Articles by Date : August 19 1996 - August 25 1996
INBRIEF
Trafalgar wins contract
Trafalgar House Water Projects has been awarded a œ12.5
million contract for the design and construction of a.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Card "not evidence of competence" says training scheme manager - Site chaos leads to CTA doubts
Serious concerns over the effectiveness of the Certificate of
Training Assesment (CTA) card scheme for plant operatives were
raised this week after.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Kvaerner sparks shipyard row
Bovis Europe's Polish subsidiary Bovis Polska has been awarded
first prize in the Polish Government's annual construction project
awards for its.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Costain "breaking the rules"
A power struggle between two of Costain's three major shareholders
has landed the company in trouble with the Stock Exchange.
The conflict.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Contractors in battle for A40 compensation
The Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors is pressing the
Government for compensation to cover costs incurred by contractors
bidding for the.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Council calls for action on supermarket blazes
The Loss Prevention Council is calling for urgent action to slash
the number of shop fires in the UK.
In the 12 months to June this year there.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
New team for troubled centre
A new chairman and chief executive have been appointed to head up
the management team at the troubled Building Centre in London,
where staff found.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Home Office opts for PFI
The private sector is being invited to revamp six buildings
occupied by the Home Office under the Private Finance Initiative.
The contract will.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Engineers move against fraud
The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) is to
launch a policy statement on corruption as part of an international
campaign.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Franklin buys MTL
International construction consultants Franklin & Andrews has
bought MTL, a Leeds-based firm of quantity surveyors.
MTL will be.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Construction skills register offers more time
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme is extending the
period of "grandfather rights" under which established operatives
may be registered.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Kyle smiles
Kyle Stewart has secured œ30 million worth of new work through
partnering or negotiated deals. This includes a œ9.5 million
contract to.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Finning captures CAT franchise
In a surprise move last weekend it was announced that Finning UK is
now the sole Caterpillar franchise-holder for the UK
mainland.
Finning is.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Cardiff's Bute Avenue on road to PFI
Bids are being invited by the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation
to undertake a œ70 million PFI redevelopment of Bute Avenue in
Cardiff. The.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Labour switch "chaos" warning
Joint action by the Inland Revenue and the Benefits Agency to
reclassify most self-employed operatives as directly employed is
likely to push up.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Mowlem scoops health PFI
John Mowlem has picked up its first major PFI healthcare contract
following its selection as the preferred private sector partner for
a œ65.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Taymel's œ45m biomass deal
Taylor Woodrow Management & Engineering (Taymel) has signed a
œ45 million turnkey contract for the design and construction
of a new.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
SIAC steeled for global challenge
SIAC Construction, one of Ireland's largest civil engineering
construction groups, has moved into the steel fabrication business
with the purchase.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Russians prepare for MOS-CON '97
Russia's only construction demonstration show, MOS-CON'97, will
take place at Moscow Central Aerodrome from August 26-29 next year
in a project put.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Profit slump threatens Balfour jobs
Balfour Beatty's operating profit in the first half of 1996 slumped
to just œ1 million.
Without the œ9 million that three newly.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
New centre opened
The new Centre for Membrane Waterproofing has been opened in
Nottingham by Sir Michael Latham.
The venue is a joint initiative between the.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Companies wrangle over advert
Knauf claims that Cape Building Products has failed to obtain an
injunction to stop an advertisement put out by Knauf. But Cape says
that an.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
INBRIEF
WESTPILE'S DOCK SCHEME
Westpile has completed difficult piling works in a 14m depth of
dock infill in Glasgow for Bovis Con-struction.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Nuclear work set to expand
More specialist demolition opportunities could open up for
contractors interested in nuclear work following the United Kingdom
Atomic Energy.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Wheeler leads London drive
David Wheeler has been appointed as a director of Birse
Construction's London office, a move intended to boost Birse's
operations in the capital..... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Brewin promoted to deputy md at Bovis Lelliott
Bovis Lelliott, one of Bovis Europe's two specialist contracting
divisions has announced the appointment of David Brewin as deputy
managing.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Profit jump for Brandon
Brandon Hire's interim results show a big jump in pre-tax profit to
œ901,000. The group made œ203,000 in the same period last
year.
.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
RMC pushes ahead at Turf Knowe
Northern Aggregates' plan for a gravel quarry in the Breamish
Valley, Northumberland, is going ahead.
Despite claims that a quarry could.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Aggregates rocked by road downturn
The downturn in the UK road programme has hit demand for aggregates
hard. By May of this year, UK coated stone and crushed rock volumes
had fallen.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Prismo takes the high road
Trials on high performance road markings are being conducted around
Loch Lomond by the Dumbarton highway authority.
The move follows an Ecodyn.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Sleeping cop
A totally relocatable traffic calming scheme from Rediweld Rubber
and Plastics has been installed in a residential area at Ellesmere
Port,.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Will Labour spend more on transport?
Mark Glover, Campaigns Manager of the British Road Federation, assesses Labour's reshaped transport team more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
INBRIEF
PEL-JOB FAN
Power Plant Hire of Halesowen has bought a fleet of 23 new mini
excavators from Pel-Job. The purchases, ranging from 1.3 to.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
INBRIEF
PAYTON DRIVES INTO AUSTIN
Bucknall Austin has appointed Tim Payton as regional director of
its Birmingham office. Payton has experience in the.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Banks blasted over lame duck companies
Banks are responsible for the industry's overcapacity; they should
let the weakest contractors go to the wall, Clugston Construction
managing.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Leeds mental health PFI
Leeds Community and Mental Health Services Teaching NHS Trust is to
invite tenders later this year for a œ30-40 million PFI
project to provide.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)
Government urged to protect targets
The Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors this week called on
the Government to safeguard the privatised utilities' investment
targets which.... more
(22 August 1996 00:00)