Articles by Date : January 16 1995 - January 22 1995
Open and close gate operator
BTP Automation's latest electro-hydraulic gate operator, the Hindi
880, is available in three models to suit a wide range of gates
from domestic to.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Chertsey chooses Telelight towers
Surrey-based plant hire operator Chertsey Plant has recently
increased its 400 strong general plant fleet with the addition of
10 TL35 Telelight.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
WHO'S WHO
Main Contractor:
Mowlem
Client:
Highways Agency
Barriers:
Fitzpatrick
Subcontractor
General Steelwork:
.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
MAKING THE MOST OF THE MOTORWAY
Not usually known for its contribution to the environment, the M25 is being brought up-to-date. As part of the widening process, Mowlem Civil.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
in brief
Road bidders should not sue
Attempts by contractors to sue the Government over lost money for
bids for abandoned road schemes do not stand a.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Chunnel bill gets second reading
The Channel Tunnel Rail Link Bill has had its second reading in the
House of Commons this week unopposed, but MPs from both sides of
the House.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
in brief
Trade missions
There will be seven construction trade missions during 1995, each
led by a government minister, with the aim of supporting the.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
M11 protestors storm Highways Agency HQ
M11 roads protestors confronted Highways Agency chief Lawrie Haynes
in his own office this week, after invading the Highways Agency's
headquarters.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Moves
Tarmac Construction's Building Division has appointed Kevin Jones
(39) as area manager for south Wales, based in Cardiff. He was
previously in.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Five cranes for roof lift
A quintet of cranes from four manufacturers has been used by Beck
and Pollitzer Engineering to lift the canopy of a new service
station into place.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
MOB RULE MUST STOP
The picture in Tuesday's FT said it all. Environmental roads
protestors had invaded the very heart of the roads' citadel, Laurie
Haynes' Highways.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
NATM back in use on Jubilee project
The controversial New Austrian Tunnelling Method has restarted on
the Jubilee Line Extension and could get underway again on the
troubled Heathrow.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Schal appointed to opera house work
Schal International, part of Tarmac Professional Services, is to be
appointed construction manager for the œ150 million
redevelopment of the.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Civils urged to fight 'social dumping'
Civil engineering employers are being urged to join forces with the
unions in a European campaign to fight 'social dumping' - the use
of cheap.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Woodworking Federation moves in to EEF offices
The British Woodworking Federation, which withdrew from the BEC at
the turn of the year, has taken offices at the Broadway House
headquarters of.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Mistaken identity
You have to admire Farmington Stone, the Cheltenham based quarrying
company. It's a company that enjoys a fight.
Last year its directors had to.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Community of Rocester are quids in
If you are going to sell 4.2 acres of land for a pound, at least
make it a giant pound - that seems to be JCB chairman Sir Anthony
Bamford's motto.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Kyle remodels Selfrigdes
Kyle Stewart has won contracts for Selfridges and Oracle, worth
œ21 million in total.
The œ10 million Selfridges job will provide.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
TUPE: no 'tinkering' with directive plea
The European Acquired Rights Directive must be fundamentally
changed to clearly exclude the letting of contracts for the supply
of goods and.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Barratt builds Birchdene
Barratt has begun work on a new housing development at Birchdene
Drive, Thamesmead in Greenwich. The 55 homes will overlook
Birchmere, a 13-acre.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Cleveland sends steel to Kowloon
Cleveland Structural Engineering, part of Trafalgar House, has won
a œ30 million plus contract to fabricate, supply and erect
16,000t of steel.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Taywood on track in Malaysia
Taylor Woodrow Projects (Malaysia) is carrying out the design and
build work for Phase One of the Kuala Lumpur light rail transit
system.
The.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
HOT LINE
John Mowlem has won a œ7.1 million contract for the
refurbishment and extension to the Time & Life Building in New
Bond Street, London,.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Norwest wins M1 widening
Norwest Holst looks set to win the œ14-17 million M1 widening
job between junctions 21 (M69) and 21A (A46) in Leicestershire.
