Articles by Date : June 26 1995 - July 02 1995
Plant hirer stops Cat orders over Leverton move
Plant hirer LPH Equipment has cancelled an order for 70 Caterpillar
backhoe loaders from Leverton in response to the firm's
controversial move to.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
The strong, silent type
Ardennes Equipment's recently launched CB range of concrete pulverizers, the CB500, CB700, and CB1100, represent a break away from conventional.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Military intelligence
Name: Brian Moore Organisation: Royal Engineers Position: Warrant Officer ll, Military Plant Foreman Experience: 21 years with the Royal.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Constructive criticism
Chris Hall more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Pay settlement terms
Basic rates of pay for a 39 hour week on and from 26 June, 1995,
are:
Craftsmen - œ173.55 weekly minimum (œ4.45 per hour).
.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Old hand brings fresh comment
Name: Mick Walsh Position: Plant hire director Experience: own company for 16 years Fleet: currently 46 machines from backhoe loaders to rubber.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Backhoe Loader Spec Check
MachinePowerWeightLoaderBucket Max dig
dump heightbreakoutdepth ext.
Case 580SK59kW8.12t2,960mm3,120kgf5.54m
Cat.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
'You can build a more energy efficient future'
Construction Minister Robert Jones outlines his hopes for the revised building regulations which come into force on 1 July more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Housing is the real Tory problem
Whoever picks up the poisoned chalice of Tory party leadership, the
main problem they should address is not Europe, not the single
currency and not.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
[No headline.]
Contract Journal has been doing First Impressions for almost five years now so most of our readers should be familiar with the formula. We take.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
WHO'S WHO
Client:
Highways Agency
Main contractors:
Tarmac Construction
Steel erection:
Cleveland Structural Engineering
.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
a74 row in high court
Italian sub-contractor Lucchini has taken its œ5 million A74
dispute with Castelli-Girola to the High Court claiming.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Ram Lock stops thieves
Preventing plant and equipment theft is now a major concern and a
whole new market is being developed to combat the would-be thieves.
For one.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
HOT LINE
Costain Marine International has been awarded a œ7m contract
by NOVITA Construction Company for piling works at Malta Freeport.
Work involves.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Housebuilder Allen doubles its profits
Allen, the Bolton-based housebuilding, contracting and hire
services group, doubled pre-tax profits to œ6 million for the
year to 2 April.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
WJ Mitchell goes down with œ2m debts
Receivers say it is too early to predict whether sub-contractors
owed money by London's oldest contractor, W J Mitchell & Son -
now in.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
'Exceptionally good results' for Lovell
Lovell posted pre-tax profits of œ0.8 million for the half
year to June thanks to 'exceptionally good results' from its
construction.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Rig bonanza to go abroad
Contractors fear that a multi million pound offshore
decommissioning work bonanza, following Shell's decision not to
dump its Brent Spar storage.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
NHBC fears builders don't know Part L
The National House-Building Council is worried that it could face a
'terrible problem' with claims if builders wrongly believe that by
simply.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Cautious welcome for housing spend plans
The Government's White Paper on housing could see more investment
in the market but has only received a cautious welcome in the
industry.
The.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
LU invites bids for Stratford
London Underground is inviting tenders for the redevelopment of
Stratford Station as part of the Jubilee Line Extension project.
Phase 1.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Industry calls for swift PM contest
The political uncertainty caused by the Conservative party
leadership contest will be a further set back to hopes of a boost
to public spending but.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
HA using arbitration to delay pay, claim civils
Civils contractors' cashflow is being hit by a dramatic tenfold
increase in claims going to arbitration at the Highways Agency.
The.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Three consortia up for hospital
Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust's plans for a new hospital is the
latest private finance initiative scheme to get off the blocks.
