Articles by Date : January 22 2007 - January 28 2007

HSE issues urgent tower crane alert
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to owners and users of tower cranes regarding the correct installation of high tensile.... more
(26 January 2007 17:00)

Axima Building Services reveals staggering £25m pre-tax loss
Axima Building Services, the M&E contractor, has plunged into the red, announcing a loss of £25m on a turnover of £52m. more
(26 January 2007 16:00)

Watkin Jones & Son lift pre-tax profit to £9.2m
Watkin Jones, the property developer and building contractor, made a pre-tax profit of £9.2m in its latest financial year, while turnover jumped to.... more
(26 January 2007 13:00)

Jarvis Rail wins contracts worth £65m from Network Rail
Jarvis Rail has coupled up to at least £65m worth of new work from Network Rail. more
(26 January 2007 12:01)

Three compete for Kent Building Schools for the Future contract
Three bidders are at the top of the class for the first stage of Kent County Council's (KCC's) £1.8bn Building Schools for the Future programmes. more
(26 January 2007 11:18)

Bid rumour takes Multiplex share price to record high
Multiplex’s share price jumped 17% yesterday, taking it to a record high, triggered by news that it was the subject of a takeover approach. more
(26 January 2007 11:00)

Willmott Dixon seals £16.5m Midlands schools deals
Willmott Dixon has sealed two special needs schools contracts in the Midlands worth £16.5m in total. more
(26 January 2007 10:00)

Withersnet repair network expands - team now runs to 3 substructure and 14 superstructure SMEs
Two more contractors have joined the Withersnet structural repair network. They are Underpin & Makegood and Olympus Construc ti on Wessex .... more
(25 January 2007 15:00)

Crest Nicholson unveils £80m pre-tax profit
Crest Nicholson, the mixed-use development company, has turned in a set of financial results for 2006 that are a close-on mirror image of those from.... more
(25 January 2007 10:00)

Housing association warns of 20-year wait for homes
A Cornish housing association has warned that it could take some people up to 20 years to find a home, unless they are "high priority", because not.... more
(24 January 2007 16:20)

Sol Construction enjoys a good start to the year
Regional construction and maintenance group Sol Construction, based in Nottingham, has had a “cracking good start to the year” says finance director.... more
(24 January 2007 11:00)

Foildek Roofings fined fined £15,000 after worker injury
A Manchester roofing firm was ordered to pay nearly £22,000 at Manchester Crown Court yesterday, after an accident that left one of its employees.... more
(24 January 2007 10:30)

ODA and unions to hold crunch talks today
Last-ditch talks between the unions and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to try to broker some agreement over the conditions of work are due to.... more
(24 January 2007 09:00)

Treasury sets out public procurement reforms
A range of public procurement reforms were unveiled on Wednesday by John Healey, financial secretary to the Treasury. more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Aukett Fitzroy Robinson puts in strong 2006
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, the architect, shows signs of being back on an even keel with its latest annual turnover of £16m generating a pre-tax profit.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Report to slam ministers over Olympic costs
A parliamentary committee is expected to accuse ministers of a "major miscalculation" over the spiralling cost of the 2012 Olympics, with one member.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Wildgoose wins carbon-neutral homes project
Chesterfield-based Wildgoose Construction will build flats and houses in partnership with the Environment Trust and Sheffield City Council, as part.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Plant scheme to go live on 2 April
Registration of each unit expected to cost between £70 and £100. more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

News in brief: 24 January 2007 (p4)
With stories featuring… Crispin & , Lovell, Birse Civils, Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors, ISG InteriorExterior, 'Building Control'.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Eleco spreads its wings with acquisition of Asta
Continuing its expansion into the construction software market, Eleco has acquired Asta Development, a provider of project and resource management.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

New hospital plan could replace PFIs
New funding regime will benefit small and medium firms as large PFIs give way to small design and build schemes. more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

NCC East now faces closure
The future of the National Construction College (NCC) East looks increasingly bleak after it admitted that it cannot find further funding to maintain.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Back bites: 24 January 2007
With stories entitled... 'Whistle while you work', 'Bling and mastic', 'The flip-side to MSCs' and 'Eastern promise?' more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

