Articles by Date : August 16 1999 - August 22 1999
Rail work puts Balfours top
New orders picked up in July with private commercial and infrastructure work leading the way. James Atkinson reports. more
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Clarifying adjudication
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers adjudicators' jurisdiction more
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ge capital to supply £6m of vehicles/plant
GE Capital Equipment Services has announced a £6 million deal
with civil engineering.... more
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pompey pirtek franchise bought
The Portsmouth franchise of on-site hydraulic hose replacement
specialists Pirtek has been bought by Peter.... more
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Wales & SW
1 Taylor Woodrow 17.0
2 Midas Construction 17.0
3 Kier 15.4
4 Mowlem 10.2
5 David McLean 8.5
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Home Office HQ will go £160m over cost
Potential bill of £70m-£100m likely for end of lease and move to new building more
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An everyday story of construction folk
The scene is not Ambridge, but a main contractor's office (see page
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Main contractor: "I want you Mr Specialist to help me on this
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Trends surveys upbeat
More than a third of all contractors reported an upturn in
enquiries during the second quarter of 1999, according to the
latest Construction.... more
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Treasury bids get underway
by Carol Millett
Bidding for the financial package of the £120 million Treasury
Main Building commenced last week with the release.... more
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Back bites
That sinking feeling
Doom-merchants and pun-mongerers should give the headquarters of
Simons Construction in Lincoln a wide berth.
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NAO calls for PFI change
Audit Office recommends later selection of bids to strengthen Government's hand more
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Prime contracting a hit with MoD
by Kathy Watson Prime contracting has become so popular with the army, air force and navy that Defence Estates is urging consultants and.... more
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Council repairs to face checks
by Kathy Watson
Spot checks are to be carried out on council house repairs under a
new Treasury investigation into the quality of local.... more
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DERA invites £100m partnering scheme
DERAis setting up a strategic partnering opportunity across various UKsites more
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Fastrack to take action on £150k non-payment
Brickwork contractor Fastrack has started legal proceedings against
main contractor Morrison Construction over non-payment of more.... more
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CLG urges Act change - CLG urges Act change
Construction Act needs change to halt abuse says Constructors Liaison Group more
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Subsidence mystery on new DBFO road
Settlement after heavy rainfall brings traffic chaos on M40, cause unknown more
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Balfour Beatty wins £30m Leeds rail job
Balfour Beatty has been awarded the £30 million contract by
Railtrack to undertake the complete renewal of the permanent way
and overhead line.... more
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Tolent flotation follows demerger
Amco's Gordon says: 'We think Tolent will do better as an independent group' more
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South Tees PFI signed
Mowlem has reached a financial close on the £160 million PFI
contract to redevelop South Cleveland Hospital in Middlesbrough for
the South.... more
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English Heritage accused of 'wasting public money'
English Heritage is to spend more than £260,000 on emergency
repairs on one of South Devon's most important listed buildings -
just days.... more
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'Put sustainability on Egan agenda' demand
by Tim Wood
A new report has emphasised the importance of including
sustainability within the Rethinking Construction agenda.
The.... more
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New law threat for contractors
Warnings of risk of alienating clients if contractors do not endorse warranty law more
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Komatsu slots in a new excavator
New Marubeni-Komatsu machine aims to offer operator safety and comfort more
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This week's work winners
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
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Specialists' pressure forces JCT review
Exclusive by Graham Ridout
The Joint Contracts Tribunal has started a wide ranging review of
its constitution and activities that could.... more
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Morgan Sindall posts £6m profit
Morgan Sindall has unveiled a record interim pre-tax profit of
£6 million. "We've grown interim profits for the fifth year in
a row," said.... more
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Town loses landmark court case
by Tim Wood
A small town in Northumberland faces paying up to £5 million
compensation after it lost a High Court case over.... more
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CIS tax 'muddle' deepens
Contractors say the CIS tax system still leading to chaos and confusion more
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Hopes for union peace
George Brumwell, general secretary of Ucatt, has expressed renewed
confidence that the three unions on the Construction Industry Joint
Council can.... more
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Mecalac on track
HireMee claims its machines score over opposition in versatility and high specs more
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As the strife-torn M11 link road finally opens to traffic, the question is posedÉ - Are new roads the right road?
Protestors fought and failed to halt the massively expensive M11 link, but they did succeed in changing public mood and re-shaping Government.... more
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Best practice cases chosen
Eighty examples of construction best practice will soon be made
available to the construction industry.
Another 50 new case studies will.... more
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Steering in a new direction
Construction group Osborne has set out its stall with the intention of making it into the top quarter of the industry. John Leitch interviews.... more
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Clarifying adjudication
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers adjudicators' jurisdiction more
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The week in quotes
"In the end, we lost the battle over the link, but won the war over
road building."
Aileen Brownlee of Wanstead against the M11 link road
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