Articles by Date : August 21 2006 - August 27 2006

JCB Dieselmax hits record 350 mph
JCB's Dieselmax yesterday broke its own land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching a record 350 mph (563kph), subject to official.... more
(24 August 2006 17:57)

JCB's Sir Anthony Bamford eyes Jaguar
Flushed with success after his company smashed the land speed record for a diesel powered vehicle, Sir Anthony Bamford has hinted that he could bid.... more
(24 August 2006 17:15)

Editor's comment: A record year for deaths...
The latest news from the Health & Safety Commission is that fatal injuries in Britain have reached record levels. But thankfully it’s a record low,.... more
(24 August 2006 12:39)

£12m interim pre-tax profit announced by John Laing
John Laing, the project developer and investor in public private partnerships (PPP) has announced an interim pre-tax profit of £12m. more
(24 August 2006 10:00)

Connaught to move shares on to the official list
Connaught, the property services provider in the social housing sector, has announced its intention to transfer its shares on to the London Stock.... more
(23 August 2006 09:00)

David Boyden on plant training
According to the Construction Skills Network, the UK will have over 100,000 people working in the plant sector by 2010. This equates to an annual.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Regulation and policy update: 23 August 2006
Our monthly update for August 2006, supplied by the Construction Products Association and Construction Confederation, provides your business with the.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

News in brief: 23 August 2006
News in brief from the Contract Journal issue dated 23 August 2006. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Project insurance: Spread the risk (News analysis)
Current construction project insurance is divisive and costly. Carol Millett looks at a radical new project-wide insurance scheme that aims to.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

DH slashes £447m from hospital PFIs
Six privately financed hospitals under review by the Department of Health (DH) since last January were finally discharged last week after radical.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

15.9p in the £ for Botes' creditors?
Trade creditors of failed contractor Botes Building may receive up to 15.9p in the pound, according to the administrators. In the latest.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Tube Lines posts £63m profit
Tube Lines, the consortium responsible for the upgrade of the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly sections of the London Underground, has again lifted.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Electrical contractors look forward with new optimism
Electrical contractors are more optimistic about business prospects in the coming year, although there are regional variations, with bigger firms.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Cost of nuclear clean-up soars
The cost of cleaning up the UK's nuclear industry is set to soar beyond the current £70bn estimate, a House of Commons select committee report warned.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Barratt hit by poison scam
Barratt employees in England and Scotland have received packages claiming to contain the deadly toxin ricin. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

M74 road job readvertised
The £275m M74 trunk road extension deal in Scotland has come up for grabs for the second time. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Back bites and other bits: 23 August 2006
Back bites, number of the week, and quote of the week, from the Contract Journal issue dated 23 August 2006. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Lovell secures Rea Valley regen
Lovell Partnerships has crossed the threshold to scooptake a £34m new-build housing deal near Birmingham. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Walthamstow pair part ways
Henry Boot and Waltham Forest Council in east London have parted company after a wrangle over a 12,500m2 mixed-use scheme aimed at breathing new life.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Keller enjoys record turnover in first half
Keller, the international ground engineering group, enjoyed a rocketing turnover in the first half of 2006, with sales jumping by more than a third.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Contractors urged to plan ahead for new waste regulations
Contractors are being warned to plan now for the onset of Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) to avoid sudden and unexpected costs when they become.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

T Clarke powers up £100m of turnover
T Clarke, the electrical contractor, has unveiled an interim turnover of £100m. The figure is 9% higher than in the first half of 2005. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Conserve, refurb or replace?
New BRE report provides guidelines for deciding whether to demolish or refurbish the UK's older housing stock. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Spanish firms lead the way in race for Irish roads deals
Spanish firms have a stranglehold on two massive PPP roads deals in the Irish Republic of Ireland, totalling up to £442m. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Morrison taps into £41m north Kent water upgrade
Morrison, part of the Galliford Try stable, has securedtapped into a £41m deal to upgrade Southern Water assets in north Kent. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Bids ban could cost Carillion Rail £1.5m
Network Rail suspends contractor from bidding for work because of poor safety record. Carillion Rail is likely to lose up to £1.5m if Network Rail's.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

