Articles by Date : September 20 1999 - September 26 1999
Komatsu improves and upgrades 'dozers
Marubeni-Komatsu has announced four improved and upgraded 'dozers
to the 11-model Komatsu range which it markets in the UK.
The range tops-out.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Hewden's Demag debut
Hewden Crane Hire used its brand-new Demag AC2000 to lift the
winches controlling Europe's biggest LCD TV screens into place at
Celtic Park.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Enforcing adjudication
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting examines enforcement of the adjudicator's decisions more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
CPA reveals skills slump
Skills crisis to worsen if industry fails to invest more in training workforce more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Talking heads
What's your view of the low interest rate and its effect on construction? BOXTEXT: "If what the Chancellor says about having now created a.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
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(22 September 1999 00:00)
Scaffolding record broken in Oxford
Two scaffolders beat the world record for scaffolding erection by over four minutes more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Dome roof dirty already
The inner roof skin of the Millennium Dome is having to be cleaned
even before it opens the doors to the paying public. Eight hectares
of.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Back bites
Don't make me laugh!
Fine words from Sir Ken Jackson at the TUC conference in Brighton.
"Workers want to work, they don't want to strike," the.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Official: Best value in 2000
by Carol Millett
The Government this week officially launched its best value regime
that will replace compulsory competitive tendering in.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
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£600m PFI Metrolink extension
by Carol Millett
Plans to build a £600 million extension to Manchester's
Metrolink are being considered by Deputy Prime Minister.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
LUL to reveal bidders
Shortlist of bidders will be announced at the Labour Party Conference more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Partnering: rumours of its death are exaggerated
In spite of the efforts of Sir Michael Latham, Sir John Egan, and
the Construction Act to civilise the main contractor, he apparently
remains a.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
McAlpine snubs takeover bidder
Alfred McAlpine is firmly rejecting the unsolicited attempt at
takeover being launched by Midlands company Brunswick Developments.
In a.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Revenue slammed over CIS tax system
Tax expert claims CIStax scheme was, 'falling apart even before it started' more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Rift shelves ACE/BCB merger
by Graham Ridout
The proposed merger between the Association of Consulting Engineers
and the British Consultants Bureau has been shelved.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Westbury Homes goes to university
by Kathy Watson
Housebuilder Westbury Homes is linking up with Warwick University's
elite Manufacturing Group on a three-year project.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Thameslink 2000 relaunch
£800m rail project relaunches with new Transport and Works Act application more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
NHBC negotiates repair costs
by Kathy Watson
The National House-Building Council has entered negotiations over
the cost of repairs to three blocks at the troubled.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
NewSchools to win new schools
The NewSchools consortium of WS Atkins and Innisfree is preferred
bidder for a £25 million PFI school project at Leyton in East
London and has.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
NSCC reports industry pay malpractice is widespread
by Graham Ridout
Pay-when-paid and other payment malpractices are still rife,
according to the latest state-of-trade survey by the.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Music Centre bids out
Contractors are pricing the new £60m music centre on Gateshead Quays more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
VAT reduced 'in 2-3 years'
by John d'Arcy
British builders are likely to have to wait another 2-3 years
before they see a cut in the rate of VAT on domestic.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
HBG tipped for museums
HBG Construction is believed to be favourite to win a £16
million contract to undertake a major refurbishment of Liverpool
Museum and Walker.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
AEEU in merger move
by John d'Arcy
The AEEU has confirmed that it has opened talks with the MSF on a
possible merger that would create a single union for.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Union chief backs Emu
'Our best future is as part of Europe,' says Ucatt leader George Brumwell more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Irish protest over industry deaths
Irish site workers demand 'end this game of Russian roulette with our lives' more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Construction with a capital 'sea'
It's a fair wind that blows in the world of construction whether on land or water. Ron Godfrey and photographer Mike Quick record an industry at.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Hewden Power launched
Hewden Stuart has launched a new company which will be known as
Hewden Power following a significant investment in state-of-the-art
generators.
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(22 September 1999 00:00)
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Tilbury expects 3 per cent
Partnering with 'better quality clients' driving push for 3 per cent by 2001 more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Wimpey's missing millions
Wimpey and McLean margins drop but group 'emerges from underperformance' more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Bovis valued at £300m
After Carillion's share price success, P&O speeds up flotation six months more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Timber federation wins eco ads battle
by Graham Ridout
Friends of the Earth and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have
lost eight out of the 10 complaints they lodged.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Carillion squeezes into first place
The total value of construction orders has remained steady over the summer, James Atkinson reports. more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
The week in quotes
"We will look at problem areas on one contract and that may help
other contractors elsewhere."
David Howarth, general manager, Thameslink 2000.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Collapse firms in civil case
Widows start action against refurb firm and its engineer over fatal office accident more
(22 September 1999 00:00)
Work winners this week
Who's winning the work?Contracts Hotline is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. Data supplied by ABI Building.... more
(22 September 1999 00:00)