Articles by Date : February 20 1995 - February 26 1995

WATCH OUT FOR WHITE FINGER
White finger is the bane of workers using portable hand-held power tools. Simon Raw explains how vibration-induced hazards can be reduced more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

GLEESON GRABS A QUICK SANDWICH
D&B means control and speed for Gleeson more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Bring-a-picket party
Picture this: The offices of the British Roads Federation are surrounded by chanting roads demonstrators. Two are on the roof, hoisting a banner..... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

ENGINEERS
How are consultants faring with fewer roads in an increasingly risk-laden environment? Is overseas work saving the day? Tony Whitehead reports .... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Strained relations
The approach in Pacific Associates v Baxter should not stand because of the relationship of 'reliance' between a contractor and.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

NOBBY AND HIS...ER...BIG BLUE PIPE
Eat your heart out Benetton! The first place in startling advertising has now been taken by Hepworth, telling the naked truth about just how.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

OPPORTUNITIES NOT TO WASTE
New contracts for the industry are coming on line. Start-ups are turning into shut-downs as old nuclear power stations need to be.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

DUMPED DOWN BUT NOT OUT
An efficient and innovative technique for preventing groundwater polution leaching from waste disposal sites has been developed in Denmark more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Late payment in decline
The problem of late payment of subcontractors in the construction industry is in decline, according to a wide ranging survey of small and medium.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Amec's Shiplee takes on HK job
Amec building director Howard Shiplee, who last year received the award for project manager of the year from the Chartered Institute of Building.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Barratt converts city block
Barratt is to convert a second City office block into luxury apartments in a œ6 million project. The former 3,680m2 Teziak House (above) in.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Fears over future road evaluation
The roads programme could be cut further under new Highways Agency guidance on how to evaluate road schemes, according to a report published by.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Four chosen for Lewisham DLR tender
The Docklands Light Railway has announced a shortlist of four private consortia to tender for the œ150 million Lewisham Extension. The winner.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Mott designs flood scheme to save Hull
Mott MacDonald is to design a œ20 million scheme to help protect Hull against flooding from the Humber Estuary. The commission from the.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

'Dinosaurs' threaten contractual reform
Fears that contractual reform is in danger of being impeded by sectional interests have been taken up by Environment Secretary John Gummer. .... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Kier awarded military build
Kier Build has clinched a œ28 million contract to construct a new infantry barracks at North Tidworth Hampshire for the Tidworth Garrison. The.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Birse cuts roads by 25% to stem losses
A mixed set of results from Birse showed a reduction in group losses from œ1.4 million to œ0.6 million in the six months to 31 October.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

'Worthwhile' Autoguide
Seeboard's eight Autoguide Equipment augers are proving 'really worthwhile', according to Seeboard's auger operator Graham Pemble. Mounted on.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Load indicator meets EC spec
Wylie Systems' new WW440 truck loader indicator - manufactured to the latest British Standard 7262, also meets the requirements of new European.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

First Cat 322 sale in UK to Magfern
The first Cat 322 24t machine sold in the UK has been delivered to a Derby-based earthmoving and demolition company. Nick Faulkner, a director.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Pearce opts for BK paver on M4
Wiltshire-based G Pearce Civil Engineering - involved in the paving contract for the new M4 Services (westbound) near Reading - has been using a.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

TAKEN LIKE A DUC TO WATER
Fiat's latest Ducato vans are a huge improvement over the previous models in almost every respect, but there are still one or two niggles..... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

New cover now secure
Selflock has expanded its municipal range of access covers with the introduction of Newton. A conventional double triangular cover construction,.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

number of head injuries to employees and incidence rates per 100,000 [in brackets]
[*Average of years 1986-90 compared to average of 1990-93] FATAL MAJOR OVER 3 DAYS TOTAL ACCIDENTS 1986/87 32[3.3] 122[12.6] 466[48.2].... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

MONTHLY ANALYSIS: SECTOR-BY-SECTOR ANALYSIS (œm) POSITION
Housing (exc spec) Other Public Infra- structure 1(13)Tarmac181.0017.60141.708.000.6013.1 2(19)Amec71.47- 54.572.202.6012.1.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Trocal flat roof cover
HT (UK)'s Trocal single-ply roofing - used when a flat roof reaches the end of its working life - comprises a flexible heavy-duty plasticised PVC.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

