Articles by Date : December 15 1997 - December 21 1997

REGIONALSURVEY - The top 15 contractors in November region by region
Unsurprisingly, Kvaerner has made it into the top five in each of the regional areas, coming top in London and the south east and Scotland, second.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

CONTRACTS HOTLINE
LONDON & SOUTH EAST Camden housing Work: Houses/flats Location: Camden Town/London Value: œ9m Type: New build.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Tenderers cannot be trusted to get it right
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers duties of care owed by tenderers more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
Amec and BNFL tipped for windscale A joint venture between Amec and BNFL Engineering is believed to have won a œ40-50 million contract.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
centrac preferred in east anglia Centrac, the track renewals business that Tarmac bought from British Rail last year, is the preferred bidder.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
œ38.3 billion spent on maintenance Total expenditure on maintenance in Great Britain rose 6.4 per cent in 1996 to œ38.3 billion, over.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

A construction business school?
Where is the great centre of business thinking and teaching where managers and engineers can go to formally learn and understand the business of.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Top Gun school plan
Confidential talks to set up learning centre for high-fliers revealed more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Shifting sands of careers?
"The conventional idea of a career progressing up a ladder towards general management... needs replacement" if lean construction is to work, says.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

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Dutch mast-climbing and hoists manufacturer HEK is planning to make a major inroad into the UK construction market. The first step, the.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
pfizer Research centre expansion American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is to invest œ109 million to expand its existing medicines research.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

The significance of the year past
So here we are at the end of another year - but, not just any year. 1997 will prove to be significant on two counts - one for a change of fortunes.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

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Diversification helped Barcom pre-tax profits soar by 47 per cent from œ2.72 million to œ4 million in the year to 30 September. .... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Taywood mounts Express challenge
Taylor Woodrow is believed to be front runner to win the shell and core contract on the œ80 million redevelopment of the former Daily Express.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Hotline to catch defiant bosses
A 24-hour hotline to catch defiant directors and undischarged bankrupts was launched last week by Nigel Griffiths, Competition and Consumer Affairs.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Greenfield claim in housing report
Limits on parking and car use could save London's green sites, says report more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Tunnel consortium sees the light over disputes
Eurotunnel and the Transmanche Link (TML) contracting consortium have finally reached an agreement to settle all their outstanding disputes over.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

CTRL's fine print risk
Contractors at risk from contract which removes right to utilise case law more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

JCT reform rejected
The Specialist Engineering Contractor's Group has rejected proposals to reform the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT), which could become operational.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Korean fallout will hit UK hard
The continuing fallout from the turmoil in the South Korean economy looks set to hit construction and UK job prospects hard. Hyundai.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Debt bill slammed by CC
Publication of the Late Payment of Commercial Debt (Interest) Bill was heavily criticised by the Construction Confederation (CC) this week. .... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Commission calls for more management training
Better management training throughout the construction industry should be a priority if the sector is to improve its competitiveness, according to.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Design and build market share grows
Design & Build's market share grew by 11 per cent during 1997, giving it a total value of œ9.8 billion. Next year D&B is expected to.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Laing favourite for Life Centre
John Laing North East looks to be favourite to win a œ20 million contract to construct the second phase of the œ54 million International.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Water treatment contracts out to tender
West of Scotland Water has put three design, procure, construct and commission contracts out to tender. All three will be undertaken using the.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

œ80m project up for grabs
North of Scotland Water looks for interest in Aberdeen Wastewater plant more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Airport blaze mystery
"The American airports use sprinkler systems throughout, perhaps we should follow their example," was the reaction of Penny Morgan of the Building.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Halcrow and Atkins clinch latest road maintenance deal
Sir William Halcrow & Partners and WS Atkins have clinched the latest contracts to manage one of the 24 road maintenance super agencies in.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Barratt gets Docklands housing job
Barratt has been selected by the London Docklands Development Corporation to build up to 250 homes near the Thames Barrier in London's Docklands..... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Nuttall scoops airport extension
Edmund Nuttall and its Dutch sister company Interbeton has been awarded the construction element of a œ53.3 million contract to extend Harare.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Treasury launch project guides
Cost cuts of 30% aimed for by guide to best practice in project development more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

CAT buys Perkins for œ801 million
Long-rumoured deal finally clinched, subject to shareholders' ratification more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Railtrack to focus on Fenchurch St line
Railtrack has unveiled a œ75 million investment programme to improve the Fenchurch Street line out of London to East Anglia. The œ75.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

WSAtkins refuses to sell PFI equity stakes
Despite offers from fund managers Atkins stays with "safe investments" more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

œ100m City project gets go ahead
Wates City of London Properties has finally achieved planning permission for its œ100 million City Point development in the City of London..... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Engineers' pay to bust inflation
Operatives in the engineering construction industry have confirmed their acceptance of a 1998 pay rise substantially above the rate of inflation..... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Training
New skills and training warning The Construction Plant-hire Association has delivered another warning about the continuing skills shortage and.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

grove
Grove rewarded for sales rise Grove Worldwide, the crane firm put up for sale by parent company Hanson earlier this year, reported a 52 per cent.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Dropouts cost CITB œ4m more
Income affected and skills problems worsened by training scheme dropouts more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

vibroplant
Vibroplant in the black after repositioning Repositioning appears to be finally paying off for Vibroplant, with the company back in black. .... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Board supports new apprentice scheme
A unified construction apprenticeship registration scheme is being proposed more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Egan Task Force invites evidence of best practice
The Construction Task Force headed by Sir John Egan is asking clients, designers, suppliers, and constructors to nominate planned projects which.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

CPA faces union revolt
Withdrawal from plant hire national agreement leads to blackball threat more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

New roofing hallmark follows leaks debacle
A new hallmarked standard for roofing work is to be brought in by the Roofing Industry Alliance, and contractors can expect on-site visits in.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

œ100 million still available in PFI pot
The Local Government (Contracts) Act (CJ 19 November) is already starting to bear fruit for contractors looking for PFI windfalls, and the.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

FIEC supports concrete mix
The European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) said this week that it is supporting contractors who mix their own concrete on-site, and who.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Brickies wages hit œ600 a week
Bricklayers' wages have levelled out at œ600 a week, said Tony Pidgley, chief executive of the upmarket housebuilder Berkeley, last week. .... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Trouble over bridge testing to be addressed
New guidance for the testing and monitoring of concrete bridge durability will be published next February, in an attempt to end confusion in the.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Leabrook claim costs VHE œ2m
VHE's battle over a œ30 million claim for its Leabrook Road contract will cost the specialist contractor in land regeneration œ1 million.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)

Kvaerner moves into the top spot
Kvaerner has moved into first place in this month's new orders league. Meanwhile, Tarmac remains clear at the top of the 12-month rolling.... more
(17 December 1997 00:00)