Articles by Date : January 17 2000 - January 23 2000
Management for Marshall
Hewden depot manager Brian Marshall has become the first North East
Chamber of Commerce trainee to gain a level-five vocational
qualification in.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Speedy in £1.29m spend
Speedy Survey, a subsidiary of Allen, the construction services
group, has acquired Construction Instruments for £1.29
million.
.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
INSIDE
Four-star standard
Marriott's new Heathrow hotel is a benchmark for partnering
projects between Laing and the Whitbread Hotel Group.
.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
New name, new rules
The Prefabricated Aluminium Scaffolding Manufacturers' Association
has changed its name and revised its membership criteria. The
organisation has.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Meeting your obligations
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers the effect of final certificates BOXTEXT: INBRIEF The Case: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council-v-.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
The week in quotes
"The good news for construction is that in the 10 years up to 2005,
we (the Army) will have invested £1 billion in new buildings.
The bad news.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Carillion boss wants action from task force
Partnerships UK (the Government's facilitator for handling private
finance initiative projects) or an alternative Treasury task force
must be.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Laing bids for Beechcroft
John Laing has bid £9.6 million for Beechcroft, a housebuilder
specialising in retirement homes at the luxury end of the market in
central.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
New chief joins CIoB
The Chartered Institute of Building has appointed Chris Blythe
chief executive of the 39,000-strong organisation.
Blythe replaces Keith.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
WEEKS EXPANDS
In a bid to expand its quantity surveying division Weeks (UK) has
formed an associated company Weeks (DAE) incorporating.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Cutting VAT to cut out cash-in-hand brigade
Last week environment minister Chris Mullin hinted that the
Government might be considering changes to the VAT regime. Mullin
said Chancellor.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Immediate action needed on CIScosts
Exclusive by Tim Wood
The Construction Confederation (CC) has called on the Inland
Revenue (IR) to take immediate action to reduce the.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
McAlpine to rescue QPFC?
by Michael Gordon
Hampden Park, home to Queens Park Football Club, could be renamed
the Sir Robert McAlpine Stadium.
The club has.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Osborne to join Amey
by John Leitch
Robert Osborne, managing director of Carillion's private finance
initiative unit, has been head-hunted by Amey to succeed.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
PFI boost for local regeneration work
Government opens door to £20bn plus inner city social housing workload more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
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(19 January 2000 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS
Bovis Lend Lease has been awarded an £80 million contract to
manage the renovation of the Peter Jones department store.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
BCSA publishes guidance notes
Concern over delays by the Health and Safety Executive in
publishing guidance on the safe erection of steelwork has prompted
the British.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
CPA continues Inland Revenue battle
Exclusive by Tim Wood
The Construction Plant-hire Association has pledged to continue its
battle with the Inland Revenue to get the.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Contractors opt for less experienced steelworkers
Exclusive by James Atkinson
Steelwork erectors with just one day's training are being employed
by main contractors while highly.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
One North East selects Taywood
New Treasury guidelines are used to test productivity and costs more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Bryant heads top housebuilders
The four top-performing housebuilders of 1999, when measured by the
improvement in their share prices, were Bryant, Fairview, McCarthy
& Stone.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
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(19 January 2000 00:00)
Ryan wins £125 million Water deal
Allen's specialist utilities services company DJ Ryan and Sons has
been selected as preferred contractor by North West Water for a
£125.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
UCATTmembers rise 10 per cent
Union confident as figures show 'comfortable' surplus of £250,000-plus more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Morrison defeated
Judge upholds adjudicator's decision to award £85,000 to subcontractor more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Carillion plans to reshape - Expansion planned in Carillion's three 'growth' business divisions
Expansion planned in Carillion's three 'growth' business divisions more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
FoE casts doubt on brownfield revival
Government's plans for brownfield redevelopment in deep trouble, says FoE more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Bid to scrap retentions
by John d'Arcy
Specialist contractors in the Constructors Liaison Group (CLG) will
be making a fresh bid this year to scrap the system.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Volvo rebrands its Pel-Job mini range
Name change finally takes effect as Volvo takes minis to the USA BOXTEXT: Pel-Job Volvo Sirius Plus EC14 EB150XR EC15XR EB 150XT EC15XT.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Pleasing results for Terex
Acquisitions and cost-cutting measures boost Terex's pre-tax profits 52 per cent more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Yanmar names UK sales chief
Mark Hyde, previously with Hanix Europe in Manchester, has been
appointed UK sales manager at Ammann Yanmar. Until now the UK
franchise, which.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
VAT cut for maintenance and refurbishment in the pipeline
by Michael Gordon
Chancellor Gordon Brown is believed to be considering a cut in the
VAT rate on the maintenance and refurbishment of.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Wimpey/Hall ward off fire damage claims
Wimpey Construction and electrical contractor Hall Electrical have
warded off High Court claims by architect Taylor Young Partnership
and services.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Morrison boss quits post
'Dilution of responsibilities' too much for former group managing director more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Marching to a different tune
The MoD is in the process of radically transforming the way it procures its construction activities. Opportunities for construction companies.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Setting the four star standard
The new Marriott Hotel at Heathrow has become the benchmark for Marriott projects in the UK. It also marked the beginning of a long-term.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Égood health - Talking heads
How has the flu outbreak affected your company's performance? more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Work winners this week
Contracts Hotline is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. Data supplied by ABI Building Data. more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
B&Q and Dixons gain from bold procurement policies - Dixons reduces fit-out time
Out-of-town Warehouses to rise as B&Q develops partnering strategy more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Race on as Railtrack quits bidding for LU
Exclusive by Carol Millett
Railtrack will not bid for the subsurface package in the £7
billion public private partnership sell-off.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
No end to Dome dispute
Millennium Dome operator, the New Millennium Experience Company,
has revealed that its dispute with the German roof fabricator Koch
Hightex has.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
BRYANT/MCALPINE DEAL OFF
Exploratory talks over a merger between housebuilder Bryant and
Alfred McAlpine have been called off. It is thought.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Meldan replaces Cimolai on York bridge
by Michael Gordon
York's Millennium Bridge has suffered a severe setback after
contractual talks with the Italian steel fabricator.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
Back bites
Right Charlie?
The Prince of Wales has angered St James's Palace and Downing
Street with outspoken remarks about the greatly.... more
(19 January 2000 00:00)
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(19 January 2000 00:00)