Articles by Date : February 16 1998 - February 22 1998
NFDC is to investigate double death
The National Council of the Federation of Demolition Contractors
(NFDC) has announced an investigation into the death of two site
workers on a.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Task force calls for improvement
Continuous improvement is called for by Task Force chairman, Sir John Egan more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Task force calls for improvement - CRT's recommendations for efficiency - NEWSBRIEF
Continuous improvement is called for by Task Force chairman, Sir John Egan more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
First power station for EPR
Electra Fleming is to provide Energy Power Resources EPR with a
œ43.5 million funding package to build its.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
CTRL to go to Eurorail?
Company 'very confident' of winning despite predictions of industry and city more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Performance set to shift
The building materials and merchants sector looks to have mixed fortunes more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
BRE highlights negative 'list'
Sue contractors who include lists of "excluded materials" says BRE more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Protest at pay deal in Hackney - Welcome change for tax regulations - BMF records upturn in sales
Builders in Hackney up in arms against the council's proposal to streamline pay more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
HBG/GA gets œ25m project
HBG/GA looks set to win the contract to redevelop a stretch of listed buildings more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Pat Dooey resigns from Powerscreen
Pat Dooey, sales and marketing director of Powerscreen, and a
director of Matbro, has resigned from both posts.
Dooey's resignation follows.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Policies for every risk
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers the all risk insurance contractors are commonly required to take out more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
CEF sold
De Lage Landen has sold CEF (Construction Equipment Finance) to
US-based Associates Capital Corporation for an undisclosed sum. De
Lage Landen's.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
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.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
HSS sets stall out for 1998 - Pat Dooey resigns from Powerscreen - CEF sold - Komatsu and Moxy call off partnership
New branches and new products will all be linked by a customer website more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Policies for every risk
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers the all risk insurance contractors are commonly required to take out more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
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.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Invitation to refurbish the V&A
Construction managers are being invited to tender for the œ31
million project to refurbish and.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Cross-Channel traffic all one way
News that Ballast Nedam is in the market for a civils firm is
further evidence of the European takeover of our construction
industry. The Dutch.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Will the Government's training plans really amount to a... - A NEW DEAL? - Cross-Channel traffic all one way
The New Deal for construction, launched last week, has been welcomed by large contractors but received with scepticism by smaller firms and.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Komatsu and Moxy call off partnership
After a protracted courtship during which Komatsu has put big
efforts into helping to revamp Moxy's ageing adt range it seems the
Japanese company.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
BAsite in tax raid
The site of British Airways' œ200 million office development
in Prospect Park was raided by the Inland Revenue on Friday.
The surprise.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Whitford Point Lighthouse
BUSINESS10
CONTRACTS12
COMMENT14
PLANT19
LEGAL22
CLASSIFIED25
TENDERS OPEN28
JOBS31
OUTLOOK40.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
CRT's recommendations for efficiency
Industry think-tank, the Construction Round Table, is in the middle
of drafting a blue-print for ways of improving efficiency and
competitiveness..... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Skills shortages stifle south west's recovery - CTRL to go to Eurorail? - 4.4 million homes 'not enough' - Tunnel sealant in the clear
Company 'very confident' of winning despite predictions of industry and city more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
4.4 million homes 'not enough'
The Government will need to plan for even more homes by 2016 than
the 4.4 million currently being proposed, according to the Joseph
Rowntree.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Ballast's UK buy-out - BAsite in tax raid - £58 million over budget for JLE's M&E
Wiltshier buyer to buy a UK civils firm as it expands into "its second home" more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Rebranding for E C Harris - Needham adds weight to Amec - Taywood to restructure five ways
No plans to float as 'world number one' consultant offers new range of services more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF - Shimizu tipped for £14m job - HBG/GA gets £25m project - Kvaerner takes two water - Police PFI bids sought
HBG/GA looks set to win the contract to redevelop a stretch of listed buildings more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Rebranding for E C Harris
No plans to float as 'world number one' consultant offers new range of services more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Needham adds weight to Amec
Amec has appointed Sir Richard Needham, Britain's Minister for
Trade between 1992 and 1995, as a consultant to add weight to the
group's.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
SACTRA road report shock - Three joint ventures to bid for £200 million LIFFE contract
Environmentalists and road builders disagree over road building schemes more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Performance set to shift - Cala adds Victor Homes to portfolio
The building materials and merchants sector looks to have mixed fortunes more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Kvaerner takes two water
Kvaerner companies have won two major water projects worth a total
of œ427 million, one in Hong Kong and one in Egypt.
In Egypt, a.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Welcome change for tax regulations
The Construction Confederation has welcomed a rationalisation of
tax regulations that will introduce a new test covering operatives
who pay gross.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Skills shortages stifle south west's recovery
The long-awaited upturn in the south west's building industry could
be stifled at birth by a serious skills shortage, one of the
region's leading.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Support for roads register
Councils, eco groups and roads lobby welcome national coordination plan more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Protest at pay deal in Hackney
Builders in Hackney up in arms against the council's proposal to streamline pay more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF - BRE highlights negative 'list' - NFDC is to investigate double death - Buoyant house building sector
Sue contractors who include lists of "excluded materials" says BRE more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Virtual reality put to the test
Research consortium completes "virtual road" project for the Highways Agency more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
System offering more cost control
Hire and rental software supplier Result 2000 has produced a system
for estimating and costing work specifically for the construction
and plant.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Fibre-optic network completed
Construction work to lay a 360km network of fibre-optic cables
along canal routes has been completed by contractors Dredging
Construction of Kings.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Marshalls extends its CAD system
Building materials manufacturer Marshalls has launched the Beany
Block Design Software to extend its specifier CAD software
range.
Marshalls.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Ucatt 'break with New Labour' plan - Cancer worries over silica
A group of members from the Union of Construction Allied Trades and
Technicians (Ucatt) are urging disenchanted trade unions to
affiliate to the.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
A NEW DEAL? - Will the Government's training plans really amount to a...
The New Deal for construction, launched last week, has been welcomed by large contractors but received with scepticism by smaller firms and.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Laing hits top spot
Laing has moved into first place in this month's new orders league. James Atkinson looks at the trends behind the statistics. more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Efforts to implement TQM
Sir,
Your 28 January edition included an article entitled "CIoB: TQM
impractical for industry", in which David Stockdale was described
as.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Pipe-jacking open to all
Sir,
We noted with some amusement that Bilfinger and Berger claim in
Contract Journal, 28 January 1998, that the Pipe Jacking
Association and.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
HSS sets stall out for 1998
New branches and new products will all be linked by a customer website more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Ucatt 'break with New Labour' plan
A group of members from the Union of Construction Allied Trades and
Technicians (Ucatt) are urging disenchanted trade unions to
affiliate to the.... more
(18 February 1998 00:00)
Support for roads register - Creditors block Delta pay-off plan
Councils, eco groups and roads lobby welcome national coordination plan more
(18 February 1998 00:00)