Articles by Date : March 20 2000 - March 26 2000
Regional route to success
McAlpine rubbished the view that the only way for medium-sized
contractors to survive is to link up and become global
players.
"The recent.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Services turnover up
Turnover in the services business rose by 12% to £320m, with
margins up from 1.9% to 2.7%. Carillion reported that despite
increasingly.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
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BOXTEXT: PG8: Project evaluation and feedback
Principle: It should be applied to all projects, including routine
and capital.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Oral agreements fail adjudication criteria
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting takes a look at adjudication with oral contracts more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
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BOXTEXT: PG9: Benchmarking
Principle: Benchmarking is a continuous process and essential in
continuous improvement.
The guide.... more
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Rail market a no-go area
McAlpine's determination to break into the lucrative rail
maintenance market has been severely dinted. Along with other
"wannabe" players wishing.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Brownfield initiative requires fiscal support
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given its full
support to Government plans to direct more new housing into town
centres and.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Share scheme founders flounder
Directors and senior managers in Carillion who exchanged their
salaries - in some cases pledging 100% of their future income - for
shares in the.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Consortium plans rescue bid for Swift
by Graham Ridout
A bid to wrestle concrete specialist Swift Structures from the
hands of the administrator has been mounted by two.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Kier's profits hit a high
On the back of Kier's record interim pre-tax profit of £6.1m,
chairman and chief executive Colin Busby said he was optimistic for
the medium.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Wanted: bright ideas to improve safety
If the number of accidents in construction is a crime, then more
bobbies on the beat is usually seen as they way to cure it. Given
that an increase.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Blue Circle's fine halved
Blue Circle has seen a heavy fine imposed by the European
Commission halved after the European Court of Justice signalled an
end to a long legal.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Pay deal agreed
New terms will include the introduction of a stakeholder pension scheme more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Tube builders fear hostile Livingstone
Government faces demands that new mayor must not be allowed to interfere more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
CIS 'costs subs £800m'
by Graham Ridout
The Confederation of Construction Specialists has challenged the
Government to either scrap the Construction Industry.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Treasury guides favour wholelife cost schemes
Treasury launches drafts of three good procurement practice documents more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Back bites
A hammer blow
Everybody loves Lego, so much so that the Danish manufacturer of
brightly coloured plastic building blocks has a highly.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Ucatt wants levy
Construction Confederation members say document not relevant to issues more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Woolworths to build 300 stores
Exclusive by Tim Wood
Retail giant Woolworths has revealed its intention to take on the
major supermarket giants with a four-year.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Watkin Jones in £10m deal
Welsh construction company Watkin Jones has secured a £10m
contract to build a luxury apartment complex in the heart of
Manchester.
A.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Vodafone down to two
The shortlist for the £160m contract now only includes Exterior and Bovis more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Jarvis closes two deals
Jarvis has closed deals on two student accommodation agreements
with the Universities of Reading and Plymouth.
In Reading, Jarvis has signed an.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Wates' new projects
Privately owned Wates Construction has a clutch of new projects in
the pipeline, including a museum and library for the Royal
Artillery in London..... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Taylor Woodrow quits civils
Fears over 500 job losses as Taywood slims down its construction activities more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Jarvis embroiled in new training row
by John d'Arcy
Jarvis construction has become involved in a fresh training row
after allegedly seeking to qualify 55 craft trainees in.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Alresford takes on two Volvos
Alresford Sand and Gravel has taken delivery of two new Volvo
wheeled loaders for its Villa Farm Quarry near Colchester, Essex.
Both machines are.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Planet Platforms on track for expansion
Planet Platforms, the access specialist company from Wakefield, has
tripled the size of its office and factory premises. It has spent
£350,000.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Cowboy builder gets four years in prison
by John d'Arcy
Scottish cowboy contractor William McPhee has been gaoled for four
years after being convicted of defrauding householders.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Planning guide lacks bite
Housing bodies say PPG3 will do little to create quality affordable housing more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
McAlpine: 4.5% in civils
Profit is 10 times higher than it was five years ago when reshaping began more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Franklin & Andrews pioneer CD ROM tender
Franklin & Andrews has issued an Invitation To Tender (ITT)
package on CD ROM. The ITT system.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
New Atlas offers
Portable compressor and fast track warranty repair service hit the streets more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Mercedes Unimog roars in
The introduction of three new models celebrates 50 successful years more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Nordberg UK gets Broyt
Nordberg (UK) has been appointed sole UK distributor of the Broyt
range of track and wheel mounted face shovels. The appointment
further expands a.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Kentrack to grow in April
Kentrack, the track retreading provider, is expanding. From the
beginning of April, four separate tyre retreaders will provide
Kentrack retreading.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Porter has £6.3m debts
Merseyside firm Porter Builders has run up debts of £6.3m,
joint liquidators KPMG and Grant Thornton revealed last week. The
Birkenhead-based.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Contractor goes for UK's biggest
Widnes-based demolition and dismantling contractor and NFDC member
J Bryan (Victoria) has taken delivery of the UK's largest universal
processor.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Wolseley profits up
Wolseley, the builders' merchant, spent £153m on acquisitions
in the second half of 1999. Most were in the American market and
follow the.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Tyrolit teaches technology
Tyrolit has announced that it will be offering technology training
in Britain, following the success of Tyrolit College in Austria.
It has.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Robotag marks equipment safely
BW Partnership has launched a hand-held device that identifies and
electronically marks safety equipment, ensuring that health and
safety.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
PFI offers £300m profits
Carillion's equity stakes in 14 PFI projects set to create major future profit stream more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Anglian Water in the dock
In January Anglian Water set out to change its procurement policy in line with the Egan Agenda by appointing a number of framework contracts..... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Carillion makes it two in a row
The flow of new orders remained fairly steady in February. Private commercial work continues to lead the way, but new rail maintenance contracts.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)
Harnessing the IT factor
IT can be a vital aid in improving the way companies do business. Kathryn Davies of the BRE, discusses with Alan Crane of Christiani &.... more
(22 March 2000 00:00)