Articles by Date : March 21 2005 - March 27 2005

Kubota to display full range at SED 2005
Kubota will be exhibiting its new range of mini excavators at SED 2005. more
(24 March 2005 14:48)

£1.3bn for M1, M25 and M27 improvements
Transport secretary Alistair Darling announced three motorway improvemnet schemes worth a total of £1.3bn this morning. more
(24 March 2005 12:00)

Barratt pre-tax profit rises £30m
Barratt’s half-year results show a rise in operating margins on UK housebuilding operations to 14.3%, a full percentage point improvement on the.... more
(24 March 2005 11:40)

Bath Spa: Griffiths under fire
The political mudslinging over the £36m Bath Spa project continued this week, with construction minister Nigel Griffiths being accused of siding with.... more
(24 March 2005 11:40)

TfL hammered for conducting Dutch auctions
Transport for London (TfL) has been blasted by the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE) for using reverse auctions to determine successful.... more
(24 March 2005 11:39)

Gladedale and C&M agree £72m takeover
Gladedale has agreed terms for its £72m takeover of Country & Metropolitan (C&M). The bid values C&M shares at 300p, representing a 19.5% premium on.... more
(24 March 2005 11:12)

Sir Robert McAlpine consortium confirmed for £150m Bristol stadium
A Sir Robert McAlpine consortium has been confirmed as the builder of a 10,000-seater Bristol Arena project, which is worth a total of £150m. more
(24 March 2005 10:24)

EA to target construction SMEs
The Environment Agency (EA) is targeting small and medium-sized enterprises in the construction industry in an effort to get them to improve their.... more
(23 March 2005 17:29)

Amec sells Australian M&E business
Amec has sold its Autralian M&E business to a subsidiary of Leighton Contractors. more
(23 March 2005 16:07)

Deconstructing Partnering
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(23 March 2005 16:02)

Landmark in wages row
UCATT is in a row with Landmark Brickwork after the firm offered to pay an employee via the union. more
(23 March 2005 15:32)

Two in the fast lane for N Ireland PFI road work
Two groups have gone head to head in the tussle for a PFI roads package in Northern Ireland, valued at between £90m and £110m. more
(23 March 2005 14:56)

Election will not delay new height regulations
New regulations on work at height will come into force next month as expected, the Health & Safety Commission (HSC) has confirmed. more
(23 March 2005 13:02)

EC to examine award of Holyrood contract procurement
Sir Robert McAlpine’s legal case over Bovis Lend Lease’s appointment as the winning bidder of the £430m Holyrood building project was given a boost.... more
(23 March 2005 12:15)

Gleeson Building sold to MBO
Gleeson is selling its Gleeson Building division to its senior management after its poor performance sent the group into the red in the first half. more
(23 March 2005 10:33)

Babcock consortium preferred bidder for military PFI
The Babcock-led joint venture, Holdfast Training Services (Holdfast) has been chosen as preferred bidder for the Private Finance Initiative contract.... more
(23 March 2005 09:47)

Warings wins £47.6m care homes PFI
Warings has won a £47.6m PFI contract to build 12 residential care homes in West Sussex. more
(23 March 2005 09:42)

Tulloch buys for fourth time in eight months
Tulloch has made its fourth acquisition in eight months. The latest addition to the Inverness-based construction group’s portfolio is Fibreglo.... more
(23 March 2005 09:37)

Prisoners tackle skills shortage
John Laing Training and HMP Wandsworth have set up a brickwork centre to train prisoners to help combat the skills shortage. more
(23 March 2005 09:28)

Thames Water claims £400k damages from Alfred McAlpine
Thames Water Utilities has launched a £400,000 legal battle against Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects over a sewer that was mistakenly filled with.... more
(23 March 2005 09:28)

Worker killed on Amec site
A 39-year-old man has been killed on an Amec site in Manchester. more
(22 March 2005 17:36)

Construction of St Helens Central railway station - Network Rail
Rail Infrastructure Limited invite expressions of interest from suitably-qualified and experienced contractors to be included on a tender list for.... more
(22 March 2005 17:23)

