Articles by Date : May 26 1997 - June 01 1997
Proctor Group revs up
The A Proctor Group has teamed up with international giants Sony
and Mobil to sponsor the Abbott/SAAB racing team.
Proctor is a Scottish-based.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Osprey opens HK office
Osprey Project Management, part of the Franklin & Andrews
group, has opened a new office in the Central District of Hong
Kong.
The opening.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
BUSINESSISBOOMING
Keren Sall reports on the big deals done at SED '97 more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
SED'S STARPERFORMERS
Steve McCormack profiles some of the highlights on the stands at SED '97 more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Balfour's new Philippines jv
Balfour Beatty announced that it has formed a joint venture company
with First Philippine Holdings Corporation to pursue construction
business in.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
New roads policy call
The British Roads Federation has called on the government to set a
new agenda for roads policy.
Launched at the Federation's Annual General.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
New arrival completes top jobs shake-up after Balfour suffers low margins - Lester is new Balfour boss
Balfour Beatty has headhunted Paul Lester who will leave a
œ252,000 job to become managing director of Balfour's UK
construction activities,.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Maunsell gets HK water supply jobs
Maunsell has been appointed consultant by the Water Supplies
Department of the Hong Kong government for the extension of water
supply to the.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
RBA issues road awareness video
As part of its campaign to increase general public awareness of the
issues affecting road construction the Refined Bitumen Association
(RBA) has.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Materials standards loom
Environmental standards for building materials will soon be
launched in Britain based on European research by the pipeline
industry, CJ has.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
COSTAINCHOSENFORTHAMESSEWAGE
Costain Civil Engineering is one of four contractors chosen by
Thames Water develop and upgrade its sewerage.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Pic Cap: Page 1 - DLR Extension
CGL Rail, the private consortium building the œ200 million
London Docklands Light Railway extension to Lewisham, held a
Japanese "kagamiwari".... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Road schemes on hold
Some 100 road schemes have been placed on hold as the result of a
major review of the roads programme ordered by the Government.
The extent.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
CBI demands revamped PFI taskforce to break logjam
An alliance between public and private sector business would give
the Private Finance Initiative a much-needed boost, according to
the.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Pay talks stalled over bonus row - Groundbreaking four year deal hangs in the balance as unions reject clawbacks
The prospect of a four-year pay agreement for construction
employees being agreed at tomorrow's "final" negotiating meeting
looks slim.
With.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Public sector methods are sinking companies says consultant - Cowboy clients fury
The survival of many construction companies is being threatened by
"cowboy clients," according to the procurement director of
contracts consultant.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
GERMANJOBCUTS
German skilled trades employers will slash 50,000 jobs, with 50 per
cent of the cuts hitting the construction sector. The cuts.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Miller job shakeup
Miller's civil engineering division has been reshaped by numerous
promotions and new regional appointments - recent expansion having
taken the.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
BIRMINGHAMAIRPORT INVITATIONS
Birmingham International Airport is inviting a range of consultants
to qualify for its list of approved companies.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Energy lobbies target MPs for private bill
A new guide intended to ensure the energy efficiency of new and
existing buildings has been launched by the Construction Industry
Council.
The.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Greenhall's œ200m round includes nineteenth hole
Greenalls is to increase its spending by œ25 million to
œ200 million next year on a major expansion of its pubs and
hotels.
Around.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Barratt's œ20m Docklands job
Barratt is to undertake a œ20 million development on a former
dry-dock site close to London's Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs.
The work.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Taywood to build 'new community'
Taywood Homes has got the green light to develop a whole new
community in Chelmsford, Essex. Work on Chancellor Park will start
in June. The.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Tender price rises forecast
Tender prices are forecast to rise 6 per cent nationally over the
coming year, slowing to between 5.5 and 6 per cent in 1998,
according to the.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Steel and concrete lobbies join campaign to promote new commercial work - Rivals unite to boost new build
Steel and concrete contractors are banding together in a rare show
of unity to launch a government sponsored campaign to increase the
commercial.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
BOMAGISBEAMING
Bomag GB general manager Alex Ferris was beaming as he accepted
"the biggest compaction equipment order seen in the UK for some
years."
The.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Balfour Beatty set to build œ25m Salford tax haven
Balfour Beatty's Northern Construction Division is to undertake the
design and construction of a œ25 million office development
for the Inland.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Holzmann set to break even
After German construction group Philipp Holzmann's losses of
œ108 million in 1996, chairman Lothar Mayer said this week
that he expected to.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Tomorrow's technology today
Site 2000 gave visitors to SED '97 a glimpse of the future of site technology. Steve McCormack saw the new world born more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
œ37m makes Eden bloom - McAlpine jv is preferred for Millennium funded St Austell biodiversity project
The proposed œ105 million Eden Project in Cornwall received a
massive boost last week with the award of a œ37 million grant
by the.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Skye probe prompts bidding row
The National Audit Office has called for more competitive bidding
and better inspection of advisors' costs in Private Finance
Initiative schemes,.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Skyjack hijacks SED '97
Take 41 aspiring entrants, each believing in their product and try to decide on a quartet of Silver Medallists. One of the four will have.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Pursuit of PFI projects set to cost Laing œ5m this year says Sir Martin - Laing hits turnover target
Laing's infrastructure investment in the last five months:
l the first share dealings in YTL Power International, which took
place on the Kuala.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Countryside says no more problems
Countryside Properties is now "well and truly" through its
problems, said chairman Alan Cherry this week.
Cherry was announcing interim results.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Capital road tolls call - Integrated transport plan relies on œ2bn up front boost for London Underground
A blueprint for an integrated transport system in London has been
submitted to the Government by Mark Bostock and Hugh Cullis of
consulting.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Research shows procurement strategies cause many of the industry's problems - Difficulties hound most small clients
Research commissioned by the Construction Clients Forum (CCF) has
found that some 60 per cent of small clients face major
difficulties when buying.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
NHBC figures show housing boom going strong
The house building market continues to boom with a 25 per cent rise
in house building applications for April.
The figures published by the.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
New policy aimed at builders
Building benefits company Building and Civil Engineering Benefit
Schemes has launched a new 10 year policy for the industry through
its subsidiary.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
Allen snaps up Turner
Construction group Allen has paid œ8.7 million for P S Turner
the Keighley-based construction and development group.
Philip Turner,.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
BUSINESSBRIEF
Michael Clarke has been appointed md of Jarvis International, the
newly formed division of Jarvis. The firm focuses on generating new
business.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)
CITB warns firms over Roads Act
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has issued a stark
warning to firms over the Roads and Street Works Act.
Firms could be.... more
(28 May 1997 00:00)