Articles by Date : June 13 1994 - June 19 1994

Out to get John
Who are these people that keep spoiling Tarmac's annual general meetings? We are not exactly told in their press release material. But they.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Mott to study Terminal 5
Mott MacDonald is to carry out tunnelling and geotechnical studies in support of the proposed Terminal 5 development at Heathrow Airport. The first.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

It is time to enforce negotiating in good faith
The 'lock-out agreement' in Walford v Miles more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

MP pushes to get Crossrail going
Conservative MP David Lidington is trying to gather sufficient signatures in the House of Commons to get the proposed œ2 billion Crossrail.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

CIEC outlines its vision
A radical restructure of the Joint Contracts Tribunal limiting the powers of veto is being sought by contractor members of the Construction.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

The Irish question - it's no joke
Two unemployed Irishmen walked past a sign saying 'Tree fellers wanted' and one of them says.... Oops. Let that be un-said. With Trevor McAuley.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Mexico work for Grupo Sitra
Grupo Sitra (jointly owned by Trafalgar House and Grupo Sidek) has won two contracts in Mexico worth a total of œ55 million. The main contract.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

CCT hit by European TUPE ruling
A dramatic European Court ruling that the UK Government has failed to implement the Acquired Rights Directive correctly confirms that its.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Research thumbs up for flat roofs
Fears that flat roofs leak are unfounded, according to the British Flat Roofing Council which has just completed a three-year study into flat roofs.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Twyford - a call for relief
Sir; I would like to take issue with ICE President Stuart Mustow in using Twyford Down (incidentally in Hampshire) as an example of a scheme that.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

DBFO contest hots up
As the Highways Agency prepares to let the first tranche of Design, Build, Finance, and Operate (DBFO) road contracts later this year, it has.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

DON'T YOU JUST LOVE BEING IN CONTROL!
Transportation and Storage, one of five new business divisions within British Gas, is where pipeline contractors must now turn to trade with the.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Super trooper
Sarah Brightman performed majestically on the CIoB lawns at Ascot last Sunday for the Institute's 160th anniversary - and the show went so well a.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Plant this week correction
Grove Worldwide Manlift MZ90CX more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Kubota takes on the plant thieves
The annual cost of plant theft is estimated to be worth around œ500 million. Mini excavator manufacturer Kubota intends to reduce this figure..... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

The first of its kind
Exeter based GML Plant and Haulage has recently taken delivery of a Benford skidsteer loader fitted with a cold planer. Benford's planer - the.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Bradshaw adds new Railroader
William Bradshaw (Plant Hire and Contractors) has added a fourth specialist railways maintenance Railroader machine from Liebherr to its fleet. .... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

A QUESTION OF CHANGE
Versatility is where the Continentals score, with small wheeled loaders so popular that attachments have proliferated. That may sound like a.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

FIAT'S GOT IT ALL IN THE VAN
It's small outside, big inside with most creature comforts, and makes good economic sense as a fast response parts delivery vehicle. Lawrie.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

A COMPETITIVE WORLD
There are some two dozen manufacturers/importers slugging it out on the wheel loader sales battlefield of the UK. But that does not mean rich.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

THE WHEELS JUST KEEP ON TURNING
How did we ever manage without the wheeled loader? Opening our latest Plant Check survey, Ian Brown looks at some applications of the machine more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Balfour completes Severn pour
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(16 June 1994 00:00)

Below cost bids finish Watkins
Bidding below net cost is being blamed for the collapse of the London refurb builder VAT Watkins. The 47-year-old private company's building and.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

NHolst defends DSS hq
Allegations in last week's Daily Mirror that the new DSS HQ, in Leeds is a 'fire trap' have been vigorously denied by the client and contractor..... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Ucatt chiefs under fire
Delegates to the UCATT conference in Llandudno retreated behind closed doors yesterday (Wednesday) for a bare knuckle fight over the future of.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Moayedi forms jv with Harvey Bard
Paris Moayedi, the charismatic former chief executive of Team Services, has formed a joint venture project management company with Jarvis, the.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

A VICTIM OF RECOVERY
The past few months of quiet and relatively stable corporate trading always had an ominous air about it. MF Kent apart, plus a daily round of.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Costain set for Bournemouth court
Costain is tipped to win the D&B contract for a court complex in Bournemouth. The original cost estimate for the job is around œ11.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

IN BRIEF
Prices up Building prices are picking up, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The Building Cost Information Service has.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Thames cuts up over pipes
Thames Water is urgently seeking ways of cutting the number of water pipe breakages caused by contractors after suffering more than 7,000 bursts in.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

DoE puts œ5m into research and development
The Department of the Environment is to foot 50% of the bill for a œ10 million research programme aimed at helping UK construction companies.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

HOT LINE
Kyle Stewart is being tipped to win a œ23 million contract for a Tesco's central distribution centre at Nursling Industrial Park outside.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

B'ham orbital 'intended'
Reports that the Department of Transport is trying to build an M25 by stealth around Birmingham have been angrily denied by the DoT. The DoT.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Amec tipped for Taff-Ely
Contractors are still in talks over the œ41 million Taff-Ely Rhondda Hospital in Llantrisant, but it is thought that Amec has the edge on its.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

MBE honour flows in for md Dawn
A New Dawn: Dawn Gibbins is one of three women in construction to have been awarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Gibbins is managing.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

What some people will do for money
Charlie Raynor of Selwood Hire is a professional masochist since he publicly stated at SED he intends to drive a Thwaites 6t dumper from Lands End.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Job prospects improving
The construction recovery has yet to result in more jobs - though the prospects for employment levels this year look good. That was the.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Taywood forms Tameside jv
Taylor Woodrow Construction Northern has formed a joint venture partnership with Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council to undertake a mixed.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Set fair for Ilford housing
FairBriar Homes is due to start work soon on its œ40 million housing development at Ilford, Essex. FairBriar Park was designed by Colwyn.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Streetworks register plan scrutinised
The future of the long-awaited computerised street and road works register (CSRWR) hung in the balance this week as local authority bodies.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Cape profits up by 7%
Cape Plc celebrated its centenary with a 7% increase in pretax profits to œ12.7 million. Last year the figure was œ11.9 million. .... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

D&B strikes back
Leading design and build contractors are joining together to lobby both the Labour Party and the Government over misleading criticism of the.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

knowles
In last week's issue, we misreported the views of David Knowles, managing director of the recruitment consultant PRS. While Mr Knowles was 'mildly.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

PR drive for blacktop
The blacktop industry is planning a œ100,000 campaign to raise public awareness of its product and to counter bad publicity generated by the.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Consent for leisure park
Blue Circle's Medway Park leisure complex has received consent from the DoE. Planning permission had been granted by Rochester-upon-Medway City.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Costain cleans up Southport water
Costain has completed a key part of its œ75 million environmental improvement project for North West Water's clean-up of the bathing water at.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Bovis wins MoD/CAA jobs
Bovis has formally moved into building maintenance, picking up two contracts worth a total of œ22 million for the Ministry of Defence and the.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Better than determination
Sir; I was interested to read the article by Vincent Powell-Smith, 'Breaches: a minefield for the unwary' (CJ,14/06/94). In that article he.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

Recovery pushes up costs
Spectacular rises in the cost of land and materials are among the features of the construction recovery highlighted by the latest quarterly.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)

T&G issues 120 TUPE writs
The Transport and General Workers Union has taken out some 120 writs against the Government in the wake of last week's European Court Ruling on the.... more
(16 June 1994 00:00)