Articles by Date : September 13 2004 - September 19 2004

Road maintenance - Perth & Kinross Council
Tenders are invited for the execution of the works, supply and lay of materials etc. as specified herunder for a period of 12 months, commencing 1.... more
(17 September 2004 17:00)

Building maintenance - Bexley Council
Details of how to apply and what information is required can be obtained by contacting one of the following:- E Mail:.... more
(17 September 2004 16:48)

Block security contract - Bristol City Council
Applications are invited from companies wishing to undertake the above contract. It is part of £50 million of improvement works covering the Barton.... more
(17 September 2004 16:37)

Housing services - Bristol City Council
Applications are invited from established contractors with at least 2 years trading experience to carry out any of the above work types. more
(17 September 2004 16:34)

Recycling tender - WRAP
The sustainable use of resources for the production of aggregates in England. more
(17 September 2004 16:31)

Playground design and construction - Bexley Council
Details of how to apply and what information is required can be obtained by contacting one of the following:- E Mail:.... more
(17 September 2004 16:28)

Demolition firm fined £5,000 for endangering children
A demolition contractor has been fined £5,000 for endangering the lives of school children in Godalming last December. more
(17 September 2004 15:24)

Gleeson venture further into PFI
Gleeson has shown its intention to strengthen its position in PFI with the establishment of new dedicated company. more
(17 September 2004 15:17)

Amec misses out on schools work
Amec looks to have suffered a blow to its hopes of mopping up nearly £300m-worth of schools work in South Lanarkshire. more
(17 September 2004 13:06)

Amec under fire for delay
Durham councillors have criticised Amec after a city centre project was delayed by two years. more
(17 September 2004 13:05)

Carillion turnaround complete
Carillion chief executive John McDonough said he was satisfied with the firm's overall performance in the first half of 2004 and that the group's.... more
(17 September 2004 13:05)

Ennstone results quell investor revolt threat
Ennstone's latest sparkling results could herald the end of the squabbling with North Atlantic Value (NAV), the shareholder leading an investor.... more
(17 September 2004 13:04)

Galliford on course to hit 2% profit margin target by 2006
Galliford's pre-tax profit has roared ahead to £23m (£13m in 2003). Wobbles in the construction division - which dived into the red last year - are.... more
(17 September 2004 13:04)

Hyder acquires MHE for £1.9m
Hyder Consulting has continued its push into the UK environment sector with the acquisition of Marcus Hodges Environment (MHE). The deal cost £1.9m.... more
(17 September 2004 13:03)

JCB Groundcare's Hi-Tip Dumpster hits the road
JCB Groundcare has launched a new hi-tip version of its tracked dumper in response to customer demand. more
(17 September 2004 13:02)

Amec lands £7.2m MoD scheme
Amec has landed a £7.2m Ministry of Defence deal in East Anglia, while the client has also called up contractors to pitch for further work totalling.... more
(17 September 2004 13:02)

Timber targets
Greenpeace is targeting 10 Lottery-funded construction sites (see box), including Wembley, to question their use of timber. more
(17 September 2004 13:01)

Lavendon Group announces first-half debt reduction
Lavendon Group has posted a reduced debt figure for the first six months of 2004, while its UK business, Nationwide Access, has returned to revenue.... more
(17 September 2004 13:00)

Mansell lost £8m in 2003
Mansell made an £8m loss during 2003 on a turnover of £530m, according to the group's final set of independent results. Balfour Beatty bought Mansell.... more
(17 September 2004 12:59)

Plant hire industry worth £2.3bn
AMA Research's latest plant hire sector report puts a value on the business of £2.37bn in 2003 and predicts a growth rate of 2% to 3% through to.... more
(17 September 2004 12:57)

Developer fined £75,000 for engineer death
A London-based development company has been fined £75,000 following the death of a heating engineer at one of its developments in October 2000. more
(17 September 2004 12:50)

Kier profits hit record £41m
Keir has unveiled a record pre-tax profit of £41m as the group continues to fire on all cylinders. more
(17 September 2004 12:49)

IR Montebert designs dual-fitting breaker
IR Montebert is claiming a world first with its Silver Clip range of light hydraulic breakers for carriers ranging from 700kg to 7t. The breakers are.... more
(15 September 2004 17:15)

Interserve books in good shape following shake-up
Interserve is making encouraging progress in 2004 after a period of reorganisation and restructuring, according to Mike Bottjer, the group's chairman.... more
(15 September 2004 17:15)

Mowlem profit takes £12m hit
Mowlem's financial hiccup in Australia - a £12m hit in the building division in New South Wales - was not the result of being caught on the hop by a.... more
(15 September 2004 17:14)