THREE-MONTHLY ANALYSIS (œm) (Nov 1994 to Jan 1995)
1(1)Trafalgar House238.87 2(8)Tarmac227.60 3(3)Bovis214.39 4(2)Amec126.97 5(7)John Mowlem114.20 6(4)Amey112.80 .... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

No holes left with mini drill
Errut Products has introduced a mini drill rig for the removal of core samples from concrete and asphalt. Generally, once a 150 mm core has.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Elite sanders built to fit
ARO Tools' latest random orbital sanders, known as its Elite Series, weigh in at 0.83kg. The company claims speed under load at 5.5bar is.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Weed-free turf in rolls
Weed-free turf - the latest product to emerge from Coronet Turf - is a lightweight turf which comes in standard rolls of 2.5m2. Describing.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

CONSTRUCTION INSOLVENCY-WEEKLY UPDATE
CJ's weekly list of corporate insolvencies in the construction industry. For œ160, IT Systems will fax details to subscribers on a daily.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Pipe-laying laser on line
AMA Laser Systems new pipe-laying laser, the AC1 Pipelaser offers fully automatic self-levelling. The remote control unit, claimed to combine the.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Flexible store from Jonsered
Jonsered's latest flexible storage system, Masterhall, is constructed from a maintenance-free steel framework and covered with a PVC laminated.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Road signs fit on cones
Yemasa's lightweight reflective range of temporary road signs fit over 1m high road cones, eliminating the need for a separate frame, stand or.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Metal detector features LCD
Radiodetection's Magna-Trak 100, a hand-held tool for locating buried metal objects such as nails, manhole covers and surveyor's markers, features.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

average payment periods (%)
Belgium59384037110 Denmark3393550300 France64472842152 Germany42925481231 Greece740425262711 Ireland5934443492 .... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

MAIN NUCLEAR LIABILITIES
Nuclear Reactors Harwell:GLEEP, BEPO, DIDO, PLUTO Winfrith:DRAGON, SGHWR (Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor), ZEBRA .... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

WHO'S WHO
Client: Southern Water Contractor: Gleeson Project Manager: McDowells more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

WEIGHTING OF QUALITY CRITERIA AGAINST PRICE Recommended weightings for various types of commission
RECOMMENDED DISCRETIONARY RANGE Consultancy work, such as: arbitration; capital allowances; feasibility studies; litigation.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Tarmac triumphs with Derby job
Last year's falling trend in DoE statistics for construction new orders - for which CJ40 League tables function as a leading indicator - was hardly.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

in brief
Carlton Gate case adjourned The Carlton Gate court case between Mowlem and defendants Eagle Star and Phippen, Randall and Parkes has been.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Market dip sees staff stay put
The stagnation of the housing market is affecting the jobs market as well as materials prices. Last year's rush of staff movements in the.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Morrison bails out Castelli
Italian contractor Castelli Girola has called in Morrison Construction to try to bail it out of trouble on its much delayed œ23 million M74.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Thousands of agency staff jump ship
More than 7,000 Highways Agency employees have applied for voluntary redundancy, 2,000 more than the transport department is seeking. The figure is.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Your ideas on a stamp, please
What is it with these government ministers? First Transport Secretary Brian Mawhinney opens up the roads programme to public debate because he's.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Labour promises more homes
The Labour Party is promising to increase the number of new homes being built for the social housing market if it wins the next election. .... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

IT SPELLS OUR FUTURE
One had only to patrol the hall at this week's Compubuild exhibition to grasp how deeply information technology is penetrating construction. The.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

NATM body calls for engineers' practical advice
The Institution of Civil Engineers' commission , set up last November in the wake of the Heathrow collapse to examine NATM in soft ground in urban.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Hurt housebuilders fight new material price rises
Housebuilders are waging a price war with material suppliers as they try to fend off cost increases which they cannot pass on in a stagnant housing.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)

Drop safety plans, says NJCC
Not all tenderers on a select list should be required to submit their health and safety plans with their tenders as this would represent an.... more
(23 February 1995 00:00)