Articles by Date : December 17 2007 - December 23 2007

40 jobs go as Lancashire contractor Livesey enters administration
Lancashire based building contractor Brian Livesey has gone into administration, and its 40-strong workforce been made redundant. more
(21 December 2007 11:05)

Carillion restructure will accommodate arrival of Alfred McAlpine
Carillion’s internal restructure, which has seen its operations reallocated into four main business divisions, will not change again once the.... more
(21 December 2007 10:00)

Bovis ditches £374m Bristol PFI hospital bid
Bovis Lend Lease has scrapped its bid for the £375m Southmead PFI hospital in Bristol. The withdrawal of the Bovis led-Catalyst consortium.... more
(20 December 2007 15:56)

£112m Bournemouth college deal advertised
Bournemouth and Poole College in Dorset has advertised a £112m contract to redevelop two different sites. more
(20 December 2007 12:54)

Carillion gives David Hurcomb a seat on main board
David Hurcomb has joined Carillion’s main board as part of a shake-up of senior posts which sees him take on the task of leading both Carillion’s.... more
(20 December 2007 12:00)

Forth Bridge: £4.2bn cable-stayed structure approved
Scottish ministers yesterday approved a decision to build a replacement Forth road bridge, which will take the form a cable-stayed bridge costing up.... more
(20 December 2007 11:00)

Bournemouth and Poole College advertises £112m contract
Bournemouth and Poole College in Dorset has advertised a £112m contract to redevelop two different sites. more
(20 December 2007 00:00)

Homes and Communities Agency chief announced
Sir Bob Kerslake, chief executive of Sheffield City Council’s, has been confirmed as the head of the government’s new Homes and Communities Agency. more
(19 December 2007 17:08)

Carillion loses another ex-Mowlem director
Peter Clay, managing director of Carillion’s regional civils division, is to leave his job next year - leaving just one ex-Mowlem director left at.... more
(19 December 2007 16:57)

HSE issues quick hitch alert
Following four fatalities in a year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert about quick hitches fitted to excavators. more
(19 December 2007 15:00)

Thames Water advertises Phase 1 of £2.2bn Thames Tideway tunnel project
Thames Water has advertised the £300m to £375m Phase 1 works on its £2.2bn Thames Tideway tunnel project. more
(19 December 2007 13:00)

International Powered Access Federation publishes MEWP poster
To coincide with the introduction of the new MEWP categories on 1 January, the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has published a poster.... more
(19 December 2007 11:29)

JCB awards staff bonus after sales top £2bn
In 2007, JCB’s global sales will exceed £2bn for the first time and it has celebrated by paying each of its 5,500 employees at the company’s 10 UK.... more
(19 December 2007 11:00)

Multiquip to exhibit new MTX-series Rammer
Multiquip will exhibit its new MTX-series Rammer at the forthcoming Executive Hire Show. more
(19 December 2007 11:00)

Speedy Hire buys 300 Ford Transits to renew fleet
Following its acquisition of Hewden’s tool business, Speedy Hire is buying 300 Ford Transits to replace some of the fleet it inherited. more
(19 December 2007 11:00)

Six contractors win work for RSL consortium Procurement for All
Six contractors are to share in £51m worth of housing renewal work for the Procurement for All organisation, a consortium of registered social.... more
(19 December 2007 10:45)

Amey, Lagan and Ferrovial Agroman get green light on road project
The Amey, Lagan and Ferrovial Agroman (ALF) consortium has achieved financial close on Package 2 of a DBFO road project in Northern Ireland. more
(19 December 2007 10:00)

London 2012 finishes year “on track”, says ODA
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today that the construction schedule for London 2012 is on track, after demolition work was completed.... more
(19 December 2007 09:00)

Morgan Ashurst lands £27m University of Sunderland contract
Morgan Ashurst has won a £27m contract to build a new sports and social facilities building for the University of Sunderland at its City Campus site. more
(19 December 2007 00:00)

Connaught takes share of £28.1m Southampton Decent Homes work
Connaught Partnerships and Southampton-based Drew Smith are to share in £28.1m worth of Decent Homes renewal work for Southampton Strategic Services.... more
(19 December 2007 00:00)

Kier team preferred bidder for £500m Kent BSF programme
The preferred bidder for Kent County Council’s £500m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is the Investors in the Community consortium led.... more
(18 December 2007 12:52)

Timetable for non-domestic zero carbon set for 2020
A report by the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) has found that a deadline of 2020 could be adopted to achieve zero carbon non-domestic buildings. more
(18 December 2007 11:00)

National Training Awards: Five construction organisations win
Five organisations from the construction sector were among the 55 National Training Award winners from across the UK, which were recognised at a gala.... more
(18 December 2007 09:00)

Contract Journal's Christmas card selection
It's that time of year again and CJ has compiled its Xmas cards for your perusal. Have a look at the best and the rest of the cards sent into CJ.... more
(17 December 2007 15:00)

Pitt Review: UK not prepared for summer floods
The UK was not as prepared as it should have been to meet the summer floods this year, according to an independent interim report commissioned by the.... more
(17 December 2007 13:00)