The nine.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Top contractors tipped to merge
Five top contractors - including Alfred McAlpine and Mowlem - are
tipped to be swallowed up by industry restructuring in the next
five years. At.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
in brief
Steel production up
Steel production in the UK was 17.3 million tonnes in 1994, up by
4% on 1993, but still well short of the 19.0 million.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Leak found in Manchester velodrome
Cyclists at Manchester's newly completed œ9 million velodrome
ground to a halt last week because of a leaking roof. A race
meeting was.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
IN BRIEF
Concrete floor association
The Association of Concrete Industrial Flooring Contractors has
been formed to promote quality standards in the.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Joan opens H&H cinema
Higgs & Hill Design and Build celebrated the completion of the
Warner Multiplex Cinema at Park Royal by bringing in Joan Collins
to open the.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Confidence still shaky
Construction activity rose sharply in the last three months of
1994, according to a report from the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors out.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
HSE has got roof safety covered
Sir; You carried an article (CJ gets HSE to reprint roof manual, 8
Dec) about the Health and Safety Executive's guidance on roofwork
safety and the.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
No wait for bricks claims agency
The Brick Development Agency has moved to dispel fears that brick
manufacturers have manipulated a shortage to generate price rises
during 1995 by.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Listed buildings to go for Life
The Equitable Life Assurance Society wants to build a œ25
million, 10-storey prestige office complex on land at Gallowgate in
Newcastle upon.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
London leisure parks go ahead
THI is to develop two leisure parks in east London, worth a total
of nearly œ40 million.
The first, a œ14 million development in.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
New blacktop job for Amey
Amey has won an œ8 million contract to replace worn out
surfaces on the A3 Guildford bypass in Surrey, as tipped in CJ, 8
December 1994.
.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Contracts panel wins reprieve
The building industry's contractual good practice panel - the
National Joint Consultative Committee - has won funding for a
further six months.
.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Small firms suffer from traffic jams
Road congestion is costing small firms more than œ6 billion a
year, according to a British Chamber of Commerce survey.
The survey into 545.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Merricks sets specialist priorities
A 30% cut in construction costs is 'quite achievable' and will be a
key priority this year for the Constructors Liaison Group,
according to Tony.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Fact finding trip to Japan
A team of construction industry experts from the Chartered
Institute of Building has visited Japan to study its research and
development strategy..... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
CONSTRUCTION INSOLVENCY-WEEKLY UPDATE
CJ's weekly list of corporate insolvencies in the construction
industry œ160, IT Systems will fax details to subscribers on a
daily basis. For.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Low loader takes out high bridge
When is an overhead walkway not an overhead walkway? Answer: when
it's lying in the road below. One minute this crossing offered
pedestrians a safe.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Costain port bid wins
Costain's bid for the œ27 million new container terminal at
Felixstowe was confirmed last week with the official award of the
contract by.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Asda jobs go to two firms
Birse and Clugston have both won contracts to build Asda
superstores. Birse's œ9 million contract is for a 6,900m2
store at Queensferry in.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Doubts over BS quality of city cabling
The adequacy of the British Standard which covers the quality of
electricity cables has come under fire following East Midlands
Electricity's.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Shepherd has œ19.4m jobs
Shepherd Construction has bagged three contracts worth œ19.4
million recently. The largest is a œ9.4 million contract to
build the.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
the health and safety plan
This should include:
n a general description of work;
n project programme;
n foreseeable risks;
n any other information required.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
condam regulations
The CONDAM Regulations will apply to all sites where five workers
or more are employed. They place duties on all those involved with
the principal.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Inefficient, incompetent industry
Sir; Out of sheer exasperation, I feel compelled to give vent to my
utter dismay at the shambolic way in which the construction
industry conducts.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
Beware bogus 'Databank' consultancy
The Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association is warning
members against a consultancy which tricked 18 major maintenance
contractors into.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)
THE LAST WORD
'The contract is full of ways of letting the employer have their
cake and eat it ... it is like the launch of a petrol guzzling car
during the Gulf.... more
(19 January 1995 00:00)