Articles by Date : October 20 1997 - October 26 1997
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Environment Agency looks at relocating the capital amid global
warming fears more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
"Margins could still be better"
Margins have not moved up as much as many are claiming, said
Armitt.
Commenting on the current construction market he said: "It could.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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œ1.95Wednesday 22 OCTOber 1997THECONSTRUCTION BUSINESSWEEKLY more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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FIRSTWITHNEWS l FIRSTWITH JOBS l FIRSTWITH BUSINESSLEADS more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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Percentage of firms experiencing difficulty in securing labour more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Lessons learned from Docklands
The demise of the London Docklands Development Corporation is due in March 1998. Sharon Smith talks to joint chief executive, Roger Squire,.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
No skirting tender issues
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers courses of action when unit rates in bills of quantities are inappropriate more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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Docklands' lessons
What can we learn from the London Docklands Development Corporation
before its demise next year?
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(22 October 1997 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
court action against concrete firms
Action against 13 ready-mixed concrete companies involved in price
fixing and market sharing agreements has.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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Contract Journal 22 October 1997 more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
This week's work winners
Region
LONDONANDSOUTHEAST
Reigate offices
Work: Offices
Location: Reigate/Surrey
Value: œ14m
Type: New.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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London faces new flood fight more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
œ70m plan approved
Fairview New Homes has obtained planning permission for a œ70
million new housing development on a 7.6ha dockside site near
Greenwich town.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
New direction for Clugston
Better profits and a better employment package fuel desire for advancement more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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Exclusive by Neil Doyle more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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œ14 billion tunnel plan more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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TEMPLEOFPEACE: Electrical subcontractor Magnus Services and
Kvaerner Rashleigh Weatherfoil have been locked in dispute for
three years with the.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
PAYE dodge at Kent site
AEEU complains to Revenue as Seeboard sets up agency to pay sparks directly more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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published by more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Skanska clears œ400m
Skanska is enviably profitable. It ran up a pre-tax profit of
œ400 million last year on a turnover of œ4.5 billion,
construction.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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INSIDE more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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BUSINESS11
CONTRACTS15
COMMENT18
PLANT22
LEGAL25
CLASSIFIED31
TENDERS OPEN34
JOBS37
OUTLOOK48 more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
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CHILD'S PLAY: National Construction Week reached a colourful
milestone last week when teams of schoolchildren competed in the
design and build.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
œ14 billion tunnel plan
A colossal œ14 billion plan to link Ireland and the UK
mainland via a 90km immersed tube tunnel is being proposed by the
engineering.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Table
Bricklayers 78
Carpenters & Joiners 68
Skilled Civil Engineering Operatives 53
Plasterers 51
Steel Benders & Fixers 46
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(22 October 1997 00:00)
Laing: "Contractors are nuts"
Contractors are nuts, said Sir Martin Laing, president of the
Construction Confederation(CC) on Monday, as he slammed firms for
cutting each.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
"Industry engulfed by red tape" claim
Construction business leaders last week claimed that a welter of
safety legislation is engulfing the industry in red tape.
Paul Shepherd,.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Railtrack in buy-out denial
Railtrack has denied it is in talks with London & Continental
Railways (LCR), the developer of the œ3 billion Channel Tunnel
Rail Link,.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Lovell Board place for halil
Doug Halil has been promoted to the board of Lovell Construction.
He will take responsibility as operations.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Payment shame
Survey reveals that large construction companies and plant hirers pay latest more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Construction's new managers
The employment scene is fast changing in construction. PFI is
creating a new breed of manager. Have you stopped to consider
whether it could be.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Public sector encouraged to support NQS
The public sector, which spends around œ8 billion a year on
construction projects, is being encouraged to hook-up to the
National.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Tilbury Douglas wins œ10m job
Tilbury Douglas has won a œ10 million contract at Royal Naval
Air Station Yeovilton in Somerset. The project will involve a mix
of new build,.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
œ1.3 million ECB premier
Consulting engineer Buro Happold has joined the European Concrete
Building Project, which is to start building its first research
structure in.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
ICE launches Small Works form
The Institution of Civil Engineers yesterday launched a contract
form for property owners undertaking small works, to help people
unfamiliar with.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Small builders' VATreduction proposed
Small builders could be charging as little as five per cent VAT if
a European Commission proposal to cut VAT on labour intensive
services is.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Listed Buildings hotline is ready
The Listed Buildings Information Service is to be launched by the
Government in two weeks, offering a round-the-clock official list
of structures.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Costain in Tsing Ma claims row
Costain is fighting to clawback œ58 million of claims on two
major contracts in Hong Kong.
Costain and jv partner Mitsui are about to go.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Norwest's œ50m PFI success
Citylink group is preferred bidder for scheme to link Cardiff Bay and city centre more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
CITB becomes NTO
National Training Organisation status achieved as Board wins supporters more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
œ1b Turkish bridge win for AJTC
The Kvaerner-led Anglo Japanese Turkish Consortium (AJTC) last week
signed an agreement with the Turkish Ministry of Public Works to
design,.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
CITB crackdown pays off
œ250,000 comes from Board's checks into incorrect or suspect levy returns more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Jarvis will comply with OFT before rail purchase
Fast growing construction group Jarvis is to comply with conditions
set by the Office of Fair Trading in order to complete its œ50
million.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Tipping survey underway
Environment Agency and Tidy Britain Group investigate effect of Landfill Tax more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
BRFaims to turn old roads into green roads
The British Road Federation is to publish a model roads plan that
shows how the environmental performance of existing roads can be
improved using.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Regional deals advice from BRE
Top consultant claims that regional networks could give contractors the edge more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Boost for overseas PFI-style projects
Efforts to push Private Finance Initiative-style road projects
overseas have been given a massive boost by the World Bank.
It has said it will.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)
Millennium tenders flow
Invitations to tender for new works packages on the Millennium Dome
in Greenwich, London are continuing to flow.
The largest, invited last.... more
(22 October 1997 00:00)