Articles by Date : May 15 1995 - May 21 1995
A STRENGTHENING MARKET
While the construction market declined during the recession, one growth area was geosynthetics. The use of geosynthetics is continuing to.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
First UK Weighbar weighbridge sited
A Cambridgeshire firm, Mick George Haulage, has become the first
business in the UK to install a road weighbridge based on the
Weighbar principle..... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Service counts, says TM Rentequip
Wheeled loader rental specialist TM Rentequip has put into service
a new fleet of six Iveco Daily service vehicles. The new vehicles
are fully.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
New Atlas Copco Berema crushers
Two new product ranges of crushers and pulverisers have been
launched by Atlas Copco Berema AB. The HCC (Hydraulic Copco
Crusher) range goes up to.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
MONTHLY ANALYSIS: SECTOR-BY-SECTOR ANALYSIS (œm) POSITION APRIL 1995
PositionContractorTotal
(prev month)Awards
1(3)John Mowlem84.803.5016.204.403.4057.30
2(13)Amec83.30- 30.501.609.2042.00
.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
JLG is sheets ahead
Faced with a big Dublin warehouse to dryline, Birmayne Ltd., looked
around for a machine to help. It needed a scissor lift platform
with a good.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
First Komatsu D155A-3 in Scotland
W W Graham Contractors of Bathgate recently took delivery of the
first Komatsu D155A-3 'dozer to be sold in Scotland.
Although Graham was.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
THREE-MONTHLY ANALYSIS (œm) (Feb to April 1995)
PositionContractorTotal
(prev analysis)Awards
1(2)John Laing265.50
2(3)Sir Robt McAlpine237.21
3(5)John Mowlem201.30
.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Deutz service covers Scotland
KHD Great Britain has opened two new Deutz service centres to cover
Scotland. The new centres are located in Aberdeen and Stirling. KHD
says they.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Wernick Group takes Haliam Hire
The Wernick Group has doubled the size of its Hire Division by
taking over Hallam Hire which was a leading competitor in the hire
of portable.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
UNINTERRUPTED WEEKENDS KEEP FAWCETT AFLOAT
David
Fawcett:
DIRECTOR
Babtie Group As a director with the seemingly ever-expanding Babtie
Group, David Fawcett runs the.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Top Bobcat dealer is Butler Reynolds
With just two years experience as a Bobcat dealer Leicester-based
Butler Reynolds has been named 'Top UK Dealer 1994' by Melroe
Europe. The award.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Just the ticket
At the conclusion of last week's Joint Board pay talks, Ucatt chief
George Brumwell paused to answer Press questions about the
employers' 1995.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
HIGHLAND AIR GETS JUBILEE GRIT OUT OF STEEL'S LUNGS
While some people are supping their pints on Friday night, Bill
Steel speeds north to Inverness, to rest before returning to London
by Monday.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Partnering - A Strategy for Improvement
Partnering in the construction sector can take place between almost
any combination of: clients, their architects, engineers and
surveyors, one or.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
HOURS ON THE ROAD, A FAIR PRICE FOR LIVING AT HOME
Willie
McTiernan
labourer For once in his working life of grafting across central
Scotland, Willie McTiernan is on a job not far from.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
TRAVELLERS' TALES
It can bring pleasure and pain, loss or gain, and it is a characteristic of the construction industry. If you move too much you have it: an.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
who's who
Client:
Highways Agency
Main Contractor: Edmund Nuttall
Temporary Works:
Teeside Structures
Consultant Engineer: Maunsell more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
WHO'S WHO
Client:
Drinkwater Sabey
Earthworks:
McArdle
Quarry Lining:
SLT Lining Technology
Tip-form Lining:
Cordek more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
LPH adds to rental fleet
UK plant hirer LPH Plant Hire has added 50 Caterpillar CB-224C
double drum vibratory soil compactors to its plant fleet. The
company, part of the.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Liebherr imports wheelie A312
The first Liebherr A312 wheelies have recently reached the UK.
