Articles by Date : April 19 1999 - April 25 1999
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Contractor's performance
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Bad representation of unacceptable results
Sir,
Your exclusive by Graham Ridout on page 2 in CJ 14 April 1999
entitled "Clients say 58 per cent of jobs finish late," made
interesting.... more
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Norwest Holst has won separate design and build contracts totalling
over £20 million for the multi-storey car park, 10-screen
cinema,.... more
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Loss-making Cleveland Bridge subsidiary to be sold
Clarke was speaking after a major shake-up in the Kvaerner group
which sees the loss-making Anglo-Norwegian conglomerate withdraw
from shipbuilding.... more
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NHS £2bn partner plan
Moves herald further reshaping of the Government's methods of procurement more
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Pzifer cuts contractors' list
by Kathy Watson
Pharmaceuticals giant, Pfizer, is cutting its contractor,
subcontractor and consultant base this month in a.... more
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Mowlem and Ballast bid for Dutch rail link
Exclusive by Michael Gordon
John Mowlem, Nishimatsu, and Ballast Nedam are in consortia bidding
for civils contracts on the £2.4.... more
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Prescott faces writ for £7.4m
Exclusive by Michael Gordon
John Prescott, the Secretary of State for the Environment,
Transport, and the Regions is being sued for in.... more
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NEWSBRIEF
AMEC COMPLETES SELL-OFF
Amec has concluded the £109 million sell-off of Fairclough
Homes. The buyer is Centex Development Company UK, an.... more
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PROFESSIONALS REPORT DOWNTURN
The latest quarterly survey of the workload of professional
practices by the Construction Industry Council.... more
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Tarmac so considerate
Construction giant Tarmac has been named as Britain's most
considerate contractor.
The award was presented to Tarmac Group chief executive Sir.... more
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Producers' £250m bill
Materials companies could face a £250 million hike in costs
because of the climate change levy proposed in the spring
budget.
Peter.... more
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'Asbestos' brothers escape jail sentence
by Michael Gordon
The Health and Safety Executives' two-year investigation, which led
to the prosecution against two brothers who.... more
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Warning: summer of unrest ahead
Go slows and strikes threatened if London site workers don't get bonus more
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Industrial unrest threatens at Royal Opera House site
by Carol Millett
The £134 million Royal Opera House site in London's Covent
Garden is facing serious industrial unrest following the.... more
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To improve 'face reality'
Avoiding blame and blaming others is all part of playing the construction game more
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Industry concern over growing skills void
The industry is promoting the 'good things' it has to offer skilled workers more
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Drive out the cowboys
After eight months' deliberation, Tony Merricks' task force has come up with a series of recommendations to eradicate the cowboys. Graham Ridout.... more
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Non-electronic contractors lose out
by Michael Gordon
Contractors who are unwilling to embrace the world of computer
technology are losing work as a result of electronic.... more
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Mercia wins £450m Hereford hospital
Mercia Healthcare, established by WS Atkins, Alfred McAlpine,
Gardner Merchant and Charterhouse Project Equity Investments,
announced the signing.... more
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Berkeley builds in wrong place
Foundations flout planning agreement forcing building work to come to a halt more
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Railtrack plots to grab Underground package
Integrated tube and rail system offered as the lure, in return for an exclusive deal more
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EU reaches fire test agreement
Euro-wide standards will help British producers and enhance building safety more
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Five bid for £2.4bn rail link
by Michael Gordon
British contractors and consultants are believed to be among the
five international consortia that have been.... more
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Four for Mowlem
Mowlem's Manchester office is on a roll after winning four
contracts worth collectively over £17 million.
The largest contact, valued at.... more
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Kvaerner 'likes construction'
Clarke, Kvaerner chief exec aims to 'differentiate' firm as leading D&B contractor more
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Fine for assault on HSE men
A property developer appeared before Tower Bridge Magistrates Court
last week accused of assaulting and obstructing Health and Safety
inspectors..... more
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Rethink on housing
The Government's Best Value Framework for Housing should urgently
consider strategic issues not just connected with housing,
according to the.... more
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London firms shun school leaver trainees
by Tim Wood
The recruitment of new entrant trainees to building craft
apprenticeships is now a major problem, especially in the.... more
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Railtrack lashed for performance
Railtrack faces difficulty securing life-cycle maintenace with IMC2 contracts more
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£1.2m pension cash waiting to be claimed
by John d'Arcy
The Crawley-based B&CE benefits company is appealing for
retired construction operatives to come forward and claim.... more
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Unions set to meet Crane
Implementation of Egan objectives will be discussed in a special meeting more
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High-Point Rendel on a £900,000 high
Business and management services division's operating margin hits 13.5% more
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Work winners this week
LONDON & SOUTH EAST
Westminster commercial
Work: Offices/flats
Location: Westminster/London
Value: £10m
Type:.... more
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CES consortium wins preferred bidder status
by Michael Gordon
The Caledonian Environmental Services consortium has beaten off a
consortium of Morrison and Bechtel to become the preferred.... more
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Ex-Woolf MD speaks out
Exclusive by Michael Gordon
The former managing director of project manager Woolf, Ron Davis,
has cited personal reasons and the.... more
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TCL backs Libra
US firm is financially backing Libra with a view to entering the European market more
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Taylor Woodrow pays £2 million to its board
Taylor Woodrow's board of directors were paid a total of more than
£2 million last year. Individually, chairman Colin Parsons led
the way with.... more
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Duo in training venture
An innovative partnership involving two Northamptonshire colleges
is seeking to redress the industry's operator shortfall.
Five machines.... more
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Mabey goes to Knightsbridge
Mabey Construction has been awarded a £1.6 million civil
engineering contract by London Underground for the development of
Knightsbridge.... more
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UK gets first W2000
Power Plane of Wigston in Leicestershire has taken delivery of the
first Wirtgen W2000 high performance cold milling machine to be
delivered in the.... more
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Norwest goes back to college
Norwest Holst Construction has been awarded a £4.7 million
contract in Everton, Merseyside, to refurbish an existing Grade 2
listed building. .... more
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NEWSBRIEF
Polypipe agrees to IMI £340m offer
IMI has made an agreed £340 million offer for Polypipe, the
building materials group that.... more
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Carter's millennium win
Carter wins £22m deal to build multi-media centre in Norwich more
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