Articles by Date : October 24 2005 - October 30 2005

Morrison wins three care centre contracts worth £16.2m
Morrison has won contracts worth £16.2m to build a further three primary care centres on Merseyside. more
(28 October 2005 18:08)

Brighton FC granted new home at last
Brighton and Hove Albion FC has finally been given permission to build a 23,000-seat stadium just outside the city after a four year wait. more
(28 October 2005 13:20)

Bancon Group wins deals totalling £15m
Banchory Contractors and Deeside Timberframe, divisions of the Bancon Group, have secured over £15m of work. more
(27 October 2005 16:19)

Impressive performance leads to repeat JCB sales
contractjournal.com newsletter: Impressive performances by machines manufactured by JCB has led to repeat sales for the leading construction and.... more
(27 October 2005 11:03)

Norwest Holst wins £6.9m bridge widening contract
Norwest Holst Construction has been awarded a £6.9m contract by Network Rail, the first bridge widening contract to be let as part of the Trent.... more
(27 October 2005 09:36)

Firms must get up to speed on CIS or risk losing status
Construction firms are being warned that their Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) status will be under threat if they do not get their compliance up.... more
(26 October 2005 22:00)

LDA says convention centre is 'necessary'
Proposals for a privately financed 300m international convention centre to be built in time for the London 2012 Olympics were published last week. more
(26 October 2005 22:00)

Wolseley buys Encon distribution for 140m
Wolseley UK, supplier of plumbing and heating products and building materials, has bought Encon, the second largest specialist distributor in the UK.... more
(26 October 2005 22:00)

Lintec rolls out boxed asphalt batching
Germany-based Lintec has launched a new containerised asphalt batching plant based on ISO-standard sea containers. The CSM 3000 makes use of.... more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

Atkins tipped to win roads deal
Atkins looks set to topple the incumbent Ringway from its perch and take Gloucestershire County Council's highways maintenance renewal deal,.... more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

editor's comment:CIS: no April fool for construction
It's good news that HM Customs and Revenue has delayed introducing the new Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) until April 2007. It's welcomed by.... more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

New Tyne Crossing seeks funding options
The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority (TWPTA) is considering alternative methods of funding for its 185m New Tyne Crossing. more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

O'Rourke strike threat at T5
BAA is facing yet more strike action by 850 workers of Laing O'Rourke on its T5 project at Heathrow after the GMB, TGWU and UCATT unions agreed to.... more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

Mental health services estate to gain 130m
The Department of Health plans to inject 130m into the modernisation of the mental health services estate. more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

Westminster Council levy angers plant firms
Westminster Council's decision to impose a 250 charge for applications to use a crane or access platform on its roads has angered plant firms, as.... more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

Change in culture pays dividends at RG Spiller
RG Spiller, the Chard-based contractor, has seen turnover jump to around 17m, almost double the amount for the previous year, as a result of a.... more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

Sunbelt ties up 40m deal for Northridge
Sunbelt Rentals, Ashtead's US-based plant and tool hire business, has acquired Northridge Equipment Services in a 39.7m deal. more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

MCG extends Turin plant for mobile cranes
The Manitowoc Crane Group (MCG) has opened a new Grove mobile crane production plant at Niella Tanaro near Turin, Italy. more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

Mowlem: don't blame us for Spinnaker fiasco
Mowlem has cited problems with subcontractors and more than 740 variations to the designs of Portsmouth's 36m Spinnaker Tower project as some of the.... more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

Coins consolidates and ups the IT ante
Coins, the specialist construction IT software provider, has unveiled a pre-tax profit of 450,000. In the previous year, the firm ran up a loss of.... more
(26 October 2005 21:00)

Geotechnique/Klemm
Piling specialist Systems Geotechnique has added a Klemm 709-1 drilling rig to its fleet. The unit, which features a mast that extends from 5m to 8m,.... more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

Talks planned on how to speed up City Academy programme
Education secretary Ruth Kelly is set to meet City Academy sponsors this week to discuss how to speed up the procurement and delivery of the 5bn City.... more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

Highways maintenance gets 500m PFI boost
The government will announce the availability of 500m in PFI credits for highways maintenance schemes across England at the start of next year,.... more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

Willmott Dixon stays strong after Inspace demerger
Thanks to a 50m expansion in its core businesses of construction and housebuilding, Willmott Dixon has emerged from the demerger of Inspace, its.... more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

