Articles by Date : July 24 1995 - July 30 1995
CITB brings in site tests for plant ops
Bowing to industry pressure, the CITB has revamped its plant
operator's Certification of Training Achievement (CTA) Scheme to
include on-site.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Back in the early 1960s, the UK crane hire industry was dominated
by MLS (Mobile Lifting Services) - a Tarmac subsidiary. The Sparrow
family had a.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
HM Plant catches the Mustang
HM Plant of Fiat-Hitachi fame will, as from the second week of
August become the sole importer for the Mustang range of skid
steers, the first time.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Weighing up while moving
Prolec has launched its LW-4 Weightmaster-S - on-the-move weighing
system for wheeled loaders. Unlike many on-board weighing systems,
Prolec claims.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Rain man drops on Hilta
John Webb, that man from Benford and more recently, Thwaites, has surfaced again as the sole proprietor of Coventry-based Hilta Pumps. 'I was so.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Baldwin signals rail expansion
Specialist manufacturer, S G Baldwin of Nottingham, part of Sheriff
Holdings plc, has added to its range of pre-cast concrete products
for use on.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Pearce picks artic wheel loader
Pearce Recycling of St Albans has bought a Weidemann 2002 D/P
articulated wheeled loader to load waste paper and cardboard into a
baling press at a.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
HOW DESIGN & BUILD BREAKS DOWN - MAJOR PLAYERS - MAJOR PLAYERS - MAJOR PLAYERS
œM
1Trafalgar House143.5
2AMEC61
3John Laing Const57
4John Mowlem56.6
5Hall & Tawse54.6
6Wimpey54
7Taylor.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
THE LEADERS IN '95
* Higgs & Hill figures in this table do include œ30m of
sales from JT Design Build
RankCompany nameCompanyD&B turnover for.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
British work goes underground
The ¯resund tunnel, which will form the western section of the Link between Denmark and Sweden, will be the largest immersed tunnel in the.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
TOP PLAYERS
RankCompany nameCompanyD&B turnover lastD&B turnover
prev.1994 as aBld & civils lastBld & civils prev.1994 as
aNo. of qualified% of.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
Tolling trials on M3
Six automatic systems for motorway tolling will be tested on a
stretch of the M3 near Basingstoke, Hampshire, next year..... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
HOT LINE
Drake & Scull has secured œ11m worth of new contracts
recently, with the largest being an œ8m contract at SmithKline
Beecham's Harlow.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Pre-stressed cables hold it together
Conventional pre-stressing is being applied to materials not
normally asociated with the technique to produce cheap but durable
structures.
.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Komatsu/FAI jv in utility market
Komatsu Europe International NV, and FAI SpA have recently joined
forces to set up a new company for the production and marketing of
utility.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
moves
Derek Shewan has taken on the role of commercial director for the
Robertson Construction Group Division of Robertsons of Elgin.
Shewan, formerly.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Miller jv bridges Skye - but waits on claim
Contractor Miller Dywidag has closed the gap in its bridge between
mainland Scotland and the Isle of Skye - but still awaits
settlement of a major.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Carlton Gate judge due to report
The judge in the œ20 million Carlton Gate trial will produce
an interim report next week that could bring the trial to a
halt.
The first.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Rail Link route could change
The œ3 billion Channel Tunnel Rail Link could cost an extra
œ150 million and be delayed by a year if changes to the
proposed route.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Industry slams share shock
Kenneth Clarke, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, came under attack
from senior figures in the construction industry this week
following his.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Calverley takes the helm at Try
David Calverley has been appointed chief executive of the Try Group
from 1 August. He joined the group in 1994 as managing director of
Try Homes.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Boot bags œ20m water contract
Henry Boot has won a œ20.5 million contract for the design,
construction and commissioning of a new water treatment works at
Broadside Denny,.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Rationalise now or face disaster
To all those just made redundant at Trafalgar House Laing, and
earlier in the year at Taylor Woodrow and Balfour Beatty, this
week's spat between.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
NatWest slammed for Tussac closure
Bankers of failed contractor Tussac rewarded the company for paying
off its overdraft by putting it into receivership, it was claimed
this week.
