Articles by Date : January 22 1996 - January 28 1996

INBRIEF
Campbell joins costain One of the hottest seats in construction was filled last week when Costain appointed John Campbell as finance director.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

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File Note: Wainhomes Wainhomes' listing showing a drop of just 1p during the week disguises a much more dramatic course of events. After.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Building Materials and Merchants
CompanySHARE last% market PRICEweekchangeCap. (œm) BLUE CIRCLE 334332 0.602444.88 RMC GROUP 934934 0.002333.64 PILKINGTON191192.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

INBRIEF
GOING FOR BOWKE Ainscough Crane Hire's third acquisition in as many months involves the purchase of Bowke International Crane Hire, one of its.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

INBRIEF
durasteel v THFC Cape Durasteel, one of the world's leading passive fire protection specialists, has completed a fire-rated ducting system.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

CDM: Simplicity v Klondike fever
In 1896, thousands made a mad rush for gold and Klondike entered the history books. I am sorry that construction design management regulations.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Building for a better future
A series of seminars for construction professionals looking at the cost of effective application of energy efficiency in the refurbishment of.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

All change at Persimmon
National housebuilding group Persimmon Homes has made a number of staff changes. New faces at its Peterborough operation are contracts manager.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Balfour Beatty appoints Andrews to director role
Mark Andrews, who was previously global director for BOC Gases, has joined Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering as its new business and commercial.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Morris joins Thomas Vale
In a move aimed at strengthening the company's main board, Thomas Vale, which achieved a œ40 million turnover in 1995, has recruited Richard.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

ARC orders Cats from Levertons
ARC has concluded a deal with Cat dealer Levertons for the supply of five new machines. The move prepares the way for the forthcoming opening.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Indices
UKBUILDING 1490.551510.53-1.321356.949.85& CONST UKBUILDING709.62714.36-0.66732.99-3.19MATERIALS FTSE.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Three year's annual performance 1993-1995
Amec John Laing Bovis John Mowlem Trafalgar House Tarmac Balfour Beatty Wimpey Kier Taylor.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

FINAL SCORE (œm) Jan-Dec 1995
PositionContractorTotal (prev month)Awards Final score for 1995 1 (5)Bovis1,033.1684.25 87.14 59.45 7.08 795.25 2 (1)Amec778.62 0.00.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

MONTHLY ANALYSIS: SECTOR BY SECTOR (œm) December 1995
PositionContractorTotal (prev month)Awards Other Public Private Commercial 1 (2)Bovis356.12 - - - - 356.12 2 (15)Trafalgar.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

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(25 January 1996 00:00)

INBRIEF
BALFOUR FINED œ25,000 Beatty was fined œ25,000 at Inner London Crown Court this week following an accident on a site in Hackney,.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Industry optimistic as confidence rises
The construction industry has responded to the traditionally optimistic economic atmosphere of the new year by indicating an increase of business.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Building and Construction
CompanySHARElast% market PRICEweekchangeCap. (œm) GEORGE WIMPEY1421364.41512.76 BEAZER HOMES170177-3.95477.43 BARRATT.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

HOT LINE
Mowlem's Australian subsidiary, Barclay Mowlem, has won a œ15m contract for the construction of the 23-storey five-star Surfers Paradise.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

THREE-MONTHLY ANALYSIS (œm) Oct-Dec 1995 - dec 1995
Position ContractorTotal (prev analysis)Awards 1 (2)Bovis563.39 2 (5)Tarmac237.90 3 (8)Trafalgar House237.16 4 (6)Amec148.39 .... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Barrow's pride
Site manager Stephen Barrow, who works for Lytham-based Kensington Developments, was one of three people to carry off a Pride in the Job award at.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

CIG glows on the Internet
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has launched a prototype Construction Information Gateway (CIG), or single source of information, for the.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Consplit works wonders in Italy
A UK-manufactured, trenchless pipe replacement system has been used successfully to renew and upsize a polyethylene water main in Genoa, Italy. The.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Market mix in 1995 - Bovis wins with Bluewater boost
Bovis has beaten all its rivals in the CJ40 League by scooping the greatest value of major projects in 1995. The group becomes the ninth winner.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

