Articles by Date : May 22 1995 - May 28 1995
Kent road protesters halt start on the A299
Roads protesters launched a war of attrition against the
construction of the œ65 million A299 Thanet Way in Kent this
week.
Workers for.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
UK project managers lured to east
A team of project management experts flew to China this week to
take part in a seminar organised by the Institution of Civil
Engineers, the Chinese.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
City tells Tarmac to merge
City analyst NatWest Securities has reaffirmed its view that Tarmac
should merge with 'an international entity' following its sale of
its brick.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Unfit land guide welcomed
Housebuilders gave a cautious welcome to the Government's draft
guidance on the definition and identification of contaminated land
this week.
.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Small firms demand more Government help
Around 93% of small firms in the construction industry feel that
the Government could do more to help them gain finance and in
addition 86% of them.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
CDM supervisors come at a price
Fees for the newly-created planning supervisor role under CDM have
been coming in at 0.5-3% of project costs - twice initial
expectations -.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Matbro signs deal with John Deere
Matbro has signed an agreement with US plant manufacturer John
Deere for the manufacture and supply of telescopic handlers.
Matbro's extra.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Soil nailing with Klemm
A Klemm KR 80302 anchor drilling rig from Ingersoll-Rand is being
used to drill holes for soil nailing on the A31 Ashley Heath Grade
Separated.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
HIGH FLYING LOADER
Lorry loaders have been part of the scenery for decades. Meanwhile they have become bigger, lighter and more powerful. Lawrie Tootell looks at.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Leyland Daf for Ashbourne
Armed with 12m all-steel tipper bodies and grab cranes, six Leyland
Daf 75-270 26t trucks have been supplied to Ashbourne Civil
Engineering,.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Peterborough picks Kato
Peterborough Crane Hire, looking to increase the versatility of its
crane hire fleet, has invested in a Kato KA300 all-terrain
crane.
Already.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Eastern Electricity goes for 6 wheels
Watling JCB, sole JCB distributor for the East Midlands and East
Anglia, has supplied Eastern Electricity with a specially
commissioned JCB Fastrac.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Cat 320 replaces 215 model
Lanarkshire-based Henderson Kerr has replaced a five-year-old Cat
215 with the new 21t 320. The machine, fitted with a special magnet
attachment,.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Pirtek mops up the waste oil
Increasingly stringent health and safety legislation allied to
environmental protection requires a rapid response to accidental
oil spillage.
.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
WHPrice adds low loaders to plant fleet
WH Price of Birmingham has recently taken delivery of five Peugeot
Boxer/AL-KO low loaders for its expanding West Midlands plant hire
operation.
.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
NINE things you 'never knew' about sir john
n He began working as a stonemason in the family business at
14.
n He systematically gauged productivity in a famous notebook.
n Results.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Fermec opts for Rubig safety pins
Manchester manufacturer Fermec International has specified Rubig
Safety Linch Pins as standard fittings for its backhoe loader
models: the 750,.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Crane order from Far East
Lincoln-based crane company R-B International has received an order
to supply hydraulic crawler cranes to a company in Singapore.
