Articles by Date : September 18 1995 - September 24 1995
Long reach rig breaks chimney
A Komatsu PC400LC excavator equipped with a Verachtert LRD240 long
reach demolition arm has recently been used for the demolition of a
23m brick.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Out with the old buildings and in with the new construction work
BT is undertaking what is quite possibly the biggest estate
rationalisation in the world. Three years ago it had 80 million sq
ft of.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Ammann rolls out on Palace privy garden
Light years ahead of its 18th century predecessors, an Ammann DTV
113 roller Tandem Roller, has played and continues to play a major
part in the.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
MONTHLY ANALYSIS: SECTOR-BY-SECTOR ANALYSIS (œm) POSITION August 1995
Infra-
structure
1(1)Amec154.20- 64.602.7086.90-
2(9)John Laing84.69- 59.194.421.0520.03
3(14)Wimpey36.756.753.306.15- 20.55
.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
SikaTop repairs window spalling on Poets Estate
Sikatop concrete repair mortar system and SikaGard 680S, a
protective and cosmetic methacrylic coating, are being used by
Llewellyn Stonecare to.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Shadow tiles save time
Ceiling system specialist, GSP claims its Shadow Edge range of
glass-reinforced gypsum (grg) ceiling tiles can cut installation
time by up to a.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
CZ's Varioscan records weak insulation areas
CZ Scientific Instruments, has unveiled a new series of Varioscan
thermographic systems for use in the renovation of buildings.
By analysing.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Indeco appoints W. Midlands dealer
Derek Fitzgerald Plant Hire has extended its Indeco hydraulic
dealership by being officially appointed dealer for the West
Midlands and.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
THREE-MONTHLY ANALYSIS (œm) (June to August 1995)
PositionContractorTotal
(prev analysis)Awards
1(2) Amec308.04
2(1) Bovis239.94
3(9) John Laing148.39
4(3) John Mowlem121.50
.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Tactile paving blocks from Ryarsh
Ryarsh Brick has added a new tactile block to its Chartwell range
of concrete block pavers.
Offering a tactile warning for the sight impaired,.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Designers use steel lintels for longer life
With designers more frequently considering working lives in excess
of 100 years for schools, hospitals and public buildings, the
demand for.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
SarnaTred tiles won't blow away
SarnaTred walkway tiles, a new idea for roof accessibility, measure
600 x 600 x 6mm.
A 75mm-wide selvedge welded to the roofing membrane.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Long-life HSS Bimetal saws
New from Bosch is a range of HSS-Bimetal Holesaws.
Comprising a tooth strip made from hardened steel (HSS-M2) and a
body made from tool steel.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Seamsil cares for steel roofs
The problem of corrosion of low pitch, poorly sealed lap joints on
commercial steel roofs has been solved by the arrival of Seamsil -
a new.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Ex-TH lawyer in move to DAC
Specialist construction solicitor Davies Arnold Cooper has signed
up Akabar Ali.
A former in-house lawyer with Trafalgar House, Ali said: 'I.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Get on BT's suppliers' list
Because BT is big and a utility, it must follow the EC Directive on
Procurement Relating to Statutory Undertakings. This requirement
calls.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Don't let the Budget beat this industry
Come late summer/early autumn construction traditionally gets down
on its hands and knees in anticipation of the Budget. In the old
days it used to.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
BEC rejects trust fund compromise
Hopes of a compromise solution to the problem of insolvency
protection appear to have been dashed with building employers
arguing that a 'deemed.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Members plug TRADA-tested fire doors
The article 'Jewson fined over "killer" fire doors' (CJ, 3 August)
about a major builders' merchant having been found guilty of
supplying doors.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
Lovering leads race
Former Tarmac director John Lovering has emerged as the front
runner to buy the group's œ400 million house.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
HOT LINE
Mott MacDonald, Lahmeyer International and Consult 4 are to design
the œ80m Mohale Tunnel for the Lesotho Highlands Development
Authority. The.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Finding the right firm for the job
To ensure that contractor selection is fair, no one person in BT's
Supplier Assessment Group makes the final choice - the.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Instant Zip-Up's on and off the rail
Instant Zip-Up's latest access innovation, the modular road rail
vehicle, has recently been delivered to South Yorkshire Light Rail.
