Articles by Date : July 17 2000 - July 23 2000

Liebherr launches crane range in UK
Liebherr Great Britain Ltd has taken the plunge and launched its crawler crane range into the UK for the first time. Its new UK Crawler Crane.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Amec to service Sellafield plant
Amec has secured an alliance with British Nuclear Fuels worth around £50m over three to four years to provide ongoing services to the Magnox.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Kier to wins advance work on CTRL link
Kier Construction has won a £13m advance works contract for the second phase of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Contract 303 is for two new.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Shopfitter sues the London Sports Caf'
Cheshire Contracts (Shopfitting) of Manchester is suing the London Sports Caf' for more than £69,000, which the firm claims is owed for.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Dexhoff adds a smaller dumper
Dexhoff Equipment has added the Hinowa Tipskip 1400 to the 650kg version. The new model is powered by a Yanmar 18.4kW diesel driving.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

French form world leader - Biggest contractor has £9.4bn turnover - UK firms criticised for falling behind
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(19 July 2000 00:00)

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New spec welcomed
Clients and engineers agree to adopt single concrete specification document more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

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Light Rail Systems Proposed Bristol Promoters: Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council Lines proposed: 17km Bristol.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Hybrid design does the trick just fine
What do you get if you mix a Samsung excavator, Volvo truck and Jenz shredder? more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

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Jarvis wins school PFIs
Jarvis reaches financial close on five schools and one local authority project more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Daf pair aims to score top marks
Line laying firm adds dual-steering live road marker and 18t GVW to its team more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
BOURGEIN WINS ANOTHER CASE FRANCHISE LD Bourgein, the Oxford-based Case trencher dealer, has landed the UK and Ireland franchise for Case.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Smart tag helps to keep track
Robotag uses a robust handheld electronic reader to store equipment details and is said to be 'ideal for routine checking of returned hire kit'. .... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Pros and cons of internet trading
On average, 5% of business activity in the construction industry is undertaken using e-commerce. The figure varies from 2% for contractors,.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Court orders Jarvis to pay former auditor
A High Court judge has ruled that Jarvis must pay all the legal costs of the action that it brought against its former.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Eke for OCG
Deryk Eke of airports operator BAA is to succeed Mike Burt as the head of the construction team at the Treasury's Office of Government Commerce. .... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

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GTRM FINED FOR SAFETY BREACH GT Railway Maintenance (GTRM) has been fined £19,000 following an incident in east London where the working.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Contractors still defy law
Investigation reveals contractors flout Construction Act and do not pay properly more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

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LAING WINS BIRMINGHAM STUDENT PROJECT Contractor Laing has been awarded an £11.5m contract to build 19 student accommodation blocks at the.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Virgin threatens to sue Railtrack for £10m
by Carol Millett Railtrack is to review its West Coast Main Line contractors' performance following scathing criticism from Virgin Trains.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Griffiths McGee in legal wrangle
by Glenda Thisdell Griffiths McGee was fined £3,000 and had to pay £1,637 in legal costs last week after Marylebone Magistrates.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Forum to hone in on benchmark practice
Fears that benchmarking fever was getting out of hand and that people were duplicating others' activities have spawned the birth of the national.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Site aggression under spotlight
Working group asks for Government investigation into "adversarial" sites more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Back bites
Is everybody happy? The latest issue of Building Worker - the journal of union UCATT - reports on a Bath University study which purports to.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Utilities accused of £2bn road mayhem
Report slams poor practice and high cost of utilities firms digging up roads more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

CPC's contract win rouses fury
by Graham Ridout Project manager CPC is embroiled in a row over how it came to be awarded the role of construction manager for the.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Worker killed after safety netting fails
By Graham Ridout A 35-year-old construction worker has died after falling through safety netting last week at Manchester United football.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Time to act on contractual abuse
Despite the introduction of the Construction Act two years ago contractual abuse is still rife. While this will hardly come as a surprise to anyone.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

OGC seeks view of performance
by Kathy Watson The Office of Government Commerce is inviting contractors and suppliers to give their views on how government departments.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

JCT 'open to ambushes'
Strict time limits mean adjudication preparations may be hurried through more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

UK Forks orders 380 machines
New Vibroplant division UK Forks has put its money where its mouth is with a massive 380 machine order for JCB kit. The majority of the.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Finning clinches deal
cat dealer Finning has clinched a deal with National Power for eight 637E series II scrapers. The new machines will be used on coal stockpiles.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

HSS powers ahead in safety
Popular S&S service expands from two to eight branches since January more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Army's prime contract - a successful lesson
Building Down Barriers' second pilot scheme comes in early, within budget more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Employers accused of 'stalling on safety reps'
by John d'Arcy A wider role for roving worker safety representatives in the construction industry is to be examined by a special.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Late pay hits 7% of turnover
A new survey among building specialist firms shows overdue accounts now running at some 7% of turnover. This represents an increase of one.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Merricks hits back at quality scheme critics
Tony Merricks, head of the anti-cowboy builders task force, has refuted suggestions that the Government's quality mark scheme is going to cost.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
ROBERTSON APPOINTS LOGAN MD George Logan has joined Robertson Group as MD of its construction division where half the £80m-a-year workload.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Up e-revolution!
Industry leader urges companies to grasp e-commerce opportunities more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Spy HQ puts Carillion on top
Total new orders for June were the highest for two and a half years. James Atkinson reports. more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

EA to establish list of framework contractors
by Glenda Thisdell The Environment Agency is selecting a national framework of contractors to work on its £750m flood defence.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

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Other BOXTEXT: Correction In our feature about new launches at SED (CJ 14 June page 52), we inadvertently referred to Atlas as a marketer.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

It's been a slow train coming
Light rail systems seem to be back in fashion. The Government's 10-year transport strategy, due to be announced shortly, is expected to provide.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Sweet dreams in a junk yard
An award-winning scheme for rough sleepers now under construction in London's Shepherds Bush was described by RIBA competition judges as a.... more
(19 July 2000 00:00)

Work winners this week
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 July 2000 00:00)

How to negotiate but protect yourself too
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting explains "without prejudice" more
(19 July 2000 00:00)