Articles by Date : July 22 2002 - July 28 2002

Mayor drops legal challenge over Tube
Ken Livingstone has finally dropped his legal challenge to the government's part privatisation of the Tube today (Friday) more
(26 July 2002 17:06)

Mayor's decision to drop legal action against Tube welcomed
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has today (Friday) welcomed the Mayor's decision to drop his legal action against the Tube PPP. .... more
(26 July 2002 17:05)

Babcock long-term order book secure
Babcock International Group has reveled today (Friday) that it has secure long-term order books, good visibility of earnings, and substantial growth.... more
(26 July 2002 11:40)

Haymills expects more growth through shared ownership of Gibraltar
Haymills is expecting increased construction growth in its Gibraltar division despite the recent unrest over possible shared sovereignty of 'The.... more
(26 July 2002 10:00)

Seventy -nine die on UK construction sites
Provisional statistics for the year 2001/2002 indicate a decrease of 15% cent in the number of fatal injuries among Britain's workers, with 249.... more
(25 July 2002 16:01)

Atkins' profit hit by high bid costs
WS Atkins, the integrated support services group, has revealed a pre-tax profit of £20.9m, down by 33% compared with the previous year's figures.... more
(25 July 2002 14:30)

Mouchel makes education purchase
Mouchel, the support services group that floated on the Stock Exchange last month, has bought Chelstoke Education Consultants. The price has not been.... more
(25 July 2002 14:04)

Staff retention problems slash Haymills' operating profit
A difficulty in retaining staff and a few loss-making contracts in the South East and the Midlands have led to an 80% drop in operating profit for.... more
(25 July 2002 11:01)

CJ50 - New orders won in June 2002
Morrison heads the CJ50 league table for June after a bumper month of infrastructure wins, including several big utility contract extensions. But.... more
(24 July 2002 16:13)

Portcullis House deemed good value by MPs
Portcullis House, parliament’s new building, has proved to be good value for money, despite claims ts that it was £28m over budget. more
(24 July 2002 14:15)

Planning inquiry into Shard of Glass gets green light
Deputy prime minister John Prescott has announced that a planning inquiry will be held into plans to build Europe’s tallest building in London. more
(24 July 2002 12:32)

Morrison top with utility work
Morrison heads the CJ50 league table for June after a bumper month of infrastructure wins, including several big utility contract extensions. But.... more
(24 July 2002 12:22)

Property and procurement - Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL PROPERTY & PROCUREMENT SELECT TENDER LIST Project: Tower Block Window Replacements more
(24 July 2002 12:19)

Work winners this week
Who's winning the work? Contracts Hotline is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. Data supplied by ABI Building Data..... more
(24 July 2002 12:19)

Geoff Brewer reviews Guidance for Adjudicators document
The Construction Umbrella Bodies' Adjudication Task Group has just published its Guidance for Adjudicators. All of the big lobby groups in the.... more
(24 July 2002 12:06)

Sticking to the script
Although the industry insists it was nothing personal, it was rather rude about the appointment of its most senior civil servant, Elizabeth Whatmore..... more
(24 July 2002 12:04)

Report claims a third of plant firms may fail
A report from financial analysts Plimsoll suggests over a third of companies in the plant hire industry are facing imminent failure and concludes.... more
(24 July 2002 12:03)

Willmott Dixon and Barnsley Council 'break new ground'
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has announced this week it is breaking new ground in procurement with its housing stock maintenance.... more
(24 July 2002 12:02)

CNH launches Fiat Kobelco kit subsidiary
CNH has formally launched the Fiat Kobelco Construction Machinery joint venture in which it has a 75% stake, with Kobelco Construction Machinery.... more
(24 July 2002 12:01)

BCSA boss defends the use of steel
The steel industry is keen to press the case for the continued use of steel in construction in the face of claims that concrete is inherently.... more
(24 July 2002 12:01)

Local networks for Rethinking Construction
A UK-wide Rethinking Construction network could be in place as early as next spring. more
(24 July 2002 11:59)

A question of people
Rod Unger of 5 Dimensional Management examines the most valuable resource a company has - its people. This month he looks at leadership -v-.... more
(24 July 2002 11:59)

Weeks' mortar test launch
Weeks Laboratories has launched an independent mortar testing service and expects to sign up its first national housebuilder within days. more
(24 July 2002 11:58)

MCG extends card list
The Major Contractors Group (MCG) has extended its list of recognised plant operator card schemes to include the system for rider operated lift.... more
(24 July 2002 11:56)

Bobcat set to launch roller range
Compact machinery manufacturer Bobcat will launch a range of asphalt rollers at the Rentex exhibition in Holland in September. more
(24 July 2002 11:56)

