Articles by Date : April 17 2000 - April 23 2000
Two remain in frame for £25m PFI hospital
by Glenda Thisdell
Bovis Lend Lease and Sir Robert McAlpine are the two remaining
bidders for the £25m private finance initiative.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
PAC sets up cap sessions
PAC - Powered Access Certification has introduced regular monthly
assessments for its Competent Assessed Persons (CAP) Scheme. They
will take place.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
On the move
Tom Meikle, general manager of field operations at Kvaerner
Process, has been appointed industrial relations manager at the
Electrical Contractors.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
US equipment sales figures down but JCB Inc's up
across all the categories in which it is represented were up on
last year.
The new JCB factory near Savannah, Georgia is building up to.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Bovis Lend Lease wins £28.5m contract
Bovis Lend Lease has been awarded a £28.5m management contract
from insurance giant Prudential.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Roads wait 78 years to be resurfaced
by Kathy Watson
Highways authorities throughout the UK can only afford to resurface
their roads once every 78 years instead of the.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Councils to consider firms' track records
by Kathy Watson
Local authorities will be encouraged to investigate the health and
safety policy and equal opportunities track records.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Big response to Treasury guides
by Kathy Watson
The Treasury has extended the consultation period for its draft
procurement guides seven to nine by almost three weeks to.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Crane collapse prosecution case adjourned
The prosecution of three companies involved in an incident where a
crane jib fell through the roof of.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Industry 'brainwashed' by Egan's message
Academic slams Egan report for being grossly one-sided and adversarial more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Lovell in £30m house scheme
Housebuilder Lovell Partnerships is thrashing out details of a
housing redevelopment scheme worth up to £30m. Runnymede
Borough Council wants.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
McLean awaits hotel start
Contractor David McLean will find out next month whether its
proposal to build a Holiday Inn in Wales is to be given the green
light. The firm has.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Westbury enters prefabrication
Westbury, the UK's sixth largest housebuilder, is entering the
prefabrication business to halve the time it takes to build a
typical house.
.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Keeping change open to question
The Egan report advocates a wholesale change in the way the
construction industry organises and carries out its business. No
one would dispute that.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Henry Boot sees improvement
by John Leitch
Henry Boot made a record pre-tax profit of £11.2m last year,
an improvement of £600,000 over the group's results.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Plant firms forced to reduce noise
Construction plant manufacturers will be forced to invest heavily
in new technology to reduce noise levels emanating from their
machinery because.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
High Court guidance given on adjudication
The High Court has given fresh guidance on the rights of parties to
launch adjudication when other moves are already underway to
resolve the.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Treasury procurement document slammed
One of the Treasury's draft documents on procurement has been
blasted as based on "blind prejudice" by a senior director of the
Construction.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Builders federation set to change role
The National Federation of Builders is to re-examine its role in
the light of the changes sweeping through construction.
Last week, NFB chief.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Watson Steel and FLB Construction fined £21k
Fabricator Watson Steel and FLB Construction have been fined a
total of £21,000 for breaches in health and safety legislation
that led to the.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Treasury guidelines put bidders at risk
Alarm at amount of risk new PFI design guidelines pass on to private sector more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Taywood: £50m to quit
The downsizing of Taylor Woodrow's contracting business makes it a
more likely participant in future construction industry's
consolidation, says.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Appetite for PFI
High-Point Rendel's balance sheet provides strength for entry into PFI more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Foreign legislation may cost UK firms
Firms could be giving up adjudication rights when entering foreign contracts more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
School tenders out
Firms shortlisted for PFI school projects in West Lothian, London and Cheshire more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Bonus boosts chief executive's pay to £584k
Peter Mason, chief executive of Amec, collected a salary-and-bonus
package worth £584,000 last year. In total, Amec's board
members were paid.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Bowmer & Kirkland appoints board director
Paul Lomas has been made a main board director at Bowmer &
Kirkland. Currently he is director.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Industry needs to attract new blood
Industry must perform better in order to attract quality workers in the future more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Arsenal stadium setback
Arsenal Football Club has received a massive setback in its plans
for a new 60,000 capacity stadium in Ashburton Grove after worried
residents.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Could you write for us?
Contract Journal is looking for a deputy plant editor. It's an exciting and varied job that includes foreign travel. The post offers you a.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Lifting hits Hewden profits
Hewden Stuart has reported turnover up and profits down for the
year ended 31 January 2000. Turnover was up 6.5% to £256m from
£240.4m.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Bellway's prices up 19%
UK's number five housebuilder plans to lift brownfield sites higher than 60% more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Benford three are finally free
From their contracts that is. Robert Brown, James Nicholson-Smith
and Ray Neilson have now left Benford. Brown on the 6 April,
Nicholson-Smith on.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Cheaper road planing claim
Lane Rental Road Planing Services has just bought its sixth Wirtgen
cold-milling machine - a 2100DC - from Wirtgen UK to bring its
annual equipment.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Who's cashing in on the Act?
When the Construction Act was introduced on 1 May 1998 we asked whether it would make a monkey out of the industry. Two years on, Contract.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Fears over Euro register
Poor UK response could mean imposition of registration scheme for contractors more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Scaffolders warned
Launch of safety guide aims to reduce number of fatal falls for scaffolders more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Planning corruption inquiry
Investigation into payments made by builders to minister and city chief more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
JCB launches hi-lift loader
The 416 Super high Lift wheeled loader from JCB is designed for
people who need to load into high hoppers or bulk tippers. It joins
the existing.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Worth the wait for Wates
Overall figures for March were down on previous months, but Wates has topped the CJ50 for the first time. James Atkinson reports. more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Back bites
Pathological behaviour
Quite a number of trade associations like to hold their annual
conferences in places foreign or at least in an upmarket.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Earthforce 'in Fermec deal'
Speculation over Fermec's future could be over as Earthforce is tipped as buyer more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Forum encourages public and private sectors to talk
Talking shop for public private partnership projects hailed as a success more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
A question of motorway safety
Why are gantry structures in the UK at least £20,000 more expensive than those in France? Are UK gantry designs far safer than those on the.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Round-up of this week's work winners
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
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Ingersoll-Rand adds generators
The recently-formed Ingersoll-Rand Portable Power Division has
announced a partnership with French generator manufacturer SDMO.
Under a new global.... more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
Work and the liability of contractors on site
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers cases of the liability of contractors for temporary works design more
(19 April 2000 00:00)
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