Articles by Date : December 16 2002 - December 22 2002

Morris & Spottiswood report growth and restructure
Morris and Spottiswood, the Glasgow-based shopfitting, construction and facilities management support specialist, has reported year on year sales.... more
(20 December 2002 12:47)

FairBriar profits slip to £3m
FairBriar PLC said today (Friday) that its profits narrowed during the year to 30 September 2002 to £3m, from £4.9m a year earlier, though it expects.... more
(20 December 2002 10:32)

HM Plant retrains Hitachi role
HM Plant has won its legal battle to remain the UK distributor for Hitachi-based excavators and its contract with CNH has been terminated. more
(20 December 2002 10:31)

A-Plant reorganisation gathers pace as new business formed
A-Plant has continued its internal re-organisation with the separation of its plant and tool hire businesses and the formation of a new business.... more
(19 December 2002 15:24)

Tube PPP cost to taxpayers tops £500m
The costs of setting up the public-private financing scheme for the London Underground has so far cost £500m of UK taxpayers money, the government.... more
(19 December 2002 14:51)

Taywood upbeat over future
Taylor Woodrow has said today (Thursday) that it is trading in line with expectations for the year ending 31 December 2002 as both the UK and the.... more
(19 December 2002 12:22)

Dome development moves step closer
The £4bn development of the Millennium Dome and its surroundings has moved a step closer with the submission of a planning application yesterday.... more
(19 December 2002 12:15)

Fulham fans demand answers over Craven Cottage's future
Fulham fans' organisation, BacktotheCottage.com, has demanded that Fulham Football Club (FFC) come clean over its intentions for the historic Craven.... more
(19 December 2002 11:04)

PFI initiative saves taxpayer £4m
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has today (Wednesday) revealed that significant gains to the taxpayer have been achieved as a result of.... more
(18 December 2002 15:12)

MOD announces £1bn Project SLAM award
The award of the £1bn Prime Contract for Phase One of Defence Estate’s Single Living Accommodation Modernisation (SLAM) project has gone to.... more
(18 December 2002 14:50)

BAA forces Customs u-turn on aggregates ruling
Due to the vigilance of the British Aggregates Association (BAA), Customs and Excise has been forced to withdraw a new ruling that would have hit a.... more
(18 December 2002 11:59)

Public inquiry date set for £139m Tyne tunnel project
A six-week public inquiry into a planned £139m second Tyne Tunnel will be opened in March next year. more
(18 December 2002 11:04)

10-Year Transport Plan could fail the industry, claims CECA
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has today (Wednesday) warned that the government's 10-Year Transport Plan is in danger of.... more
(18 December 2002 10:24)

Treasury releases £12bn for infrastructure investment
Contractors can expect an increase in order books after the Treasury today (Wednesday) released £12bn for infrastructure work across schools,.... more
(18 December 2002 10:17)

Propencity MBO finally goes ahead
The £23m management buy-out of Peterhouse's Propencity division, comprising Totty, Jackson and Dean & Bowes, has finally gone head. more
(17 December 2002 16:34)

Dumper-truck drowning declared accidental death
A verdict of accidental death has been reached on a case involving a worker who drowned when a dumper-truck fell into a river, trapping him.... more
(17 December 2002 12:06)

Darling to announce progress on 10-Year Transport Plan
Transport secretary Alistair Darling is today (Tuesday) expected to scale back plans to boost rail use and cut car congestion in his progress report.... more
(17 December 2002 10:40)

Ministers considering new £800m airport at Redhill
Ministers are considering the £800m expansion of an aerodrome in Redhill, Surrey, into a functioning airport which could handle 15 million domestic.... more
(17 December 2002 10:23)

Northern Ireland to get £2bn for infrastructure improvements
Northern Ireland is gearing itself up for a steady increase in construction work after £2bn was made available for infrastructure improvements over.... more
(17 December 2002 10:13)

Government told to sort 10-Year Transport Plan funding gap
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has today (Tuesday) called on the government to plug the apparent funding gap in its 10-Year Transport.... more
(17 December 2002 10:11)

Demolition firm fined after worker receives severe head injuries
A demolition firm has been fined £5,000 at the Old Bailey today (Monday) after a worker received severe head injuries at a building site on 5.... more
(16 December 2002 17:07)

Dean & Dyball wins RNLI job
Hampshire-based Dean & Dyball has won a £10.9m contract with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to build a new college at its headquarters in.... more
(16 December 2002 17:04)

Wilson Bowden buys former RAF land for £90m
Wilson Bowden has bought 92ha of the former RAF Burtonwood site, near Warrington, from Defence Estates for £90m. more
(16 December 2002 16:30)

Preferred bidder named for £600m Army Training Estate contract
A preferred bidder has been selected for the £600m facilities management contract for the Army Training Estate (ATE), which provides the land and.... more
(16 December 2002 12:03)

Bradford LIFT programme announced
The Bradford NHS LIFT public private partnership has finally been announced. more
(16 December 2002 11:24)

Government's consultation on waste aggregates "is flawed", claims BAA
The government’s launch last week of a consultation document on proposals to relieve waste aggregates from the aggregates levy is "fundamentally.... more
(16 December 2002 10:20)

CBI wants five new runways across South East
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) will today (Monday) submit its proposals for additional runways at Heathrow and Stansted and three more.... more
(16 December 2002 10:18)

Parliament reveals Holyrood costs at £16m
Scotland's Holyrood building project has crept nearer to the estimated £350m figure mark after the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB).... more
(16 December 2002 10:11)