H Smith lends a hand to Rapid disaster workers
Disaster recovery volunteers from Rapid UK have been trained on a demolition project in High Wycombe. more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

Southern Electric sustains 7% margin
Southern Electric Contracting has sustained a profit margin of more than 7% for the second consecutive year. more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

BRE wins research funding
The design of concrete structures, the leaching of hazardous materials into drinking water and onsite recycling will go under the spotlight after the.... more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

New City Vision signs direct employment deal with UCATT
Developer New City Vision, which has just clinched a 200m contract to refurbish 1,200 homes in Glasgow, has signed a recognition agreement with UCATT.... more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

William Davis in contention for 20m Leics deal
Local contractor William Davis is in negotiations with client British Waterways for a controversial 20m deal in Leicestershire. more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

Cat investigates telehandler incident in Kent
Caterpillar's engineers are investigating an incident where a loaded telehandler suffered a failure while working on a site in Kent. A witness said.... more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

Cemex plans output hike at Barrington
Cemex plans to increase cement production at its Barrington works by up to four times, to 1.2m t/year, and will submit planning applications to.... more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

PVC pile imports to compete with steel
PVC piles will compete with steel, after Vinyl Sheet Piling signed a deal to import materials from the US. more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

Firms struggling to qualify workforces
Contractors are still struggling to fully qualify their workforces with Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards following the collapse.... more
(26 October 2005 20:00)

Retentions use blasted on Norfolk frameworks
Contractors working on education frameworks worth 138m for Norfolk County Council (NCC) have been blasted by local subcontractors for allegedly.... more
(26 October 2005 19:00)

Workers too busy to worry about safety
Construction workers are too busy to remove workplace hazards despite the increasing number of slip and trip injuries, according to a survey.... more
(26 October 2005 19:00)

United Utilities and Amec scoop Warrington deal
Amec and United Utilities Property are to build five office buildings at the Lingley Mere Business Park in Warrington in a multi-million pound deal. more
(26 October 2005 19:00)

NFDC supports Age Positive
Leading demolition contractors are lending their support to a national campaign aimed at promoting the benefits of employing people of all ages. more
(26 October 2005 19:00)

Eight vie for 568m Middle East dredging package
Carillion features among a field of eight international firms tussling for a dredging package on a 568m community project in the Middle East. more
(26 October 2005 19:00)

Diesel catalysts may offer green solution
Diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs) could provide a way to reduce emissions as required by the Greater London Authority while constraining costs and.... more
(26 October 2005 19:00)

Tolson to head Ogilvie development division
Ogilvie Construction has appointed Steve Tolson as development manager. It is the first step in a move to create a development division within the.... more
(26 October 2005 19:00)

Where there's a wall there's a way for mum, 46
A 46-year-old mother of two took the plastering sector by storm last week, after she gained the highest marks in the UK for an NVQ level 3 in.... more
(26 October 2005 19:00)

Construction managers' dynamism not matched
Managers in the construction industry are highly motivated, driven by a determination to be successful and refuse to be beaten by the UK's long hours.... more
(26 October 2005 19:00)

Trio in chase for 20m capital academy deal
At least three outfits have registered for a 20m academy schools deal in south London. more
(26 October 2005 18:00)

Government considers online reverse auctions
Online reverse auctions are "very likely" to be used across most construction projects procured by central government departments, according to.... more
(26 October 2005 18:00)

Cemex plans output hike at Barrington
Cemex plans to increase cement production at its Barrington works by up to four times, to 1.2m t/year, and will submit planning applications to.... more
(26 October 2005 17:36)

The blame game - 27.10.05
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(26 October 2005 17:26)

First Class dominates Ayrshire schools PPP
The First Class consortium is on its way to making a clean sweep of PPP schools deals in Ayrshire. more
(26 October 2005 17:00)

Makita launches guide to vibration protection
Makita has published a personal pocket guide to vibration protection, which is available free of charge. more
(26 October 2005 16:00)

HA invites small companies to bid for work
The Highways Agency (HA) wants smaller specialist companies to bid for its projects. more
(26 October 2005 15:43)

Westminster Council levy angers plant firms
Westminster Council’s decision to impose a £250 charge for applications to use a crane or access platform on its roads has angered plant firms, as.... more
(26 October 2005 15:39)