Articles by Date : September 16 1996 - September 22 1996

Seven chosen for BAA
BAA has selected seven architects as framework suppliers to cover its needs for project architectural services over the next five years. The.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Contractor ready to fight for œ50m
Civils contractor VHE Holdings is due to take a œ50 million claim against the Black Country Development Corporation to arbitration next month.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Contractors face EC warning
Major contractors have been warned that they face being reported to the European Commission unless they act to set up consultative works councils.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

St Pancras contest launched
A competition has been launched by London & Continental Railways (LCR) to restore the Grade I listed St Pancras Chambers, the neo-Gothic.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Mansell sees drastic downsizing pay off
A programme of drastic downsizing in order to increase productivity and efficiency has paid off for Mansell. The company posted an interim.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Two more health PFI pull-outs
The Government's troubled Private Finance Initiative showed further signs of crisis this week with the news that the University Hospital of Wales.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

HAawards more "super-agencies"
Two new "super agency" contracts to manage the maintenance and improvement of 1,000 miles of trunk roads and motorways in East Anglia and parts of.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

TUC backs Magnet strike
The four main construction unions have united to call for a mass demonstration this weekend in support of striking woodworkers who have been sacked.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Carpenters win dismissal claim
Six London carpenters have won a claim for unfair dismissal after being sacked when their local site jobs ended and they refused alternative.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

McAlpine tops Lloyds list
Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed main contractor for the œ55 million new headquarters building for Lloyd's Register at 71 Fenchurch.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Not such a distant horizon
Amec's plan to move into the Continent has stirred mixed reactions. While sceptics point to pastures further afield, others suggest that British.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Industry is urged to save special books
A call is going out to the construction industry to help fund the preservation of specialist technical literature and papers. The CIRCA Society.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Amey looks to the MoD as turnover and profits soar
A new service inspired by Ministry of Defence will drive Amey's next big move in facilities management, chairman Neil Ashley said this week. .... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Fiat's Scudo is based on MPV
Fiat dealers can now offer a large, car-derived van. Called the Scudo, it is based on the Italian car giant's Ulysse multi-purpose vehicle (MPV)..... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Peugeot unveils plans for Escort-sized van market
Peugeot is planning a serious attack on the UK's Escort-sized light van market. Its Partner-badged van is set to debut in Britain in October,.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Laing drops Bovis bid plan
After running the rule over Bovis Homes - a business valued at œ200 million - rival housebuilder Laing Homes has decided against making a bid.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Laing counts cost of PFI bids
The Private Finance Initiative will grind to a halt if equity fund managers do not step forward and share the cost of bidding for PFI projects. .... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

INBRIEF
Oasis wonder-wallboard British Gypsum has won a œ500,000 contract to supply over 200,000m2 of its Gyproc Wallboard for the new œ100.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Firms battle to burn tyres
Castle Cement has sought formal permission from the Environment Agency to burn waste tyres as fuel at its works at Ketton, near Stamford in.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Electricals open one -stop training shop
The electrical contracting sector's central training organisation, JTL, is planning to broaden its scope to offer a "one-stop shop" which will.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

HOT LINE
Kvaerner Trafalgar House is tipped to clinch a œ9m contract from North Tyneside Council to build a sports and leisure centre at Smiths Park,.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Legal threat to Treasury HQ contract
The Exchequer Partnership, which includes Bovis, has been confirmed by the Treasury as its preferred private sector partner for the œ500.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Welcome for house figures
The house-building industry is expressing cautious optimism over the latest NHBC figures which reveal that the number of private new house starts.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

PFI health bids awarded
Amec and Bovis have been selected as preferred partners in the last few days for PFI healthcare projects at University College Hospital, London and.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Use of polluted land set to rocket
Contractors will be increasingly forced to use contaminated land for development sites as the Government, local authorities and environmental.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Osprey is salvaged from the Atlantic
The ill-fated Osprey, the world's first prototype wave-powered generator, has been salvaged from the Atlantic in a six-week long operation. A.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Heathrow Starlifter takes off
The first of three SMC Starlifter CX 800 telescopic mini cranes delivered to Groundhog Plant is hard at work underneath Heathrow Airport. The.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

English Heritage backs œ1.7m scheme
A derelict nineteenth century concrete warehouse is to be refurbished as offices in a œ1.7 million scheme partly funded by English Heritage..... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Reorganisation converts Try to profit
Try Construction has seen a resurgence of contracts in central London, which enabled the group move into the black in the first six months of this.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Atlas Copco's six series is unveiled
World-leading compressor manufacturer Atlas Copco unveiled its Six Series portables last week. While the new Series makes no technological.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

New advice for self-employed
Zurich Life has published a free guide for the self-employed and partners. The publication, Zurich Life's Guide to Self-Employed.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

New transporter sprints into UK
Volkswagen's old LT was always a popular van, twenty years of sales success testified to that. Now the new LT is even better, with all the benefits.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Death toll prompts insurance offer
The low take-up of accidental death insurance in the construction industry, particularly among the self-employed, has prompted B&CE Insurance.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

CDMregs update out
British Engine Insurance has published a guide on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994. Update 15 explains the types of.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Steward appoints Findlay
ABB Steward's, M&E Contracting Division has announced the appointment of Ron Findlay as regional manager for the London region and ABB.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Butterworth for Symonds south
Eric Butterworth has joined the Symonds Group as a regional director for Symonds Projects responsible for London and the south of the country. .... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Bellway's new MD looks forward to new growth
Manchester man Stewart Crompton has recently joined Bellway Homes (North West) as its new managing director. Previously managing director at.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

View from the regions: the South West
by Brian Cheshire, area director Laing Building more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Bovis double Bovis has won a œ3m design and build contract to construct a 3,255m2 store near Ashford, Kent for Spenhill Properties and a œ2m fit-out contract of the store for Tesco.
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(19 September 1996 00:00)

INBRIEF
Share earnings fall Wilson Connolly has posted an interim pre-tax profit of œ8.04 million for the six-month period ending 30 June 1996..... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Master builders' fury at CIEC move
The head of the 15,000-strong Federation of Master Builders has fired-off an angry letter to Martin Laing over moves to create a new super.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Taywood profit boost
Taylor Woodrow has shown a marked improvement in its interim results for the first six months of the year, reporting pre-tax profit up by 81 per.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Police plea as conference nears
Within weeks of Contract Journal's Plant Theft and Site Security Conference, North Yorkshire police are this week trying to identify 13 pieces of.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

FCECfaces choice to merge or close
The Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors will cease to exist as an independent body after this year, senior industry sources have told CJ..... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)

Audit Commission slams councils
A report by the Audit Commission has slammed local authorities for poor management of capital projects leading to missed deadlines and extra cost.... more
(19 September 1996 00:00)