Articles by Date : April 18 2005 - April 24 2005

Amey wins £110m Bedfordshire highways contract
Amey has been awarded the £110m Bedfordshire County Council highways services contract. more
(22 April 2005 17:00)

Botes Construction secures £4m development deal
Botes Construction has been awarded a £4m design and build scheme to construct a mixed-use development. more
(22 April 2005 16:22)

Balfour Beatty death case postponed
A prosecution of Balfour Beatty by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following the death of a road worker while the A5 Nesscliffe bypass was.... more
(22 April 2005 16:12)

Speedy Hire buys Birse subsidiary for £6.25m
Speedy Hire has acquired the business and certain assets of The Cabin Company Limited (TCCL), a subsidiary of the Birse Group, for £6.25m. more
(22 April 2005 15:00)

Equipment manufacturers rewarded for enterprise
A number of construction equipment manufacturers have been awarded in this year’s Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. more
(22 April 2005 14:35)

John Deere unveils new compact trailers at SED 2005
John Deere’s newest compact tractors and Gator utility vehicles are on show at SED for the first time. more
(22 April 2005 12:32)

Willmott Dixon wins £5m deal to upgrade hospice
Willmott Dixon Construction has awarded a £5m contract to build a new two-storey clinical facility within the Princess Alice Hospice in Surrey. more
(22 April 2005 10:58)

HSE inspectors to be slashed under Tories, warn UCATT
Plans by the Tories to slash 'red tape' will mean a cut in the number of inspectors in the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and lead to a huge rise.... more
(22 April 2005 09:37)

Crispinteriors wins contract to regenerate Elephant & Castle
Crispinteriors, the interiors division of Crispin & Borst, has been awarded a £3.3m contract as part of the Elephant Links Single Regeneration Budget.... more
(22 April 2005 09:24)

Griffiths supports FMB plea for VAT reduction
Construction minister Nigel Griffiths has expressed support for the Federation of Master Builder's (FMB) campaign for a reduction in the rate of VAT.... more
(21 April 2005 16:55)

FMB urges government to clampdown on builder cowboys
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(21 April 2005 16:02)

HSE inspectors to be slashed under Tories, warn UCATT
Newsletter - contractjournal.com 21.04.05 more
(21 April 2005 15:35)

FMB urges government to clampdown on builder cowboys
The new government must clampdown on cowboys, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned. more
(21 April 2005 11:59)

Energy from waste must not be overlooked say industry experts
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Renewable Power Association (RPA) have issued a joint report showing the huge potential for greater.... more
(21 April 2005 11:32)

HSS Hire on the right track
HSS Hire has signed a multi-million pound national deal with Network Rail. more
(20 April 2005 17:11)

Kier to carry out £34m residential scheme
Kier Partnership Homes (KPH), the affordable housing arm of the Kier Group, has been selected as the partner for a £34m residential regeneration.... more
(20 April 2005 15:22)

Amey wins £22m Northamptonshire schools contract
Amey has signed a £22m facilities management schools contract with Northamptonshire County Council. more
(20 April 2005 12:46)

£1bn of local hospitals to come via LIFT
Health minister John Reid has pledged a new generation of community hospitals to be delivered under the NHS LIFT initiative. more
(20 April 2005 12:18)

McCarthy & Stone cautious about future despite 10% profit rise
Retirement homes builder McCarthy & Stone gave a cautious view of its outlook in the second half after it reported higher earnings in the first.... more
(20 April 2005 10:12)

Kajima to stay in PFI despite £80m losses
Kajima has insisted it is committed to PFI despite revealing that it will take an £80m hit on its existing PFI schools contracts when the group’s.... more
(20 April 2005 10:03)

Balfour Beatty quits £350m hospital PFI
The £350m Whipps Cross Hospital PFI scheme is facing severe delays following Balfour Beatty’s decision to pull out of the two-horse race, citing a.... more
(20 April 2005 10:02)

Griffiths: I want to stay in construction
Nigel Griffiths last week welcomed the chance of continuing in his role of construction minister, should he successfully defend his seat and Labour.... more
(20 April 2005 09:40)

Griffiths offers help in Lovell and Mmaxx feud
Construction minister Nigel Griffiths has invited battling parties Lovell and Mmaxx Underfloor to brief him on their three-year dispute, while Lovell.... more
(20 April 2005 09:40)

Association sets out blueprint for next construction minister
Construction Products Association president Roy Harrison has created a job description for the post of construction minister. more
(20 April 2005 09:40)

Workers in the dark on pensions contributions
More than half of construction workers (57%) have no idea how much income they need to earn to live comfortably during retirement, according to a.... more
(20 April 2005 09:39)