£20m White City exit for Multiplex
Multiplex has handed over the White City project in west London and all its personnel to Westfield, the developer, for £20m in what is being painted.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Five firms vie for £20m Bedfordshire bypass scheme
Five outfits have until the end of next month to work up bids for a £20m highways deal being rolled out by Bedfordshire County Council. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

UK construction sees 14% drop in fatalities
HSC praises construction's drive to reduce fatalities, but says the figure is still 'too high'. The UK construction industry suffered 59 fatalities.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Balfour orders reach £8.8bn
War chest grows to £350m with further acquisitions expected Birse and Mansell names retained as their brands still carry value. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Contract forms face further OGC scrutiny
Further talks on the rationalisation of construction contract forms are planned for September between the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Wienerberger buys Baggeridge
Austrian brick and tile manufacturer Wienerberger has upped its stake in the UK brick market after it reached an agreement to buy Baggeridge Brick.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Four firms in running for Reading's tallest building
Developer Peter Beckwith's PMB Holdings has lined up four contractors to pitch for Reading's first major building project in five years. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Mighty Dot develops a new aerosol applicator
Mighty Dot is set to launch an aerosol applicator for its micro-dot equipment marking system that removes the need for a compressed air supply. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Ministry of Defence recruits two for West Yorkshire job
The Ministry of Defence has called up two outfits to pitch for a £20m deal at the top-security RAF Menwith Hill centre near Harrogate, West Yorkshire. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

CJ50 August 2006: Skanska excels at school
CJ50: Contract Journal's monthly league table of new work winners. Another big public sector win for Skanska helped it reclaim the July top spot.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Four wait for news on mixed Merseyside deal
Bovis Lend Lease, Carillion, HBG and Laing O'Rourke vie for £75m to £80m scheme. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Steel products set for 10% hike from October
Corus says rise in price of its long products is due to the current strength of the market. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Flood defences: Working at full tilt
An award-winning tilting barrier promises to avert the risk of flooding in minutes to homes adjacent to rivers that are prone to bursting their.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

TER slams lax plant security
Following a Kent Police raid that recovered £300,000 of kit, TER warns industry to be more proactive against theft. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Workforce training: who will pay for it?
Training providers attending the newly-instigated afternoon sessions of the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) road-shows are asking who.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

May Gurney Profile: Sharing in success
Few chief executives have the chance to float their company, but May Gurney's chief executive David Sterry has done just that. Emma Penny reports. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Nu-Lok claims solar roof first
Nu-Lok, the Australian manufacturer and installer of roof systems, has launched what it says is the world's first fully-integrated solar roofing.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Bell revamps D-Series ADT range
Bell Equipment has used the transition to Stage IIIa engines as a vehicle to launch a new cab interior and numerous under-the-skin changes to its.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Strong second-half sees Bovis margin recovery
Bovis Lend Lease (BLL) UK had "a strong second half", which helped to offset the first-half margin deterioration, the result of having to make.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Wastefile UK launches comprehensive hire service
Wastefile UK is expanding its current operation with the launch of Wastefile Hire Direct - a one-stop-shop service providing both tool/plant hire and.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Deals done: 23 August 2006
Plant deals done from the Contract Journal issue dated 23 August 2006. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Plant news in brief: 23 August 2006
Plant news round-up from the Contract Journal issue dated 23 August 2006. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Clients urged to commit to new NAECI deal
Capital project clients are being challenged to demonstrate their commitment to a national agreement for the engineering construction sector if.... more
(23 August 2006 00:00)

Laing beats local firm to Wakefield gallery deal
Goliath has quashed David in the battle between a major league player and a local firm for a £23m art gallery scheme in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. more
(23 August 2006 00:00)