Articles by Date : October 16 1995 - October 22 1995
Stop theft in its tracks with CJ
With industry bosses reporting levels of equipment theft higher
than three years ago, CJ encourages victims of 'plant ringing' and
site crime to.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Hewden leads suitors for Tarmac plant arm
Tarmac Construction, whose housing division is currently up for
sale, is now considering selling off its plant division.
Comprising 12 depots.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
No smoke - plenty of fire
Unveiled earlier this year at Hillhead, Volvo's biggest wheeled
loader is now in full production
The L330C is currently the largest wheeled.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
UK first for Shorco self-powered laser
The UK's first self-powered laser has been launched by Shorco.
Working from its own internal power supply, the 1250 cordless pipe
laser.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Grabbing the limelight
Telecoms cabling is leading the UK rediscovery of the tipper fitted with a lorry loading crane and grab. Ian Brown reports on what the market.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Smith Self Drive: Driven to succeed
Ian Brown met James Smith, the man who started up Smith Self Drive and who is still very much in the driving seat more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Partner packs more blows per minute
Gloucestershire-based Partner Jonsered Power Products' latest
hydraulic breaker range comprises the Partner B20, the B20 Magnum,
and B30 Magnum. .... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
MONTHLY ANALYSIS: SECTOR-BY-SECTOR ANALYSIS (œm) POSITION SEPTEMBER 1995
PositionContractorTotal
(previous month)Awards
Infra-
structure
Private
Commercial
Other
Public
Private
Industrial.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
UK move for AB Kranlyft
AB Kranlyft, the Swedish parent company of Kato Cranes (UK) has
relocated its Central Parts Holding for the whole of.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
THREE-MONTHLY ANALYSIS (œm) (JULY-SEPTEMBER 1995)
1(1)Amec275.30
2(19)Sir Robert McAlpine196.90
3(3)John Laing173.84
4(4)John Mowlem139.40
5(5)Tarmac101.50
6(2)Bovis95.88
.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
Oldham Private Again
Leeds-based Oldham Signs has returned to private ownership
following its acquisition from Torday and Car- lisle plc.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
upturn in housing
A RICS survey reports there are slight signs of an upturn in the
housing market. Over 65% of estate agents surveyed reported.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
HOT LINE
Geoffrey Osborne has been awarded a œ9.4m management contract
for the construction and fitting out of a new Safeway store at
Canterbury.
.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
cj40 sept results - Fuji plant pushes Sir Robert up
Last month's biggest new contract, the œ150 million second
phase of Fujitsu's microelectronics plant at Newton Aycliffe, Co
Durham, propelled.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Sir Robert set to take œ1.1bn Siemens plant
Sir Robert McAlpine is tipped to win the contract to design and
manage the massive œ1.1 billion Siemens wafer and microchip
manufacturing.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Housebuilders fail owing œ6m
Unsecured creditors owed more than œ500,000 following the
failure of housebuilders Walker Homes and Bramblewood Homes will
not see a single.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
BT streamlines small firms out
Contractors could be forced to shed thousands of management jobs
following BT's decision to streamline its letting of term contracts
for duct.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
œ206m Turkish and Greek delight for Balfour
Balfour Beatty Construction International has won large contracts
worth œ206 million in Turkey and Botswana.
Balfour and its joint venture.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
McLean covers negative equity
Regional construction group David McLean has launched a 10-year
guarantee on the value of its homes to provide a safeguard against
negative equity.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Bridge budget goes as Treasury lops off œ1bn
The œ800 million bridge assessment and strengthening programme
is to be shelved for two years as part of swingeing cuts to the
DoT's budget in.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Late payments hit Boot profits
Late payment by some clients continued to seriously affect the
performance of Henry Boot Construction, hampering an increase in
group pre-tax.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
New tender rules offer less protection say contractors
Contractors fear that an increase in unfair competition from local
authority direct labour organisations could result from new
government.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Bovis celebrates œ566m of work
Bovis has scooped three major awards this week, which will provide
a total of œ566 million worth of construction work.
