Articles by Date : July 15 2002 - July 21 2002

Amec employees die in North Sea helicopter crash
Three Amec employees and two Amec subcontractors are among the 11 people now presumed to have lost their lives in the North Sea helicopter tragedy.... more
(19 July 2002 10:13)

RICS welcomes government boost for housing
Government proposals for 200,000 new houses, measures to provide homes for key workers and the simplification of the planning process have been.... more
(18 July 2002 16:29)

UK constructors remain concerned on major infrastructure projects
The body which represents private sector companies that account for three quarters of the UK's construction output has warned that the abandonment of.... more
(18 July 2002 16:17)

Prescott unveils £1.5bn boost for communities
A radical and ambitious £1.5bn plan to rejuvenate communities was outlined by deputy prime minister John Prescott today (Thursday). more
(18 July 2002 15:05)

Kier announces strong half-year trading
Kier has described business for the year ended 30 June as "busy and successful" in a trading statement released today (Thursday). more
(18 July 2002 10:28)

Extra cash for infrastructure a must to increase house building
Further investment in infrastructure must be made if plans to increase house building in the south east are to succeed, international consultancy EC.... more
(18 July 2002 10:22)

Plans for World Trade Centre site come under fire
The six proposals for the redevelopment of the World Trade Centre site in New York lack imagination and are driven by "hard economics" rather than.... more
(17 July 2002 16:26)

Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers extensions of time
It is commonplace to find delays to construction projects and for arguments to ensue concerning the manner in which extensions of time should be.... more
(17 July 2002 15:50)

Work winners this week
Who's winning the work?Contracts Hotline is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. Data supplied by ABI Building Data. .... more
(17 July 2002 15:49)

Plant makers ignore security efforts
Repeated requests to take measures to improve plant security have been ignored by a significant number of plant manufacturers. more
(17 July 2002 15:48)

Bovis and Mace aim to swap skilled workers
An employment scheme backed by Bovis Lend Lease and Mace, aims to create a cross-London network capable of transferring skilled people from.... more
(17 July 2002 15:46)

CBPP boss off to South Africa
The benefits of construction best practice are set to be spread worldwide, as Construction Best Practice Programme (CBPP) director Brian Moone has.... more
(17 July 2002 15:46)

Manchester goes for gold
When Manchester hosts the Commonwealth Games later this month, visitors will find a city almost unrecognisable from that of a decade ago. Will Mann.... more
(17 July 2002 15:45)

Ashtead results show profit down
Provisional full year results for A-Plant's parent company, the Ashtead Group, show profit (before tax, goodwill and exceptional items) down to.... more
(17 July 2002 15:45)

JLG launches new telehandlers
JLG, the US access platform manufacturer, has launched a range of telehandlers designed and CE-certified specifically for the European market. more
(17 July 2002 15:44)

Alfred McAlpine civils back to two divisions
Just three months after announcing that its two civil engineering businesses, east and west, were to be merged and headed up by Terry O'Connor,.... more
(17 July 2002 15:43)

HBG's PFI team expands
HBG Construction has expanded its PFI bid team to 40 as a result of taking on more legal specialists, financial modellers, bid managers and.... more
(17 July 2002 15:43)

Constructionline growing - slowly
Constructionline is enjoying a slow but steady increase in its membership of construction clients, consultants and contractors. more
(17 July 2002 15:41)

Training grant funds set to rise by 7%
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is increasing by 7% the amount of money available for training grants for the year 2002/03. An extra.... more
(17 July 2002 15:40)

Wates overhauls safety
Wates is to implement six new safety measures that it believes will ensure there is no repeat of the £4,000 fine it received last week for lapses on.... more
(17 July 2002 15:39)

CLE opens its doors to Scottish builders
The Construction Licensing Executive (CLE), the independent accreditation scheme for construction firms in Scotland, has announced that it is now.... more
(17 July 2002 15:38)

Two battle for £100m PFI streetlighting deal
Manchester City Council has turned the spotlight on two firms to contest a £100m privately financed streetlighting deal. more
(17 July 2002 15:38)

'12-year wait for £700 retention'
Abuses of the retentions system are "verging on the fraudulent," according to Rudi Klein, chief executive of the Specialist Engineering Contractors.... more
(17 July 2002 15:36)

'Sacked' workers win
Two Liverpool building workers last week won an interim reinstatement order from an employment tribunal after it was alleged that they had been.... more
(17 July 2002 15:33)

Kent PFI road out
The first of three big-value private finance road deals in Kent has come up for grabs. more
(17 July 2002 15:32)

