Articles by Date : June 17 2002 - June 23 2002

Scottish Executive and industry to learn from aggie "debacle"
The Scottish Executive and industry have been urged by the Quarry Products Association (QPA) Scotland chairman to “move forward and learn from the.... more
(21 June 2002 17:21)

Livingstone allowed to continue Tube challenge
London mayor Ken Livingstone and Transport for London commissioner Bob Kiley have been granted permission to mount a new High Court challenge against.... more
(21 June 2002 15:26)

NI contractors warned by Irish HSE on falls from height
“Risk employees lives and you will be held accountable,” is the stark warning issued today (Friday) by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern.... more
(21 June 2002 10:16)

New Strategic Forum chief named next month
Sir John Egan's replacement as head of the Strategic Forum will be named on 24 July. more
(20 June 2002 17:14)

SMEs set for PFI schools
Small- and medium-sized (SME) contractors could get a larger slice of PFI schools projects if a proposal from the Department for Education and Skills.... more
(20 June 2002 15:29)

Skanska to buy project management software
Skanska (UK) is set to pick a new IT software provider. Three competitors are being evaluated and the winner will be the one offering the best.... more
(20 June 2002 15:28)

Transit vans get TDCi common rail option
Ford is offering its latest Duratorq TDCi common rail turbo diesel engine as an option on front wheel drive Transit vans. more
(20 June 2002 15:27)

Services firms to expand
Consumer services companies are planning to increase their capital expenditure on land and buildings over the next 12 months, but business and.... more
(20 June 2002 15:27)

Managers need training
Sir, Liz Bennett is right concerning cash spent on health and safety (CJ 1 May), beginning with education and training of site management and.... more
(20 June 2002 15:26)

YJL is not only firm with good client mix
Sir, I was interested to read the article about YJL launching its new fit-out business (CJ 29 May). more
(20 June 2002 15:17)

Northern Ireland joins CSCS
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has signed an affiliation agreement with Northern Ireland's equivalent scheme, Construction.... more
(20 June 2002 15:09)

Imer imports machine for self-levelling screed
Imer Direct has started importing the Transmat 27.54 mixing and conveying machine for self-levelling screed and the Lissmac range of mini conveyor.... more
(20 June 2002 15:08)

Vp profit doubles
Vp, formerly known as Vibroplant, has posted provisional results for the year to the end of March showing pre-tax profit doubled to £6.2m on a.... more
(20 June 2002 15:08)

Time is running out
Next year the UK's opt-out from the Working Time Regulations will cease. John d'Arcy reviews the impact this will have on the construction industry. .... more
(20 June 2002 15:07)

Galliford Try finally gets £6m hospital PFI project
Galliford Try has finally clinched a £6m privately financed hospital deal in Kettering - more than a year after returning tenders for the job. more
(20 June 2002 15:05)

Contractors must be green to seal the deal
Contractors could find they are unable to tender for certain jobs unless their environmental policies are up to scratch. more
(20 June 2002 15:02)

'Pay cut' shock hits thousands
Thousands of construction workers on some of the biggest sites in the country, including Heathrow Terminal Five and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.... more
(20 June 2002 15:02)

Weeks has a good year with profit up
Weeks Group, the consulting engineer and construction materials tester, recorded a 19% rise in pre-tax profit in the 12 months to 31 March - despite.... more
(20 June 2002 15:01)

Jarvis: press won't damage investment
Jarvis' management team says negative media coverage of its results for the year to 31 March will not influence the group's investors. more
(20 June 2002 15:00)

Government 'hob-nobbing with big-wigs'
The government must stop wining and dining the major contractors and recognise the contribution of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the National.... more
(20 June 2002 15:00)

Client absence casts motives into doubt
Clients still appear to be lagging behind when it comes to taking up the principles outlined in Rethinking Construction. more
(20 June 2002 14:59)

Trio in £200m BBC revamp
Three construction managers have switched on for a controversial £200m extension and revamp of the BBC's Broadcasting House nerve centre in central.... more
(20 June 2002 14:57)

Steelwork firms vote to withdraw from 'ineffective' Constructionline
The Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors (RQSC) will begin a phased withdrawal from Constructionline, the government's register of qualified.... more
(20 June 2002 14:56)

Pompey tower costs examined
Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower tourist attraction is continuing to cause headaches for contractor Mowlem after the city council last week appointed a.... more
(20 June 2002 14:55)

Contractors on slim fast plan
Contractors have been able to shave as much as a third off work phase time and report a 40% increase in work done per day after signing up to the.... more
(20 June 2002 14:54)

