Articles by Date : December 17 2001 - December 23 2001
Talking heads
What is your main construction memory of 2001? more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Review of the year
more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Local roads spending under threat next year
Funds for road maintenance and smaller contracts will no longer be ring-fenced more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Insurers threaten viability of SMEs
Rising hostility within the insurance industry could force hundreds
of small- and medium-sized contractors out of business because
underwriters.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Procure 21 hopefuls find out this week
by Glenda Thisdell
A dozen hopeful consortia will learn this week that they are
through to the next bidding stage for NHS Estates'.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Balfour and seeboard set to light up
Balfour Beatty and its partner Seeboard looks to be charging
towards the largest streetlighting deal yet.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Forum gets help for Egan
Exclusive by Tim Wood
The Strategic Forum has this week announced the appointment of a
'right-hand man' to its chairman Sir John Egan.
.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Recruits needed for massive Brum housing deal in 2002
Birmingham City Council is to hold a half-day seminar early next
year in an effort to find staff to carry out work worth an
estimated £1.25bn..... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Team gets the nod on CTRL deals
A Costain/O'Rourke team is set to become preferred bidder for three
Channel Tunnel Rail Link deals totalling around £130m.
Insiders say.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Crane to head Rethinking Construction company
Alan Crane was appointed last week as chairman of the new
Rethinking Construction company, which has been set up to service
the various streams of.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Forrester heads up Laing
Bill Forrester has been appointed as chairman of John Laing, the
infrastructure investor and housebuilder group recently forced out
of the.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Merry Christmas and a trouble-free new year
Well, goodbye 2001. You weren't a bad year for construction. As
CJ's annual review (pages 12-15) shows, you had your highs as well
as your lows..... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
New urban fund gets thumbs up
A new fund designed to attract private investment into run-down
urban areas was approved last week by the government.
The English Cities Fund.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
OVAL redevelopment gets past first wicket
Surrey County Cricket Club received planning permission from the
London Borough of Lambeth last week.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Armitt joins Railtrack asÉ
John Armitt has been appointed chief executive of Railtrack. He was
head of Costain until July, where his three-year stint resulted in
the group.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Jarvis wins Thameslink signal upgrade
Jarvis has won a £350m contract to upgrade the signalling and
telecommunication works for Thameslink 2000, a project to improve
rail links.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Radical reform for planning process
Secretary of state insists Planning Green Paper is good news for communities more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Back bites
Step to it
It looks like CJ hero and all-round construction guru Bob the
Builder is heading for adjudication with teen faves Steps.
.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Six in line-up for £20m hospital
Six groups are hoping to gain admission to a £20m-plus
privately financed hospital deal in Morpeth, Northumberland.
The line-up for the.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Positive feedback for Respect KPIs
Pilot projects reveal KPIs have helped improve relationships in companies more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Robertson to build PFI schools
Scottish contractor Robertson has been chosen as the private
partner to build two new schools for.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Small firms frozen out of water work
Packaging of work by United Utilities favours big companies at expense of smaller ones more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Wates urges industry it must put safety first
Wates' own record is 'staggeringly poor', but it has implemented 20 new measures more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Family Housing Association wins £140m partnering deal
by Glenda Thisdell
A Unitary/Family Housing Association team has proved to be firm
favourite in a £140m partnering deal to revamp a.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Jarvis gets £25m PFI care centre deal
Jarvis has walked away with a £25m deal to build the UK's
first-ever ambulatory care centre under the private finance
initiative.
The.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Appeal court asbestos blow
by John d'Arcy
Lawyers have warned that people dying from asbestos-related
diseases will be denied compensation as a result of a.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Berkeley shows a positive reversal in housing sales
Berkeley, the upmarket housebuilder, has reported an interim
pre-tax profit of £85m (£75m).
During the six months to 31 October,.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Card crackdown
Problems loom as MCG insists on N/SVQ based plant operators cards on its sites more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
CEA calls for lobbying on vibration limit
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) is calling for
co-ordinated lobbying by all construction and equipment bodies to
limit the potential.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Genie makes additions to its range
Access specialist Genie has introduced several additions to its
range. The first of these is the GS-3348 Big Deck scissor, which
has a 10.1m.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Birse: back in the black
Birse's management team settles in and announces interim pre-tax profit of £1.2m more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Blythewood's 100% growth
Blythewood Plant and Tool Hire has demonstrated its confidence in
the market with a 100% expansion in depot numbers.
The Welwyn Garden.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Macob aDDs kobelco excavators
Kobelco south-western dealer Molson Holdings has delivered the
first of more than 24 new excavators to civil.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Keller to issue shares to boost finances
Keller, a worldwide provider of foundation services, has announced
plans to issue almost three million new shares. The £8m raised
by the move.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Mouchel's record year with strongest orderbook ever
Mouchel, the infrastructure support services group, increased its
pre-tax profit by 23% to £4.3m (£3.5m) in the 12 months
to 31 July..... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Ministering construction
Brian Wilson, the minister for industry and energy, hosted a reception last week for 150 representatives of the construction industry and their.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
A-Plant's anti-vandal unit goes on site
A novel complex of two-storey, anti-vandal units has been supplied
to Alfred McAlpine special projects site in Wigan by A-Plant
Accommodation.
.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Mission Antarctica clean-up
One of the most ambitious environmental clean-ups ever mounted has
been facilitated by the loan of a JCB backhoe and a team of
specially trained.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
IR fails industry on kit tax
Cashflow problems as IR refuses to allow industry to qualify for capital allowances more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
WS Atkins under attack over Constructionline
by Glenda Thisdell
Ministry of Defence facilities management contractor WS Atkins FM
has come under fire for refusing to accept the.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Irish budget delivers gifts to stimulate the market
by Anthony Garvey
Christmas has arrived early for the house-building sector in the
Republic of Ireland, with the recent budget delivering.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
No beauty in industry
Project managers have lack of vision, says the chairman of Alsop Architects more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Morrison bagsbumper win
November saw a slight decrease in total orders over October but an increase year-on-year. The strongest sector was again 'other public.... more
(19 December 2001 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 December 2001 00:00)
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers the cancellation of cheques
In 1997, Mid-Sussex District Council entered into a main contract
with Miller Construction for the construction of the Burgess Hill
Leisure Centre.... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)
Swede dreams of sustainability
On a reclaimed landfill site on the western waterfront of Sweden's Malmo Harbour, a new housing development called Bo-01 is under construction..... more
(19 December 2001 00:00)