Dangerous Structures Consortium - Greenwich Council
The London Borough of Greenwich (the Council), for and on behalf of the London Dangerous Structures Consortium (the Consortium), seeks to let a.... more
(22 March 2005 17:22)

Mansell wins £9.3m defence contract
Mansell has won a £9.3m design and build contract from Defence Estates (DE) to carry out works to service families accommodation at its military base.... more
(22 March 2005 17:20)

Hospital community centre - Brentwood Borough Council
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced building contractors, who wish to be considered for inclusion on a select list.... more
(22 March 2005 17:17)

Building materials/Hired Plant - Wansbeck District Council
The current Contract Services Department invites applications for inclusion on Tender List for the supply of materials, vehicles, plant and the.... more
(22 March 2005 17:15)

Highways maintenance - Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is inviting contractors with relevant experience and capacity to express their interest in being considered.... more
(22 March 2005 17:12)

Tendering list review - Bexley Council
Expressions of interest are invited from contractors wishing to be considered for inclusion on this Bexley Council's Selective Tendering. more
(22 March 2005 17:10)

Amey wins £135m Renfrewshire schools PFI
Amey has won a £135m contract with Renfrewshire Council for the Renfrewshire Schools PPP Project. more
(22 March 2005 15:08)

Griffiths launches consultation to improve construction payment
Construction minister Nigel Griffiths has today (Tuesday) launched a joint consultation on "Improving Payment Practices in the Construction.... more
(22 March 2005 10:39)

Mears boosts turnover by 54%
Social housing contractor Mears had perfomed well last year, boosting turnover 54.7% to £173.6m. Pre-tax profit was up 41% to £6.7m. more
(22 March 2005 10:23)

Severfield progresses Atlas Ward purchase
Severfield-Rowen has exercised its right to make an offer for the shares in Atlas Ward owned by Bank of Scotland (BoS). Severfield's takeover values.... more
(22 March 2005 10:07)

John Laing made a margin of 5.2% last year
John Laing, now fully transformed into an infrastructure investor, made a £25m pre-tax profit last year on a turnover of £480m, representing a.... more
(22 March 2005 10:05)

Ennstone's turnover boosted by Johnston
Ennstone’s turnover bounced ahead by 27% during 2004 to a figure of £110m largely as a result of the acquisition of Johnston Group. more
(22 March 2005 10:04)

Kier boosted by housebuilding
Kier’s interim results show a big leap in the operating profit generated by the group’s housebuilding division, up to £19m from a turnover of £130m..... more
(22 March 2005 10:04)

Churchill Scaffolding fined £4k after worker suffers multiple injuries
Churchill Scaffolding has been fined £4,000 after a scaffolder suffered multiple injuries in South Hampstead in 2003. more
(21 March 2005 15:55)

Death on Scottish site takes total to 68
An agency worker has become the 68th worker to be killed in the construction industry since last April. more
(21 March 2005 15:07)

Interserve reaches financial close on education PFI
Interserve has reached financial close on a PFI contract with the Borough of Telford & Wrekin to design, build and provide facilities services to a.... more
(21 March 2005 14:56)

Scottish Building gets new president
The principal employers' federation for the construction industry in Scotland, Scottish Building, has named its new president. more
(21 March 2005 12:52)

Developer fined £25k after child killed on site
A property developer and builder have been fined a total of £29,000 at Northampton Crown Court following the death of a two-year-old boy in Leicester.... more
(21 March 2005 12:26)

New working at height regs confirmed for 6 April
New regulations on work at height will come into force next month as expected, the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has confirmed. more
(21 March 2005 11:23)

Tube Lines hits back at Transport Committee report
Tube Lines, a consortium responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of the infrastructure on three London Underground lines, has expressed its.... more
(21 March 2005 11:23)

Roofing contractors fined £560k for price fixing
Ten roofing contractors have been fined a total of £560,000 after being found guilty by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) of collusive tendering over.... more
(21 March 2005 11:22)