Articles by Date : March 13 2006 - March 19 2006

Pellikaan fined £45k
Pellikaan (Construction) was fined £45,000 at Stevenage Magistrates Court last week after an incident two years ago in which a labourer was buried.... more
(17 March 2006 14:00)

Amey doubles profit to £52m
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(17 March 2006 12:00)

Liverpool developers unveil latest industrial project
Developer Langtree seeks contractors for £15m business park. more
(17 March 2006 11:35)

Schmidlin bought by TSK
Supplies for Schmidlin UK have been secured after its Swiss parent was bought by a German firm. more
(17 March 2006 11:30)

ODPM sets date for controls on internal mezzanine installations
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has provisionally set 6 April 2006 as the date for implementation of its control on development involving the.... more
(17 March 2006 10:45)

BATJIC pay deal agreed
The Federation of Master Builders and the TGWU have reached agreement on the latest Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) pay.... more
(17 March 2006 10:30)

UGS wins £1m drainage supply contract
Builders’ merchant UGS has won a supply contract for drainage materials it claims could top £1m. more
(16 March 2006 18:00)

Yorkon develops warranty for modular buildings
Modular building maker Yorkon has developed a customer charter, which includes a 20-year warranty, more
(16 March 2006 17:29)

New joint available for concrete piles
Simplex Foundations has expanded after it bought the rights to a new joint for concrete piling. more
(16 March 2006 17:17)

Callcutt appointed chief executive of English Partnerships
John Callcutt has been appointed chief executive of English Partnerships (EP). more
(16 March 2006 15:40)

Cement price hikes loom despite predicted boom.
Rising energy costs will push up cement prices, despite increasing demand for the product a report predicted today. more
(16 March 2006 14:20)

Work at Height Regulations - One Year On
contractjournal.com newsletter: 16/03/2006 The Work at Height Regulations are almost a year old, having come into force in Great Britain on 6 April.... more
(16 March 2006 14:20)

Alfred McAlpine breaks £1bn barrier
Alfred McAlpine achieved a margin of 3.6% last year as turnover broke through the £1bn barrier for the first time. more
(16 March 2006 12:00)

Prospering Corus warns of price increases
Steel prices will continue to rise this year, claimed Corus today as it announced a second consecutive year of profit. more
(16 March 2006 11:40)

Editor's Comment: School's out, construction's in
Editor's comment from Contract Journal, 15 March 2006. more
(16 March 2006 11:12)

Miller makes it a golden dozen
Miller, the housebuilder and construction group, has unveiled its 12th successive year of increased profit. more
(16 March 2006 11:00)

Regional arm drives Kier forward
Kier produced "another excellent set of results" in the six months to 31 December as pre-tax profit increased 19.8% (before exceptionals) to £28.4m..... more
(16 March 2006 09:00)

Mowlem team withdraws from New Tyne Crossing
Carillion's acquisition of Mowlem has led to the T4 consortium withdrawing from bidding for the New Tyne Crossing. more
(16 March 2006 08:00)

Gamble takes chair at CPCS
Trevor Gamble has been named as the new chair of the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) management committee. Gamble has more than 40.... more
(15 March 2006 18:00)

Ashtead makes hay as A-Plant restructuring begins to pay off
A-Plant’s parent company Ashtead has reported record third-quarter revenue and profit as well as a record nine-month performance. Income in the.... more
(15 March 2006 18:00)

Industrial ‘super union’ plans gather momentum
Plans for the creation of a new “super union” through a merger of Amicus, the GMB, and the TGWU are expected to see the establishment of a combined.... more
(15 March 2006 17:00)

CITB: training culture at risk
■ The use of cheaper migrant labour might hamper training programme, while an ageing workforce threatens a loss of skills. more
(15 March 2006 17:00)

Deals done
UCS Plant has taken delivery of half a dozen Volvo excavators, including three 14t units (EC140BLCs), an 18t EC180BLC, an EC240BLC (24t) and a 14t.... more
(15 March 2006 17:00)

Plant directors an ageing breed
Research by Plimsoll Publishing shows that by the end of 2006, more than one-in-four directors of plant hire companies will be over 60 years old. .... more
(15 March 2006 17:00)

Carillion: Mowlem bid 'a blinder'
Carillion has admitted that the trickiest moment in the chase to acquire Mowlem was the deliberation over whether to lift the initial value of the.... more
(15 March 2006 16:00)

Currie & Brown wins £1.6bn Peru deal
Currie & Brown has been appointed to act as investment consultant for a £1.4bn port PPP in Peru. more
(15 March 2006 15:23)

