Articles by Date : January 13 2003 - January 19 2003

FA to push ahead with £70m National Football Centre
The Football Association (FA) has today (Friday) confirmed that its £70m National Football Centre will be built in Staffordshire despite financial.... more
(17 January 2003 16:08)

£1bn regeneration of Elephant and Castle back on track
The £1bn regeneration of London's Elephant and Castle is back on after Southwark Council's Executive endorsed the first stage of its Comprehensive.... more
(17 January 2003 15:22)

Wates workers told to "tow the line" on Twin Valley's sites
Wates has been warned that music, swearing, or wolf -whistles will not be tolerated on any social housing sites across Blackburn and Darwen as part.... more
(17 January 2003 14:54)

Project managers and steel erectors join CSCS
Project managers and steel erectors are among nine further occupations to join the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS), which now has.... more
(17 January 2003 12:39)

Timber stats released for first time
Statistics covering the performance of the timber frame industry in the UK have been released for the first time. more
(17 January 2003 11:39)

Babcock wins £13m power station contract
Babcock Africa Limited, a subsidiary of Babcock International Group, the support services company, has revaeled today (Friday) that it has won a.... more
(17 January 2003 10:17)

Halcrow "repositioning" industry with client focus
Consultant Halcrow believes it is positioning the construction industry as the "solution rather than the problem" after two years of reshuffling.... more
(17 January 2003 08:10)

Laing and Skanska named preferred bidder for £140m roads PPP
Laing and Skanska have today (Friday) been named as preferred bidder by Vegdirektoratet, Norway's state roads agency, for a £140m PPP road scheme. more
(17 January 2003 07:57)

AMEC seals £200m rail renewal contract
AMEC's rail division AMEC SPIE Rail has today (Friday) sealed a £200m track renewal contract from Network Rail in a joint venture with Cogifer TF of.... more
(17 January 2003 07:19)

PFI schools report match CABE's findings
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), the government's design watchdog, has admitted that today's Audit Commission report.... more
(16 January 2003 16:22)

JCB unveils boom mounted camera system
JCB has developed a boom mounted camera system for use on a JS160W wheeled excavator owned by waste services company SITA. more
(16 January 2003 15:24)

CC challenges scathing report on poor value PFI schools
A report published today (Thursday) which claims that schools built under the Private Financial Initiative (PFI) do not deliver better value for.... more
(16 January 2003 13:06)

Carillion set to meet all trading expectations
Carillion, the business and construction services group, has said today (Thursday) that it fully expects to meet all its targets for the year ended.... more
(16 January 2003 12:42)

Early PFI schools failed to make the grade
Early Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schools were not built any quicker, any cheaper, or to better quality, than those built under traditional.... more
(16 January 2003 10:19)

Construction industry still crying out for skilled labour
A career in construction is looking increasingly attractive, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) construction.... more
(16 January 2003 09:32)

Contractors eye government funds to install renewable technology
Contractors specialising in installing renewable energy systems could be in for a windfall of government funds under a new £10m campaign to encourage.... more
(15 January 2003 17:52)

Shepherd wins £4.5m contract to build new retail units
Shepherd Construction has started work on a £4.5m contract with Realm Limited, the factory outlet developers and operator. more
(15 January 2003 17:20)

Bobcat adds new tracked loader to its growing portfolio
Bobcat has added the T300 tracked loader to its UK range joining the existing T200. The new compact loader has an operating weight of 4.2t, a 1.4t.... more
(15 January 2003 16:39)

Lovell teaches site safety to kids
Lovell, Morgan Sindall's affordable housing arm, is alerting children to the danger of playing on sites with these two characters. more
(15 January 2003 12:56)

Amey to hand maintenance work back to Network Rail
Amey will hand part of its west of England railway maintenance contract back to Network Rail in two months' time. The Railtrack replacement wants to.... more
(15 January 2003 12:42)

UCATT claims holiday pay from Balfour
UCATT has lodged a huge claim against Balfour Beatty Utilities for backdated holiday pay. more
(15 January 2003 12:41)

School PFIs plan to trial NHS LIFT model
A £2.5bn programme to upgrade the nation's secondary schools using the NHS LIFT initiative as its blueprint is to be launched next month with the.... more
(15 January 2003 12:41)

Severs' heaven
Nearly 25 years ago, four businessmen started a structural steelwork factory on a disused World War II airfield in North Yorkshire. Today,.... more
(15 January 2003 12:40)

BBA's bid to attract the young
Young people are to be enticed into the construction industry by a campaign launched next week by the Better Brickwork Alliance (BBA) in conjunction.... more
(15 January 2003 12:39)

