Articles by Date : June 16 2008 - June 22 2008

Survey blasts contractors' time management
Complex construction projects are likely to be completed more than six months late because of bad time management, new research shows. more
(20 June 2008 16:50)

BRE plans Scottish innovation park
Building Research Establishment (BRE) is planning a second innovation park with four new show homes in North Lanarkshire. more
(20 June 2008 16:30)

Balfour, Laing O'Rourke and HBG among eight on Scots Procure21 shortlist
Eight contractors named on shortlist for the £1bn Scottish equivalent of ProCure21. more
(20 June 2008 15:00)

Eugena thought to have crashed with debts of £9m
Eugena has crashed into administration. Unsecured creditors, including a string of subcontractors and suppliers, are thought to be owed around £9m. more
(20 June 2008 15:00)

MJ Gleeson: £14m hit and office closures
The group has announced yet another round of “staying alive” measures that will cost a total of almost £14m. more
(20 June 2008 15:00)

White Young Green confirms possible takeover
Consultancy White Young Green has confirmed that it has received an approach regarding a possible offer for the company. more
(20 June 2008 15:00)

Lafarge cement factory warned over leaking dioxin
Wiltshire cement factory Lafarge has received a written warning from the Environment Agency (EA) over leaking dioxins. more
(20 June 2008 14:47)

Laing O'Rourke, Murphy and Daniel up for £125m aqueduct scheme
Three firms are vying to tap into a deal to build a major aqueduct through the heart of north-west England. more
(20 June 2008 14:00)

Barratt shares surge 25% after bank deal reports
Shares in Barratt jumped 25% this morning following reports of a deal between the beleagured housebuilder and its lenders. more
(20 June 2008 12:47)

For sale: Alfred McAlpine Plant Services for £20m
Carillion has put Alfred McAlpine Plant Services up for sale for an estimated £20m. more
(20 June 2008 12:33)

Land Group win £27.1m fire station contract
Land Group has won a £27.1m contract to build and refurbish 10 fire stations in Suffolk. more
(20 June 2008 12:17)

Best Places Awards 2008: interviews with winners - VIDEO
Around 350 guests attended the fourth Contract Journal Best Places to Work in Construction Awards. more
(20 June 2008 12:00)

Caltongate could put Edinburgh's heritage status at risk
Edinburgh’s world heritage status could be scrutinised by Unesco after demands for a public inquiry into the £300m Caltongate project were rejected. more
(20 June 2008 11:09)

Londoners to plan Lego Olympics
Londoners will be given a chance to design their own Lego Olympics tomorrow using mini tiles to decide how they want the site to be used in legacy. more
(20 June 2008 10:51)

Housing crisis: House prices to fall 9%
House prices will to fall by 9% this year and housing transactions will plummet 45%, mortgage lender HBOS has predicted. more
(20 June 2008 10:41)

Olympic village will get public funding
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has admitted the Olympic village will require government funding to cover a shortfall of millions. more
(20 June 2008 10:34)

£4bn plan to redevelop Battersea Power Station unveiled
The derelict Battersea Power Station will be transformed into upmarket apartments, a hotel and shopping mall under plans for the site unveiled today. more
(20 June 2008 10:23)

Galliford Try makes Babcock's Peter Rogers a director
Galliford Try has appointed Peter Rogers as a non-executive director. Rogers is also chief executive of Babcock International, a post he has held.... more
(20 June 2008 10:00)

Mtech Group managing director resigns
Darren Richards has resigned managing director of offsite manufacturing consultancy Mtech Group to spend more time on his new project, Elements.... more
(20 June 2008 09:38)

NAO report: 'Good progress' on Olympics but more could be done
The ODA needs to improve on generating competitive tenders and rolling out the procurement of its contracts. more
(20 June 2008 09:07)

Balfour Beatty pays £28m for bigger foothold in German rail sector
Balfour Beatty has shelled out £28m for Schreck-Mieves, a rail player in the German market. more
(20 June 2008 09:00)

Cat not renewing 320 temp workers contracts at its Desford factory
Caterpillar is not renewing the contracts of 320 temporary workers (employed by Parkhouse Recruitment) at its Desford factory in Leicestershire which.... more
(20 June 2008 00:00)

No dough for Noho?
Design work on Candy and Candy’s £1bn luxury residential development Noho Square has been mothballed as construction funding is renegotiated. more
(19 June 2008 17:25)

Bullock Construction's profit margin doubles to 10%
Bullock Construction has enjoyed a surge in profit margin to more than 10% with the social housing contractor reporting a latest pre-tax profit of.... more
(19 June 2008 17:00)