Livingstone vows to stamp down on renegade London boroughs
London Mayor Ken Livingstone is determined to ensure that local authorities will no longer be allowed to hold up planning applications that are in.... more
(15 March 2006 15:00)

Back in Controlled
The collapse of Controlled Demolition last September was as dramatic as any of its blowdowns, but now the business has dusted itself off and is.... more
(15 March 2006 15:00)

Crest Nicholson wins Woolston Riverside regen
Crest Nicholson has been named preferred bidder for the £250m regeneration of Woolston Riverside in Southampton. more
(15 March 2006 14:00)

Equipment is Interserve's star performer
Interserve’s equipment services division, which provides temporary structural forms and other equipment for complex projects, was the jewel in the.... more
(15 March 2006 14:00)

BRE approves Dryform system
Dryform this week advanced the cause of offsite construction when it gained approval for its steel frame product from the Building Research.... more
(15 March 2006 14:00)

Waterman looks ahead to ‘encouraging’ orderbook
Waterman, the consultancy group, has unveiled an interim pre-tax profit of £2m (£1.8m) in the six months to the end of 2005. Revenue was higher at.... more
(15 March 2006 14:00)

Trio vie for NW PFI homes job
Three groups are battling for the key to unlock an estimated £100m PFI housing deal in the North West. Cheshire County Council has picked.... more
(15 March 2006 14:00)

Two-way battle for £30m Redcar streetlighting PFI
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council has shone the spotlight on two firms in the final run-in for its delayed PFI streetlighting deal, worth at.... more
(15 March 2006 14:00)

Burning issue
ARCA’s campaign to stop textured coatings being deregulated has received support from the businesses most likely to be affected – the SMEs that.... more
(15 March 2006 14:00)

Aggregate Industries reveals senior management changes
Aggregate Industries chief executive Bill Bolsover has unveiled a string of changes to his senior management team. more
(15 March 2006 14:00)

HA considers bulk buying policy
■ Success on T5 leads Highways Agency to believe bulk purchasing could help with its annual 2.5% efficiency savings. more
(15 March 2006 13:00)

Out in the wash
Picture a world where the demolition of crumbling concrete structures is handled by robots using high-powered water jets. Difficult to imagine? Well.... more
(15 March 2006 13:00)

Balfour set to hit £5bn mark
■ Despite its transformation into a UK giant, Balfour still sees its heart to be in construction; Germany holds long-term attractions. more
(15 March 2006 13:00)

Prepare for digital tachographs
■ May start date looms for owners to ensure companies and drivers have digital tachograph cards. more
(15 March 2006 13:00)

Rolled-Up Holiday Pay
Rolled-Up Holiday Pay Rather than making a payment when leave is actually taken, some employers who pay by the hour or the day attribute a.... more
(15 March 2006 12:50)

UK primary schools in line for £7bn revamp
A £7bn programme to rebuild or refurbish more than half the country’s primary schools over a 15-year period is in the pipeline. more
(15 March 2006 12:00)

Aspalt demand rising in the UK
UK asphalt firms are poised to build seven new plants after a leap in demand for the product, according to a survey by BDS Marketing. more
(15 March 2006 12:00)

US orders boost for Heywood Williams
Doors and windows firm Heywood Williams (HW) enjoyed mixed fortunes last year, producing a leap in profit despite a poorly-performing UK market. .... more
(15 March 2006 12:00)

Four scrap for £34.5m waste disposal deal
Four outfits are due to pick up the tender paperwork next month for a £34.5m project intended to transform the way a London borough deals with its.... more
(15 March 2006 12:00)

HA launches virtual help to hauliers of abnormal loads
The Highways Agency has launched a free, web-based service called ESDAL (Electronic Special Delivery for Abnormal Loads) to help hauliers plan the.... more
(15 March 2006 12:00)

Pettifer looks to future with board expansion
Pettifer Construction has formed a new second-tier management board as it looks to expand further. more
(15 March 2006 12:00)

Decision imminent on £100m Belfast sewerage contract
The Water Service in Northern Ireland is currently believed to be focusing on one contractor for one of Belfast’s biggest-ever infrastructure deals. more
(15 March 2006 11:30)

Westbury bypass bids are 'premature'
Wiltshire County Council (WCC) has been accused of “jumping the gun” in inviting contractors to bid for its £20m Westbury Bypass scheme as it is not.... more
(15 March 2006 11:00)

Contractors under fire for profiting from Iraq rebuild
Contractors came under the spotlight this week, when anti-war campaigners accused them of being the biggest profiteers in the UK from the occupation.... more
(15 March 2006 11:00)