Articles by Date : February 19 1996 - February 25 1996
Handy hints on Gyproc Gyptone
British Gypsum has published a 10-page brochure on its new ceiling
board, Gyproc Gyptone. It provides the specifier with a range of
typical.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
BBA credit for Ultra membranes
The Monarflex high-performance Ultra damp proof membranes have
received a British Board of Agr'ment certificate. The Ultra
membrane provides an.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Top customer service from new CA divisions
CA Group, the roofing and cladding materials specialists, has
launched two new divisions. One will handle the development and
marketing of a.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
OSB advert claims lead to confusion
Panel producer CSC Forest Products is questioning an advertisement
by one of its rivals which claims its products will meet European
Standards -.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Naylor/Can Clay in piping jv
Naylor Clayware of Barnsley, Yorkshire, and Can Clay Corporation of
Cannelton, Indiana, US, have signed an agreement to create a new
force in the.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
ARC warns of raised prices
Aggregates giant ARC has warned the already beleaguered
construction industry that its victory in the six-year battle to
extend its Whatley quarry.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Rillington gets new signals
Work has begun to reduce the number of car and pedestrian accidents
at a notorious blackspot in Yorkshire.
New hi-tech traffic signals are.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Foster in œ1m crusher spend
Foster Yeoman has invested more than œ1 million in the world's
second largest primary crusher as part of its policy to acquire
long-term.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Keeping it simple
Case summary
Northwest Thames Regional Health Authority v Shepherd Robson and
Others (unreported) Court of Appeal 21 December 1995
Key.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
The price of working under CDM
In 1994, the construction press was pointing out that the 'New
Health and Safety Legislation' (the Construction (Design and
Management).... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
from the client
Neil Borrett, director, Property Holdings, Department of the
Environment, chief executive designate
I came to Property Holdings as its.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Print and be damned - Did Britain's builders bodge it? - Print and be damned
Martin Laing's replies to the Management Today claims:
ChargeResponse
Contractors failedIn the 1980s a cash stockpile would
.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
No defence for not promoting industry
If the long-awaited Scott report proved anything beyond reasonable
doubt, it was the lengths to which government ministers and civil
servants will.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Trafalgar lands off-shore catch
January is not necessarily a period when contractors' order books
swell particularly rapidly. This year it was certainly not a time
when mega jobs.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
CJ rewards IT
Winners of the third annual Contract Journal Award for 2D
construction drawings were announced on Tuesday at the Construct IT
exhibition.
.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Leaders tipped for DBFO roads
The front runners for the second tranche of DBFOs have
emerged.
The Bovis/Costain consortium National Road Operators is shortlisted
for the.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
200,000 subbies go on-screen
A database listing more than 200,000 subcontractors and suppliers
throughout the UK has been launched.
'The Subcontractors and Suppliers.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
by carol millett - HA to privatise road repairs
Tarmac, Balfour Beatty, Amey, Alfred McAlpine, Amec, Bechtel and
Edmund Nuttall are all tipped to bid for the first tranche of
motorway and trunk.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Sir Ian slams lack of export backing
Willmott Dixon chairman Sir Ian Dixon has criticised the Government
for failing to give the construction industry the same backing as
the defence.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Olympic work open to UK firms
UK contractors and suppliers are being invited to tender for work
at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
But there is a catch: any non-Australian.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Workers wanted for JH Gray jobs
Clients are looking for contractors to take on JH Gray (Builders)'s
unfinished projects in central Scotland after the receiver last
week failed to.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Laing's M25 job suffers six month setback
Laing's ill-fated M25 widening contract has been delayed by another
six months because of worsening ground conditions, it emerged this
week.
.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
RAF construction work up for grabs
Construction work on a œ20 million project at RAF Cosford,
near Wolverhampton, is due to go out to tender this summer. The
project involves.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
View from the Regions - south west
The South West is a region apart - a large geographical area with
varying standards in transport links.
In Bristol we have our divisional.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Edinburgh to refurb tenements
In the week that Edinburgh's drug culture becomes the focus of
media attention following the release of the film Trainspotting,
the City Council.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Protestors' manual 'dangerous'
Newbury police this week condemned a road protestors' manual on
direct action tactics as dangerous and provocative.