The order,.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Contract law: the battle begins
John d'Arcy gauges the industry's reaction to the consultation paper on construction contracts more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
PROPOSALS FOR A CONTRACTS BILL
nA statutory scheme under which certain forms of
construction contract would be recognised as
standard forms or packages. Such forms.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
techNICAL specIFICATIONS
Max lift cap @ 6.4m41.5mt
Max outreach manual extension42.3m
Max hydraulic work height46.0m
Max height to knuckle pivot22.5m
Line.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
SHIFTING SANDS NEARLY SWALLOWED LAING
It is almost forgotten now that a œ10,000 civils contract once
brought Laing to the very brink of financial collapse. It was a
bizarre episode.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
in brief
Arup for CrossRail
Ove Arup has been appointed by the Government to look at a cheaper
and viable alternatives to the œ2.6 billion.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Govt paper has no solutions
This week's Competitiveness White Paper from the Department of
Trade and Industry has been criticised for failing to raise any
specific initiatives.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Govt drops 'lowest price wins'
Government is poised to drop its insistence that the lowest bid
wins on public contracts, in favour of a new value for money
approach. The.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Tunnel hitch on Jubilee Line
Jubilee Line contractor McAlpine-Wayss & Freytag-Bachy is to
carry out modifications to the sealing system around the bearings
at the head of.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Smoker fires up agency
The Highways Agency was closed this week after a massive blaze
destroyed the 10th floor of its headquarters in Southwark Street,
London. The fire.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Firms bid high for road work
The first set of bids for the new wave of private roads was
submitted to the Highways Agency this week - with the bidding
consortia agreeing that.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Lords to question Rail Link tenders
Questions are to be asked in the House of Lords today (Thursday 25
May) concerning the leak last week of top secret Government papers
revealing.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Flames of desire
Hands up all those who suspected foul play when they heard last
week that fire had swept through St Christopher's House in
Southwark Street,.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Industry unites to oppose landfill tax
Builders and civil engineers are united in offering strenuous
opposition to the Government's proposals to introduce a landfill
tax which could add.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Two cleared of corruption
Preston's former borough architect John Field and property
developer Gholam Hossein Ghiassi were both cleared of corruption
allegations this week.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Govt policy in muddle, says BA chairman
British Airways chairman Sir Colin Marshall this week criticised
the high turnover of Transport Secretaries for creating 'a muddle'
in transport.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
FAIR CONTRACTS AND DANGEROUS DOGS
Publication of the long-awaited Government consultation paper on
Fair Construction Contracts has scarcely quickened the industry's
pulse. On the.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Construction Board expected to stay for good
Agreement on a long-term role for the Construction Industry Board
looks likely to be confirmed at its next meeting on 14 June.
Ian Dixon,.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Talk is cheap
The huge backlog in civil litigation in construction has forced
some lawyers to look at new ways of speeding up the whole process -
and blow me if.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Govt offices for rework
Two major refurbishment contracts for Government departments are to
go out later this year in London and Glasgow. In London, the DoE is
to.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Kyle Stewart on for œ15m job
Kyle Stewart is being tipped to win a œ15 million contract to
construct a new office building as part of the Brindleyplace
redevelopment in.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
DoE requires more recycling in aggregates
The Department of the Environment has published advice for the
construction industry designed to increase the use of waste and
recycled materials.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Liverpool neuro centre moves on
The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust in
Liverpool intends to move to a new building under a design, build,
finance and equip.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
TH sets up one-stopshop for North Sea operators
A new, 'one-stop shop' company to provide a full range of services
for North Sea oil and gas developments has been formed by Trafalgar
House.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Gloomy housing forecast rejected
Construction industry supremoes have slammed television and press
reports that housing prices will remain static for the next 20
years.
The.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Sign of the times
The Department of Transport is hatching plans to allow companies to
sponsor road signs to generate more revenue. This strikes BackBites
as a nice.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Man for all reasons
BackBites is intrigued to find out who exactly is responsible for
Transport Secretary Brian Mawhinney's public relations and whether
they are.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Bids invited for council work
The London Borough of Wandsworth is inviting tenders for the
management of its 32,000 properties. The first phase of 16,000
homes will be let in.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Bovis Asia Pacific to work on œ5bn city
Bovis Asia Pacific has been chosen as program management consultant
for a new œ5 billion city on the former military base of Fort
Bonifacio in.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Three in final Leeds bid
Light Rail's schemes in Nottingham and Leeds are likely to be
battling it out for Government funding in the autumn spending
round. Three consortia.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Specialist confederation 'blackballed'
The Aldershot-based Confederation of Construction Specialists,
which had adopted a no-holds-barred campaign against contractual
abuse, has been.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Roll up for Laing model auction
Laing Midlands is auctioning replica plant models - highly
engineered replicas and not children's toys - in aid of Derbyshire
Childrens Hospital..... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)
Economic cheer from engineers
The macro-economic situation is better than it has been for a
number of years, according to Ian Thompson, head of economics at
the Engineering.... more
(25 May 1995 00:00)