Time to go continental?
Later this year, the European steel design code EC3 finally comes into effect, after a lengthy drafting process. But UK steelwork contractors should.... more
(15 January 2003 12:39)

Morris and Spottiswood sees sales grow to £55m
Morris and Spottiswood, the Glasgow-based shopfitting, construction and facilities management support specialist, has reported year-on-year sales.... more
(15 January 2003 12:38)

Warranty obligations
Where a contractor undertakes full design and construction obligations under a construction or engineering contract, the owner will require to be.... more
(15 January 2003 12:38)

May Gurney strives to remove barriers
May Gurney has revamped its business structure. David Sterry, chief executive, said this week: "We have eliminated internal barriers." more
(15 January 2003 12:37)

Llewellyn 'goes profitable'
Llewellyn, the £180m-a-year construction group snapped up by the Rok Group last September, has "immediately gone profitable" following a major.... more
(15 January 2003 12:36)

Just the ticket
Car parks have traditionally been gloomy, grey, concrete structures, the kind of places where few people would feel safe on their own at night. But.... more
(15 January 2003 12:36)

Andover improves visibility
Andover Trailers has responded to HSE calls for improved visibility when loading and unloading plant trailers by developing a new rear light cluster.... more
(15 January 2003 12:35)

JCB helps SITA see into skips
JCB has developed a boom mounted camera system for use on a JS160W wheeled excavator owned by waste services company SITA. more
(15 January 2003 12:34)

Spectrum eyes new business
Fit-out specialist Spectrum has poached Interior's head of sales Robin Harris. more
(15 January 2003 12:34)

Land Rover's UK sales rise
Land Rover has seen a third successive year of increased UK sales with over 47,000 units sold. In 2002 it revised its Freelander and Defender and.... more
(15 January 2003 11:53)

Bobcat adds T300 to range
Bobcat has added the T300 tracked loader to its UK range to join the existing T200. The new compact loader has an operating weight of 4.2t, a 1.4t.... more
(15 January 2003 11:52)

A-Plant forms tool hire shop
A-Plant has continued its internal re-organisation with the separation of its plant and tool hire businesses and the formation of a new business.... more
(15 January 2003 11:52)

ACE Plant builds big bowser
ACE Plant has built a 10,000 litre (2,000 gallon) capacity bunded diesel bowser that can be transported by an ADT. It will be used to refuel Cory.... more
(15 January 2003 11:51)

Rok orderbook exceeds £250m
In a trading update published this week, Rok confirmed that its 2002 pre-tax profit - before exceptional charges and the amortisation of goodwill -.... more
(15 January 2003 11:50)

Rethinking Construction and CBPP set to merge
Rethinking Construction and the Construction Best Practice Programme (CBPP) will definitely merge this year in an effort to promote Egan principles. more
(15 January 2003 11:49)

T Clarke profit could halve
T Clarke's share price took a 30% tumble last week following a trading statement warning that 2003 profits and turnover are likely to be lower than.... more
(15 January 2003 11:48)

ECI chief is 'frozen out'
Ivor Williams, the man who introduced the concept of partnering to the UK, has left his post as director of the European Construction Institute.... more
(15 January 2003 11:48)

TGWU claims victory for unfair dismissal case
The TGWU is claiming "a hugely significant victory for construction workers" after an employment tribunal last week handed down a ruling that a site.... more
(15 January 2003 11:47)

Gleeson waits on £10m water deal
Gleeson is expecting to hear within the next few weeks if it has clinched a £10m partnering deal with Yorkshire Water. more
(15 January 2003 11:46)

Contractors ignore fire advice
The top 100 main contractors have ignored an offer of advice on the correct installation of passive fire protection (PFP) in buildings from the.... more
(15 January 2003 11:46)

Battle for £1.8bn water job
Three teams are hoping to tap into a massive £1.8bn framework deal from Scottish Water. more
(15 January 2003 11:45)

Carillion pulls out of bidding for North Staffs £254m PFI hospital
Carillion has withdrawn from the bidding for the £254m PFI hospital project in North Staffordshire because of a logistics problem - it had envisaged.... more
(15 January 2003 11:44)

Unions propose another pay deal
Building and civil engineering unions have signalled their readiness to agree another three-year pay deal when the current long-term construction.... more
(15 January 2003 11:43)

Action call on employment law
The TGWU has called on the government to introduce fresh legislation to clarify the existing regulations on employment status. more
(15 January 2003 11:42)

Four firms to bid for £800m MoD project
Four firms will pick up the tender documents in July for a massive £800m-plus Ministry of Defence prime contract. more
(15 January 2003 11:40)

Costain in lead for £60m science work
Costain is emerging as front-runner for an exacting £60m scientific construction projectin Oxfordshire. more
(15 January 2003 11:39)