Articles by Date : January 21 2002 - January 27 2002

A question of finance
Construction banking specialist the Bank of Ireland answers your financial questions more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Talking heads
Stephen Byers says the recent success of Newcastle United has helped him through the rail crisis. Does your work morale improve when your team.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Two more MAC contracts due out
Two Highways Agency managing agent contractor (MAC) contracts will soon be advertised in the OJEC. Area 12, covering parts of West Yorkshire,.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
fulham gets go ahead for ground revamp Fulham Football Club has been given the green light for the £70m revamp of its Craven Cottage.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
Morrison wins £90m Mod housing deal A £90m Ministry of Defence housing upgrade for personnel in Bristol, Bath and Portsmouth is set.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Bickerton debt £5.2m as police investigate
Creditors meeting reveals amount owed but company owner keeps his distance more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

A simple question of fairness and equality
This column has previously echoed industry warnings that recent changes in public sector procurement techniques risked excluding small- to.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

TfL deems bridge ideas 'speculative'
Ken Livingstone's plan to build three east London crossings has been deemed "purely speculative" by Transport for London (TfL). "The mayor is.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Survey aims to help SMEs win public contracts
by Carol Millett A major survey of companies bidding for public-sector contracts has been launched by the Office of Government Commerce.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Laing men tipped for top jobs at O'Rourke
Brian Cheshire and Mike Stoney up for promotion after O'Rourke's changes more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

M6 widening unlikely for another 10 years
by Carol Millett Contractors expressed concern this week that controversial plans to widen 50 miles of the M6 to eight lanes are unlikely.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Driver crushed to death by own load
A delivery driver was crushed to death when his lorry load of construction materials fell on him at a Staffordshire water treatment plant. The.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

WS Atkins set for HA deal
WS Atkins is odds-on for the managing agent's role on a major Highways Agency term maintenance deal worth up to £20m a year. Insiders say.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

CrossRail gets a push
CrossRail, the £4bn cross-London rail scheme, is likely to be backed by a Hybrid Bill, to "speed the project along", transport minister John.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

MCG accused of favouritism
The Major Contractors Group (MCG) has this week been accused of concentrating too much on individual people and not enough on companies as a whole.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Duo wins first stage of Welsh trunk road
Local outfit Alun Griffiths, in tandem with Hochtief, has clinched the first stage of the £260m Heads of the Valley trunk road dualling scheme.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Women are worth more than men
by Ross Pearman Women engineers are bucking the trend in the pay league and are earning more than men, according to a salary survey by.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

£375m Irish roads bonanza
International players to bid for two PFI road schemes worth £375m in Ireland more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Debate on CIS reform
by John d'Arcy The case for reforming the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) tax system and stamping out bogus self-employment is due to.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

£60m gas plant deal for Costain
Costain has clinched a £60m deal to build a gas compression plant at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Work for client Burlington Resources is.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Miller announces huge rise in its construction workload
Miller Group has announced a 55% rise in its construction workload, an increase that almost replaces the £140m-a-year civils turnover, sold.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

The great train robbery
Does the SRA's Strategic Plan give the beleaguered railway industry a lifeline or a noose? Justin Stanton investigates. more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Ammann rolls out new models
Two new zero-tail-swing mini excavators have been announced by Ammann Equipment, meaning that the company's range from 3.5t to 8t is now.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Pension uptake down on target
Insufficient stakeholder policies taken out despite record figure in November more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

A good year for construct ion
UK construction proved to be remarkably resilient in 2001 despite the turmoil in other market sectors both at home and abroad. For all the talk.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Hall first to offer Kubota kit
Hall Plant Hire is the first hirer in the UK to offer Kubota's KX101-3 tracked mini excavator. The 3.5t machine was introduced at the end of.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

HSC call on death toll
Commission seeks debate on workplace transport deaths more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Telehandlers unveiled
A new range of telehandlers designed specifically for the European market is to be unveiled by US access manufacturer JLG at the Conexpo exhibition.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

IR to blame for CIS problem
Over zealous handing out of CIS4 cards blamed for bogus self-employed issue more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Back bites
A better change Changing Rooms designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has been ordered to remove two roof windows from his house. He had.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Right training at a price
Sir, Of course we understand where Arthur Jones (CJ 9 January) is coming from when he includes the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Transco flexes its muscles
Transco was spun out of British Gas five years ago and started life as an aggressive construction client. But no more. A step-by-step.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Cranes to go
Liebherr introduces new three-axle telescopic and crawler-mounted units more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

CCC joins forces with Asite
Team effort to encourage take-up of the web for purchasing and tendering more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Framework deals put Nuttall on top
Private commercial work led the way in December with infrastructure and public sector projects both providing respectable workloads. Social.... more
(23 January 2002 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
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers adjudicators' fees
Should an adjudicator be entitled to hold on to his decision until his fees have been paid, and how much should the adjudicator be entitled.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Two vie for police cell project
Only two groups are left in the identity parade for a £34m privately financed prison project in Middlesbrough. The Cleveland Police.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Victims let down by law, claims minister
Dr Alan Whitehead confesses asbestos ruling for victims' relatives lacks justice more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

20,000-volt electric jolt kills roadworkers
Two roadworkers have died after receiving a 20,000-volt electric shock during a roads resurfacing contract on the A66 in County Durham on 16.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

Union Railways seeks bidders for CTRL work
Union Railways is inviting contractors to prequalify for the latest batch of work, worth up to £60m, on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. .... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

First construction product KPIs aired
The first construction products Key Performance Indicators (CPKPIs) were officially unveiled last week as part of the sector's drive to improve.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
two dealers for volvo compacts Volvo has appointed two new dealers to handle its compact equipment range. BTE Plant Sales (Midlands) will cover.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

CLG sets deadline to end retentions
Group holds government accountable for its Achieving Excellence document more
(23 January 2002 00:00)

New pallet system for slabs
An innovative palleting system designed to reduce the risks involved in the transport and manual handling of slabs and associated products has been.... more
(23 January 2002 00:00)