.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Contractor anger as tax man gets tough on 714s
Thousands of contractors and individuals holding 714 tax exemption
certificates were contacted by the Inland Revenue and told to keep
their tax.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
BMP forecasts a new recession
The construction industry is spiralling downwards - back into the
throes of a recession, according to a particularly bleak forecast
from the.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Engineering contractors favour payment bonds
Mechanical engineering contractors have come down in favour of
payment bonds in preference to trust funds as a means of protection
against.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Stumped for an answer to that!
Last week Masons solicitors held its 'Challenge to the Construction
Industry Six-a-Side Pro-Am Cricket Tournament' at Teddington
Cricket Club (full.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Glasgow gets œ30m conference centre
Glasgow City Council is to build a œ30 million conference
centre on the Clyde, next to the existing Scottish Exhibition and
Conference Centre..... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Greycoat plans for major City sites
Greycoat is submitting two planning applications for new designs
for the redevelopment of two major City sites. A new design by
architects Hurley.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
New guidance to restrict out-of-town centres
Environment Secretary John Gummer has announced new guidance to
restrict out-of-town shopping centres in an attempt to save the
traditional high.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Works council first for Pilkington
The Pilkington glass and glazing group has become the first
UK-based construction industry company to establish a consultative
works council with.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
DoE competition for urban design
Environment Secretary John Gummer is to hold a competition to
produce a new urban design framework for the DoE's Marsham Street
office site.
.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Four HAs invite D&B tenders
Four housing associations are inviting tenders to design and
construct 565 social housing units at Blackbird Leys, Oxford. The
overall estimated.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Concern for PFI as Saunders quits Govt post
Dick Saunders, head of the Treasury's Private Finance Unit, has
quit his post to go to the City raising fears that the Private
Finance Initiative.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Professionals on 'suicidal track'
Construction professionals are now bidding for work at a quarter of
their official fee scales in a desperate bid to win work, according
to a.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Miller picks up œ14m LE project
Miller Civil Engineering, in association with AEI Cables and
McNicholas Engineering, have been appointed contractors for a
œ14 million tunnel.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
MP wants CTRL bids investigated
A Labour MP has asked the European Commission and the Public
Accounts Committee to investigate the bidding process for the
œ3 billion Channel.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
No change in levy
The CITB training levy for this year is to be held at 0.25% of
registered employers' pay bills for the year ended 31 March, 1995,
plus 2% of net.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Cementation to sink shaft in SA
Trafalgar House company, Cementation Africa, has won a œ33
million contract for a massive shaft sinking project in South
Africa.
The.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
HA bonus for M23
Costain Civil Engineering is to receive a œ200,000 bonus from
the Highways Agency for completing a major maintenance contract on
the M23.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Schal wins œ40m college expansion
Schal International has been appointed construction manager for a
œ40 million project at the Imperial College of Science,
Technology and.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Watkins creditors fund investigation
A œ50,000 fighting fund has been set up by the creditors of
failed contractor VAT Watkins to enable Sorskys, the company's
liquidator, to.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
BCC says fear of slowdown stops investment
The British Chambers of Commerce has warned that fears of a
slowdown in the economy are deterring many companies from investing
in new plant across.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
What's up, Dock?!!!
The Docklands Light Railway is not exactly noted for doing things
bigger and better than everyone else. However, not so long ago,
Backbites was.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Beetles rock the rafters
What's going on in your rafters? Work at several medieval
cathedrals up and down the country, checking the effect of the
dreaded deathwatch beetle,.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Corrected faults drain Eve profits
The 'big hole' in Eve Group's profits - down œ800,000 to
œ2.9 million last year - was a consequence of its subsidiary,
Eve Arclive, which.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Competition to design bridge
An international design competition has been launched to build a
œ28 million road bridge across Poole harbour in Dorset.
John Watts,.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Castle Cement applies to burn chemical fuel
Castle Cement is applying for permission to use secondary liquid
fuel (SLF) on a permanent basis at its Ketton cement works. If
permission is.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)
Costain forms jv with Polish firm Budimex
Costain has formed a jv with Budimex, the largest construction firm
in Poland, to boost its workload in eastern Europe. Costain Budimex
will be.... more
(27 July 1995 00:00)