Articles by Date : December 15 2003 - December 21 2003

Interserve awarded £13m hospital deal
Interserve Project Services has won the first contract to be awarded in the national rollout of the NHS's ProCure 21 framework programme, just as it.... more
(19 December 2003 14:44)

Interserve wins extension to police contract
Interserve has won a two-year extension to its existing five-year contract with the Metropolitan Police. more
(19 December 2003 12:08)

Amec to develop North Sea wind farms
Amec, the international engineering services company, has teamed up with Centrica, the UK's largest energy supplier, to develop two large wind farms.... more
(19 December 2003 11:36)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Contractjournal.com would like to wish all its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The site will continue to be updated until 24 December.... more
(19 December 2003 11:26)

CC members urged to be vigilant over insurance renewals
The Construction Confederation has called on member companies to ensure liability insurers abide by new Statement of Good Practice guidelines aimed.... more
(19 December 2003 10:25)

£100m PFI schools contract up for grabs
Leeds City Council is advertising a £100m PFI project to build five secondary schools and a primary school. more
(18 December 2003 15:02)

Contractors sought for capital works on Leeds homes
Leeds City Council is seeking contractors to work in partnership to manage, co-ordinate and implement work on council houses over the next five years. more
(18 December 2003 14:45)

Man killed on Cornwall building site
A man has died after he became trapped under a mobile office in west Cornwall. more
(18 December 2003 12:23)

Project Aquatrine preferred bidder announced
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has today (Wednesday) announced that NEVIS Water had been awarded the Preferred Bidder status for Project Aquatrine -.... more
(17 December 2003 15:22)

Employers search for construction sector on hire alert
Employers in construction have reported the strongest hiring intentions out of all UK sectors surveyed. more
(17 December 2003 15:17)

ICE cautiously welcomes Stansted Airport expansion
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has today (Wednesday) cautiously welcomed transport secretary Alistair Darling's decision to build a new.... more
(17 December 2003 13:15)

McAlpine wins contract to service quarry
McAlpine Business Services has secured a seven year contract at Midland Quarry Products’ (MQP) Old and New Cliffe Hill Quarries to load and haul four.... more
(17 December 2003 11:51)

Baggeridge reveals "soaring" pre-tax profit
Baggeridge Brick has today (Wednesday) revealed a 95% rise in pre-tax profit to £6.21m (2002: £3.17m) on “record” turnover of £53.1m (2002: 47.4m).... more
(17 December 2003 11:16)

Ballast subbies urge DTI to investigate 'missing' cash
Ballast plc’s unsecured subcontractors have called for a DTI investigation to what happened to millions of pounds that is alleged to have disappeared.... more
(17 December 2003 11:12)

Hanson pledges to meet targets despite £20m hit
Hanson expects to meet City analysts expectations this year, despite taking a £20m hit from currency fluctuations. more
(17 December 2003 10:53)

West England Uni advertises £55m contract
The University of West England wants contractors to bid for its series of contracts worth £55m in total on its Frenchay Campus in Bristol. more
(16 December 2003 15:05)

£140m Tyne tunnel advertised
The Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Authority (PTA) has posted a pre-information notice for the £140m New Tyne Crossing PFI tunnel on the OJEU. more
(16 December 2003 13:51)

Cirus wins £3.3m contract for Spanish manufacturer
Cirus, the general contracting arm of HLS Construction Group, has won a £3.3m contract to build the new UK headquarters for Spanish-based luxury.... more
(16 December 2003 13:18)

CJ50 - New orders won in October 2003
October was slower for new orders after a surprisingly buoyant late summer, with infrastructure enjoying a larger than usual share of the business. A.... more
(16 December 2003 13:13)

BAA picks second generation design consultants
BAA has picked the design consultants to support its capital investment programme over the next five years. more
(16 December 2003 12:08)

PFI projects offer better value for money, say reports
Three-quarters of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects were delivered to time and budget against less than a quarter undertaken through.... more
(16 December 2003 11:00)

RMC makes another disposal to cut debt
RMC has sold its 19.9% share in Adelaide Brighton Ltd (ABL) for £71m. The proceeds will be used to pay off the group's debt. more
(16 December 2003 10:38)

Persimmon aims to impress the City
Persimmon told the City this morning that it expects profit for the full year of 2003 to be ahead of analysts' expectations after a strong second.... more
(16 December 2003 10:07)

HSS sold to its management for £145m
Tool hire specialist HSS Service Group has been bought from The Davis Service Group by its management, backed by 3i, for £145m. more
(16 December 2003 09:25)

NCW dates announced
Next year's National Construction Week (NCW) will take place between 6 and 13 October, it has emerged today (Monday). more
(15 December 2003 16:36)

PAL card gets green light from contractor group
The International Powered Access Federation's (IPAF) PAL card will continue to be accepted on sites run by members of the Major Contractors' Group.... more
(15 December 2003 15:59)

Terex Benford launches new rigid chassis site dumper
Terex Benford has launched an AWS (all-wheel steer) rigid chassis site dumper claiming the machine represents the most significant development for.... more
(15 December 2003 15:11)

Connolly Homes boosts turnover 25%
Connolly Homes, the housebuilder based in Luton, has lifted turnover to £20m in the 12 months to the end of May, a rise of £4m over the previous year. more
(15 December 2003 12:58)

Double wind farm win for AWG Construction
A £10m construction contract for two Moray wind farms has been won by Inverness-based AWG Construction Services. more
(15 December 2003 12:23)

BAA concerned over archaeological investigations
The British Aggregates Association (BAA) is concerned over delays and high costs being experienced by many of its SME members by the imposition of.... more
(15 December 2003 11:40)

Wimpey should meet high expectations
George Wimpey's latest trading statement, issued this morning (Monday) says that its financial results for 2003 -expected in late February - will.... more
(15 December 2003 10:15)

Laing wins £350m North Staffs PFI hospital
John Laing, in joint venture with Sodexho, has been named prefered bidder for North Staffordshire Hospitals NHS Trust £350m PFI scheme. more
(15 December 2003 09:51)