Articles by Date : March 24 1997 - March 30 1997

Naylor Clayware opens new facility
Yorkshire-based clay pipe manufacturer Naylor Clayware has opened a new œ1.5 million fittings production facility. The factory is based.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Management team buy Ruabon
A three-strong management team at Dennis Ruabon has successfully bought out the manufacturing facility of the quarry tile company for œ1.77.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Hyundai shelves Euro plan
Hyundai has shelved plans for a massive expansion of its European plant factory in Belgium. However, it is reporting increased UK sales and.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Construction's technology gap
Construction spends less on information technology than any other major industry sector in the UK in both absolute terms and as a proportion of.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

View from the Regions
MIDLANDS By John Edwards, director, Wates Construction more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Managing to keep informed
The responsibility of a project manager in the event of substantial delay in completion or cost overspend on a project, is uncertain. The.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

INBRIEF
bur installed More than 3100m2 of Marley Water-proofing's Goldseal Plus high performance built-up roofing (BUR) system has been installed at.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Sharp recovery sparks bank crackdown fears
After six years of recession, evidence of a rapid recovery in contractors' profitability emerged this week with new figures showing that.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

INBRIEF
œ35m leisure plan Swan Hill Properties has applied for planning consent for a œ35m integrated leisure development in the centre of.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Amey's œ6m ticket to ride
The railway maintenance business that Amey bought last year for œ15 million has proved to be a ticket to ride - producing a profit of œ6.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Bickerton to float on AIM
Bickerton Group is set to finance expansion plans by floatation on the Alternative Investment Market. The building contractor, which operates.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

DLOs bank on Labour to abolish CCT
Proposals for the abolition of Compulsory Competitive Tendering have been drawn up by the Association of Direct Labour Organisations. ADLO.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Irish property boom warning
An unprecedented property boom in the Irish Republic, with house prices rising by up to 20 per cent, has led to warnings that the sector could be.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

BCI expects cement demand rise amid profits boost
UK cement demand is expected to show a modest increase in 1997 compared to last year with prices firming, Blue Circle Industries said at its annual.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

œ20m cut mars motorway spending
The Government announced plans to spend œ93 million on widening the M25 to 12 lanes at its most congested point this week. But the Department.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Railtrack's œ300m pledge
Railtrack has advertised its intention to let œ300 million worth of refurbishment work over the next two to three years. The work.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Laing chases œ30m M25 costs
Laing is poised to start arbitration proceedings to recoup the œ30 million it claims it is owed on its ill-fated M25 widening scheme. .... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

œ12m profits please Keller
The latest annual results from the Keller Group, the international ground engineer, were described by chairman Michael West this week as.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Unions will drive hard bargain on working rule
Construction unions are expected to use the emerging signs of a skills shortage to drive a hard bargain on the proposed new National Working Rule.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Green light for Dudley bypass
Work-starved road contractors can look forward to tenders being invited by the end of May for the Dudley Southern Bypass. The local authority.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Costain denies 'sweetener' claim
At a site meeting last week, two Costain directors are claimed to have told the Highways Agency that Costain wants an immediate œ10 million.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

HOT LINE
AES Tyneside, a subsidiary of US conglomerate AES Corporation, has applied to the DTI for the construction of a œ130m natural gas-fired power.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Mace beats Schal for œ490m
Mace has pipped Schal to win two project management contracts: the œ490 million regeneration of Manchester's bomb-damaged city centre and the.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Laing gets Younger
Laing Management (Scotland) has seen off bids by Bovis and Amec to win the contract to manage the construction the œ34 million William.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Laing writes off œ2.3m PFI costs
The John Laing Group has written off the œ2.3 million it spent last year in bidding for Private Finance Initiative projects. Robert.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Tarmac wins roads Area 8
Tarmac Quarry Products has won the contract to maintain the latest road network "super area" contract. Tarmac's Area 8 contract is worth.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Try turns the profits corner
Try's contracting division made an operating profit of œ400,000 last year - a big improvement over 1995's œ2.2 million loss. .... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Michelin tyre breaks mould
A radical new tyre for medium sized wheel loaders, aimed at the replacement market rather than specific OEM's, has been launched by tyre.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

INBRIEF
Tamrock transfer Tamrock Construction of Finland has announced that Nordberg (UK) is to become its UK distributor for its Rammer range of.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

INBRIEF
saville are on the case Case has completed the transfer of its construction equipment dealers' retail sales presently located at Brigend,.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

œ200 million blow to Nirex's plans
Plans by Nirex, the nuclear waste disposal company, for a œ2 billion underground repository at Sellafield in Cumbria have been rejected by.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

New seismic risk system unveiled
French company Appareils d'Appuis Isolateurs Para Sismiques (AAIPS) has designed a new system for protecting steel and reinforced concrete.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Councils launch PFI road schemes
Four local authority road schemes have been given pathfinder status as the first projects to be taken forward via the Private Finance Initiative. .... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Squeeze continues for Wolseley
Weak demand in the construction industry has meant that last year's squeeze on prices for lightside products has continued in 1997 and there are no.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)

Building up for election '97
In the second article in our election series Patrick Reynolds asked the major parties about their committments to the development the country's.... more
(26 March 1997 00:00)