Three.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Every picture tells a story
Thanks to everyone who sent in captions to our JCB Jubilee ale pic
from last week. We wanted to know what Ambassador the horse was
saying as.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Sheffield United fan spots designer error
CJ and BackBites always endeavour to ensure that all the
information we publish is accurate and in no way misleading, and it
is normally.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Bovis appointed CM for London estates
Bovis has been appointed construction manager by Waltham Forest
Housing Action Trust for the next phase of the œ250 million
redevelopment.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Sainsbury move to N. Ireland
Sainsbury has confirmed its plans to move into Northern Ireland.
The retailer has identified seven sites with an investment value of
around.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Applied Distrib. equips railport
Doncaster's Direct for Europe international rail terminal has
appointed logistics company Applied Distribution to equip and
operate the.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Amec fined œ5k for workers fall
Amec Construction Scotland was fined œ5,000 last week and
accused of a 'blatant disregard for the safety of its employees'
after an accident.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
British Steel to supply HK
British Steel is to supply over œ26 million worth of
structural steel for Hong Kong's new airport and infrastructure
projects.
BS has.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Mowlem wins work down under
Mowlem has picked up œ13 million worth of work in Australia
via its subsidiary Barclay Mowlem and a œ5.1m road job in the
UK.
It.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Ardmore wins libel damages from Mirror
Ardmore Construction and its directors are to receive unspecified
but 'substantial' libel damages over a Daily Mirror article
implicating them in.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
'Design to suit' partnership
Birse is to partner developer Gazeley on an œ8.5 million
'build to suit' contract for a 19,000m2 fully fitted distribution
facility and.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Council official jailed for false build estimates
A former Preston council official was jailed this week for 15
months for his part in a scam to cheat the authority by submitting
false building.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Subbies condemn Admiral 'threat'
Admiral Homes is asking subcontractors to forfeit their retention
funds because the Luton-based housebuilder claims it has run over
budget on 'many.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Calcium bricks not 'harmful'
A brick manufacturer has won a legal test case against a district
council client forcing it to stop listing calcium silicate bricks
as.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
C&N awarded A550 D&B
Christiani and Nielsen has been awarded a œ10.2 million design
and build contract for the A550 Deeside Park Interchange in Clwyd.
The price is.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Norwest loses out to DSS
Norwest Holst lost 'multi-millions' on the contract to build the
new Department of Social Security office in Leeds, according to
chief executive.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Contract law 'not the answer'
Fair contracts legislation is not the answer to the industry's
problems, according to Fraser Morrison. He believes the danger is
that it could.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Balfour Beatty plans to expand
Balfour Beatty's construction division plans to expand its workload
from œ250 million to œ350 million a year.
Mike Welton, joint.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
NH reveals œ14m losses
Norwest Holst has unveiled losses of œ14.5 million after tax
for 1994 - the third year in a row the French-owned contractor has
taken a.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Agency appoints director of DBFOs
The Highways Agency has appointed Peter Collis as private finance
director to head up its DBFO roads programme and promote other
private finance.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Growth prospects for '96 fall to 1.5%
Construction's top economic forecasters are now predicting that the
industry's total output this year will increase by no more than
0.5%, compared.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Kendrick is leading light at awards
Andrew Kendrick, 20, of Leicester, has been named the best
electrical apprentice in England and Wales after a nationwide
competition in which he.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
An industry cry for Woolf
Lord Woolf's Interim Report on Civil Justice proposes a shift away from a situation where might is right and creates a level playing field for.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Unions at war over two craft pay rates
The future of the building and civil engineering Joint Board
negotiating machinery is under threat as a result of a bitter new
inter union war over.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Record profit levels for Morrison
Morrison Construction sees its future in value-added construction
work - a policy which is paying off with new, record profit levels
up 50% on last.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
Dawson is new Gibb chairman
Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners has appointed Jim Dawson as its
new chairman. Dawson takes over from John Bowcock, who was recently
elected.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)
New meaning to pay packet
If you had just agreed to be chairman of the new Construction
Research and Innovation Strategy Panel, how would you feel about
its name? Tony.... more
(29 June 1995 00:00)