Articles by Date : February 13 1995 - February 19 1995
US Case reports 29% rise in European plant sales
US plant firm Case Corporation has made an operating profit in the
fourth quarter of 1994 of $67 million (œ45 million), compared
with $38.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
TOP TEN FROM TOP CAT
Cat is using BAUMA '95 as the launch pad for a raft of new kit. Ian Brown went to Geneva and Grenoble for a preview more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
PERI REACHES THEPYLON TOP
Peri's automatic climbing system gave a big lift to the construction of the 137m-high pylons on the Second Severn Crossing. Fiona Kingston.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
CONSTRUCTION INSOLVENCY-WEEKLY UPDATE
CJ's weekly list of corporate insolvencies in the construction
industry. For œ160, IT Systems will fax details to subscribers
on a daily.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
WHO'S WHO
Main contractor:
Balfour Beatty
Piling contractor:
Stent Foundations
Engineer:
Acer Consultants more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
in brief
Orders down in 1994
The total value of new construction orders for the whole of 1994
was œ21.3 billion, up œ1.3 billion on 1993.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Carlton Gate judge urges case rethink
The judge trying the œ20 million Carlton Gate case has urged
the executive boards and partners of all the parties involved to
consider.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Budge denies DTI 'squander' charge
Tony Budge hit back strongly this week at allegations that he
dishonestly squandered millions on high living and extravagant
hobbies while the.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
GRABBING THE HEADLINES
Much attention has recently been applied to whether or not a
mystery benefactor bailed out the Princess of Wales. It is a shame
this debate was not.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Liverpool sparkies to be tried over death of foreman
Two Liverpool electricians accused of the manslaughter of a
building site foreman on a Cruden Construction site were this week
committed for trial.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Roads prog. 'still intact', says Watts
Roads Minister John Watts has told the Federation of Civil
Engineering Contractors that the roads programme - as established
in the 1994 review -.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
M77 arrests as police move in
Police and security guards went onto the M77 site in force this
week to try to remove the band of road protesters trying to block
the construction.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Design stalls Balfour Heathrow restart
Balfour Beatty's hopes of restarting work on the central area of
the Heathrow Express by mid-February following the tunnelling
collapse in October.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
BA's Porter flies off to join Arnold
The head of British Airways property project management Stephen
Porter has spread his wings after seven years and become business
development and.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
McAlpine hits back at fresh abuse claims
Top 10 builder Alfred McAlpine was this week facing a demand that
it be banned from Government contracts following allegations of
contractual abuse.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Amey thought to be lowest on A50 bid
The race to win the œ20 million contract for phase 2 of the
A50 - Blythe Bridge to Queensway, near Stoke, has narrowed to three
contenders -.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
McAlpine jv hits trouble on Jubilee Line drive
The Sir Robert McAlpine-led joint venture on Jubilee Line Extension
Contract 110 (Canary Wharf-Canning Town-North Greenwich) hit
problems last.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Training levy row as Govt seeks rewrite
The Government has slapped down main contractors over their
practice of passing the current 2% training levy on labour-only
payments to their.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
DBFO fears on Hochtief M1 rethink
Hochtief is strongly rumoured to have pulled out of the bidding for
the œ190 million M1-A1 DBFO road scheme. Although no reason
has been given.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Moves
Charles Church Group has appointed David Birchall to head up the
companies strategic land and planning activities.
