Articles by Date : January 15 1996 - January 21 1996
INBRIEF
Barford joins kubota
Mini excavator manufacturer Kubota UK has appointed a new dealer to
cover the south-west and parts of the south of.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
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File Note: Countryside Properties
Countryside has one of the most enviable landbanks in south-east
England (6,000 plots worth an estimated.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
New harbour needs repair
An extensive hydraulic study, under way at HR Wallingford's
laboratories, will determine the remedial works necessary at a new
œ2.2 million.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Building Materials and Merchants
Company This last % market
weekweekchangeCap. (œm) Bardon32320.00177.83
BPB2962892.421490.06
Blue Circle3353320.902452.20
.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Raymond ups Costain stake
more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Indices
UKBUILDING 1490.551510.53-1.321356.949.85& CONST
UKBUILDING709.62714.36-0.66732.99-3.19MATERIALS
FTSE 100INDEX3710.63700.30.33076.720.6.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
More majors set to quit housing
Home is not where the heart is: UK contractors with housing
interests Amec, Raine, Lovell are all likely to quit the housing
sector in the wake of.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Vibroplant to slim down for New Year
Yorkshire-based Vibroplant has begun the year by selling-off two of
its divisions to concentrate on its core business of non-operated
mechanical.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Software offers concrete options
A software program that allows designers to determine the most
economical structural frame solution for a building from a range of
insitu.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
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HOUSING MORALE BOOST
The prospects of a busier housing market in 1996 look bright,
according to the latest quarterly housing market survey from.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
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bb WINS œ26M SCHEME
Balfour Beatty's Scottish Building Division has been awarded a
œ26m design, manage and construct contract from.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
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brunel tunnel consent
The LDDC has granted listed building consent for restoration and
strengthening work to the Thames Tunnel on London.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
HOT LINE
Kier International has won a œ6m contract to extend port
facilities in Banjul for the Gambia Port Authority. The project
involves construction.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Norway builds alluminium bridge
An all-aluminium road bridge has been constructed at Mosjen in
Norway as part of a four-year research project into welding
technologies and metal.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Building and Construction
Company This last % market
weekweekchangeCap. (œm) ALLEN221222-0.4571.48
AMEC9794.52.65196.3
AMEY118127-7.0933.18
ANDREW.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Let's sort out the PFI jam...
The proposal to build public sector infrastructure with private
capital was first put to the Conservative Government in 1981
following the decision.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Industry performance needs improving
Research for Reading University's D&B report suggests that the
industry must improve its performance in a number of areas if the
D&B market.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Extortion Ale adds a bitter blow to Skye tolling
A Highland brewery will launch Extortion Ale next week in a stunt
to help fight the toll charges at the private Skye bridge, CJ has
learnt.
.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Housing Bill faces delay
The Housing Bill, which enshrines radical construction legislation
arising from the Latham report, is facing serious delay into next
year's.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Ebel to enter CVA while waiting for monies due
Electrical contractor Ebel Engineering has entered into a Company
Voluntary Arrangement. Owner Perry Hooper hopes the move will allow
the company.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Report raises fears of suicide attacks
A confidential report by senior special branch officers on road
protestor groups raises the possibility of suicide attacks as a
tactic to halt road.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
HA favours partnering on future agreements
The Highways Agency is planning to replace more traditional forms
of contract with long term partnering agreements between itself and
a restricted.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
DoT cuts Kent's road work plans
Kent County Council has been forced to delay five urgent road
schemes as cuts in Government funding have left the projects short
of nearly œ36.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Byatt slashes water charges
Many years of lobbying against 'astronomical' water connection
charges by housebuilders seem to have paid off this week, with the
news that the.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Industry calls for independent BRE
The construction industry has called on the Government to keep the
Building Research Establishment intact and independent.
