Articles by Date : April 17 2006 - April 23 2006

Man arrested for scaffolding theft
A 33-year-old Devon man has been released on police bail following his arrest on suspicion of stealing £1,000 worth of aluminium scaffolding. more
(21 April 2006 17:00)

NAO calls for more PFI refinancing guidance
PFI-procuring authorities must carefully consider the impact of refinacing proposals on live contracts before accepting the proposals. That's one of.... more
(21 April 2006 09:00)

Queen's Awards Winners revealed
Construction firms feature strongly in this year's Queen's Awards for Enterprise. more
(21 April 2006 08:00)

French connection
With the advent of new noise and emissions legislation, this year’s Intermat exhibition at Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre from 24 to 29.... more
(20 April 2006 17:00)

Four share £120m Central Networks cabling works
Four outfits have plugged into more than £120m of overhead line and cabling works for Central Networks, part of E.ON UK. more
(20 April 2006 14:00)

Results looking good at Atkins
Atkins, the consultancy group, has issued an upbeat trading statement, revealing that its annual financial results – covering both turnover and.... more
(20 April 2006 14:00)

Plant hire industry must dissolve national barriers
Chief executive of the Construction Plant-hire Association, Colin Wood, wants the new European Rental Association (ERA) to address the issue of plant.... more
(20 April 2006 14:00)

Wates set to scoop £22m Slough academy project
Wates is well on course to seal a £22m-plus academy schools deal in Slough. more
(20 April 2006 13:00)

Back on course
Last year the Huddersfield Narrow Canal was in serious danger of collapsing into its neighbouring river, but now it’s once again busy with boaters.... more
(20 April 2006 13:00)

Four firms battle for London housing scheme
Four firms are vying to unlock a £22m housing deal in east London. more
(20 April 2006 13:00)

JCB goes for land speed record
JCB will make an attempt on the land speed record for diesel vehicles on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah this summer. more
(20 April 2006 12:30)

Quarries urge plant firms to improve safety
The quarrying industry is calling on plant manufacturers to implement a series of safety measures. more
(20 April 2006 12:00)

Liverpool BSF turns its back on PFI route
Liverpool City Council (LCC) has won its battle with Partnerships for Schools (PfS) over how it delivers its £400m Building Schools for the Future.... more
(20 April 2006 12:00)

O’Rourke gets A590 funding
The construction of Laing O’Rourke’s £35m A590 High and Low Newton bypass scheme in Cumbria will start this summer after the government agreed to.... more
(20 April 2006 12:00)

Nuclear work will push engineers to new limits
Contractors must enter a “new era” to build the next generation of nuclear power stations or face serious penalties, warned consultant John Large of.... more
(20 April 2006 12:00)

Bovis bags Cradiff shopping centre
Bovis Lend Lease is understood to have seen off its only remaining rival for a £350m shopping centre scheme in Cardiff. more
(20 April 2006 12:00)

FTA argues in favour of age-based levy system
The Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) Greater London Freight Council has called on Transport for London (TfL) to use a rolling-age basis for.... more
(20 April 2006 12:00)

Editor's comment: Demystifying the red tape
There is no doubt that if you’re running a business today, you need to be pretty good at one thing – coping with red tape. For anyone running their.... more
(20 April 2006 11:58)

Extended tender list likely for Area 10 MAC scheme
The Highways Agency (HA) could be forced to put eight firms on the tender list for its £400m to £500m Area 10 Managing Agent Contractor (MAC).... more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

NI schools PPP chooses bidder
A preferred bidder has finally emerged for a £55m PPP schools deal in Northern Ireland, more than two years after the scheme first came up for grabs. more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

Hire Association Europe gains status
The Hire Association Europe (HAE) has been appointed a ‘Consensus Federation’ by the CITB. more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

Three firms shortlisted for Scotland's trunk road deals
Only three firms, two of those incumbent contractors, have been shortlisted for the Scottish Executive’s north-east and south-east trunk road.... more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

PFI hospitals go ahead but face more surgery
The Treasury has given the go-ahead for another two major PFI acute hospital redevelopment schemes. However, 108 beds have been cut from the £559m.... more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

Jephson picks six for framework deal
Six firms are to share the spoils of a framework agreement with Milton Keynes-based Jephson Housing Partnership. more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

Holyrood urged to go it alone with corporate killing laws
The Scottish Parliament is being urged to press ahead with its own legislation on corporate killing without waiting for action from Westminster. more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