Although the model is very popular on the Continent, Liebherr has
held off bringing.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
THE MEANING OF PARTNERING
James Atkinson reports from the Euro Forum
conference 'Partnering in Construction' more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Retractable wheels on Hop-Up platform
Euro Access Platforms has been busy revamping its Hop-Up work
platform. After extensive re-design, Euro's latest Hop-Up platform,
offering a 215kg.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Mowlem and Amec compete for 1st - CJ40 LEAGUE APRIL RESULTS
New orders for major construction work were at their weakest level
in April compared with any previous month in the past two years.
Only a.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
A clean formula for negative bad feeling
Remember the ludicrous formula we published in last week's Back
Bites - the one used by City bankers Merrill Lynch, and called 'A
simple model of.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
MCNicholas vans
After Auf Wiedersehen Pet...
Residents of Kingston and Richmond areas of London could be
forgiven for thinking Hollywood has signed up a new.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Unveiling Mansell's green period
What have Croydon-based contractor R Mansell and Pablo Picasso got
in common?
Not a lot. But last week Mansell hosted a private viewing of.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Civils' cable laying soars
The civils element of the specialist market in laying cable tv is
running to œ600 million a year. Of the 15 million homes within
cable.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
China expects every man to do his duty
Guess which company has stepped in to sponsor the œ140,000
project to floodlight Nelson's Column in London? Trafalgar House
you cry, the.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
SPORTY LIFE ON AND OFF THE RUGBY PITCH SINCE KICK-OFF
PETER
SHIELLS
divisional director
bachy wayss & freytag Peter Shiells, a divisional director with
Bachy, was but a lad overseas.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Very nice, thank you
Eurotunnel's share price may steadily tumble as passenger income
from the now operational Channel Tunnel falls short of its
predicted target,.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
In the spring of 1993, nobody was formally partnering in Canada and
there were no Canadian facilitators with partnering experience,
according to.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
MACE FLIES WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS
Not long after it was privatised, British Airways decided to
overhaul its Property Branch which is made up of Construction,
Facilities Management,.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
ROVER AND SDC BUILDING IN A NO-BLAME ENVIRONMENT
In 1993 The Rover Group initiated Project Complex, an overhaul of
its four main sites. Over 2,000 people had to be relocated over a
fixed.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
BRIDGE OF SIGHS
The Tees Viaduct is the thorn in the side of a soon-to-be-let DBFO contract. Nick Barton reports on the demolition and reconstruction of the.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
The abstract argument
Public authorities delight in using technical points to block claims. The good news is they don't always succeed more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
THE BEST OF BOTH GRID AND TEXTILE
Netlon of Blackburn has recently introduced their new pavement
reinforcing composite, Tensar AR-G, designed to combine the
benefits of both.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
MACMAT STABILISES SLOPES
A new non-degradable geomat, which offers permanent erosion control
and revegetation, has been launched by River and Sea Gabion.
The.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
DRAINAGE GEOCOMPOSITE FROM FRANCE
A new import from France is being used in a variety of applications
as a drainage medium. The proprietary geosynthetic product Somdrain
comprises a.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
BIODEGRADABLE SOIL BLANKET
A new biodegradable soil blanket, which is claimed to provide an
effective and ecological solution to erosion problems, has also
been launched by.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
CUT OFF BARRIER SYSTEM FOR CONTAMINATED LAND
Polluted land has traditionally been decontaminated by either the
removal of the soil for a thorough cleansing operation or a
localised in-situ.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
EXPRESS STABILITY
Design and build contracts are making greater demands on contractors to provide cost-effective solutions. On Tarmac's Heathrow Express Link.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Land of milk and Money
Structured and practical methods of reclaiming vacant, derelict and under-used or contaminated land are high on the agenda, particularly at Expo.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Moves
Clugston Construction has appointed Ann Simmons as marketing
manager for the Midlands area. This follows the recent opening of
its offices in Kings.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
Substances burned in cement kilns
Sir; I am afraid I must correct a serious factual error in the
report in your 27 August issue. The Association has certainly not
asked for a halt.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)
LAND OF SLOPE AND BOARDING
Mary Monro visited a large sand quarry in Surrey where Drinkwater-Sabey is currently converting it into a landfill operation using tip-form.... more
(18 May 1995 00:00)