Articles by Date : May 22 2000 - May 28 2000
Three firms chase BBC work bonanza - Crane tragedy - Central Railway cranks up tendering programme
Bovis Lend Lease, Hornagold & Hill and Mace are after the first part worth £105m more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Councils to take holistic approach
The author of a new guide on best value has told local authorities
that they "will need to procure, assemble and manage activities and
services in.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Dossier to cut red tape for small firms
A dossier castigating the Government over the amount of red tape
that small firms are subjected to has been sent to Cabinet minister
Mo Mowlam. The.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Scams rob MoD of £135m
Ministry of Defence must tighten up anti-fraud procedures says NAO report more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
CPS aims to expand - Webb heads for Mowlem
Capita is on look-out for a £30m-a-year acquisition and has 12 names in mind more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
FMB and councils link to curb cowboys
by John d'Arcy
The Federation of Master Builders has joined forces with Local
Authority Building Control (LABC) to launch a new.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Prefab homes in Bristol
byTimWood
Prefabricated buildings are to be used by Bristol City Council on a
new housing project to replace bungalows that have been.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Crisis over pension plan
Benefits company warns stakeholder pensions won't allay industry concerns more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
More public finance needed for social housing
Government investment in affordable housing is paying for less than
half the homes needed to lift thousands of people out of bad
housing.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Pay review set to rise to 18.2%
Employers propose a 3.3% rise in basic rates this year in bid to settle pay dispute more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Battersea revamped - Watchdog takes control
Power station is at heart of £500m scheme for enormous leisure site more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Elliott Workspace opens new hire centre to meet demand
In response to customer demand in the East Anglian region, Elliott
Workspace is opening a new hire centre in Cambridge. The new depot
is located at.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Trimble buys Spectra
Subject to agreement Spectra Precision, the manufacturer of laser
controlled levelling instruments is to be sold to Trimble
Navigation for.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Rising from the ashes
HE Services staff get back to work after explosion reduces workshop and equipment to rubble more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Crane hits top spot
Top of the range all-terrain crane features Grove's new boom design more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Putting the art back in to old buildings
Turning part of the 200-year-old Somerset House into a spectacular museum presented some unusual challenges more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Bridging the gap in safety measures
Re: "Brum bridgebuster"
(CJ 29 March page 1)
Sir
I would not have printed the photograph without first reviewing the
safety points.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Balfour Beatty takes it to the top
April showed the highest value of new construction orders so far this year. James Atkinson reports. more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Buckets of choice
Universal Drilling & Cutting Equipment has added to its range
of attachments with the launch of a series of heavy duty buckets
designed.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Run cowboys out of town
Showdown over Government scheme to combat scourge of bogus builders more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Making IT real
As part of its business strategy for 2000 and beyond, Taylor Woodrow Construction is implementing an IT strategy that draws on over 10 years of.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Getting with the programme
With a complex set of project management requirements, ExCeL, London's newest conference venue, turned to Programme Planning Professionals.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Winning the game on aggregate
Carrying measured quantities of new material, such as aggregate or asphalt, means that light-duty six-wheeled tippers are called to account for.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Modular activities
Modular construction cannot be said to have entered the mainstream yet, but it is commanding a lot more attention than it used to. While the.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Building a greener future
The environmental impact of building materials is huge. Nigel Howard and Suzy Edwards, from the Building Research Establishment, look at the.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Do you think it is a good idea to change a company's logo?
"The logo should represent the ethos of a company and provide a
recognisable and clear corporate identity. As the culture and
structure of a.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
M4I: demonstration project - Turning waste into profit - Project 11: Wessex Water - New Operations Centre - Economics of waste management and recycling operation (up to 31.03.2000)
Mace went green at Wessex Water's new project by carefully segregating waste materials for recycling. James Atkinson reports. more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Cases of dissatisfaction
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers dispute resolution clauses more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Scots water PFI for Morrison - Elephant and Castle in shopping centre revamp - Leeds cricket club refurb - Wates wins office build
by Glenda Thisdell
North of Scotland Water Authority has chosen the Catchment
consortium for its £60m, 30-year wastewater.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
CNH Global sees sales of equipment increase
"On course as predicted" is the message from CNH Global, the
company formed last year with the merger of Case Corporation and
New Holland. The.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Waste survey delays publication - Housebuilder to focus on new methods - MP slams 'unfair' levy on small firms
Smaller companies hit by training levy while many larger ones avoid charge more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Opening up demonstration projects to full view
Earlier this week the Movement for Innovation announced that the 31
Egan demonstration projects completed so far had met all their
improvement.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)
Back bites
Barmy army
There is one thing CJ can't figure out and that is why margins are
so low for contractors. If you believe all the talk, then a.... more
(24 May 2000 00:00)