Articles by Date : January 12 1998 - January 18 1998

Success for the A-team
Ashtead Plant is looking forward to building on its recent run of successes more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

When a subcontractor's delay ends in damages
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting looks at the defence of abatement when a main contractor suffers due to delay more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
œ48 million win for Kvaerner and Gammon Kvaerner Cementation and Hong Kong associate company Gammon Construction have won a œ48.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Who's won what this week?
LONDONANDSOUTHEAST Chichester mixed Work: Restaurant/leisure/shops/nursing Location: Chichester/West Sussex Value:.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
BWEL and Scott Wilson join forces BWEL, the Yorkshire Water/Babcock International joint venture, and Scott Wilson have formed an alliance aimed.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Launch to boost contractor's profile
McNicholas Construction, the utilities contractor, is lifting its public profile by launching the McNicholas CARE3S initiative to end it being the.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

A mayday service for construction - EDITORIAL COMMENT
The tornado that struck the south coast last week once again brought cowboy builders to the fore. As folk emerged to find their slates ripped.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Crackdown on fire safety
A research project to hunt down and expose poor construction practices that threaten the fire safety of buildings is about to be launched by an.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Growth plans may lead to Eurotunnel
Railtrack's desire for further infrastructure is reported to extend to a plan to take control of Eurotunnel so as to be in the driving seat when a.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

œ500m CTRL rescue bid
Railtrack offers œ500 million for rescue conditional upon a œ1 billion flotation more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Concerns over Government's integrated transport provision
The Environmental, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee has released its first report into concerns regarding Regional Development Agencies,.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

NHS PFI sealed
Final contracts were signed this week by Octagon Healthcare consortium, led by John Laing, and the Norfolk & Norwich Healthcare NHS Trust for.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Sunderland council probed
A police fraud squad investigation has been launched into claims that Sunderland City Council building resources have been used illegally. .... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Amey shares slide after dawn MoD police raids
Shares in Amey have been on the slide since news emerged of the raid by Ministry of Defence police on its subsidiary Amey Facilities Management,.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

OUTLOOK - Heroes, villains and role models in our industry
By John Gidman, CEO, Capital Project Consultancy more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

BPF has task force worries
The British Property Federation has told the Government's Construction Task Force that it is concerned by the lack of focus on clients' post-Latham.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Output growth faltering again
Recovery continues to lose momentum but three-year increase still predicted more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Laing gets Life Centre
John Laing Construction has been awarded an œ18.5 million contract to build the 160,000 sq ft second phase of Newcastle's International Centre.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

O'Rourke wins Dome contract
O'Rourke Civil Engineering started work last week on a œ4 million contract for reinforced concrete construction work at the Millennium Dome in.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Trust placed in Norwest Holst
Norwest Holst Construction's London and South East Building division has been awarded a œ2.8 million contract by St Mary's NHS Trust in West.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Kvaerner hit by "too big" claim
Subcontractor says that md dismissed press in fight over Temple payment more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Call for investment in London
Greater investment in London's transport services and education is the key to alleviating much of the capital's social problems claims a new report.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Miller unveils PPP unit
Miller Construction has established a new Public-Private Partnership Unit which will be headed by Sandy Bremner, previously Miller Construction's.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Amec œ50m win
Amec Construction has won contracts estimated to be worth a total of more than œ50 million to build a drugs research lab and the UK's largest.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Unions in pay body stand-off
Industry leaders are set to meet next week in a fresh attempt to resolve the row over the balance of union representation on the new Construction.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Stadium for Ballast
Ballast Wiltshier was last week appointed as feasibility and design agent for the œ30 million Tradium sports project by Plymouth City Council..... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Bouygues in health boost
œ160 million Public-Private Partnership London hospitals deal is biggest so far more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Agency faces tax attack
Customs & Excise, the Government agency charged with administration of the landfill tax, has been accused of going about its duties "like a.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Ucatt set to scrap vote
The union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians is set to do away with electing all full-time officials and move over to the wider.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

HK transport in spotlight
Mouchel leads investigation into impact of Hong Kong-China transport links more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Tornados bring cowboys
West Sussex Trading Standards has warned the residents of Tornado-damaged Selsey to stay clear of cowboy builders, who are expected to move into.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

CLAMPDOWNONCARS - Engineering a...
Can the 630,000 homes needed in London by 2016 really be created with drastic limits on parking and car use? Keren Sall reports. more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

CIoB sets up Chinese arm
Far East business development tour finds market attractive despite turmoil more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Two Scots universities to study procurement
Two Scottish universities are to carry out a joint two-and-a-half year project to identify ways of improving construction procurement. The.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Legal eagle lands in China
Philip Nunn, partner and head of Simmons & Simmons' Hong Kong office development and construction group, has been appointed to the China.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

NKK will supply HK steelwork
Hong Kong-based NKK will supply 7000 tonnes of structural steelwork frames for the second high-rise building to be built at the China World Trade.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

McNicholas cost-beating
Partnership with Thames Water sees 12 projects come in on or below budget more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Irish attempt to lure back workers
Irish Government agencies made extra efforts to target construction workers returning home over the holiday period, threatening to drain more.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Survey seeks EU cash
20 research areas identified by CIERC where EU money could be available more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Bridge guide launch
Concrete bridge group launches guide to integral design to meet HA standard more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Alfred McAlpine celebrates 1.5 per cent operating margin
Alfred McAlpine's civil engineering division delivered a 1.5 per cent operating margin in 1997, well ahead of the returns achieved by many of its.... more
(14 January 1998 00:00)

Contracts that will bind
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting examines formation of contract and the problems of undocumented agreements more
(13 January 1998 00:00)

Bovis wins £400m airport work
Bovis's US subsidiary will head the construction team chosen to manage a £400 million expansion programme at Oakland International Airport in.... more
(13 January 1998 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
STATE OF TRADE IS BAD FOR ECIA The Engineering Construction Industry Association has reported gloomy figures for the total amount of work.... more
(13 January 1998 00:00)

Wates to build new £8m faculty
Wates Construction has won an £8 million contract to build the first two stages of a new agriculture faculty for Reading University. The.... more
(13 January 1998 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
ORESUND HITS MILESTONE The twentieth and final immersed tube tunnel section of the Oresund Fixed Link tunnel project between Denmark and Sweden.... more
(13 January 1998 00:00)

McAlpine's profits soar
'No doom and gloom here' claims Whitehead as profit margins rise more
(13 January 1998 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
hepworth buys naylor pipes Hepworth is buying Naylor Industries' clay and plastics drainage pipe businesses. Edward Naylor, currently MD of.... more
(13 January 1998 00:00)

Drake and Scull seeks JLE productivity accord
by Carol Millett Electricians and management on the troubled £3 billion Jubilee Line Extension are due to meet later this week to.... more
(13 January 1998 00:00)

Millennium 'will match 1990 boom'
A rift is opening up among construction industry forecasters with some predicting record levels of work and others still fearing recession. .... more
(13 January 1998 00:00)