The 'Briefing sheet for.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Inquiry launched into 1960s block
Police are investigating the original construction of a 1960s
office block which collapsed while being redeveloped, killing four
construction.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Scotland to benefit from Chunghwa's plant build
Taiwanese electronics giant Chunghwa Picture Tubes is to build a
œ260 million manufacturing facility in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
The 110,400m2.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
RBS bids for Charles Church
In what is believed to be a unique deal, the Royal Bank of Scotland
has made an agreed bid for housebuilder Charles Church.
The Surrey-based.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Building takes Birse into black
Birse is back in profit after four years of major losses. The road
business has been halved while Birse's building division is the
subject of avid.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Highway work goes to Amey Construction
Amey Construction has been awarded a three-year œ11 million
motorway and trunk road term management and maintenance contract in
the Humberside.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
PFIs to take a trip overseas
The Government's Private Finance Initiative is being considered for
Foreign Office property overseas. The œ50 million British
embassy in.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Building Materials and Merchants
CompanySHARElast% market
PRICEweekchangeCap. (œm) BLUE CIRCLE INDUSTRIES350
356-1.692562.00
RMC GROUP102410140.992558.50
REDLAND.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
[No headline.]
File Note: Amec
The group has a lot to prove following its recent escape from the
clutches of Kvaerner. Peter Mason, the new chief executive,.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Twin role for Bailey's Marshall
more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Indices
UKBUILDING 1522.701514.850.521307.8316.43& CONSTUCTION
UKBUILDING767.03764.360.35706.888.51MATERIALS
FTSE.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
London work for Willmott
Willmott Dixon has been awarded a œ2.6 million contract to
refurbish Bryant House in Tottenham Court Road, London, for CIN
Properties.
.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
TRADITIONAL CONTRACTS MONTHLY ANALYSIS: SECTOR-BY-SECTOR ANALYSIS (œm) POSITION JANUARY 1996 - MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS MONTHLY ANALYSIS: SECTOR-BY-SECTOR ANALYSIS (œm) POSITION JANUARY 1996
Private
Commercial 1(2)Trafalgar House81.1381.421.0519.2435.01364.396
2(7)Laing75.925.881.5610.5834.9922.91
3(21)Balfour.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
RAF work for John Mowlem
John Mowlem Construction has won a œ2.7 million, design and
build project at RAF Staxton Wold, near Scarborough, for a new
mess, living.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
INBRIEF
Powertilt for Ovenden
Powertilt from UK distributors FH Plant has been specified by
Ovenden Plant for its new 20t Cat 320 excavator. The.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
INBRIEF
LORDS SUPPORT BILL
As the Construction Bill had its second reading in the House of
Lords on Tuesday, Earl Ferrers said: 'What we are proposing.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Building and Construction
CompanySHARE last% market
PRICEweekchangeCap. (œm) TAYLOR WOODROW141139 1.44543.84
BERKELEY GROUP543528 2.84514.51
BEAZER.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
HOT LINE
Fitzpatrick has won the œ20m South London Road Maintenance
Contract for the third time running. The contract covers 90km of
carriageway and.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
THREE-MONTHLY ANALYSIS (œm) (November 1995 -January 1996)
PositionContractorTotal
(prev analysis)Awards PositionContractorTotal
(prev analysis)Awards 1(1)Bovis441.662
2(3)Trafalgar.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
BG Greenwichsite gets green light
Outline plans by British Gas Properties to develop its 121ha
Greenwich Peninsula site have received planning permission.
Greenwich Council's.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Some good to come out of Docklands bomb
Docklands' bomb-damage recovery work is an opportunity to boost the
relationship between the construction industry and planning
supervisors, it was.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Six-month stay of execution to be given to NJCC
The National Joint Consultative Committee for Building (NJCC) has
been given a stay of execution.
Its constituent bodies comprising RIBA,.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Blue Circle staff get 3.75% rise
A total of 1,500 process and craft workers employed by Blue Circle
Cement are to get an above-inflation rate pay rise.
The 3.75% rise is.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
BEC on way to landfill tax win
Waste from contaminated urban sites could be exempted from landfill
tax following a Government U-turn this week.
Concerted lobbying by the.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)
Partnering could increase profits
The spread of partnering arrangements will reduce contractor
numbers and increase industry profitability, claims chairman of
Wilmott Dixon Sir Ian.... more
(22 February 1996 00:00)