Multiplex packages out
Australian giant Multiplex is putting 52 subcontract packages up for grabs during the coming 12 months. Many of the deals will be in the.... more
(20 June 2002 14:54)

PFI hospitals may be useless in 20 years
Hospitals being built under 30-year long PFI contracts could be partly redundant in 20 years time, as advances in healthcare building technology.... more
(20 June 2002 14:53)

Neilcott's £8.5m hospice scheme
Kent construction firm Neilcott, owned by the Irish construction group PJ Walls Holding, has secured an £8.5m contract to build a new wing at St.... more
(20 June 2002 14:52)

NFDC acts on cover crisis
Hopes were raised last week of government action to resolve an insurance crisis which threatens to leave a number of high-risk trades dangerously.... more
(20 June 2002 14:51)

Bowkett leads buyout of Mitie's scaffolding firms
Bow scaffolding managing director Michael Bowkett has led a £14m management buyout of the five scaffolding companies that used to be part of the.... more
(20 June 2002 14:49)

Companies face spy tactics for consistent flouting of safety law
Safety flouting construction companies could come under 'Big Brother' scrutiny later this year if new powers are given to government departments. more
(20 June 2002 14:49)

Have clients abdicated their responsibility?
Just because the client is king, doesn't mean it has to behave like royalty in its dealings with the construction industry. more
(20 June 2002 14:48)

CBPP sparks off inefficiency row
Contractors are too complacent about their performance and are overestimating their efficiency, the Construction Best Practice Programme (CBPP).... more
(20 June 2002 14:47)

NEWSBRIEF
O'Brien named as CIC chairman Turlough O'Brien was appointed the seventh chairman of the Construction Industry Council last week, taking over from.... more
(20 June 2002 14:46)

Treasury deal means PFI profits bonanza
Private finance contractors are about to get the go ahead from the Treasury to release billions of pounds of profits through refinancing early PFI.... more
(20 June 2002 14:44)

BAA refutes terminal plan
BAA insisted on Monday that it has no plans for a sixth terminal at Heathrow Airport. Weekend speculation had suggested that British Airways is.... more
(20 June 2002 14:43)

MoD Colchester PFI delayed until 2008
The Ministry of Defence's £1bn Colchester Barracks PFI contract will take a record-breaking five years to reach financial close due to planning.... more
(20 June 2002 14:43)

Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers payment notices
The recent case of Watkin Jones & Son -v- Lidl UK has confirmed a point over which there may have been some uncertainty concerning the use of express.... more
(20 June 2002 14:40)

NEWSBRIEF
Euro Council overrules asbestos law The European Union Council of Ministers has reversed changes made by the European Parliament to a proposed.... more
(20 June 2002 14:39)

You get what you pay for
Improvements to training, salaries, working conditions and safety would ease the spiralling skills shortage more
(20 June 2002 14:33)

NEWSBRIEF
Euro Council overrules asbestos law The European Union Council of Ministers has reversed changes made by the European Parliament to a proposed.... more
(20 June 2002 14:30)

Planned maintenance contracts - Wokingham District council
Wokingham District Council invites expressions of interest from Contractors wishing to become involved in delivering Planned Maintenance Service. more
(20 June 2002 12:58)

Road lighting improvements - Bexley council
Invitation to Tender Road Lighting Improvements 2003/2005 Boroughwide more
(20 June 2002 12:54)

Environmental works - Devon County council
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Contractors wishing to be considered for inclusion in the County Council's Standing List of.... more
(20 June 2002 12:52)

Highway drainage minor works and gully cleansing contract - Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Civil Engineering Contractors wishing to be considered for inclusion on the above Restricted.... more
(20 June 2002 12:46)

Gas servicing contract - City of Plymouth
Expressions of interest are sought from specialist gas servicing companies for the servicing and day to day repair (including the provision of a 24.... more
(20 June 2002 12:24)

Supply of plastic refuse sacks - Adur District council
The Council is inviting applications from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers who wish to be considered for inclusion in the select.... more
(20 June 2002 12:19)

Civil engineering works - South Lanarkshire council
South Lanarkshire Council wishes to appoint a suitably qualified contractor to construct the following works associated with the development of the.... more
(20 June 2002 12:15)

Public cleansing services contract - Oadby and Wigston Borough council
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council is inviting applications via a Restricted Procedure Notice from Contractors interested in being considered.... more
(20 June 2002 11:58)

CSCS on target says Merricks
Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) chairman Tony Merricks has revealed that the industry is well on target to achieve a fully qualified.... more
(20 June 2002 11:45)