Articles by Date : October 17 2005 - October 23 2005

Totty wins £4.1m college expansion
Totty Construction has secured a £4.1m education project with Bradford Metropolitan District Council to extend Challenge College. more
(21 October 2005 17:05)

Atkins preferred bidder for highways and transport services in Gloucestershire
Atkins has been selected by Gloucestershire County Council as its preferred bidder for the provision of highways and transportation services across.... more
(21 October 2005 17:05)

Industry delight as CIS delayed by a year
The construction industry has this week expressed its delight that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has postponed the proposed new.... more
(21 October 2005 10:26)

Galliford Try wins £7.1m office refurb contract
Galliford Try has been awarded a £7.1m contract to refurbish a nine-storey office building in west London. more
(21 October 2005 09:54)

Builder dies after being electrocuted
A builder has died after he was struck with 20,000 volts of electricity while working on a new house in Co Leitrim, Ireland. more
(20 October 2005 15:22)

Greenpeace protests over illegal timber
Building materials suppliers came under attack from environmentalists yesterday when Greenpeace staged a protest on illegal timber. more
(20 October 2005 15:16)

PFI is not bad news - 20.10.05
contractjournal.com Newsletter - 20.10.05 more
(20 October 2005 11:39)

The NEC challenge to construction planners
contractjournal.com newsletter: Brian Eagles, Senior Associate Director at Trett Consulting outlines the NEC Contract model. The NEC Contract is a.... more
(20 October 2005 11:21)

BPB plans fourth Indian plasterboard plant
BPB plans to build a fourth plasterboard plant in Bangalore, India. more
(20 October 2005 10:01)

Government slammed for lack of roads funding
The government has been blasted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) over its current spending plans on the strategic.... more
(19 October 2005 23:00)

HSE ladder initiative scales new heights
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is to launch its 'Ladders Week' national initiative on 14 November to promote the safer use of ladders. more
(19 October 2005 22:00)

B&CE covering more workers
The number of operatives covered by the industry's Template holiday pay scheme reached a 12-year high of 216,000 last year, said Brian Griffiths,.... more
(19 October 2005 22:00)

Somero powers raker
Somero has launched a four-wheel drive machine, which allows concrete pour rakers to drive across floor spaces, as an alternative to its laser-screed.... more
(19 October 2005 22:00)

CPCS urges guidance on card conversions
The management board of the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) is calling on the industry to propose the way forward for 51,000 red card.... more
(19 October 2005 22:00)

Ex-rail suppliers must diversify
Network Rail's decision to award only four companies contracts to supply road rail plant for maintenance work will mean many suppliers will now have.... more
(19 October 2005 22:00)

Putting wind
Building a wind farm on Cambridgeshire's boggy fenland required some creative thinking from main contractor Morrison and foundations specialist May.... more
(19 October 2005 22:00)

Three Peaks Challenge 2006
Humanitarian organisation CARE International, event sponsor Construction Industry Solutions (COINS) and media partner Contract Journal are pleased to.... more
(19 October 2005 21:00)

Turnover up but profit down at Weaver group
Weaver, a construction group based in Bromsgrove, Worcester-shire, has suffered a fall in profit margin with its latest financial results showing a.... more
(19 October 2005 21:00)

Earth moves for Pennine
Arwel Williams is not an easy man to pin down. The week I speak to him, he's just stepped off a flight from Morocco. The week before that he was in.... more
(19 October 2005 21:00)

Mansell's Peasland to replace Balfour Beatty's Alistair Wivell
Balfour Beatty's Alistair Wivell is to retire at the end of December, aged 60. more
(19 October 2005 21:00)

Brandon seals 250k Lynwood takeover
Brandon Tool Hire has expanded its East Anglian presence with the acquisition of King's Lynn-based Lynwood Hire & Sales in a deal worth 250,000. more
(19 October 2005 21:00)

Still swinging at 60
On the eve of its 60th birthday, it's appropriate that JCB should be bringing out a revamp to one of its most enduring product lines, the backhoe.... more
(19 October 2005 21:00)