Bovis Construction.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
CIB seeks role above and beyond Latham
An ambitious business plan has been drawn up for the promotion of
the Construction Industry Board as a œ250,000-a-year central
forum for the.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
New-look œ33m plan for centre of Brixton
The centre of Brixton, south London, should undergo a complete
transformation if plans by London & Cambridge Properties and
Brixton City.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Materials set to form own group after CIEC split
Building materials firms are set to split with the Construction
Industry Employers' Council and form their own political group,
opening up a hotly.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Trafford Centre goes to Bovis North
Bovis North has been confirmed as the winning contractor for the
œ130 million management contract to construct the Trafford
Centre, as tipped.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Six majors bid for Rank Oasis Holiday Village
Six contractors are currently pricing Rank Holiday Development's
œ100 million Oasis Holiday Village in Cumbria, CJ can reveal.
The line up.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
HBF set to sue Berks over housing plan row
The House-Builders Federation said this week it may launch legal
action against Berkshire Country Council following a long-running
row over a.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
S&W and Childrens World in 'win-win' deal
retail fit-out contractor Styles & Wood has secured a œ30
million partnership agreement with the childrens' wear retailer,
Childrens.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Bovis/Thames Water win Shanghai project
A consortium formed by Bovis Construction and Thames Water has won
a œ48.6m Build, Operate and Transfer project for a new water
treatment.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Gammon bags œ37m worth of HK work
Gammon Construction, the Hong Kong-based contractor, has secured
new orders worth œ37.5 million. Largest is the œ27.5
million.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Bids invited for EC-funded Ghana road
A 54km road job in Ghana designed by Rendel Palmer & Tritton is
up for grabs. The project involves building a new road along an
existing 54km.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Mowlem US arm wins œ15m school build
Mowlem's US subsidiary, Charter Builders, has picked up contracts
to build four elementary schools in Texas worth a total of
œ15.6 million..... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Wilcon land sale brings in œ47m
Wilson Connolly made œ47 million last year by selling land at
a time when rival housebuilders were paying high prices, the
company revealed in.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Morrison chosen for S-on-T leisure plan
Morrison Developments has been selected by Stoke-on-Trent City
Council as the developer for a 14,000m2 mixed leisure and retail
scheme. Work is.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Wiltshier welcomes Ballast bid
Wiltshier this week welcomed Ballast Nedam's takeover bid because
it claims the Dutch contractor's strong balance sheet will boost
its hopes of.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Six phrases of a project
Are there no happy campers out there in the industry?
All the construction definitions seem to reveal rather jaundiced
view of life to put it.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Contractors feel CDM burden
Contractors may refuse to bid for some contracts because they are
being asked to shoulder an unfair degree of responsibility for
implementing the.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Our man in... the wrong place
Ahem. Last week's photo of David Owen on our People page provoked a
couple of slightly irritated, though not unamused phone calls to
Backbites..... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Major comes out of the closet
At last! The Major Contractors Group is seemingly about to emerge
from the closet and tell us just exactly what it is all about. The
Group.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Small builders threaten 'bare knuckle fight'
Smaller builders are promising the Government a 'bare knuckle
fight' over its continued failure to help the ailing construction
industry.
The.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Scots builders fear 2,000 job losses by Xmas
The Scottish building industry is sliding into recession, with a
warning that up to 2,000 jobs could be lost by Christmas.
The Scottish.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
European invasion
The likelihood of mass takeover of large chunks of UK contracting
capacity is a bitter blow to the UK construction industry. As major
firms.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
UK/Dutch collaboration cleans up petrol
A contract awarded last week to clean up a polluted petrol
forecourt will see a new system for cleaning up polluted soil and
groundwater used for.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Theft affects British Dredging profits
Materials supplies group British Dredging reported pre-tax profits
of œ700,000 (œ900,000) for the half-year to June, on
unchanged.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Pollutants bypass Ironbridge
National Power has installed a giant 50,000 litre bypass petrol
interceptor to help prevent oil spillages into the River Severn
from its Ironbridge.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Meyer/Hunter hit by 10% fall in timber price
The UK's two major timber importers, Meyer and Hunter Timber, could
see œ10 million wiped off their combined profits this year as
a result of.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Bouygues eyes up Tarmac
Barings Bank has been appointed by French contracting giant
Bouygues to prepare for a possible takeover of Tarmac.
Sources close to the Tarmac.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)
Largest brick stockpile ever
Brick sales have slumped to a record low and the largest brick
mountain yet seen is steadily being stacked up in manufacturers'
yards, it emerged.... more
(19 October 1995 00:00)