Articles by Date : October 13 2003 - October 19 2003

Jarvis signs off £124m Lancaster University
Jarvis has reached financial close on the country's largest university accommodation project - building and maintaining 3,405 student rooms for.... more
(17 October 2003 09:15)

ABC exceeds apprentice target
The Association of Brickwork Contractors (ABC) has exceeded its expectations by recruiting 77 new apprentice bricklayers. more
(16 October 2003 12:46)

Tenders for anti skid treatment - Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Tenders are invited for the provision of anti skid treatment for two years commencing November 2003. more
(16 October 2003 12:43)

Provision of local bus services - Durham County Council
Tenders are invited for the provision of approx 20/30 local bus services/local bus and taxi service contracts and approx one local taxi service.... more
(16 October 2003 12:41)

Supply of ready mixed contract - Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council invites organisations to make an application to be considered for inclusion on a select list of tenderers for the supply of.... more
(16 October 2003 12:38)

Communal TV Aerial Phased Renewal - Newcastle City Council
Applications are invited from suitably experienced service providers who wish to be considered for inclusion on a select list to enter into a.... more
(16 October 2003 12:37)

General building work - Chester City Council
The scheme comprises demolition of internal ground floor store rooms and construction of internal walls, internal and external doors, windows,.... more
(16 October 2003 12:35)

External enveloping and refurbishment - Wandsworth Borough Council
The works comprise the principal phase of the overall regeneration of the Wilditch Estate. The project will involve external enveloping, roof.... more
(16 October 2003 12:33)

Mouchel boosts turnover 44%
Mouchel boosted its turnover by 44% to £148.6m in its final year under that name; it now trades as Mouchel Parkman after the merger with its rival.... more
(16 October 2003 12:06)

Birse Rail increases direct labour capability
Birse Rail's commitment to in-house, direct labour working has led the company to relocate to a new management centre at Kings Bromley in.... more
(16 October 2003 11:46)

Holyrood enquiry to be screened online
The BBC is to provide a live stream of the Holyrood Inquiry on the internet for the duration of the proceedings to cater for the huge public interest.... more
(16 October 2003 10:57)

Willmott Dixon readies itself for Sustainable Communities Plan
Willmott Dixon Housing is aligning its £100m business with the key geographic growth areas earmarked by the government's Sustainable Communities Plan.... more
(16 October 2003 10:14)

Unions members in Interserve row to strike on Friday
Union members employed by Interserve on its contract to renovate and repair 21,000 council homes in Liverpool will hold its first round of strikes.... more
(16 October 2003 09:58)

HBG wins Bristol grouped schools PFI
HBG has been named preferred bidder for Bristol City Council's £57.3m secondary schools PFI scheme. more
(15 October 2003 15:40)

CRH set to snap up Finnish concrete products manufacturer
CRH has agreed in principle to acquire Finland's largest manufacturer of concrete products for an undisclosed sum. more
(15 October 2003 14:25)

Set-off in adjudication
In September 2002, I reported the case of The Construction Centre Group -v- The Highland Council. That case dealt with, among other matters, whether.... more
(15 October 2003 12:55)

Wates waiting for social work
Wates is preparing its housing division for a surge in social housing work, chief executive Struan Robertson told CJ. more
(15 October 2003 12:54)

Five Terex for Lafarge
Lafarge Aggregates has taken delivery of five new Terex trucks for haulage applications at four of its UK quarries. more
(15 October 2003 12:54)

Macquarie seeks new PFI equity
Macquarie Bank is looking to expand its PFI equity portfolio - both by taking over existing portfolios from contractors wanting to recycle their.... more
(15 October 2003 12:53)

Terex production back up to pre-move levels
Backhoe production at Terex's assembly plant in Coventry has equalled the output of the old Manchester factory, Tony Gardner newly-promoted vice.... more
(15 October 2003 12:52)

Immobiliser for JCB Contractor
Standard specification on JCB's 3CX Contractor now includes a Home Office-approved electronic immobiliser. In addition, JCB Insurance Services is.... more
(15 October 2003 12:52)

Nissan backs Merlo Roto's 'unmatched' innovation
When Nissan Europe's intellectual property manager Matt Holmes needed examples of outstanding innovation, he visited SED to see how other designers.... more
(15 October 2003 12:51)

Automatic option for Unimogs
Mercedes-Benz has added an electronic AutomaticShift transmission option on Unimog U400 and U500 all-terrain implement carriers and U3000 to U5000.... more
(15 October 2003 12:50)

McAlpine Asset debut
As part of the restructuring and new corporate identity adopted by Alfred McAlpine (see News), its plant arm formerly known as AMPL has become.... more
(15 October 2003 12:50)