Stone quarries suffer as slate dominates market
Welsh quarries are suffering as slate takes a greater share of the aggregates market. more
(20 April 2005 09:39)

Who can you trust?
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(19 April 2005 18:27)

Clegg seals Huntingdon revamp
Nottingham-based Clegg Group has scooped a £30m deal to revamp Huntingdon town centre. more
(19 April 2005 17:30)

Two on waiting list for delayed Northants PFI
Two groups have gone head to head in the final run-in for a massively delayed PFI hospital deal in Northampton, estimated to be worth around £30m. more
(19 April 2005 17:29)

EDF to turn on the lights in Ealing
EDF Energy has plugged into its second PFI streetlighting deal. Its latest success is on the London Borough of Ealing's £25m deal, where the firm has.... more
(19 April 2005 17:29)

Four in the frame for £70m West Lothian prison break
Groups from the UK, US and Australia are vying to unlock a £70m PFI prison deal in Scotland. more
(19 April 2005 17:28)

Online collaboration made easy
A collaborative workroom or project extranet is an electronic network linking a number of different individuals or organisations for the purpose of.... more
(19 April 2005 17:27)

MoD deserts its post at Chelsea Barracks
Chelsea Barracks is in line to be sold off as part of a massive cost-cutting exercise by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), killing off plans to.... more
(19 April 2005 17:26)

ProCure 21 future in doubt as NHS Estates chief quits
Peter Wearmouth, chief executive of the beleaguered NHS Estates, has quit, renewing concerns in the industry about the future of the agency's ProCure.... more
(19 April 2005 17:25)

JCB unveils mini range at Conexpo
JCB has taken the wraps off a new mini excavator range at Conexpo in Las Vegas, US, and announced enhance-ments to its 4CX backhoe loader. more
(19 April 2005 17:24)

Red Rhino charges ahead with three new arrivals
Mini crusher manufacturer Red Rhino is adding both smaller and larger capacity crushers and a mini tracked screen to its range. more
(19 April 2005 17:24)

Increased training linked to 10% pay rise by FMB
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has agreed an inflation-busting 10% pay rise for operatives covered by its Building and Allied Trades Joint.... more
(19 April 2005 17:23)

Carillion pays price for Crown House
Carillion dived into the red last year after a raft of exceptional costs, which ran to a total of £57m, mostly due to the sale of Crown House. more
(19 April 2005 17:16)

Interserve back in the black
Exceptional charges of £32m plunged Interserve into the red in 2003, but the support services group is now back in the black. Latest financial.... more
(19 April 2005 17:16)

Marshalls turnover up 4% despite tough year
Marshalls, the producer of landscape and natural stone products, lifted turnover by 4% to £330m last year despite what the group called "challenging.... more
(19 April 2005 17:15)

Skanska shapes up
Relationships have moved to the top of Skanska's business agenda. more
(19 April 2005 17:14)

Council sabotaged my Bath Spa solution, says Griffiths
Construction minister Nigel Griffiths tried to get Bath & North East Somerset Council (BANES), Mowlem and Sir Nicholas Grimshaw to agree a solution.... more
(19 April 2005 17:13)

Management shake-up at Clark
The senior management of Clark Contracts, the fast-growing Scottish contractor, has been reshuffled. more
(19 April 2005 17:13)

Heywood predicts another tough year
Heywood Williams' core markets will be just as tough this year as last, according to chief executive Robert Barr. more
(19 April 2005 17:12)

Industry urges realistic climate change targets
The Climate Change Levy must set realistic long-term targets for all sectors of the economy and must not compromise the competitiveness of UK firms..... more
(19 April 2005 17:12)

Orford orders SK10 dumpers
The UK's first Barford SK10 forward tipping dumpers have been delivered to Bromsgrove-based Orford Plant Hire. more
(19 April 2005 17:11)

Weak overseas demand stunts Lavendon's growth
Lavendon Group, the powered access equipment hirer, has reported a turnover of £108m for the year ending 31 December 2004, which is marginally up on.... more
(19 April 2005 17:10)

Premiums set for price hikes
Contractors can expect a hike in insurance premiums next year following two years of relatively stable liability premium prices, according to.... more
(19 April 2005 17:10)

DfT rethink on light rail proposals
The Department for Transport (DfT) is looking at alternatives to design, build, finance and operate agreements for future light rail schemes in an.... more
(19 April 2005 17:09)

£300m Bristol science park in the pipeline
Construction of a £300m science park near Bristol is expected to start in spring 2007. more
(19 April 2005 17:08)