Articles by Date : January 13 1997 - January 19 1997

USdrill just the job at Tilbury
A special E-Z 210SRA pedestrian controlled drill rig, specially brought in from America, is playing a key role for contractor Jackson Civil.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Trakbak's new service range
Extending its battle against crime, Securicor Trakbak is launching five new services to increase security for commercial fleets. While.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Gear change
Plant and tool hirer Handi Hire has strengthened its position in the East Midlands through the acquisition of the three Nottingham branches of.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Ainscough stakes œ4.2m on venture capital buy-back
Ainscough Crane Hire has invested close to œ17 million in reaffirming its own identity. The deal is made up of orders for 48 new cranes and.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

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cory delivery Cory Environmental has taken delivery of a Liebherr PR742BM Litronic fully hydrostatic bulldozer. This is the first of this.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

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Partnering day A Partnering Theme Day for the construction industry is to be held on 30 January at Church House Conference Centre in London..... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

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birse shares tumble Shares in the Birse Group dropped 24 per cent (6p) to 19.5 on Monday morning. The company slipped after the market closed.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Dispute wrecks businessman's life
Raphael Magnus, owner of a specialist subcontractor whose business has been wrecked over a dispute with Andrews-Weatherfoil over non-payment, has.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Boom fuels land panic
Housebuilders in the south east are facing a crisis in the second half of 1997 due to a shortage of land to meet rampant demand for new properties.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

œ100,000 Newbury clear-up
Within days of Newbury bypass protestors digging up the garden of the Transport Secretary Sir George Young to build a mock road, another 1,000 took.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Traffic control centre plans may provide opportunities
Government plans to privatise a system of regional traffic control centres in order to monitor and control traffic conditions across England could.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

McAlpine lands Walsall arts contract
Sir Robert McAlpine has clinched the contract to build the Walsall Museum and Art Gallery under a œ15 million JCT 80 style contract. The.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Portrait gallery extension gets the go-ahead
The National Portrait Gallery in London is pressing ahead with plans for a œ10 million extension. The project involves the design and.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Skills crisis boosts contract rates
The construction industry is fast approaching a skilled labour shortage crisis unless it acts quickly. The shortage is right across the board from.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Whole team quits to join rival piling firm
The entire engineering team of sheet piling specialist WA Dawson has quit to join a rival company following the decision of its owners to sell the.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

One stop for plant finance
Barclays Mercantile has formed a specialist task force in a bid to establish a finance one-stop shop for the construction plant industry. Part.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Pipe standards bring in work
The European standard for clay drainage pipes for trenchless installation, introduced last April, has gained worldwide status. Colin Bland,.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Highways management shakeup
A network manager has been appointed for each of the Highways Agency's 24 new agency areas, a move that further decentralises the HA. The.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Laing awarded œ8m biotech job
John Laing has been awarded an œ8.1 million contract to build Phase 1 of The International Centre for Life in Newcastle - one of the 12.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Hyder helps out
Hyder Consulting is supervising the œ330,000 refurbishment of a diffuser manifold on the Pyewipe outfall at Grimsby for Anglian Water.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Client forces Birse into partnering
Birse has signed partnering agreements with key subcontractors, in response to the demands of one of its most influential clients. After.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Arup staff get œ3.7m profit payout
The doubling of profits to œ5.6 million at consulting engineer Ove Arup has resulted in a bumper payout of œ3.7 million to its staff. .... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Clee Hill buy-out
CJ has learnt that Clee Hill Plant, the roller hire specialist, has completed a management buy-out from parent group NSM (formerly Northern Strip.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Laing launches M25 fight
Laing is fighting to claw back more than œ45 million of additional costs and œ7 million in penalty charges on its ill-fated M25 widening.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Firm faces prosecution after tiles hit pedestrian
AJ Willson & Sons, of Hendon, London, is being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive for an alleged breach of health and safety.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

CIRIA makes waste research move
CIRIA has enrolled with the regulatory body ENTRUST to undertake research and development into the environmental aspects of waste management. .... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Students board Euro-JEEP
Much of the current engineering training at top European universities fails to meet the requirements of many employers - nor does it prepare.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

RAAC alert
Clients and contractors which have used reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) planks are advised to carry out urgent structural checks by.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Computers to boost materials efficiency
New developments in computer-aided structural design are to be revealed at the "Construct IT" conference and exhibition in London on 18-20.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

The bigger they comeÉ
Whether a contractor is entitled to recover head office overheads during a period of delay to a contract may depend upon the size of the company. .... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Escape the millennium meltdown
It's New Year's Eve 1999 and you are celebrating completion of that big Millennium job. Then your ITsystem collapses... Patrick Reynolds.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Morgan bids for regional top spot
There is now no shortage of work in the expanding construction market, said David Hall, regional director of Barnes & Elliott this week. .... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

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romsey recruits Romsey-based civil engineering contractor Concrete & Stone has recruited two new managers. Paul Gray has joined as.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Window firms in œ40m merger
From the beginning of the year, aluminium window systems makers Monarch Aluminium and Glostal began trading as Granges Building System. The.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Land know-how lacking
Contractors do not know enough about dealing with contaminated land and many contractors have a "false sense of security" about their liaibilities.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)

Bug could threaten PFI deals
Construction firms working on Private Finance Initiative contracts could find them being cancelled or face massive penalties because of the Year.... more
(15 January 1997 00:00)