Articles by Date : June 12 2006 - June 18 2006
Amec announces £295m exceptional gain following sale of Amec Spie
Amec has announced that its exceptional gain resulting from the sale of Amec Spie, one of three divisions within the group, runs to £295m. The figure.... more
(16 June 2006 10:00)
Olympic milestones announced to London Assembly
Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) chief executive, David Higgins, announced ten key milestones in the timetable for delivering the infrastructure for.... more
(14 June 2006 11:57)
RSC unveils plans for £100m redevelopment
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has unveiled plans worth £100m to transform its home in Stratford-upon-Avon. more
(14 June 2006 11:45)
Wembley steel workers return to site
Steel workers employed by Fast Track for Hollandia on the £757m Wembley stadium project have returned to work after two days off the site. more
(14 June 2006 11:30)
Balfour Beatty improves its safety and green performance
Balfour Beatty was safer and greener last year, according to the group’s safety, environment and social report. more
(14 June 2006 10:00)
More Dew divisions sold off
The specialist piling division of Dew Construction has been acquired by Lagan, giving the Belfast-based group a foothold in the UK piling market. more
(14 June 2006 09:30)
Driver records need tightening
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned fleet managers that they need seamless drivers’ records regardless of whether their trucks are.... more
(14 June 2006 09:00)
Contractors making more spec decisions
More contractors than ever before are specifying Corus products and systems, according to the steel producer, indicating main contractors’ growing.... more
(14 June 2006 09:00)
Ferrovial commits to BAA spending plans
Ferrovial has given its assurance that it will be committed to BAA’s 10-year, £9.5bn capital expenditure programme if its takeover of the airports.... more
(14 June 2006 09:00)
Sheffield prepares for highways maintenance PFI
Sheffield City Council (SCC) is pulling together a business case for a £300m highways and street maintenance PFI to be put to the Department for.... more
(14 June 2006 08:45)
Morrison and Nuttall scoop Olympic Park remediation contract
Morrison and Edmund Nuttall are reported to have scooped the London Development Agency’s (LDA) £200m-plus demolition and remediation contract for the.... more
(14 June 2006 08:20)
Editor's comment: Ferrovial set for take off?
The headline on page three of this week’s Contract Journal: "Ferrovial commits to BAA spending plans" must be welcome news – if not a huge relief –.... more
(14 June 2006 00:00)
Baroness Andrews urges developers and local authorities to make design a priority
Baroness Andrews, Lords Planning Minister, today urged developers and local authorities to take into account new guidance on design, saying “good.... more
(13 June 2006 17:04)
ODA picks consultants to develop sailing academy
A team of White Young Green and Royal Haskoniong has been appointed by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to work on design and environmental.... more
(13 June 2006 10:45)
Government office estate to be carbon neutral by 2012
The government has set itself the ambitious target of its entire office estate being carbon neutral by 2012. This is one of several targets set by.... more
(13 June 2006 10:15)
Crest Nicholson signs up for West Lothian community scheme
Crest Nicholson has exchanged contracts to design and oversee the delivery of a sustainable community at Heartlands in West Lothian, Scotland. more
(13 June 2006 09:00)
Academies shortlist announced
Partnerships for Schools (PfS) has shortlisted 14 firms to bid for inclusion on the £1.2bn to £2bn national framework for academy schools. more
(12 June 2006 15:00)
Hyder Consulting announces £8m pre-tax profit
Hyder, the design and management consultancy, has almost trebled its pre-tax profit to £8.3m after what its chairman Sir Alan Thomas described as “an.... more
(12 June 2006 11:00)
Balfour Beatty secures £160m of international civils contracts
Balfour Beatty has won road and rail contracts worth £160m. more
(12 June 2006 08:30)