Komatsu to stem losses by alliances
Komatsu blamed poor trading conditions in Japan for a net loss of Yen 80.6bn (£444m) after it suffered a 5.5% fall in turnover in the financial year.... more
(24 July 2002 11:55)

Ritchie Bros gets £4.4m worth of bids
An auction of the dispersal of the Thomas Bros (Luton) fleet by Ritchie Bros at Milton Keynes resulted in bids totalling £4.4m. There were 680 lots.... more
(24 July 2002 11:55)

DLOs may face strike threat
Union leaders are set to meet employer representatives of local authority Direct Labour Organisations (DLO) this week to press their 2002 pay claim.... more
(24 July 2002 11:54)

CECA reacts to HA attack on targets
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has hit back at criticism by the Highways Agency (HA) that its 2007 target for a qualified.... more
(24 July 2002 11:54)

David McLean wins £30m housing deal
David McLean has clinched a trio of housing deals in north-west England totalling £30m-plus. more
(24 July 2002 11:53)

Jackson defeat to aid site unity
The shock defeat of Sir Ken Jackson in his bid for re-election as joint general secretary of the Amicus union may pave the way to greater.... more
(24 July 2002 11:52)

Revolution in public sector procurement
The government has announced today (Wednesday) sweeping changes to the way all government projects are appraised and evaluated. more
(24 July 2002 11:49)

RCF and DBF alliance official
The new body formed from the merger of the Reading Construction Forum and the Design Build Foundation will be fully operational by the end of.... more
(24 July 2002 11:46)

Gleeson wins £20m PFI prison project
A consortium featuring contractor Gleeson has unlocked a £20m privately financed deal to build a prison for young offenders at Milton Keynes. more
(24 July 2002 11:42)

Kier looks safe on PFI
There will be no surprises when Kier announces its financial results in September as PFI bid costs have been fully accounted for, said the group last.... more
(24 July 2002 11:41)

Ready, steady, build!
Deputy prime minister John Prescott outlined sweeping measures last week that will pave the way for the creation of 200,000 new homes across the.... more
(24 July 2002 11:40)

Spadeoak's record profit
Spadeoak, the surfacing contractor, has announced a record pre-tax profit in its full year results to 31 March 2002 of £1.2m (2001: £750,000) from a.... more
(24 July 2002 11:39)

Anger as Stenoak firms' directors stay
Aggregate Industries has angered subcontractors by retaining the former board directors of Associated Asphalt and Associated Solutions, two of the.... more
(24 July 2002 11:39)

Two bid for £600m Sheffield deal
In the biggest local authority outsourcing deal to emerge so far, Kier and Morrison have gone head to head in a battle that could land the victor.... more
(24 July 2002 11:38)

Waive tuition fee for construction studies
Students on construction-related university courses in England and Wales should have their tuition fees waived, in a bid to help alleviate the skills.... more
(24 July 2002 11:37)

Redundancy for Ballast MD?
Ballast's managing director Phillip Cooper is expected to be made redundant this week following sweeping changes throughout the group. more
(24 July 2002 11:36)

DTI should 'show the way' for ideal procurement
The Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) has this week been accused of failing to point the finger at the poor procurement practices of clients as.... more
(24 July 2002 11:35)

Lessons in construction should come free
If you thought that the skills shortage was going away, think again! Recruitment and retention remains the number one issue, even for those companies.... more
(24 July 2002 11:34)

Three bid for Barnsley's £40m NHS LIFT
Barnsley Primary Care Trust has shortlisted three bidders for its £40m privately financed NHS LIFT contract. more
(24 July 2002 11:33)

Revolution in public sector procurement
The government is today expected to announce sweeping changes to the way all government projects are appraised and evaluated. more
(24 July 2002 11:32)

Egan's Accelerating Change hits hard
Accelerating Change, the sequel to Sir John Egan's report Rethinking Construction, to be published next month, will contain hard-hitting challenges.... more
(24 July 2002 11:30)

Lorry driver crushed by runaway vehicle
A lorry driver died yesterday (Tuesday) in London as he tried to stop his runaway vehicle ploughing into rush-hour traffic. more
(24 July 2002 11:20)

Regeneration and development work - Thanet District Council
THANET DISTRICT COUNCIL REGENERATION AND DEVELOPMENT VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS more
(24 July 2002 11:17)

Engineering work - Plymouth City Council
Plymouth City Council Engineering Services Division A386 George Junction, Plymouth Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced.... more
(24 July 2002 11:06)

FIEC president warns of stunted construction growth unless more SMEs used on PFIs
Construction growth across Europe will be stunted unless smaller contractors have their share of PFI and PPP work, according to the European.... more
(24 July 2002 10:46)