Articles by Date : July 24 2000 - July 30 2000
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(26 July 2000 00:00)
The cost of adjudication
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting examines parties' costs in adjudication more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Platform victory over red diesel
Judge rules firms have right to use rebated fuel on mounted platforms more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
R-B International in admin
One of Britain's oldest construction equipment companies hits trouble more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
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(26 July 2000 00:00)
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(26 July 2000 00:00)
CNH starts wielding axe
CNH Global has finally started swinging the headsman's axe as it
'consolidates' its North American production facilities. There
appears little.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Contracts boost for Mitie profits
Strong contract business has helped Mitie Group's annual profits
surge by 32%, the company has said.
In the year to 31 March pre-tax profits.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Training board cuts labour levy
by Graham Ridout
The Construction Industry Training Board has cut the levy rate for
labour-only subcontractors. As predicted by CJ (10.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Prescott's targets for 2010
The transport plan hopes to achieve the following targets by the
end of the 10 years:
l Reducing congestion below current levels on inter-urban.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Brown boosts construction
Two days before last Thursday's £160bn transport strategy
announcement, construction received another boost in the form of
Chancellor Gordon.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
BOVIS STARTS £80M VODAFONE PROJECT
Bovis Lend Lease has been awarded a £80m contract to provide
construction services to Vodafone.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
John Doyle in stadium award claim
Concrete frame specialist John Doyle Construction has issued a High
Court claim against Manchester City Council and contractor Laing
over the award.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Two die in kiln collapse
Two workers, believed to be father and son, were killed last Sunday
(23 July) after they were trapped in a collapsed kiln in
Staffordshire.
.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Industry slated for rise in site fatalities
Poor planning and false economies contribute to last year's 22% increase more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Amec's £34m scoop
Amec has won six contracts valued at more than £34m in the
high-tech industry, science, defence, healthcare and leisure
sectors.
.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Mowlem wins £17.5m racecourse project
National contractors Mowlem's special projects division has been
awarded a £17.5m contract by United Racecources to redevelop
Sandown Park.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Transport plan wins a cautious welcome
£180bn programme gets thumbs up, despite doubts that Government will be able to deliver what is promised more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Eco-warrior loses tree fall case
An eco-warrior, whose protest to stop the felling of trees at the
Batheaston-Swainswick bypass site in Avon ended in him falling 15m
from a tree,.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Council names building trio
Contractors will collaborate to give North Tyneside time and cost savings more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Five contractors set to launch B2B venture
by John Leitch
Five major contractors plan to launch a business-to-business (B2B)
exchange serving the UK construction industry.
.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
OGC joins the club
Treasury division turns to overseas benchmarking club to boost efficiency more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Artisan profits jump by 250%
Artisan's rapid transformation over the past year has resulted in a
250% jump in pre-tax profits to £4.1m. The contracting
division.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Flagship project boost for Mitie
Building and support services business Mitie Group, has announced a
pre-tax profit of £19m (£15m).
Turnover [12 months to 31 March.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
BT slims down bidders for £200m refurb work
Exclusive by Kathy Watson
Telecommunications giant BT has whittled down the list of bidders
chasing its national refurbishment and.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Morrison wins £50m military housing deal
Morrison Construction has been appointed preferred bidder for a
£50m contract to finance, build, own and maintain 335 houses
for military.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Piano heads tower team
Italian architect Renzo Piano is to head the design team for
Europe's tallest building that is proposed for London.
A consortium, led by Sellar.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Fatality figures 'demand action'
Union chief calls for massive increase in fines for breaches of regulations more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Italcementi buys e-stake
£3m stake in e-cement.com following 'double digit' savings in turnkey project more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Chatfield takes BLL board post
Leslie Chatfield has been appointed to the board of Lend Lease
Holdings. He has been with Bovis for more than 30 years and was
first appointed to.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Pensions 'backtracking'
Unions fear lack of 'meaningful' contributions to stakeholder scheme more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Plumbers to get 5% rise
Plumbing operatives in England and Wales are to receive a 5% pay
rise from 21 August.
The 12-month wages settlement raises the hourly rate for.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
MPs request for PUK ban refused
Partnerships UK will be able to fund private finance initiative projects more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Products group reports growth
Provisional results from the Construction Products Association's
quarterly state-of-trade survey show most firms experienced
increased output in.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Rapid success for Flexer
High-speed trenching targets emerging telecoms market more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Kier buys Longley name
Trading within Wallis, Kier Regional aims to lift annual turnover to £15-20m more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Keeping the customer happy
Lend Lease has rapidly established itself as one of the most innovative retail and leisure developers working in the UK. Its latest project at.... more
(26 July 2000 00:00)
Restructuring - a risk worth taking
If a regional manager succeeds in radically overhauling the structure of a division it can bring high rewards and point the way for the rest of.... more
(26 July 2000 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
(26 July 2000 00:00)