Articles by Date : June 14 2004 - June 20 2004

Partnership named for Lewisham transformation
Lewisham town centre's £250m transformation - which will bring new homes, shops, a new town square and an improved transport interchange - came a.... more
(18 June 2004 16:32)

Pochin pays £2.4m for Balfour's concrete pumping firm
Pochin's has completed the acquisition of Balfour Beatty's concrete pumping business, Raynesway Concrete Pumping, for £2.4m. more
(18 June 2004 16:18)

Three HA road contracts up for grabs
The Highways Agency is providing a glut of new roadwork in the shape of three more early contractor involvement (ECI) contracts, which were.... more
(18 June 2004 16:13)

Dome regeneration contract signed
The regeneration of the Millennium Dome and the rest of the Greenwich Peninsula will begin later this year following the signing of commercial.... more
(18 June 2004 14:11)

Five consortia battle for major London housing deal
Laing O'Rourke, Wates and Willmott Dixon are among the major players to make it onto English Partnerships' shortlist for the multi-million pound.... more
(18 June 2004 13:45)

Henry Boot wins more wotk at Wakefield prison
Henry Boot has won the £8.7m contract for refurbishment/new build and security upgrading work at HM Prison Wakefield. more
(18 June 2004 12:12)

MMP moves into offsite market
M&M Plasline (MMP) has launched itself into the offsite construction market. more
(17 June 2004 15:11)

Willmott Dixon gets greenlight for The Orchard
Willmott Dixon has been given the go-ahead to build The Orchard primary school in Sandwell. more
(17 June 2004 14:57)

Alfred McAlpine joins Institute of Customer Service
Alfred McAlpine has become a founder council member of the Institute of Customer Service (ISC). It joins such high street and consumer brands as.... more
(17 June 2004 12:18)

KPIs prove Rethinking Construction works
Projects engaged with the Rethinking Construction agenda are more than twice as safe, deliver greater satisfaction to employees and clients, and have.... more
(17 June 2004 10:15)

NAO raises doubts over London Underground PPP
The National Audit Office (NAO) has raised doubts over the future success of London Underground's £15.7bn, 30-year PPP deal. more
(17 June 2004 09:57)

Thousands choose not to renew CSCS cards
Thousands of workers are not bothering to renew their Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) membership and are working on site with expired.... more
(16 June 2004 16:29)

QM ‘on verge of collapse’
Quality Mark is construction minister Nigel Griffiths’ biggest failure a year on from his appointment, according to the industry. more
(16 June 2004 16:22)

Network Rail cleared of unfair procurement
Network Rail (NR) has been cleared of all allegations of unfair competition by the Office of the Rail Regulator (ORR). more
(16 June 2004 16:10)

Capita Symonds snaps up leading architect
Multidisciplinary consultant Capita Symonds has acquired the assets and business of Percy Thomas Architects for an undisclosed sum. more
(16 June 2004 16:08)

CE vows to cut tender paperwork
Constructing Excellence (CE) has vowed to clamp down on clients demanding lengthy documentation from contractors during the procurement of framework.... more
(16 June 2004 14:45)

Council reviews £4.3m bill to repair Bath Spa
Council reviews £4.3m bill to repair Bath Spa Costs for rectifying the flaking paint on the £26m Bath Spa project are the focal point of an internal.... more
(16 June 2004 13:34)

Emcor to supply M&E services to Yorkshire building
Emcor Drake & Scull has been awarded a £3.5m contract to provide mechanical and electrical (M&E) services for a new state-of-the-art building in.... more
(16 June 2004 13:32)

Chairman Lipton leaves CABE
Sir Stuart Lipton has stepped down as chairman of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). more
(16 June 2004 12:01)

White Young Green on acquisition trail again
White Young Green (WYG), the consultancy currently blazing a trail of bolt-on acquisitions, has been at it again. It announced this morning.... more
(16 June 2004 11:27)

Moss to extend and refurbish Newbury department store
Moss Construction, part of Kier Group, has won a £5.1m contract to extend and refurbish a department store, Camp Hopson, in Newbury. more
(16 June 2004 10:37)

Interserve wins £95m schools PFI
Interserve has reached financial close on a £95m PFI contract with Cornwall County Council covering 17 schools in and around Truro and Penryn. more
(16 June 2004 10:29)

Vp profits rise to £8.9m
Equipment rental specialist Vp said its preliminary results for the year ending March 2004, published today (Tuesday), showed some excellent.... more
(15 June 2004 15:46)

Industry warned that cut-price tenders will lead to losses
Cut-price tenders to win construction contracts could end up with companies incurring huge losses, a leading UK credit insurer for the construction.... more
(15 June 2004 14:45)

ICE blast for UK's local transport and waste
The UK’s infrastructure is still suffering from a lack of joined up thinking and has shown little improvement, an Institution of Civil Engineers.... more
(15 June 2004 11:51)

Norris continues as Jarvis chairman
After failing to oust Ken Livingston as Mayor of London, Steven Norris has announced that he will be continuing as chairman of Jarvis. more
(15 June 2004 11:40)

Bowmer and Kirkland wins £24m Sainsbury's deal
Bowmer and Kirkland has been awarded a further £24m of contracts by Sainsbury's Supermarkets. more
(15 June 2004 11:10)

Alfred McAlpine wins £40m Stoke Mandeville contract
Alfred McAlpine has won a £40m PFI contract at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. more
(15 June 2004 10:02)

Jackson wins £1.5m classroom contract
Jackson Building Services has secured a £1.5m contract with Cambridgeshire County Council to build a two-storey classroom block extension, and a.... more
(14 June 2004 17:09)

Government announces new soundproofing regulator
Ministers are hoping that the launch of an independent company to oversee a huge improvement in the soundproofing of new homes could lead to a new.... more
(14 June 2004 16:14)

CBI calls for a further £70bn investment in transport
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has today (Monday) called for an extra £70bn of investment over the next decade to improve Britain's.... more
(14 June 2004 15:12)

Babcock takeover of Peterhouse gets go ahead
Babcock International has won its high-profile £96m take-over battle to acquire Peterhouse Group. more
(14 June 2004 11:58)

Plant operators must have clean machines
Martin Williamson, UK director of consultancy firm Noria has called for all plant operators to set cleanliness targets. more
(14 June 2004 11:30)