MoD property sale warning
The Ministry of Defence's decision to sell its 60,000 houses when the market is at rock bottom could force the price of new homes to plummet,.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Alfred McAlpine exits building
Alfred McAlpine has axed its building division at a cost of œ33 million, the company announced on Tuesday. In a radical reorganisation,.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

NAO exposes flaws in PSA BM sell-off
A National Audit Office report into Government's disposal of PSA Building Management will reveal widespread flaws in the sale process when it is.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

HA in roads cash crisis
A financial crisis at the Highways Agency has forced it to suspend payments to some road contractors and consultants until April, CJ has learnt. .... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Management buy-out at TRL
The Transport Research Laboratory is to be sold to its existing management, the Government announced last week. TRL's 450 staff based at.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Construction industry goes surfing
Construction is set to be the first industry to gain widespread access to the Information Superhighway through a œ14 million research.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Work as usual on NatWest Tower
Work on the œ80 million refurbishment of the 183m-high NatWest Tower in the City of London resumed this week following a fire which broke out.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Raymond holds fire on Costain takeover
Multinational contractor Raymond is set increase its shareholding in Costain but has promised not to launch a takeover bid 'for the moment'. .... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

St Thomas looks to PFI for refurb
St Thomas Hospital in Southwark, London, is negotiating a œ90 million new build, refurbishment and repair project under the Government's.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Fraud allegations slur Smith's name
The sacked chief executive of troubled housebuilder Wainhomes claimed on Monday that he was being made a scapegoat for the allegations of fraud.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Atkins sets its sights on Faithful & Gould
WS Atkins is to buy Faithful and Gould, one of the UK's largest firms of quantity surveyors. Atkins has made an offer of around œ21.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Latham's fair contracts clause avoids political storm
Legislation aimed at reducing conflict in the construction industry has been split off from the controversial Housing Bill, it.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Profits tumble at Ove Arup
The Ove Arup Partnership, the UK's leading multi-disciplinary consultant, announced an 80% collapse in operating profit for the year to 31 March.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Miller gets wet
Miller Construction has been awarded a œ12 million contract for the first phase of a waterfront project on Whitehall Road, Leeds. The.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

CIB proposes multi-skilling
Construction professionals attempting to achieve chartered or fellowship status in the next century are likely to have to study a wide range of.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Highway plans are 'too little, too late'
'Too little, too late' was the response from contractors and consultants to the Highways Agency's plans, published this week, to change the way it.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Kent shelves road schemes
Kent County Council is to cut work on road and pavement repairs by œ10 million in 1996-97. The council's environment, planning and.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Abundant work from North Sea
The North Sea is providing rich pickings for a number of contractors, including Trafalgar House and Fluor Daniel. Trafalgar John Brown Oil and.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Hermes funds Amec park
Amec Developments has secured œ34 million worth of forward funding from institutional investor Hermes Property Asset Management at its.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Amec scores at home and away
Amec mechanical and Electrical companies have picked up œ55.5 million worth of work at home and overseas. At home, Matthew Hall has won a.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Beazer to fight for Ideal Homes
Beazer Homes this week pledged to fight to acquire Ideal Homes, following the revelation that Trafalgar House has entered into exclusive sale.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Cultural changes with PFI
A cultural change brought about by the Private Finance Initiative is set to revitalise the UK contracting sector, stockbroker Greig Middleton.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Team wins projects worth œ18m
Team has won œ18 million worth of new contracts including a œ9 million project to manage the refurbishment of the existing Paisley.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Tarmac wins œ23m healthcare deal
Tarmac has won its third PFI healthcare scheme after being chosen as contractor for a œ23 million North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)

Slimflor not used in Farnons
Dear Sir, Your report (CJ 7 December 1995) of a second collapse of the former Farnons department store in Newcastle upon Tyne states.... more
(25 January 1996 00:00)