Articles by Date : February 17 1997 - February 23 1997

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biggest roller deal Butler Reynolds, the Bomag dealer for Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire, claims that it has won the East of.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

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Profile buys family firm Profile Group - the Derby-based specialist glass supplier - has bought the Solihul family firm, Joseph Price &.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Shepherd set for design launch
Shepherd, the design and build specialist, is to launch a pure architectural design business next month from new premises in Windsor. The move is.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Near miss sparks HSE tip-off row
Workers on Mace's Thames Court development in London had a narrow escape last week when a 8.5m precast concrete floor plank broke in half and.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

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KANE faces FINES Blackpool-based Kane Tunnelling (UK) was fined œ5,000 with œ2,500 costs at Tower Bridge Magistrates Court last week.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

150,000 jobs in manifesto
The Building Employers Confederation and the Major Contractors Group launched an election manifesto this week which they claim would create 150,000.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Balfour's œ35m Area 3 win
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering has clinched the trunk road and motorway maintenance contract for central southern England (Area 3) - one of the.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Costain faces coal deal squeeze
Costain's œ30 million sale of its troublesome US Coal division to Rencoal is still unresolved. The deal is not in danger but Costain is being.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Battles loom as supplies tighten
The building industry is bracing itself for a potentially devastating shortage of materials which could drive small and medium contractors out of.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

FM rumours at McAlpine
Alfred McAlpine is set to announce the acquisition of a facilities management business which will be headed by McAlpine's Ian Grice. Details.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

BCA launches œ118K redundant office study
The British Cement Association is heading-up a new environmental research project to investigate the benefits of refurbishing redundant 1970s.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Nuttall wins œ9m Dover sewage works contract
Edmund Nuttall has been awarded the œ9 million contract by Southern Water for the construction of the Dover interceptor and transfer sewer and.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Improved CAT series unveiled
CAT's new 300B Series made its European debut at the CAT demo area in Malaga, Spain, last week. The new machines are a definite improvement on.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Surprise launch upsets unions
Union leaders have expressed disappointment and confusion at being left in the dark over the industry's employers' surprise official launch of the.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

œ12m Preston sports complex
The University of Central Lancashire is planning a œ12.2 million sports complex at Cottam, Preston. The university aims to start the project.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Birse plans to "wash all the rubbish" from the system
Birse's objective is to "wash all the rubbish" out of the system said chairman Peter Birse last week. As part of Birse's culture U-turn, the.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

D-Day for Manchester contracts
Project managers are due to submit bids on 25 February for the contract to co-ordinate the œ490 million regeneration of Manchester's.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Go-ahead for huge canal project
Plans to re-open the Forth & Clyde and the Union canals in Scotland received a massive boost last week when the Millennium Commission awarded.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Wyseplant boss resigns after buyout rumour
Chris Lister, md of Wyseplant, the plant arm of Bovis and a subsidiary of P&O Group, has stepped down from his post. Lister denied an.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Late payment could halt JLE
Work could be suspended on the troubled Jubilee Extension Line Contract 203 due to late payment problems, union leaders alleged this week. .... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Tenders invited for lottery projects
Two Lottery-funded projects are beginning to move ahead following invitations to tender in the EU Journal. The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew,.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

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kempton contract John Mowlem has negotiated a œ7.5 million contract to redevelop Kempton Park Racecourse in West London for the.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

WA-3 loader range extended
Komatsu's WA-3 series wheel loader range produced by Komatsu Hanomag in Germany has been extended with the arrival of the WA 270-3, 1997's.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Road protestors call ceasefire
New anti-roads campaigns have been put on hold pending an internal debate about the future of the movement and the outcome of the General Election,.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Turnover boost for Morgan Sindall
Morgan Sindall has increased its turnover by more than 50 per cent for the fifth year running, though it warned that future growth was unlikely to.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Contract hire deal for May Gurney
East Anglian-based engineering and construction company May Gurney has switched to contract hire for its company cars, but will keep direct control.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Seddon claims 15 per cent truck savings
Truck-maker Seddon Atkinson claims that the just-launched concrete-mixer versions of its LA series heavy truck chassis can cost up to 15 per cent.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

œ9 million Forth Road Bridge refurb plan
Tender documents are currently being prepared for a œ9 million phased refurbishment of the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland - the first in its 32.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

FMB tax warning
Thousands of small contractors are facing ruin under proposed changes to the tax deduction scheme due this April, the Federation of Master Builders.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Vibroplant plans an instant boost after purchase
UK plant-hirer Vibroplant, whose shares have dropped significantly since it sold its US operation American Hi-Lift in 1996, has bought the share.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Small firms get new EDI warning
Small and medium-sized construction firms will go out of business unless they catch up on the adoption of Electronic Data Exchange, warns a report.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Dodgy site timber shock
Incorrectly graded or ungraded timber is finding its way on to building sites in direct contravention of the Building Regulations, claims the.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Eve Group buys two Scottish track firms
Eve Group has announced the purchase of two businesses in Scotland to complement its Trakway temporary roads business. The company has acquired.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Polypipe aims to develop after buying TDI
Polypipe has acquired TDI (UK) - a company manufacturing damp-proofing products. Polypipe chairman Kevin McDonald said: "TDI is a successful.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Warings thrives on D&B
More than 75 per cent of Warings Contractors' annual œ35 million turnover now comes from design and build schemes. Len Salter, Warings'.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Management buy-out at Rom
Rom, which makes steel products for construction projects including the Jubilee Line Extension and BAA's headquarters at Heathrow, has been bought.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

A new tax regime?
How do the major parties measure up on tax? Martin Ellis of Grant Thornton's Property and Construction Unit checks out the tax prospects for.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Hewden drives for southern access
Hewden Access Platforms, part of the plant hire conglomerate Hewden Stuart Group, is introducing two new powered-access operations in the South of.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Energy matters
The future of environmentally-conscious building design and construction is to be explored by experts from Canada, Australia and the UK at "Energy.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Approval launch
The Highways Agency has launched a new joint initiative that promises to speed up the approval of new products and systems on Britain's roads. .... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Wearing Shell suits in Suffolk
The use of Shell Cariphalte DM on the A14 Bury St Edmunds bypass has resulted in 88 per cent less deformation than a traditional 50 pen HRA wearing.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Recovery may end partnering boom
Contractors should get a cut of clients' cost savings to ensure partnering deals continue working as the economy strengthens, a procurement.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Five year countdown to roads mayhem forecast
The UK road network faces meltdown within five years because of the resurfacing strategy which local authorities have been forced to adopt.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

View from the regions: North East
It has become a recent tradition in Harbour & General that on receipt of an award for larger contracts an internal award Ceremony takes place. .... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)

Four shortlisted for Home Office
Four consortia have been shortlisted for the œ60 million Private Finance Initiative scheme to rationalise the accommodation occupied by the.... more
(19 February 1997 00:00)