Articles by Date : April 18 1994 - April 24 1994
Moves
Wimpey is to draw together its UK and US housing and land
development operations within a single focused management
structure.
Signalling the.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
CJ40 table
The CJ40 League records the competitive positions of the industry's
leading players. Tables are based on a monthly analysis of the UK's
major.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
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1 (1) Amec 97.40 2.50 8.00 25.40 53.50 8.00
2 (2) Tarmac 43.10 12.00 21.70 3.90 0.80 4.70
3 (26) Costain 39.45 1.62 - 0.61 - 37.22
.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
TRAILING BEHIND? - NOT REALLY
Trailers may not be exciting but they are absolutely essential in this business more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
JI Case set for sell-off
JI Case, the construction and farm equipment arm of the American
industrial giant Tenneco, is about to be put on the market
according to industry.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
CAT MINES A RICH SEAM
Cat dealer Finning put its first 5130 mining shovel into a Wimpey Mining site in January. It's working well. Ian Brown reports more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
in brief
RHEOBUILD 3500
Feb Master Builders' new range of admixtures, Rheobuild 3500
series, improves the properties of concrete mixes containing.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
THWAITES LAUNCHES NEW ALLDRIVE
Thwaites' new md David Whittaker is learning fast. His first task was to reduce costs without compromising quality, launch new products and deal.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Blaw-Knox widener busy
The UK's first Blaw-Knox Road Widener, recently purchased by
Kent-based Exactonne Asphalt, has already been hired by Associated
Asphalt, Wimpey.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
THE BIG WHEELS HIT THE ROAD
Construction transport is an important and fast-growing area, with the construction slump ending and the buying brakes off. Ian Brown surveys.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
IN BRIEF
l Tarmac housing boss
Roy Harrison will be the new chief executive of Tarmac's housing
division when Sam Pickstock retires later this year..... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Queen's Awards double for JCB
JCB notched up an impressive double in this week's Queen's Awards -
with its Hydrapower division recognised for Export Achievement (a
60% rise.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
M ajor pressed over private finance
Industry leaders this week met Prime Minister John Major to urge
him to expand the Government's private finance initiative to cover
a range of more.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Date set for Ucatt takeover
A new draft merger document envisages the construction union Ucatt
becoming a fully integrated part of the TGWU by 31 December
1995.
The.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
ORDURE OF THE BOOT
Frustratingly, it is the old, old story. We teach the world how to
play cricket, and now they beat us. We teach them how to play
football: ditto..... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Fishing for victory at Rocester hq
JCB employees have set their sights on entering the Guinness Book
of Records next year - but not for construction equipment sales.
Tony.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Chavly hits back at Lambeth
North London-based contractor Chavly has hit back at Lambeth
Council after suggestions that the contractor's work had been
sub-standard.
.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Engineering pay talks to re-open
Engineering construction employers are set to re-open pay talks
following a special weekend meeting of the industry's National
Joint Council..... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Peterborough plans move on
The œ500 million Peterborough Southern Township development
has taken a significant step forward with developments on more than
œ10.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
No deal yet in Jubilee cash hitch
The deadline for settling a funding row over the construction of
the œ100 million North Greenwich station on London's Jubilee
Line Extension.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
SCHEMES WHERE DBFO TENDERS MIGHT BE INVITED DURING 1995 AND 1996 - LONGER TERM POSSIBILITIES - SCHEMES WHERE DBFO TENDERS MIGHT BE INVITED LATER IN 1994
M6 J16-20 Widening
M6 J11-16 Widening
M6 Extension
Carlisle - Guardsmill
M23 - J8-9 Widening
M25 J5-7 Widening
M25.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Blackpool rollercoaster delayed
Blackpool's œ12 million new rollercoaster has failed to open
for the start of the season because of delays in the construction
contract.