Rok puts Galliford bid on backburner
Rok effectively signalled that its £110m bid for Galliford Try was over late on Friday last week when director Mark Kay told the Stock Exchange that.... more
(15 October 2003 12:43)

Laing O'Rourke leads way in IT savings
Laing O'Rourke should be seen as a role model for the way it is taking advantage of electronic technology to save costs, said Tom Dengenis, chief.... more
(15 October 2003 12:42)

Dieci updates range
Dieci will announce a number of modifications to its telehandler range as well as launching three new models and a boom attachment at this month's.... more
(15 October 2003 12:42)

Lennard praises UK government support for construction
The new chief executive of Constructing Excellence (CE) has admitted that the government’s ongoing support to the construction industry was one of.... more
(15 October 2003 12:01)

Mixed reaction to CliK scheme
Constructionline's plans for a library of registered firms' technical competencies are receiving mixed responses from industry associations. more
(15 October 2003 11:58)

HBG at Lincoln University
HBG is looking to notch up its second contract at Lincoln University inside 12 months. more
(15 October 2003 11:45)

TradePro to help with builders' payments
A new type of business account has been launched to enable contractors to manage their finances better. more
(15 October 2003 11:44)

Interserve strike action vote results imminent
Results of a ballot on strike action by Interserve employees maintaining Liverpool City Council's housing stock are expected today (Wednesday 8.... more
(15 October 2003 11:43)

AWG wins bridge deal
AWG has seen off four rivals to clinch a £15.4m deal on the Shetland Islands. more
(15 October 2003 11:42)

Simons in B&Q link
Simons Construction has scooped a high-profile partnering deal that could add £600m to its coffers. more
(15 October 2003 11:42)

Roving safety reps get £3m
Secretary of state for work and pensions Andrew Smith announced £3m backing for worker safety advisers (WSAs) at the Labour Party conference in.... more
(15 October 2003 11:41)

Industry only 'paying lip service to safety'
The Health & Safety Executive's (HSE) chief inspector for construction Kevin Myers has condemned the industry after nearly a quarter of all sites.... more
(15 October 2003 11:41)

Alfred dropped as McAlpine rebrands as one
Alfred McAlpine has dropped Alfred from its name as part of a rebranding exercise. more
(15 October 2003 11:40)

Miller Homes plan in a flap over bats
Miller Homes' plan to redevelop a former landfill site in Port Sunlight, Wirral, into a nursing home, 16 townhouses and 42 apartments has been.... more
(15 October 2003 11:40)

Insurance costs hit Waterman's profit but acquisition pays off
A 70% upsurge in insurance costs has hit Waterman's latest pre-tax profit - down to £1.9m (£3.8m) in the 12 months to 30 June. more
(15 October 2003 11:39)

Warings to 'repair' Bath Spa paint job
Warings staff are now on site at Mowlem's Bath Spa project after a High Court judge ruled that the latter must permit them access to the site. more
(15 October 2003 11:39)

Two vie for school project
Jarvis and a Babcock & Brown and Ballast jv are the only two groups in the running for Northamptonshire County Council's £100m PFI schools scheme. more
(15 October 2003 11:38)

HSE: compulsory training
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is to put forward proposals for compulsory training on all "workplace transport equipment" and will consult over.... more
(15 October 2003 11:37)

'Oh happy day' for Taylor Woodrow at CJ Awards
A thousand guests witnessed Taylor Woodrow collect three trophies at this year's Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards, which was held at the.... more
(15 October 2003 11:37)

Galliford Try and Group 4 Falck secure LIFT schemes
Galliford Try, as part of the gbconsortium, has been named preferred bidder for the £42m Coventry LIFT scheme. Galliford beat Prime UK and.... more
(15 October 2003 11:36)

Treasury asks for CPA input
The Treasury has asked the Construction Products Association to have an input into the next Spending Review, due to be published in the middle of.... more
(15 October 2003 11:36)

Bierrum in receivership after losing adjudication
Bierrum Holdings has gone into receivership together with two of its subsidiary slipform concrete businesses, Bierrum & Partners and Bierrum.... more
(15 October 2003 11:35)

The height of ignorance
What is it going to take for some contractors and their clients to realise that working at height is the most dangerous construction activity, and.... more
(15 October 2003 11:35)

Wilson Bowden outlines plan for UK housing
Wilson Bowden believes that housebuilders can deliver the homes that Britain needs, including affordable housing, without recourse to the public.... more
(15 October 2003 11:34)

Orderbook fills up for renamed Kier Eastern
French Kier Anglia has changed its name to Kier Eastern. more
(15 October 2003 11:33)

Earls Court and rigging firm fined
A rigging firm was fined £20,000 at the Old Bailey last Friday following a Health & Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution into the death of a.... more
(15 October 2003 11:33)