Articles by Date : October 13 1997 - October 19 1997

Bomag breaks into the UK marketplace
The first of Bomag's new BW71EHB roller/breakers are now in the hands of UK plant hirers. A big factor in its success has been its electric.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

CONTRACTS HOTLINE
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(15 October 1997 00:00)

Hirsch takes on aftermarket role at Ingersoll Rand
Gary Hirsch has assumed the new post of general manager-aftermarket with Ingersoll-Rand's Construction & Mining Group in the European-served.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

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NEWSBRIEF
sheffield tenders for revitalisation Sheffield City Council is inviting tenders for the first phase of its œ120 million scheme to.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Construction Safety Conference
The Construction Safety Conference celebrates its silver jubilee this year after providing the industry's leading forum for debate on the subject.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Volvo takes on tough digging in Shropshire
Until recently ARC Central's Clee Hill Quarry in Shropshire used a hydraulic face shovel to excavate its 500,000 tonnes of dolerite (used for.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Thwaites sales man
Ian Brown is the new sales director at Thwaites, Leamington Spa. He steps up from general sales manager after eight years with the dumper.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Building up to a blockbuster
Although it may not seem so at first glance, construction could learn a lot from the film industry With the advent of National Construction Week it.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Six of the best
Success of the top six bidders is because they understand their clients needs more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
Norwest Holst back into profit Norwest Holst's pre-tax profit of œ1.8 million (six months to June) compares with a œ1.6 million loss.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Troubled Brazier bought by Kier
Administrator expresses delight while congratulating management and staff more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Safety and training review urged
A national review of training and safety procedures has been called for after two plant hire companies were fined œ500,000 by a court.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

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BRIDGEBUILDING: Construction of Storebaelt's East Bridge should finish next week after the last section of deck for the suspension bridge is lifted.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Launch hears plea for greater recognition
The UK is losing inward investment and will continue to do so unless construction engineering is given the recognition it deserves, it was warned.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Londondome legal fight
John Laing is taking City solicitor Linklaters & Paines to the High Court over alleged negligence. In a writ issued in the Commercial.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Costain's œ48m shares plan
Chief executive announces that company is "out of the stormy weather" and 130 million new shares to be issued more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
Cement prices to rise Blue Circle Cement is to increase the price of 25kg bags of Mastercrete, OPC, Ferrocrete, Sulfacrete, Walcrete and.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Bovis Homes float finally launched
P&O, the conglomerate with construction and shipping interests, has launched the long-awaited floatation of Bovis Homes, its housebuilding.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

London medical schools work goes to Bouygues
French contractor Bouygues has been selected as main contractor for the œ350 million redevelopment of facilities shared by King's College.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Tenders invited for Bristol 2000
Construction managers sought for wildlife and environment complex more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Severn Trent invites tenders for midlands sludge projects
Severn Trent Water is inviting tenders for a number of sludge dewatering projects in the Midlands. First up is a scheme to construct a sludge.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

HA insists on talks
The Highways Agency is forcing eight top consulting engineers to go through a lengthy process of arbitration to settle a long running dispute over.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

First masts up at Greenwich
The first steps towards erecting the Greenwich Millennium Dome were made on Monday with the raising of the first of its masts. Each of the 12.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Building firm donation forces Burke to resign
Suspicions surrounding a œ30,000 donation from a building firm finally forced Eire's foreign minister Ray Burke to resign last week, 23 years.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Saxon find delays RAF building
A Saxon grave with a horse and rider was uncovered during building work at RAF Lakenheath. The rare find is claimed to be nearly 1,500 years.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Kier wants more
Busby keen to buy another housebuilder as Kier's profits in this sector double more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Inexperienced sales staff hit projects claim
A lack of experienced technical sales staff is claimed to be worsening procurement problems across the construction sector, according to a.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Vibration white finger alert
The TGWU launched a national "white finger alert" last year, and since then has taken up 750 cases of the illness. Out of these, 500 workers have.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Late payment proposal is slammed by Confed
The Construction Confederation has slammed the Government's proposals for statutory interest on late payments for duplicating legislation which.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Report names the most aggressive housebuilders
The five most aggressive companies in house building over the past year were Persimmon, Wilson Bowden, Gallagher Estates, Haslam Homes and the.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Peter Levine appointed acting chairman at Severfield-Reeve
Peter Levine has been appointed as acting chairman at Severfield-Reeve, the structural steelwork fabricator, following the resignation of its.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Steady as she goes for construction
Tarmac is clearly not bothered with the overall dip in workload this month, having reclaimed its position at the top of the CJ50 leagueJames.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Sykes seeks a service division
Andrews Sykes, the pumps, air conditioning and heating group, has announced that it wants to buy an extra division. It is prepared to spend up to.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Completions, orders and employment all rise in third quarter
The number of orders, amount of work completed and employment levels all rose in the third quarter of the year, according to a survey published by.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Scots face œ6bn homes repair bill
Survey reveals that energy deficiencies hit nine in every 10 Scottish homes more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Barford appointment
Roy Lockton has been appointed regional director, south Wales region, by Clive Barford. He joins from Plant & Tools. Prior to that he was with.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Hyder boosts China roads
Consultant takes on œ600,000 technical assistance project for trunk roads system more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

22,000 turn up for the tenth Indonesian event
More than 22,000 trade visitors attended the Building and Construction Indonesia '97 conference last month, the tenth time the annual event has.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Ballot 'trouble' claim
City lawyer slams Tarmac ballot as likely to lead to injustice for majority more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

African partners: AB and Zimbabwe
Delegation visits Aveling Barford in move to stimulate trade with Zimbabwe more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

YEAR2000TIME BOMB
With just 26 months to go until the dawn of the next century, it is now clear that all Millennium landmark projects are in serious jeopardy of.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Rover and BRE in Genesis talks
Cost cutting computer system, first used by BAA, may have trial stint more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Forum report will be 'next big step' for construction industry
The "key success factors" to working in construction will be published next February by the Reading Construction Forum. A source close to the.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Another six takeovers predicted for the housebuilding sector
Another six housebuilders are still likely to be bought up by larger players in the market said Colin Dearlove, finance director with Barratt.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Who's repudiating who?
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers a main contractor and sub-contractor's dispute over repudiation more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

OUTLOOK
Stacking up the price of a project: If the current indications are realised, then an increase in the rate of construction of commercial buildings.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Chloride danger documented
The Transport Research Laboratory has pulled together 300 different sources to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date summary of the effects of.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

City deems Amec healthy as offices closed and relocated
Redundancies are on the cards at Amec following the company's decision to close its offices in Chatham, Kent, and Egham, Surrey. As part of.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)

Crane says IT culture must change
Alan Crane, managing director of Christiani and Nielsen, this week said that the IT culture within the industry is stopping things moving forward.... more
(15 October 1997 00:00)