Articles by Date : April 15 1996 - April 21 1996
Widows in œ33m plan
Scottish Widows has unveiled a œ33 million plan to extend the
Forum Shopping Centre in Chester. The enlarged 32,200m2 Forum will
include a new.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Taywood win in Malaysia
Taylor Woodrow has won a œ15 million management contract for
the construction of an office complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
for development.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Tarmac fits out barracks
A œ29 million scheme to overhaul the army's 90-year-old
Mooltan Barracks in Tidworth Garrison near Salisbury, Wiltshire, is
being designed and.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
TA Group acquisition boosts Fluor turnover
Fluor Daniel has taken over the TA Group, a maintenance and
manpower services company based in Farnham, Surrey.
Dave Murdock, president of.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Quickie's new cut-off saws
New arrival at Diamant Boart UK is the Quickie range of
petrol-engined cut-off saws. Suitable for building sites and plant
hire, models currently.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Balfour to rip up new M6 work
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering is facing a bill running to tens
of millions of pounds to carry out remedial works to its œ37.5
million M6.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Volvo gets to work
The first three examples of Volvo Construction Equipment's latest
adt, the A40, are at work in a Welsh opencast coal site.
They have been.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
VarityPerkins in 10-year deal
Within weeks of launching the 700 series diesel engine,
Peterborough-based VarityPerkins has signed a 10-year agreement
worth around œ50.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Squibb and Davies reach out
Squibb and Davies (Demolition) is using a new Komatsu PC400LC
excavator equipped with an extra long arm on its œ1 million
contract for Sir.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Barcom buys again
Barcom Group has agreed, subject to an extraordinary general
meeting on 29 April 1996, to acquire Meadham Plant Company for
œ2.5 million and.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Fund plan risk to roads
Road budgets could soon be slashed if private funding of
'glamorous' local authority projects displaces the public funding
of needed infrastructure.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Extra cover for judicial delays
Insurance broker Sedgwick has launched an updated judicial delay
insurance scheme, following a review, with solicitors, of existing
insurance.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Restyled trailer enters service
Hampshire-based Andover Trailers has supplied a revised version of
its three-axle Superflow low loading trailer to specialist hauliers
Chambers.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Ford launches cut price Transit
Ford is aiming to recapture small business light van buyers with
the launch of a cut price, entry level Transit which is being made
available only.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Counting the costs of '95
Restructuring was the industry's watchword in 1995, with major firms turning to niche markets and overseas work, and some bailing-out of.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Defence of abatement
Geoff Brewer of James R Knowles reports on the important difference between defence of abatement and equitable set-off more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Concern over adjudication Bill
Henry Sherman of McKenna and Co finds the statutory adjudication scheme now before Parliament will harm those who are most in need of it more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Fairclough Homes not up for sale
Amec's housebuilding subsidiary, Fairclough Homes, will not be put
up for sale. The company confirmed that a œ5 million
turnaround in.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Amec set for reorganisation
New Amec chairman, Peter Mason, has revealed his plans for the
company's future after just two months at the helm.
At its 1995 financial.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Mansell intends to double annual turnover
R Mansell is intending to double its annual turnover to œ200
million by expanding into new areas, mainly in the north of
England.
The.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
INBRIEF
New chief for CPA
The Construction Plant-hire Association has appointed Julien
Rychlik new director/chief executive.
Million pound.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Reid moves to join Morrison
Morrison Construction's utilities team has been joined by Graham
Reid, formerly managing director of Bristol-based reinforced
concrete contractor.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
CIMC appoints Bennett to Hull
Gavin Bennett has joined construction industry management
consultants, Bucknall Austin to manage the company's recently
opened Hull Office.
.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Tarmac takes two
Tarmac ServiceMaster, the specialist facilities management
operation within Tarmac Professional Services, has recruited two
new business.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Amey doubles its margins in facilities management
Amey more than doubled its margins on facilities management work
last year and chairman Neil Ashley said that while new players are
moving in, the.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
INBRIEF
NEW CONSTRUCTION ORDERS
New construction orders were up 9% in the three months to February
compared to the previous three months, according to.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
'Mr Portakabin' bows out
David Shepherd has made a substantial impact on construction during
more than 60 years in the industry more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
HOT LINE
The pick of œ22m worth of new orders won by Volumetric
includes the construction of 700 timber frame houses in the Oasis
Holiday Village at.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Tarmac unveils new structure
Tarmac Construction has unveiled its new business structure. The
move integrates the Wimpey construction businesses.
Brian Pellard continues as.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Greens join CJ call for efficiency
Friends of the Earth has joined CJ in calling on the Government to
carry out a œ13 billion programme to improve energy efficiency
in UK.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
ICE report omits re-cycling
A new report from the Institution of Civil Engineers has all but
omitted the re-use and re-cycling of building materials in its bid
to intensify.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
New direction takes Miller into profit
Traditionally bid work has fallen from 90% to 60% of Miller Group's
construction turnover in only three years - and is likely to be
halved again in.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
A13 fight hots up
The competition to win the contract for the œ23 million
Wennington to Mar Dyke section of the A13 London to Tilbury trunk
road improvement is.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Latham gives warning on Construction Bill
Sir Michael Latham warned this week that the Construction Bill is
in danger of failing unless the Government makes significant
amendments to the.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
PFI criticised in Treasury report
The Tory-dominated Treasury select committee this week raised grave
concerns over the efficacy of the Government's Private Finance
Initiative.
.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Negotiators fight to keep Dundee contracts alive
Secret negotiations were underway between Dundee building
contractors and the new city council this week to save dozens of
contracts threatened.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Birse set to win œ15m contract
Birse Construction is tipped to win a œ15 million contract for
major refurbishment of the army's Albemarle Barracks at Ouston.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Gammon joins Singapore
Gammon Construction, jointly owned by Trafalgar House and Jardine
Pacific, is part of a consortium which will build a œ132.6
million light.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
John Laing faces CDM prosecution
John Laing this week became the first major contractor to face
prosecution under the Construction Design and Management (CDM)
Regulations. Two.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Survey looks to rosy future
A gradually strengthening private sector will not be enough to
offset the decline in the public sector workload, according to the
March survey by.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Caution urged in œ40m water case
Contractors are being warned to be wary of an offer by a
consultancy group to obtain water and sewage infrastructure
charges' refunds in return for.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
M8 infilling paves way for DBFO bids
Norwest Holst has begun urgent work to infill extensive
mineworkings, recently discovered under Scotland's busiest
motorway, in advance of a.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Construction output to drop by 1% in 1996
There is no evidence of a recovery in the construction industry,
according to the latest quarterly trade survey by the Building
Employers.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Builders revolt over payments
Builders in South Wales are threatening to call a halt to
grant-aided housing improvement work in protest against a local
authority decision to.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Rich builders got richer in 1995
UK construction may have dipped back into recession last year, but
most of the industry's 20 richest individuals and families had a
great 1995.
.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Bureaucracy threatens apprenticeships
Electrical contractors have warned the Government that its flagship
modern apprenticeship scheme is in danger of being strangled at
birth by red.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)
Anger over Street Works for PC delay
Angry local authorities are planning to claim costs that could
eventually run into millions of pounds, from the consortium blamed
for the delay of.... more
(18 April 1996 00:00)