison to London, one imagines the pace of life in Trinidad and Tobago to be rather sedate. Nowhere is this more clearly exemplified than in.... more
(13 August 2003 18:40)

Laing now flourishing in PFI
John Laing has proved that you do not need a construction capability to flourish as a PFI player, said Andy Friend, managing director of the group's.... more
(13 August 2003 18:40)

Ford launches low-floor Transit and LPG Connect
Ford has added a low-floor Transit to its range and introduced a LPG version of its Transit Connect. more
(13 August 2003 18:39)

Weston reaches a score on Moxy sales
Since taking over the UK Moxy dealership a couple of months ago, Weston has sold more than 20 units. Sales director Simon Brown said: "And now with.... more
(13 August 2003 18:38)

Hydrex takes control of UK's first Bell B50D
The UK's first Bell 6x6 B50D articulated dump truck is on trial with Bristol-based Hydrex Equipment. Bell said the trial will last several months and.... more
(13 August 2003 18:38)

Expansion set to boost Gap revenue
Over the next five years, the Gap Group expects to increase revenue to more than 90m from 41.5m in the year to the end of March - a 23% increase on.... more
(13 August 2003 18:37)

In brief
Thompson and Liebherr Tyne & Wear-based contractor W&M Thompson has bought three Liebherr excavators. All three are heavy-duty versions with long.... more
(13 August 2003 18:37)

Volvo takes the sting out of outstanding shortfalls
Volvo Financial Services (VFS) has launched Write-off finance protection for Volvo construction equipment owners. The insurance covers any shortfall.... more
(13 August 2003 18:36)

Cat and Terex sign deal
Caterpillar and Terex have entered an agreement that will see Cat acquire Terex's worldwide electric-drive mining truck business. Terex will also get.... more
(13 August 2003 18:35)

Site hand tools fail vibration test
Eight types of commonly used demolition hand tools have all failed vibration exposure limits soon to be imposed under European legislation. It is.... more
(13 August 2003 18:35)

Five firms bid for MoD work
Five firms are battling it out for a Ministry of Defence (MoD) deal to manage millions of pounds worth of construction work at bases throughout the.... more
(13 August 2003 18:34)

Building Regs boost Taywood test centre
Taylor Woodrow believes Building Regulations Parts E and L will help stimulate further growth for its materials testing business. more
(13 August 2003 18:34)

Alfred McAlpine wins 55m Cambridge hospital PFI job
Alfred McAlpine's Key Healthcare group has emerged as preferred bidder for a hybrid contract deal at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. more
(13 August 2003 18:33)

Civil engineering saves Birse's bacon
Birse's latest annual pre-tax profit of just 1.2m shows that the battle to get the business back on an even keel is still not over. The group's civil.... more
(13 August 2003 18:33)

Two to rebid for 20m Scots road
The Scottish Executive has asked the two contractors left in the chase for a 20m-plus road deal to rebid for the scheme. more
(13 August 2003 18:32)

Success for counterfeit power tool campaign
The power tool industry's campaign against counterfeit tools is proving successful. more
(13 August 2003 18:31)

T Clarke buys Aylward firms to boost regional coverage
T Clarke has splashed out 3.4m on two sister mechanical and electrical engineering firms, AG Aylward Electrical & Mechanical and AG Aylward EMS.... more
(13 August 2003 18:31)