Rock Asphalte: the deal that kept subcontractors on board after administration
Rock Asphalte will show a pre-tax profit of £2.4m when the latest set of annual results are unveiled, states John Walsh. more
(19 June 2008 15:00)

Eco-towns Q&A
They're proposed as a magic solution to housing shortages and carbon excess, but they have also attracted their fair share of controversy. CJ looks.... more
(19 June 2008 13:29)

Fire destroys flats under construction in Glasgow
Arson suspected after fire that destroys a block of flats under construction in Glasgow. more
(19 June 2008 12:13)

Norcros makes £10m pre-tax profit
Norcros, the products group that floated on the Stock Exchange in July last year, has unveiled a pre-tax profit of £10m, well ahead of the £6m figure.... more
(19 June 2008 12:00)

Carillion secures £208m Nottingham BSF contract
Carillion has secured a £208m Building Schools for the Future contract in Nottingham. more
(19 June 2008 10:46)

Olympic stadium cost jumps another £29m
The estimated construction cost of the 2012 Olympic stadium is now £525m, according to a report by Boris Johnson's Olympic watchdog. more
(19 June 2008 10:45)

Social housing group's £1bn plan to bail out housebuilders
Britain’s biggest housing association organisation is in talks with the government to free up £1bn of public funds to rescue housebuilders. more
(19 June 2008 10:38)

140-year-old Scottish building firm goes into administration
Watson Construction, one of Scotland’s oldest builders, has gone into administration. more
(19 June 2008 10:27)

Boris to bail out Olympic village
London’s mayor Boris Johnson is planning to raid government coffers to bail out the London 2012 Olympic village. more
(19 June 2008 10:19)

Scottish firm I&H Brown wins £12m Commonwealth Games contract
Scottish civil engineering firm I&H Brown has won an £11.75m contract for infrastructure work for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. more
(19 June 2008 10:04)

Portsmouth FC unveils new stadium design - PHOTOS
Portsmouth FC has unveiled designs for a new 36,000-seater stadium to overlook Portsmouth harbour. more
(19 June 2008 09:14)

Best Places Awards 2008: winners announced
The winners of the Contract Journal Best Places to Work in Construction Awards 2008 have been announced. more
(19 June 2008 09:00)

Public seafront facilities - Felixstowe South Seafront, Suffolk
Selection for tenderers for the provision of public facilities at Felixstowe South Seafront, Felixstowe, Suffolk more
(19 June 2008 00:00)

New IT tool tackles Site Waste Management Plans
Site Waste Planning Limited is an environmental consultancy specialising in site waste management plan services to the construction and demolition.... more
(18 June 2008 15:54)

£16m management buy-out at Rock Asphalte
John Walsh, managing director of Rock Asphalte, a specialist roofing and structural waterproofing contractor, has completed a successful £16m.... more
(18 June 2008 15:00)

Linden Homes regional office to close
Galliford Try-owned Linden Homes is to shut down one of its five regional offices, CJ has learned. more
(18 June 2008 13:52)

Shepherd Homes axes up to a fifth of jobs
York-based Shepherd Homes is making a raft of staff redundancies due to the current downturn in the housing market. more
(18 June 2008 11:52)

Olympics budget may be 'inadequate'
The £9.3bn budget for the 2012 Olympic Games could yet be overwhelmed by a ‘perfect storm’ of construction prices and a plunging demand for housing,.... more
(18 June 2008 10:03)

Mouchel reports ongoing strong demand
Mouchel, the consultancy group, says that it is firing on all cylinders with a forward orderbook standing at £2.1bn. more
(18 June 2008 10:00)

Subbies concern over Taylor Wimpey payment timing
Contractor to manage cashflow ahead of half-year results more
(18 June 2008 08:00)

Komatsu claims hybrid excavator first
Komatsu claims to have put the first hybrid construction equipment on the market with the release of a specially modified excavator. more
(18 June 2008 00:01)

Best Places Awards 2008: the winners - PHOTOS
This year's Contract Journal Best Places to Work in Construction awards took place on the 18 June at Lords Cricket Ground in London. more
(18 June 2008 00:00)

Labour MP calls for action on kerb drainage
Labour MP Austin Mitchell is calling for hundreds of kilometres of kerb drainage systems across Britain's highways to be replaced if a Highways.... more
(18 June 2008 00:00)

Lords join the diploma debate
The House of Lords echoed contractors concerns this week about the lack of work experience in the government's new diplomas. more
(18 June 2008 00:00)

Capita Symonds completes buyout of Pearce Buckle
Capita Symonds has bought Pearce Buckle, an M&E consultancy, for an undisclosed fee. more
(18 June 2008 00:00)

Spiralling costs delay MacePlus BSF scheme
Work has yet to start on £32.6m Teddington School project. more
(18 June 2008 00:00)