Articles by Date : November 16 1998 - November 22 1998
Termination of contract and issues of liability
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers repudiation of contract more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
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(18 November 1998 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
ge capital's new md to unify brands
GE Capital Equipment Services, the hire business which has emerged
following US conglomerate GE Capital's.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
£50m scottish parliament interest sought
The Scottish Office has invited specialist contractors to express
interest in 38 trade packages.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Top-25 builders' sales hit £4.4bn
Top housebuilders' market share grows from 38% to 55% in eight-year period more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Liebherr's loader launch
After their world debut at Bauma, Liebherr's range of
Stereoloaders, has been increased from four to six.
The new L512 and L514 wheel loading.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Safety fines welcomed
The Court of Appeal has issued new guidelines which will enable
judges to hand out heavier fines, putting companies who commit
grave health and.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Taywood's writs total nearly £1m
Taylor Woodrow has had three writs served on it, totalling
£886,574 for delays, breach of contract, and damages on three
seperate construction.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
CC to fight EU works councils law
The Construction Confederation announced on Monday that it will
fight tooth and nail to stop proposed European legislation that
would lead to the.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
PSTurner nets £38m lab deal
A PS Turner (Construction)-led consortium is preferred bidder for a
£38 million private finance initiative scheme to rationalise
the estates.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
bovis north to manage £100m railway job
Bovis North has been appointed by Railtrack as construction manager
for the £100 million-plus.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Steel price row
Cheap imports please fabricators while UK steelmakers complain of 'dumping' more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Government retreats over ROPS date
Strong representation by the plant hire industry to Safety Minister
Alan Meale has forced the Government to backtrack and concede that
hirers must.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Firms in 'grey import' probe
Two companies are currently being investigated by the Health and
Safety Executive for bringing "grey imports" of construction
equipment into the UK.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Cutting capacity not the answer more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
18-month delay for cash from Bovis
Subcontractor PMJ Clasby still awaiting £55,000 payment from Bovis Lelliott more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Dome pipework set to squander millions
Uninsulated air conditioning pipes make mockery of Government's 'green' claims more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Mott macdonald wins airport job
A Mott MacDonald company began a 25-year concession to run Africa's
first fully privatised airport last week..... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Affordable housing will need more efficiency
Delivery of "affordable and sustainable housing" should be the aim
of developers. That was the message from Benjamin Derbyshire, a
partner with.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Talks take place on JLE relations
Drake and Scull meet with AEEU amid mass sackings threats on the extension more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Call for funding to halt speculation
The Government's failure to transfer an appropriate proportion of
land value for development was held responsible for speculative
land deals and.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Kvaerner in stir
Kvaerner wins £12m young offenders unit under PFI deal in County Durham more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
£50m PFI job signalled
The Royal School of Signals has long-listed five organisations for
its £50 million PFI project to overhaul its organisation at
Blandford in.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Wakefield PO delivery
The Post Office is to build a £12 million regional
distribution centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. It will either
transfer the freehold of.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Call for planning vision
Planning decisions are dominated by 'nimbyism,' housing conference hears more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
High cost for remote enquiries
Sir,
With regard to your comment regarding ConstructionLine, we wrote
some months ago complaining of the high cost of registration.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
CITB caught with its pants down over proposed increase of levy
Sir,
I write concerning the recent article concerning Construction
Industry Training Board levy.
I have recently received a letter from.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
ConstructionLine registration charges of £400 are unfair
Sir,
With reference to your article regarding ConstructionLine in your
issue of 21 October 1998, we would like to comment that, when our
Trust.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Mike Smith joins Birse as marketing director
Mike Smith has joined Birse as marketing director of its £260
million-a-year building division. Smith was previously with Hall
and Tawse.
.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Flow of qualified technicians into industry: research appeal
Sir,
I would like to appeal to the readership for assistance with my
final MBA dissertation research which I will complete at the.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Council accused of cooking books
Waltham Forest Council in East London is being accused of massaging
figures so that it can close its in-house building department to
cut costs.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
BP creates 3,000 construction jobs
Petroleum giant BP will create some 3,000 construction jobs as a
result of its £500 million investment in new plants at Hull
and Grangemouth.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Eurica takes off
Interior Services Group (ISG) has signed up a three-man team whose
challenge is to set up a facilities management business within the
group..... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Heat turned up as anger vented over apprenticeships
Rising complaints about the Heating and Ventilating Contractors'
Association's training arm, BEST, has prompted a survey of
employers and.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Confusion concern over Tarmac's debt
Sir,
I was concerned to read the rather confused article by John Leitch,
under the headline '£734 million grey hole' (CJ 11.... more
(18 November 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 November 1998 00:00)
Briefs slammed
Specialists attack lawyer's advice to beware amendments to JCT contract more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Growth increases while orders fall
The third quarter of the year saw the level of completed
construction work increase while the overall rate of growth and
level of new orders fell.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
McCarthy's costs soar
McCarthy and Stone, the builder of retirement homes, reported an 8
per cent increase in costs during the 12 months to 31 August.
John McCarthy,.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
JCB's plans revealed - JCB's plans revealed
JCB revealed plans to increase production of its excavator range
and also unveiled a prototype 20 tonnes wheeled excavator last week
at its.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Powerscreen refocuses
Powerscreen International, the engineering group battered by
financial ineptitude last year and revelations of further
irregularities earlier this.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
As share prices hit rock bottom, it's time to begin . . . - Ringing the changes
Mergers and acquisitions are the order of the day for the construction industry as it tries to weather the financial storm. John Leitch reports.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Kvaerner reaps rich October harvest
Recession? It doesn't look that way.James Atkinson ponders the best new orders figures for quite some time. more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Railtrack 'hit squad' revealed
Exclusive by John Leitch
Railtrack has revealed that it is so concerned about the
performance of its maintenance contractors that it has.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Eurostar silent on cracks
Eurostar is refusing to reveal the findings of a detailed study
into the cause of the cracks in the glass roofing panels at
Waterloo International.... more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Job and Finnish
Finnish firm Nordberg installs £1.5m of machinery at ragstone quarry operation more
(18 November 1998 00:00)
Stadium manager resigns from Laing
Project manager Simon Lander resigns after troubled Cardiff stadium criticism more
(18 November 1998 00:00)