Birchall has been with.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Tarmac upgrades docks
Tarmac is hard at work on its œ7.5 million upgrading of
Grimsby Docks fish market. Some 200,000m3 of sand has been dredged
from the mouth of.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
HOT LINE
Trafalgar House Facilities Services has been awarded an 18 month
facilities management contract by the Home Office for five
properties in Croydon,.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Scottish Museums seeks bids
The National Museums of Scotland is seeking a management contractor
for the construction of a new wing of the Royal Museum of Scotland
on Chambers.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Regents Park tenders after April
Tenders are due to go out after April on the œ55 million A406/
A1/A598 Regents Park Road junction improvement in north London. The
main.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Tarmac takes LU tunnel job
Tarmac has bagged an œ11 million contract to construct a
passenger interchange tunnel on the London Underground at Green
Park. The tunnel will.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
in brief
Dennis moves to
Mowlem board
Clive Dennis has joined the board of John Mowlem Construction after
spending the past six years as head of.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Miller wins pump tender
Miller Civil Engineering has finally clinched the long delayed
civil engineering and mechanical contract for the new North
Woolwich pumping station.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Out of the blue
The building industry's support for the Conservative Party might
have sunk to an all-time low, but it's nice to know they have - or
had - one.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Road spend cut to meet cost of teacher pay rise
The Government's decision last week not to give local authorities
extra money to cover pay awards to teachers and the police will
cost the.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
McLean oil job almost finished
Work is nearing completion on the œ18 million civil
engineering contract at the new œ250 million Hamilton Oil gas
terminal at Point of.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Birse targets Scot water by joining B+B
Birse has joined forces with Bilfinger + Berger to bid for
privately funded water projects in the UK. The group will target
the Scottish water.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
BB wins power station project
Balfour Beatty Projects and Engineering has been awarded a œ25
million turnkey contract to build a new power station for PowerGen
CHP.
.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
T. House firms awarded Eire mine contract
A group of Trafalgar House companies have been awarded a œ40
million lump sum fixed price contract by Arcon Mines of Dublin for
a mining.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
in brief
Amec Health appointment
The ex-chief executive of Chester Health Authority, Ralph Murray,
has joined Amec Healthcare to boost its team and help.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Fixed price for NatWest build
Mowlem has been awarded the first stage of the œ18 million
rebuilding of NatWest Bank's office at 1 Princes Street in the City
of London..... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
'One voice' role sought for CIB
Specialist contractors are pressing for the newly-formed
Construction Industry Board to become a permanent body which will
be developed into a long.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Asbestos sales up as HSE warns sites
Materials companies are reporting dramatic increases in the sales
of asbestos roofing slates in the United Kingdom. One firm has told
Contract.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Butler not to blame
Sir; Your article 'Another leak at the Velodrome' (9 February1995)
appears to put the blame for the problem on the roof system which
was supplied.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Workload in line to match 1990 peak, Gummer told
Latest state of trade surveys suggest a hiccup in a broadly
improving site workload trend, according to a report on 'The State
of the Construction.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Wimpey buys A. McAlpine's UK quarries
Wimpey has bought Alfred McAlpine's UK minerals division for
œ43.5 million.
The cash purchase sees Wimpey acquire 16 quarries and five.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Theresa leaves a message from the Glasgow branch...
Does anyone remember this one? Knock Knock. Who's there? Theresa.
Theresa Who? Theresa Green (Think about it)
Well blow me down if Backbites.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Greenwich reports fall in contractors' failure rates
Contractors employed by the four major utilities in the London
Borough of Greenwich have dramatically improved the quality of
their work, with.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
CIoB urges builders to manage projects
Professional builders rather than architects should manage the
construction process, according to Colin Harding, president of the
Chartered.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
New chairman for TayWood Holdings
Mike Laycock has taken over as chairman of Taylor Woodrow
Construction Holdings, the holding company for all Taylor Woodrow's
UK-based construction.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
Recovery for Crest homes
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has announced pre-tax profits of
œ11.1 million - up from œ2.1 million last year and a
dramatic turnaround.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
in brief
Lovell partners LU
Lovell has secured a partnership agreement with London Underground,
covering support services, design, manage and construct.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
More money than...
While the economic squeeze still grips the construction industry
hard, other industrial sectors are back to the haydays of spend,
spend, spend.
.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
ON FORM FOR FAST WORK
The role of the formwork contractor, and the choice of the correct formwork system, have long been subjects neglected both by designers and site.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
FOLLOWING A CRITICAL PATH
The Galoo case has a major impact on the analysis of delay-related claims, says Doug Masson, a solicitor with Gouldens more
(16 February 1995 00:00)
BREAKING OPEN WITH MAGNUM BOXES
Hilly terrain in Ilfracombe, Devon has turned a road widening
scheme into a significant civil engineering task. The extra land
needed had to be.... more
(16 February 1995 00:00)