Articles by Date : November 22 1999 - November 28 1999
Fewer firms will work with local authorities
Iain Beaton, assistant chief executive of St Helen's council and a
member of the Local Government Task Force, warned this week that
the new.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Finding of negligence - Finding of negligence - Finding of negligence
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting examines professional negligence more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
The week in quotes
"The advantage of negotiating [a contract] is that we can talk with
certainty to the people who're going to build it."
Tony Giddings, director,.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
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BOXTEXT: SCHOOLS GET EXTRA £50 MILLION
An extra £50 million is to be given to schools in the UK next
year to replace.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Writs fly over Waterloo's defective roof glass
by Michael Gordon
Eurostar has begun legal proceedings against the architect,
construction manager and contractors of the award-winning.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
PICCAP P4
CHRISTMAS TREES: One of the most unusual bridges to be built in the
UK is due for completion by Christmas. The 25m span bridge crosses
five lanes.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Tower crane strike talk 'exaggerated'
by John d'Arcy
Reports of threatened unofficial strike action by tower crane
drivers employed by Hewden Stuart over a pay deal are.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Banks refuse to bail out Holzmann
by John Leitch
Philipp Holzmann, Germany's second-largest construction group,
declared itself insolvent on Monday following a frantic.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Legal battle win for Dahl-Jensen - Bouygues 'fails to pay' claims TB&A
Bouygues fails to overturn adjudicator's award of £207,741 to Danish contractor more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Raise standards for sustainability
Industry must improve communication in order to achieve higher standards more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
£10m share-out for Ove Arup employees
by John Leitch
Staff at Ove Arup, the consulting engineer, will enjoy a £10
million share-out following the group's record profit of.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Miller knocks Carillion off the top slot
Total new orders showed a sharp dip in October but the private commercial sector is keeping the industry afloat. James Atkinson reports BOXTEXT:.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
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(24 November 1999 00:00)
Balfour Beatty to dig £108m Swiss tunnel
Balfour Beatty has been awarded the £108 million tunnelling
contract on the AlpTransit project, Switzerland, in joint venture
with Marti.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Sika settles Balvac's claim out of court
Exclusive by Michael Gordon
Concrete repair contractor Balvac Whitley Moran has received an
undisclosed out-of-court settlement from.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Atkinson and Costain part
Operating and functional directors will report direct to Armitt, chief executive more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Shepherd wins London museum job
Shepherd Construction has been awarded a £27 million contract
as main contractor for the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History
Museum in.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Busy time ahead for water workers
Southern Water to invite tenders for £31.6 million Margate treatment works more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Unions ready with millennium pay claim
The three building and civil engineering unions have agreed the
outline of a joint pay claim for the millennium and will be
formally submitting it.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Laing bans two union officials
John Laing has banned Ucatt London region organisers Mick Dooley
and Steve Hedley from all its projects "for the foreseeable
future". .... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Alfred McAlpine looks set to excede forecasts
Alfred McAlpine's battle to sustain the support of its shareholders
has prompted an announcement that McAlpine's profit before tax for
the year.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Tender prices on the move
Rise in tender prices brings hope of better margins in NSCC survey more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Tilbury Douglas wins hotel deal
Tilbury Douglas Construction has been awarded an £11 million
phase two contract for the development of a hotel and leisure
centre in.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Docklands railway to extend to City Airport
by James Atkinson
The Docklands Light Railway will be extended to London City Airport
with construction costs estimated at £75.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
CLG seeks insolvency reform
Specialist contractors are calling for the introduction of a
unified insolvency procedure through which all insolvent companies
would pass pending.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Rentokil to sell hire business
Rentokil Initial is to dispose of its crane and plant hire arm more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Clients fear engineering sector pay explosion
by John d'Arcy
Clients in the process industries have expressed concern that the
recently concluded two-year, 28 per cent pay increase.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Scots see output rise
Scottish contractors are in buoyant mood and have got over the poor first half of 1999, according to the latest state-of-trade survey conducted.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Building work via internet
Kent contractors targeted for online agency for home improvement market more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Order volumes hold steady on world markets - High-Point Rendel now on 'firm footing'
Kvaerner's order book at the end of the third quarter stood at
£1.3 billion. World markets are holding steady in volume,
Clarke said.
In.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Kvaerner policy pays off
Kvaener is not shying away from high risk transfer construction projects more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Marshalling best value for MoD
Half way through the demonstration projects, Kathy Watson investigates how Building Down Barriers is working. BOXTEXT: The Building Down.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Fears over hoists' safety
CPAwants proper safety guidance on transport platforms after CHIIG fears more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Back bites
Confidence booster
CJ has been contacted by Kudos Productions, which is making a
series for BBC television tackling issues such as.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Ingersoll-Rand develops integral 6.5kVA generator
Ingersoll-Rand has developed a more powerful integrated generator
option for its range of small portable compressors. The 6.5kVA
integral generator.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
UpRight XRT all-terrain platforms launched
UpRight has launched a range of compact rough terrain platforms
that can be used for indoor or outdoor work.
The all-terrain XRT scissors.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Chief for Andrews Sykes
Pumps and air conditioning group Andrews Sykes has recruited a new
chief executive, Robert Stevens from Rentokil Initial.
Andrews Sykes has.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
CNH Global takes shape
CNH Global announces new line up for consolidation more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Selwood rises from Pascon buyout ashes
The Hampshire-based plant and pump hire company Pascon Group has
changed its name to Selwood Group. This follows the completion of a
£17.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
IR's boost for UK factory
Ingersoll-Rand has announced production of its air-powered
percussive breakers for Europe, Middle East and Africa has been
relocated from the US to.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Nordberg nets Centric
Nordberg Group is in talks to acquire US screen manufacturer WS
Tyler, also known as Centric.
Both parties refused to disclose the price for.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Crime wave hits Newcastle sites
stolen. A police spokesman said: "There are criminals active in our
area that specialise in these types of thefts and everyone needs to
be vigilant.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
HSE plans safety awareness awards
Exclusive by Michael Gordon
The Health and Safety Executive plans to launch an awards scheme
next year aimed at highlighting the.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
Talking heads - Ésinging praises
Do competitors in construction recognise each others' achievements? more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
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.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
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Nailing down the cost
Developer Argent gets what it wants by negotiating with the
contractor.
Project view, pages 18-19
Best.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
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BOXTEXT: Prime contractors should compete through delivering
superior underlying values not lower margins
BOXTEXT:.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)
The flight of Best Value procurement BOXTEXT: If the innovators demonstrate success, they can shame the rest into following
Three weeks ago this column gaily mentioned that Best Value
procurement would 'explode' on to the local authority scene from
next April. If.... more
(24 November 1999 00:00)