Armed.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Low-volume combination Whale tanker
After pioneering the concept of one-person gully emptying with its
MonoWhale tanker, Whale tankers has moved a step further by
developing a trio of.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Scots dumper market on a roll
Buoyed by strong results for the first six months of the year, WJ
Harte Construction of Bothwell in Scotland has bought six 3t and
two 5t dumpers.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Keep the lines open - it's good to talk to BT
'The UK construction industry isn't perfect,' says Bob Davidson,
'but it gets much more flak than it should. It supplies a good
quality.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Table manners should solve the problem
The article 'Contractual Theft Blamed for Oliveira Collapse' (CJ,
17 August) was an absolutely horrifying tale and my heart goes out
to John.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
CJ40 AUGUST RESULTS - Energy keeps Amec at the top
August's major construction new orders, recorded by constituent
companies of the CJ40 League, rose marginally thanks to a handful
of big contracts.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Moayedi makes Jarvis profitable
New management at Jarvis led by Paris Moayedi has turned the
troubled contractor around inside its first year of control. The
company turned in a.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Taywood falls victim to Eurotunnel claim
Taylor Woodrow has had to scrap a planned œ5 million
write-back of provisions against the Channel Tunnel, making it the
first victim of.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Fury at Clarke's œ1 billion cuts
Roadbuilding is set to grind to a virtual standstill in the next
three years because of a planned œ1 billion cut in road
spending coupled with.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Amey ready to buy Donelon Tyson
Amey was poised to snap up the remains of failed tunnelling
contractor Donelon Tyson as CJ went to press.
The deal is expected to be signed by.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Taywood posts 'poor' results
Taylor Woodrow's performance in UK construction during the first
half of 1995 was very poor, said chairman Colin Parsons on Tuesday
(19 September)..... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Lambeth can't even put its own house in order
Oops! Lambeth Council seems to have defied the very planning
regulations it's supposed to uphold. Turns out the council has made
alterations to its.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Merricks faces chop for charity
For the idle hand, drawing beards and moustaches on hitherto
unadorned famous faces can provide hours of harmless fun. Now Tony
Merricks, the.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
TBV fights off œ35m claim
TBV, a Tarmac Black and Veatch joint venture, is seeking an
eleventh hour injunction to counter an earlier legal ruling that it
should pay œ35.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Pic Cap P.4 - Lord's
Marylebone Cricket Club is proposing to build a new œ13
million Grand Stand at Lord's, which will double the existing
capacity to 6,200. The.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
CIoB show the Finns a great British institution
Word reaches us that a high level group representing Finnish
construction engineers will grace our shores before the end of this
month. During.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Pic Cap P.4 - Shepherd
Shepherd has been appointed by Scottish Mutual Assurance to build a
œ3.7 million new office building at Park Row in Leeds. The
seven-storey,.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Some good advice
The case Gable House Estates v The Halpern Partnership and Bovis Construction just goes to show construction professionals that they do not.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
View from the Regions - wales
The recovery perceived in the construction industry by some of the
more optimistic observers may already have faded and a mood of
uncertainty still.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
œ10,000 cash-back on Clarke homes
Midlands house builder Clarke Homes is offering cash-back deals of
œ10,000 to prospective buyers on four developments. The offer
is believed.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
CLG support for legislation
I was surprised and disappointed by the lead article (CJ, page 1,
14 September) which indicated that 'representatives of the CIEC and
the.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
TBV in œ19m refurb of Istanbul Sheraton
TBV Inston, the specialist hotel design consultancy formed by Peter
Inston and Tarmac Professional Services, is to refurbish the former
Sheraton.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Welback to develop œ18m Railtrack land
Welback Land has been selected as developer by Railtrack for an
œ18 million office scheme in the centre of Slough in
Berkshire.
The.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Port plans for Edinburgh and Southampton
Two port firms, Forth Ports and Associated British Ports, are
seeking to build new developments at Leith in north Edinburgh and
Southampton.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Laing and Balfour jvs to bid on Dryburn PFI
Two consortia have finally been chosen to bid for the œ35
million redevelopment of Dryburn Hospital in Durham under the
Government's Private.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Eurotunnel claim to affect TML interims
The œ500 million claim by Eurotunnel against the TransManche
Link, the consortium of 10 contractors (five UK, five French) who
built the.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Lots of life left in Latham yet
While I have no problem with most of what is attributed to me in
Neil Doyle's article (CJ, page 1, 14 September), the analogy of my
views [in.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)
Balfour Kilpatrick in œ35m Kowloon work
Balfour Kilpatrick has been awarded a œ35.2 million building
services subcontract for Kowloon Station on the new airport railway
contract in.... more
(21 September 1995 00:00)