BAV-Trak prototype launched at Saltex
A prototype of what is claimed to be the smallest mini crusher on tracks made its appearance at Saltex last week. Aimed at the landscaping and plant.... more
(15 September 2004 17:13)

Oakdene issues record results after AIM switch
Oakdene Homes, the south of England housebuilder, has issued its first interim results since being admitted to AIM - the junior section of the Stock.... more
(15 September 2004 17:12)

Heritage building market survey
The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) is carrying out research into the building conservation and restoration market. more
(15 September 2004 17:11)

Warings goes for 20% waste cut
Warings chief executive Len Salter has challenged his staff to cut waste in its processes by at least 10% over the next year. more
(15 September 2004 17:11)

No more traffic jams for RMC
The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) is carrying out research into the building conservation and restoration market. more
(15 September 2004 17:10)

Optima seals £20m housing contract
Offsite construction firm Optima Homes has won a £20m contract to supply a housing association with 1,000 homes. more
(15 September 2004 17:09)

Rail maintenance workload back on track
Carillion has already found an effective replacement for a third of the rail maintenance workload that was lost as a result of Network Rail's.... more
(15 September 2004 17:09)

Tulloch drives into leisure
Tulloch, the Inverness-based construction group, has driven into the leisure sector by snapping up a couple of golf courses on the outskirts of.... more
(15 September 2004 17:08)

Challenging jurisdiction
In the recent case of McAlpine PPS Pipeline Systems -v- Transco plc, the judge gave a very helpful list of questions, which should be borne in mind.... more
(15 September 2004 17:08)

New Bobcat mini excavator
Bobcat has extended its zero tail- swing mini excavator range with the launch of model 435. more
(15 September 2004 17:07)

Industry efficiency report compiled
The plant hire industry will have to lose almost 11,000 jobs next year if it is to compete with the most efficient companies in the sector, according.... more
(15 September 2004 17:06)

Takeuchi minis get three year warranty
Takeuchi's mini excavators now include a three-year warranty. The Japanese company is also launching Takeuchi Financial Solutions (TFS), a dedicated.... more
(15 September 2004 17:06)

Volvo short-swing excavator launched at industry show
Volvo Construction Equipment used last week's Saltex exhibition at Windsor Racecourse as the launch of its new short-swing radius compact excavator.... more
(15 September 2004 17:05)

Wyre Waste first to use WRAP scheme
Lancashire-based Wyre Waste Management has become the first company to lease recycling equipment using the eQuip Residual Value Guarantee (RVG).... more
(15 September 2004 17:04)

AFT launches oil filtration system
Applied Filtration Technology (AFT) has launched an ultra-fine bypass filtration system, which it said maintains engine oil in original condition for.... more
(15 September 2004 17:04)

RAC opens dedicated plant windscreen centre
RAC Auto Windscreens has opened a dedicated department at its Chesterfield head office for its specialist glazing service. It will provide glass for.... more
(15 September 2004 17:03)

Jarvis set to lose out on £25m PFI schools project
The woes of Jarvis continue with the news that the troubled contractor looks like it has failed to make the grade for a £25m PFI schools deal in.... more
(15 September 2004 17:02)

Nine firms bag £2bn Welsh Water contract
Nine firms have tapped into a potential £4.2bn worth of work for Dwr Cymru Welsh Water. more
(15 September 2004 17:01)

Enterprise secures £1bn contract haul
Enterprise, the support services group, has secured £1bn-worth of new contracts during the first half of the year in the water, telecoms and social.... more
(15 September 2004 17:00)

Kilwuddie worker survives burial scare at Livingston site
A 48-year-old man cheated death last weekend after he was buried at a building site in West Lothian for two-and-a-half hours. more
(15 September 2004 17:00)

Carillion in legal threat as tower closes - again
Glasgow Science Centre is considering legal action against Carillion over the construction of its centre piece -a £10m, 127m-high revolving tower. more
(15 September 2004 16:59)

Getting set for Wimbledon
Galliford's highest profile future project, a £90m scheme to fit a retractable roof on Centre Court at Wimbledon so that tennis no longer stops.... more
(15 September 2004 16:58)

Griffiths stays in post after NFB pressure
Industry pressure has forced the government into a dramatic u-turn: Nigel Griffiths remains the minister for construction following last week's.... more
(15 September 2004 16:58)

GMB takes Cleveland row to TUC
Members of the GMB union have continued their protests against the sacking of the 200 Cleveland Bridge workers from the £757m Wembley Stadium.... more
(15 September 2004 16:57)

Industry 'not worthy' of bitumen award
The QPA refused to name a winner for the bitumen category because of a low standard of entries and a lack of interest from the sector. more
(15 September 2004 16:56)