Balfour's staff shuffle
Ian Tyler, finance director at Balfour Beatty, has been promoted to the new post of chief operating officer. He will report to Mike Welton, Balfour's.... more
(17 July 2002 15:25)

Roller users beg stay of execution
Single drum rollers are likely to be given a stay of execution after being outlawed from use in road reinstatement by the new Highways Authorities.... more
(17 July 2002 15:22)

Unsafe sites boycotted
Steelwork contractors are sticking to their guns and refusing to work on unsafe sites. more
(17 July 2002 15:18)

A34 shortlist revealed
Five firms have hit the road for a £50m design and construct deal near Newbury, Berkshire. more
(17 July 2002 15:16)

Four vie for £10m PFI London schools work
Four contractors are lining up for a £10m-plus PFI schools scheme in Croydon, south London. more
(17 July 2002 15:16)

Four to bid for £30m Ayrshire roads scheme
Four contractors will pick up the tender paperwork next month for a £30m design, construct and maintain roads deal in Ayrshire. more
(17 July 2002 15:13)

Nuttall wins remediation job in Wales
Nuttall has clinched a £15m remediation scheme in South Wales, paving the way for work to begin on a delayed £11m private finance education.... more
(17 July 2002 15:12)

Buy now, pay later
Bickerton owed its creditors £5.2m when it collapsed at the turn of the year. As this page went to press it looked like Stenoak owed its trade.... more
(17 July 2002 15:12)

Wates and Bramall both win Rotherham housing work
Wates and Bramall Construction successfully beat bids from four other teams for a South Yorkshire social housing improvement programme. more
(17 July 2002 15:11)

12 Stenoak creditors demand DTI inquiry
Twelve of Stenoak's unsecured creditors, owed a total of £15m, are to approach the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) to look into the construction.... more
(17 July 2002 15:10)

Carillion warns bad drivers
Carillion has urged motorists to "kill your speed, not our workers". Steve Pate, general manager of Carillion Highways Management, made the plea at.... more
(17 July 2002 15:09)

May Gurney acquires lighting firm
Chelmsford-based lighting contractor T Cartledge has been acquired by May Gurney Integrated Service for an undisclosed sum. more
(17 July 2002 15:09)

Ballast losses bigger than expected
Stenoak's debt leaped from £5m to £61m in the space of two years, as the former Kent-based fencing contractor undertook a string of acquisitions that.... more
(17 July 2002 15:08)

Stenoak's debt rose sharply to £61m as its payment record deteriorated
Stenoak's debt leaped from £5m to £61m in the space of two years, as the former Kent-based fencing contractor undertook a string of acquisitions that.... more
(17 July 2002 15:04)

Amey gets selective over future PFI work
Amey is to take a more cautious approach to the PFI work it bids for, according to a source close to the company. more
(17 July 2002 15:03)

Finlay and Sandvik in joint venture
Finlay BME and Sandvik Rock Processing of Sweden have formed a joint venture to design, manufacture and market a range of mobile crushers and screens.... more
(17 July 2002 15:01)

Brown boosts transport and homes spend
Gordon Brown's three-year spending review reaffirmed the government's commitment to spending more money on transport infrastructure and social.... more
(17 July 2002 15:01)

Six proposals unveiled for World Trade Centre site
Six proposals for the development of the World Trade Centre were unveiled yesterday (Tuesday) by the agency responsible for the replacing the.... more
(17 July 2002 10:37)

HSE launches investigation after man dies on site
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched an investigation after a man died on a site yesterday (Monday) afternoon. more
(16 July 2002 15:20)

Design and build of sports facilities - Durham County council
The Council intends to introduce an Approved List of Contractors for the Design and Build of Sports facilities. more
(16 July 2002 14:42)

Kirkwall Harbour developments - Orkney Islands council
Applications are invited from contractors, suitably qualified and on Orkney Islands Council's Approved List, for inclusion on the list of tenderers.... more
(16 July 2002 14:39)

Coast protection scheme - Shepway District council
Shepway District Council is proposing to implement a new coast protection scheme on the South Kent coast between Fisherman's Beach, Hythe and.... more
(16 July 2002 14:36)

Education and lifelong spaces for sports and arts - Knowsley Metropolitan Borough
The Council proposes to procure the above contract on a project partnering basis as exemplified in Sir John Egan's Report 'Rethinking Construction'.... more
(16 July 2002 14:31)

Passenger waiting facility fixtures and fittings - GMPTE
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced contractors who.... more
(16 July 2002 14:26)

Civil engineering works - Thanet District council
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Contractors who wish to be considered for inclusion on the Council's Ad Hoc list.... more
(16 July 2002 14:21)