The plea came as the.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Hope in sight for VWF sufferers
Monday's decision by a Newcastle High Court judge that British Coal
has been negligent in failing to deal with health risks arising
from the.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
RMC defends ready mix prices
RMC has rejected claims by a leading stockbroking firm that ready
mix prices are set to come under pressure over the next few months.
In a.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Round two of DBFOs begin
Following the signing of the first contract for a design, build,
finance and operate road scheme last week, it has emerged that
consortia are.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
D&B: building towards 2001
Traditional forms of contracting are set to be killed off by design
and build in the near future, according to research carried out for
a landmark.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Siemens quits road tolling trials
Electronics giant Siemens has pulled out of the Department of
Transport's road tolling trials because it claims the Government
lacks any firm.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Road plans stalled as DoT rethinks
Only one of the eight publicly funded road schemes due to start in
1995-96 will start this year. The Government was forced to reveal
its revised.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Christiani wins Gwent project
Christiani and Nielsen has won the contract to construct the A472
Pontymoil Mid Valleys strategic route in Gwent with a bid of around
œ9.5.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
BEC predicts 20,000 job cuts
The Building Employers Confederation predicted a further 20,000 job
losses in the next four months, following the publication of its
latest survey..... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
jcb
Changes at JCB
It is not quite musical chairs at JCB this month but it is close.
Mike Butler has retired from his post as managing director of.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Beazer outraged as Trafalgar shuns talks
After chasing Ideal Homes, Trafalgar House's profitable
house-building division, Beazer Homes chief executive, Dennis Webb,
said he was stunned at.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Marriott bags Haymarket job
Marriott, part of the Kier Group, has won a œ7 million
contract to refurbish the Haymarket shopping centre in Leicester
for Leicester Centre.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Golborne waits for green light
Work on a œ60 million business park at Golborne, Lancashire,
should start this summer. An outline planning application to
develop 92,000m2 of.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
JCB Hydrapower in œ2.5m expansion
On the back of record sales for 1995, mini excavator manufacturer
JCB Hydrapower is expanding its Rugeley factory at a cost of
œ2.5 million..... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Wates sorts deal with Royal Mail
Wates Construction has won a œ15 million-plus contract to
construct the Royal Mail's new hi-tech sorting office in Filton,
Bristol. The.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Trafalgar in race for NHS work
A Trafalgar House-led consortium has been selected as the preferred
bidder for a œ50 million contract to redevelop the Hereford
County.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Going underground
Despite the unrelenting attention which has been placed on the
construction industry over the past four years to use
non-adversarial procurement.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Shake up in pre-cast set to continue
The rationalisation in the pre-cast concrete industry is set to
spread, triggering price rises and possible takeover bids from
continental.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Excavator back
A mini excavator, stolen while waiting to be repaired at a dealer,
has been recovered less than two hours after it was stolen.
The SMC MX14.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Teeside college wins first prize
A team from the University of Teeside has won this year's Student
Design Competition sponsored by the Concrete Bridge Development
Group. Teams from.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Pascon expands to meet demand
Hampshire-based Pascon Group is expanding its facilities at
Chandler's Ford at a cost of œ400,000. The purpose of the
expansion, which.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Allen adds to Speedy division
Allen, the Bolton-based construction and plant-hire group, has
raised œ1.3 million to buy Newbury plant hirer Rentall.
The move, which.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Helvic adds to range
Mister Sifter and Rubble Master, launched last week, bring
Sheffield-based Helvic Engineering's range of products up to four.
Mister Sifter is a.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Hammer works
An ICE 1423 C high-frequency vibratory hammer has recently been
used to remove sheet piling stuck in compacted gravels in the south
of England.
.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
UK's mineral planning tops Euro league
England and Wales have one of the most comprehensive mineral
planning systems in Europe, according to a report published by the
Department of.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)
Isuzu to try new sales strategy for UK light commercials
Japanese light truck maker Isuzu plans to use Daewoo-style direct
selling techniques when it launches a range of 3.5t and 6.2t light
commercials in.... more
(18 January 1996 00:00)