People get ready
Could ConstructionSkills' new National Skills Academy for Construction help solve the skills shortage in London and the South East? Justin Stanton.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Eight firms circle BAA framework
Firms will contest £4bn of 'complex-build' deals, including revamp of Heathrow T1 and T2. more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Legal case study
Back in September of last year, I reported on the case of Skanska Rashleigh -v- Somerfield (CJ 20 September 2006)... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Eighteen vie for housing deal
A mix of national players and local firms are among 18 contractors lined up to carry out up to £48m-worth of housing work in the Borders region of.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Keller chairman cashes in to the tune of £2m
Keller chairman Mike West has cashed in almost £2m-worth of his company chips. West is a former Keller chief executive, more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Scott Wilson Group enjoys £8m pre-tax profit boost
Scott Wilson Group, the international consultancy, has doubled its interim pre-tax profit to £8m. The figure in the comparable period last year was.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

CIOB says DTI green funding is 'derisory'
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has questioned the commitment of the government for the "derisory" level of funding proposed for Phase 2.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Suppliers fail to use adjudication clause
Many suppliers are unaware that an adjudication clause can be included in contracts, preventing payment delays. more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Tesco takes up homebuilding in London
The news of the proposed development follows revelations last week that Tesco would build affordable homes for its workers as part of a development.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Housing 21 shares out £400m work bonanza
Fifteen contractors have keyed in to an estimated £400m deal to design and build thousands of new homes throughout the UK. more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Interiors firms to receive new vetting scheme
The Association of Interior Specialists (AIS) has introduced an ongoing vetting programme for its contractor members in a bid to promote them to.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Social housing and Communities England: One size fits all (News analysis)
What does the creation of Communities England mean for contractors? Neil Gerrard talks to Housing Corporation chief executive Jon Rouse. more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Plant News: Caterpillar upgrades to D-series
Cat's new range of dozers and wheeled excavators benefit from uprated engines and redesigned cabins. more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Three in contention for £80m Scots schools job
Four new schools will be built by the group picking up Inverclyde Council's scheme. more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Mero becomes Mero-Schmidlin
Cladding specialist Mero (UK) has changed its name to Mero-Schmidlin (UK). David Barrow, managing director, said: "There's been a lot of uncertainty.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Employers facing a day of disruption
Amicus urges workers to join 27 March protest against contractors' use of labour agencies. more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Hochtief plans to sell £13m schools equity
PFI Co strikes a call-option agreement which gives it until December to commit. Hochtief and the PFI Infrastructure Company (known as PFI Co) have.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Ainscough claims online first
Martin Ainscough of Ainscough Crane Hire has launched what he claims is the UK's first online hire auction, allowing customers to find the lowest.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Plant news in brief: 24 January 2007 (p14)
With stories featuring… Liebherr-Werk Ehingen, Leica Geosystems, Astratec Electronics, Renault, Speedy and Belle more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

FTA calls for no truck charge
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called on London Mayor Ken Livingstone to exempt trucks from being charged when the Congestion Charging.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Letters: Protect the Decent Homes legacy
The government should take pains to consider the wider ramifications of an extension to the Decent Homes deadline beyond 2010, particularly in light.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Latest talks fail to trigger bid for Amco
Amco Corporation's future looks to have settled down at last as the group's second potential bidder has gone away. Amco has told the Stock Exchange.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Kier's Christmas cracker
Kier topped a solid 2006 performance with a December CJ50 win, thanks to a busy month in housing. Other sectors saw a slump compared with November.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Aircrete blocks from H+H Celcon
Aircrete blocks from H+H Celcon, combined with the company's quick-setting, thin-joint system, have been used on a £9m housing association project at.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Balfour Beatty storms to the 2006 top spot
After 2005's storming performance, 2006 proved a rather quieter year for UK construction. While 2005's forward orders were up more than £5bn on 2004,.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

FMB workload expectations stay flat for early 2007
Despite an end to the decline in workloads over the past year, there are no signs of a strong upturn in the near future, according to the Federation.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)

Morrison turns its back on Scots PPP for second time
A contractor that pulled out of a PPP schools deal in Scotland when the original scheme first came up for grabs has now turned its back on the.... more
(24 January 2007 00:00)