TRL leads charge for recycled aggregates
Research organisation TRL is teaming up with contractors and materials suppliers to expand the market for recycled aggregates. more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Seven on the shortlist for MK marina
Seven groups have been shortlisted for the development of the Milton Keynes marina. more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Out of control
The independent review of the 800m Paddington Health Campus (PHC) scheme paints a picture of a fundamentally flawed project freewheeling its way.... more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Norwest Holst/R McAlpine jv awarded Oldham lab project
A joint venture of Norwest Holst Construction and Sir Robert McAlpine has emerged as the winner in a contest to build a 12.9m pathology laboratory at.... more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Marriott wins 11.2m Butterfield Park scheme
Marriott Construction has secured an 11.2m contract to build a two-storey innovation centre at the Butterfield Park development in Luton. Completion.... more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Transport sector on the decline, says ICE
The transport sector has shown "little or no improvement" since the collapse of the government's 10-Year Transport Plan 2000, according to the.... more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Skills card chief to be appointed next month
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) is aiming to name its new 75,000-a-year chief executive next month so that he/she can take up the.... more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

ACO claims plastic kerb stronger than concrete
ACO Technologies has launched a plastic kerb, which it says will compete with precast concrete for urban jobs. more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

O'Rourke takes
O'Rourke is thought to be facing a 100m loss on its 350m contract at Dubai airport. Part of this stems from a major surge in the price of steel and.... more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Back to nature
Cowpen Bewley has been used as a landfill since the 1950s, but over the next 10 years, this giant 237ha site in Teesside will be transformed. more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Cat operator award goes Dutch
Caterpillar's eighth annual operator challenge was won by Peter van Schaik of the Netherlands. more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Kobelco plays key role at Paddington
A new 135t capacity Kobelco crawler crane is playing a key role in the Paddington Central development in London being carried out by Bovis Lend Lease. more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Cat's K-series adds bite to Lafarge's N Yorks quarry
The Lafarge Aggregates Dry Rigg Quarry in North Yorkshire is the first UK operation to make use of Caterpillar's new K-series tooth system. more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

editor's comment
It's half term, and the school report doesn't look good. But we're not talking about anyone's offspring here - and it doesn't appear that a few.... more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Four await judgement on Supreme Court job
Four consortia have submitted bids to develop the UK Supreme Court in London on behalf of the Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA). more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Finning fights back
Being the UK dealer for the world's largest construction equipment manufacturer brings with it a unique set of problems. more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Maxit and Hanson pool resources
Aggregates suppliers Maxit and Hanson have opened shared dock facilities in Liverpool. more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Settling
The reclamation of a former colliery near Newcastle is nearing completion, with the installation of piled foundations by Roger Bullivant to overcome.... more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

The road to better recycling
The use of recycled and secondary aggregates is proving increasingly common on major civils projects, including the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and.... more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

Giant retail deal puts Bovis on top
Balfour Beatty slides to third place in September's CJ50 after a three-month stint at the top, allowing Bovis Lend Lease to take a convincing lead..... more
(19 October 2005 20:00)

O'Rourke's 13.7m Norwich coup
Laing O'Rourke Midlands has been picked by Countryside Properties to design and build a 13.7m mixed-use scheme in Norwich city centre. more
(19 October 2005 19:00)

Battersea chimney confusion
Battersea Power Station's developer is seeking contractors for the controversial scheme to rebuild its four chimneys. Parkview International told CJ.... more
(19 October 2005 19:00)

Scottish Water heads for 253m underspend
Scottish Water (SW) is likely to underspend by 253m in its current investment period, according to a report prepared for the auditor general for.... more
(19 October 2005 19:00)

Morris and Spottiswood plays it safe
Morris and Spottiswood's health and safety team is using Knowledge On Line software to perform site safety audits. more
(19 October 2005 19:00)

Dudley's wins CSCS gold standard recognition
Retail contractor Dudley's has gained gold standard recognition from the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS). more
(19 October 2005 19:00)

Construction sector leads way in ICC's bad debt poll
The construction and civil engineering sector topped ICC Credit's annual poll of business sectors' unpaid debt. more
(19 October 2005 19:00)

Morgan Est shake-up knocks three from top
A restructure at the top of Morgan Est, the 300m-a-year turnover infrastructure services division of the Morgan Sindall group, has resulted in.... more
(19 October 2005 19:00)

Knowles's profit falls to 41,000 after hits
Roger Knowles is to stand down after 32 years at the head of JR Knowles, the construction dispute resolution group. more
(19 October 2005 19:00)