Babcock sells Eve Trakway to MBO team
Temporary roadway provider Eve Trakway has been bought by a management buy-out (MBO) from Babcock International for an undisclosed sum. more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

Three groups hoping to cop £55m East Anglia police PFI
Three groups are hoping to win a £55m police PFI deal in East Anglia. more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

In brief
As part of its ongoing ‘Shout About Noise Reduction’ campaign, Hewden has produced a guide giving practical advice about controlling noise levels at.... more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

Vauxhall opens easy access van service centres
Vauxhall has launched 35 Commercial Vehicle Premier Service Centres (CVPSC) nationwide, which enable van drivers to bring vehicles in for repair any.... more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

Quantification of loss
In 1993, the Plymouth and South West Co-operative Society (Plymco) decided to redevelop its flagship store, Co-operative House in Derry’s Cross,.... more
(20 April 2006 11:00)

Polystyrene set for use as a structural element
Polystyrene will be a major structural component for buildings, said Mantle Panel director Richard Sexton as the company seeks accreditation for its.... more
(20 April 2006 10:00)

Three groups hoping to cop £55m East Anglia police PFI
Three groups are hoping to win a £55m police PFI deal in East Anglia. more
(20 April 2006 10:00)

Regulation update
Welcome to the first of our monthly updates of new regulations you need to know about for your business. The Construction Confederation and.... more
(20 April 2006 10:00)

London 2012 organisers urged to avoid consultants
The Civil Engineering Contractors’ Association (CECA) has urged the organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games in London to dump cost consultants,.... more
(20 April 2006 10:00)

Beard reveals a 50% annual growth spurt
Beard, the Swindon-based construction group, has enjoyed a 50% surge in annual turnover to £33m in 2005. The figure is expected to rise still further.... more
(20 April 2006 10:00)

In brief
Paddington Churches Housing Association needs a contractor to build 371 housing units, a primary health care centre, a new church and a hospital as.... more
(20 April 2006 10:00)

Construction diplomas to come on stream in 2008
The first new, special school and college-based diploma courses in construction and the built environment for 14- to 19-year-olds will come on stream.... more
(20 April 2006 10:00)

New panel of adjudicators
The Association of Independent Construction Adjudicators (AICA) has launched a new adjudicators panel, which aims to set a higher standard of.... more
(20 April 2006 10:00)

Five eye Reading civic scheme
Five developers are jostling for the right to build a new civic centre for Reading council. more
(20 April 2006 10:00)

D Morgan tracks its tipper fleet with Masternaut
Civil engineering contractor and plant hirer D Morgan is fitting its tipper fleet with Masternaut vehicle tracking systems in order to calculate.... more
(20 April 2006 10:00)

The countdown begins
The shortlist for this year’s Best Places to Work in Construction is out! Now in its second year, the Awards attracted many entries, with companies.... more
(20 April 2006 10:00)

PFI hospitals gp ahead, but face more surgery
The Treasury has given the go-ahead for another two major PFI acute hospital redevelopment schemes. However, £21.7m has been cut from the £559m.... more
(20 April 2006 09:30)

Deadline set for MoD Gibraltar bids
Five contractors have until July to work up bids for an estimated £40m Ministry of Defence (MoD) scheme in Gibraltar. more
(20 April 2006 09:00)

FTA argues in favour of age-based levy system
The Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) Greater London Freight Council has called on Transport for London (TfL) to use a rolling-age basis for.... more
(20 April 2006 09:00)

Plasterboard has a future with cows
The glut of plasterboard waste produced by the construction industry is set to be used for bedding cows and tilling the land, according to Wrap. more
(20 April 2006 09:00)

Liverpool BSF turns its back on PFI route
Liverpool City Council (LCC) has won its battle with Partnerships for Schools (PfS) over how it delivers its £400m Building Schools for the Future.... more
(20 April 2006 09:00)

ISG takes full grip of ISG Asia division
Interior Services Group is paying £4.8m to buy out the balance of ISG Asia that it does not currently own. more
(20 April 2006 09:00)

Wates returns to even keel
Wates Group has got back on an even keel with a pre-tax profit in 2005 of £11m, which represents a margin of 1.6%. more
(20 April 2006 09:00)

Olympic Delivery board unveiled
The identities of the dozen people who make up the board of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) have been revealed: more
(20 April 2006 09:00)

MK collapse: was the scaffolding overloaded?
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is turning its attention to the possibility that overloading caused the Milton Keynes scaffolding collapse, which.... more
(20 April 2006 09:00)