.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Cash and carry
Christine Gibson appeared in the High Court accused of smuggling
œ600,000 from the Bank of England in her knickers and bra. Her
husband,.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Major homes boost
Two massive housing developments, together worth more than
œ150 million, are on the cards for London and North
Yorkshire.
London.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Dun reveals surge in confidence
A surge of optimism in the construction industry was one of the
most dramatic features in Dun & Bradstreet's latest survey of
business.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Home repairs plea gets short shrift
Housing Minister Sir George Young has turned down a package of
recommendations from the building industry aimed at revitalising
the home.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Dominican job for Grupo Sitra
The pick of œ49 million worth of work won by Grupo Sitra,
part-owned by Trafalgar House, is a œ30 million contract in
the Dominican.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
DBFO roads targeted
More than 20 roads schemes, with values ranging up to œ350
million, have been listed by the Government as candidates for the
new design,.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
TW bids for university
Taylor Woodrow is carrying out enabling work for a œ10 million
development for Bristol University. The firm is also tendering for
the main.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Gregory heads Laing Management
Peter Gregory is to become the new chairman of Laing Management. He
will succeed John Allen, 55, who takes early retirement this
month.
.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Bovis manages France terminal
Bovis is to project manage a œ26 million passenger terminal at
Lille Lesquin Airport in France for the Chambre de Commerce et
D'Industrie de.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Laing to build Cairo luxury towers
Laing, working with Egyptian partner CRC Hassan Dorra, has been
awarded a œ64 million contract to build a residential and
commercial.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Green threat to Cardiff Barrage
The European Union has warned that the Cardiff Bay barrage is
illegal because it will destroy a protected mudflat habitat of wild
birds. Greek-born.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Treasury downturn
Why is the Treasury like 'an inverted Micawber'? Because it is
always looking for something to turn down. more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Gee working on Plymouth viaduct
Consulting engineering work on the Marsh Mills Viaduct contract in
Plymouth is being carried out by Tony Gee and Partners, and not
Mott MacDonald.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Concern over quarry plans
A Government move to reduce the amount of quarrying in the UK and
increase the use of recycled materials has provoked a mixed
reaction in the.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
CJ40 winner trophy presented to Laing
Laing Construction chairman Jon Rushton and managing director Brian
Richardson last week visited Contract Journal's offices to pick up
the CJ40.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Bid to stop union election
The executive council of Ucatt is said to be preparing a bid to
change the union rule book to allow for the appointment rather than
election of all.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
œ14m of contracts for Marriott
Marriott is to work on three contracts that together are worth
around œ14 million.
The firm has two hospital jobs in the east Midlands..... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Halcrow wins Philippines job
Halcrow Airports Group is to upgrade a former US naval airbase for
civilian use at Subic Bay in the Philippines.
The prequalification of.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Gummer's frosty tale
We're in the lofty heights of the Department of the Environment
headquarters in Marsham Street, London, heading down and out, when
two minions zap.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Women's troubles and triumphs
Ever eager to accept a challenge (and a Government grant), the
Chartered Institute of Building is about to launch a research
project that 'aims to.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Dead cert
For the boys at Guildford-based electronics company, EMRAD, the
gruesome search for human remains in a field outside Gloucester has
proved an.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
HOT LINE
Shepherd has been awarded an œ11.4 million contract to build
an administration complex at RAF Wyton, near Huntingdon,
Cambridgeshire.
Due.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Baldry calls for Indian jvs
Construction Minister Tony Baldry has called for UK firms to form
partnerships with Indian contractors to tackle the sub-continent's
major civil.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Electrical contractors agree competence criteria
Electrical contractors are finalising a code of practice defining
which firms will be regarded as competent to carry out works in
their specialist.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
Amec firm wins Saxony job
AMEC's German subsidiary, Kittelberger, has been awarded the first
phase of a major city centre development in Halle in Saxony worth
around.... more
(21 April 1994 00:00)
THE TUBES GO DOWN
Rapid casting is essential for the success of the new immersed tube tunnel under the Medway more
(21 April 1994 00:00)