Articles by Date : April 26 1999 - May 02 1999
Specialising in a simple solution
As an industry with too few barriers, too little profit, and too
much capacity - construction isn't considered an attractive
business to be in. How.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Pic London digging
RICH PICKINGS: The City of London's heritage has been fully
preserved by Tarmac as it carries out foundation work on Merrill
Lynch's new.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
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NEW UNDERGROUND CONSORTIUM
A new consortium has been formed to bid for the £7 billion
Public Private Partnership disposal of London.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Mowlem on track for £60m rail link work
John Mowlem has won a £60 million contract to modify the
existing railway at Ashford and other locations in Kent as part of
the construction.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Pic Hole story
THE HOLE STORY: The Ramsgate harbour approach road being built for
Kent County Council has given three technology students an insight
into life on.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Forecast of good times
The outlook for the construction industry is more buoyant than
three months ago with a number of indicators pointing to a swifter
upturn in the.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Morrison heads up big insurance coup
The UK's most comprehensive service for commercial and domestic properties more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
MoD promises more
The Ministry of Defence is planning to increase to 10 the number of
prime contracts it lets in this financial year with at least one
valued at.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Miller battles against Cala's management
The battle for ownership of Scottish housebuilder Cala gathered
pace this week. With two competing bids already announced, the
share price climbed.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
To better or not to better
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers cases for betterment more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
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A patient war
John Spellar is fighting to make the MoD more progressive, he talks
to CJ about his plans.
Analysis, p14/15
Laing.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Viper's Mini Sizer suits all
Viper's new Mini Sizer has been purchased by an unusually wide
spectrum of users. The 2.3t unit, which can be towed behind a 4x4,
van or small.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Gordon joins PTP Aerial
John Gordon has been appointed managing director of Initial PTP
Aerial Platforms, part of Rentokil Initial.
Co-incidentally with his.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
The week in quotes
"Really, I would urge the Government to push ahead and not to be
too concerned about making mistakes."
John Armitt, chief executive of Costain.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Gearing up for Kosovo rebuild
Reconstruction and training help offered for the rebuilding of Kosovo more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
REGIONAL SURVEY: Top 15 Region by region in march (£m)
London and South East cleaned up in March supplying over £300
million more work than the next largest region, the Midlands.
The two.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
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1 (6) Laing 18 102.6 5.6 5.8 28.6 62.6 -
2 (1) Tarmac 19 97.2 - 23.5 18.3 55.2 0.2
3 (8) Balfour Beatty 12 87.1 - 82.3 0.1 4.7 -
4.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
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bonus for bovis chairman
Sir Frank Lampl, chairman of Bovis, had a bonus worth £104,000
within his total payment package of £370,000.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Bellway buys well
While others firms feared recession, Bellway gambled with a spending spree more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
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1 (1) Tarmac 1158.1
2 (3) Kvaerner 913.5
3 (4) Laing 898.7
4 (2) Bovis 895.4
5 (6) Balfour Beatty 760.8
6 (5) Kier.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Talking heads
Do you think the Woolf Reforms are a good idea and will speed up justice? more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Task force sets agenda
A new Treasury Task Force to improve construction procurement is to
hold a conference in London on 16 June where Government departments
will unveil.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Pathfinder scheme gets green light
Consultants are flocking to bid for the first of the nationwide
"pathfinder" road partnering schemes announced by the Highways
Agency last year..... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Experts warn PFI contract is 'blackmail'
Exclusive by Carol Millett
A new form of standardised contract to be used on the second wave
of private finance initiative hospitals has.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
DETR wants one vetting scheme
Constructionline should provide a single national prequalification system more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Mixed forecast for M&E
Demand for commercial mechanical and electrical work is set to
decline over the next few years as office construction falls.
According to the.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Contracts: Pic Cap
GALLERY NEWS: Bovis Construction (Scotland) has completed its
construction management contract for the £240 million Buchanan
Galleries retail.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Reading six for West Berkshire
West Berkshire Priority Care Services NHS Trust has selected an
initial shortlist of six consortia for its £25 million PFI
scheme in Reading. .... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Contracts: Briefs
Kvaerner scoops london office project
Kvaerner Construction has scooped a £37 million office
development project in the City of London for.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
asda piccap
CHECK-OUT TIME: HBG Construction has completed the conversion of a
former Co-op supermarket into an Asda store in just 14 days. The
5,200m2.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Trust goes abroad
Healthcare PFI players stunned as NHS trust opts for international competitors more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Stodgell consolidates
NG Stodgell, the Taunton-based building contractor, has won orders
of more than £6 million since its recent management buy-out
(MBO) from the.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Kier backs PFI as Londoners haggle
A third of turnover is negotiated, but Busby won't drop competitive tendering BOXTEXT: at 31 December change net cash and liquid balances 1998.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Scotland's building masterplan
A top-level construction team headed by Sir Fraser Morrison,
chairman of Morrison Construction, has reported that the new
Scottish Parliament.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Spellar fights a patient war
The MoD is changing. But only as fast as industry allows One year into his first ministerial job, John Spellar saw the chance for the MoD to.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Plumbers get management message
Small- and medium-sized plumbing contractors are being encouraged
to improve their business management skills with a new series of
open learning.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Lodging allowance ruling costs £1.5m
Construction workers employed by the Forestry Commission are
expected to gain about £1.5 million in backdated allowances as
the result of a.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Where are the carpenters?
A severe lack of skilled carpenters has led one London-based
contractor to adopt a more creative approach to the problem.
Last year, Lanview.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
McCarthy and Stone profits up a third
McCarthy and Stone, the retirement housebuilder, reported a 33 per
cent increase in pre-tax profit in the six-month period to 28
February.
.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Laing snatches pole position from Tarmac
The private commercial sector boosted Laing's win this month, James Atkinson reports. more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Construction firms embrace recycling
Pressure from European legislation and a Government committed to
sustainable development have led to a significant increase in the
amount of.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Caterpillar on first-quarter high
First-quarter sales and turnover at Caterpillar were the
highest-ever for a first quarter and were higher than forecast.
Sales were up by 2 per.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Report puts designer's role under spotlight
Designers and contractors voice concern over D&B deals more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Case's profits low as agricultural suffers
Depressed conditions in the agricultural sector are blamed for
first-quarter losses at Case. "Our construction equipment business
continued to.... more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Caterpillar on first-quarter high - Gordon joins PTP Aerial - Multi doubles stake in access
Tool hire group announces new outlet to meet demand in access equipment more
(28 April 1999 00:00)
Back bites
Don't give up your day job
At a breakfast gathering in Birmingham during National Construction
Week, Tarmac chief executive Sir Neville Simms.... more
(28 April 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
(28 April 1999 00:00)