Articles by Date : January 27 1997 - February 02 1997
INBRIEF
french connection
A joint venture between WS Atkins and Scetauroute of France has
been awarded the contract to manage and supervise.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
CIOB starts computer information war
The Chartered Institute of Building has gone into competition with
the Construction Industry Computing Association by launching an
industry-wide.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Report demands urgent car park safety review
Multi-storey car park barriers, pin-connections and fatigue in
steelwork need to be reviewed urgently, according to a report from
the Standing.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Five fight for Dome
Five contractors have been shortlisted to supply the structural
steelwork contract for the Millennium Dome.
Rowcord Engineering, Westbury.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Contractors' fear over serious VAT threat
Contractors warn that moves to increase their tax burden pose a
serious threat to a fragile sector that is still emerging from the
recession.
.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
New registration scheme promises massive savings
A new national registration system of contractors and consultants
is set to save firms thousands of pounds every year on costly
prequalification.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Two year steady growth forcast
The construction industry will enjoy steady growth over the next
two years according to Construction Forecasting and Research.
CFR's latest.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Budget repair cuts bite deep
Repairs to older homes will be hit badly by the funding cuts
announced in the last Budget, according to the National Housing
Federation..... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
No standard clauses in latest PFI guide
The Government has published new guidance on PFI aimed at speeding
up the negotiating process and cutting costs.
The new guidance Further.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
œ100m Tay project
North of Scotland Water Authority has combined five separate
schemes into a single œ100 million PFI scheme known as the Tay
project. The main.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
West Brom fast food go-ahead
Construction work should start within the next few weeks on a
œ30 million project being developed by Barberry House
Properties at Great.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Taywood pulls out of Bute PFI
A Taylor Woodrow led consortium has pulled out of the running for
œ70 million PFI contract to redevelop Bute Avenue in
Cardiff.
The.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Ward buy-out imminent
A management buy out of Ward Building Systems' structural steel and
steel building divisions is imminent, CJ learnt this week.
Rugby Group sold.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
MD reveals new payroll option
Building contractors faced with the choice of transferring "bogus"
self-employed workers onto the payroll or risk huge tax bills from
the Inland.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Mail superhub tenders due
Tenders are due out shortly for the construction element of a
œ100 million distribution centre of Parcelforce, part of the
Post Office, in.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
"He wanted people to think he had the same package as a top construction boss" - œ1.8m debts sink Forum
Painter and decorator Kevin Legg has almost been put out of
business because of the money owed to him by Forum
Construction.
"I'm not.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
McAlpine's œ9m stadium job
Alfred McAlpine has won a œ9 million contract to develop the
fourth stand at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield. Work
on developing.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Kvaerner tops success with œ188m win
Kvaerner companies have scored some notable successes overseas
recently with pride of place going to a œ188 million contract
to build the.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Amec bags œ33m lab contract
Amec Construction has been awarded a œ33.6 million guaranteed
maximum price contract to undertake the design, management and
construction of.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Bucknall Austin buys BRCS
Bucknall Austin, the quantity surveying and project managing group,
has bought BRCS (Building Control).
The group is one of only three.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Steel retentions ban planned
Steelwork contractors and concrete structures contractors are both
planning to introduce blanket bans on retentions.
The British Structural.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Team pays œ7.6m for subsidiary
Camas has received œ7.6 million for the sale of Camas
Associated Asphalt, its highway construction, maintenance and
surfacing subsidiary. It.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Construction orders rise by 5%
New construction orders rose by 5 per cent during the three months
to November, compared to the same quarter in 1995, boosted by a
strong.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Leap in house starts
New house starts leapt up by almost a third in the last quarter of
1996, compared with 12 months earlier.
National House Building Council.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
FM is booming says group boss
Symonds has won a place on two major shortlists in the past week,
worth a total of more than œ550 million.
A consortium of which Symonds.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Confidence at Hirex 97
The activity at last week's Hirex 1997, the small plant and tool
exhibition held at the Wembley Exhibition Centre, did much to boost
confidence for.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Blue Circle's œ220m boost
Blue Circle, the UK's biggest cement manufacturer, has increased
its presence in North America. The St Mary's Cement Corporation,
its first.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
M4 support project looms
The Highways Agency is to remove one of the 147,200 tonne crosshead
supports on the M4 elevated section at Junction 2, Hounslow, West
London.
.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Gleeson bucks the selling trend
The Trend amongst major contractors recently has been to sell off
divisions and specialise. Gleeson is happy to remain unfashionable.
It has no.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Winning a œ550 million race against time and two tides a day
Walter Allan looks at the race to complete Lisbon's Second Tagus crossing in time for the 1998 Expo. more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Materials: Mortars and Screed survey
The UK mortars and screeds market is expected to grow by more than
10 per cent before the end of the century.
This is a major contrast to.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
ARC buys concrete firm
The Hanson Group's construction materials subsidiary, ARC, has
purchased Rossington Aggregates, a South Yorkshire-based
ready-mixed concrete.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Rugby Group buys Boulton &Paul
The Rugby Group has acquired joinery manufacturer Boulton &
Paul from a consortium led by Schroder Ventures for an initial cash
sum of.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Pull-out hits œ60m PFI hospital plan
A œ60 million PFI healthcare project at Walsgrave Hospital in
Coventry was put at risk recently when facilities manager Symonds
was forced to.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED
Patrick Reynolds explains how classical building proportions can make the difference between a mediocre structure and a masterpiece - and give.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Understanding the customer
In his third and final article on Total Quality, Stephen Bowcott, chairman and managing director of Ernest Ireland Construction, the West.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Tipping named FMCEC's new president
Keith Tipping, md of Komatsu UK, has been elected president of
FMCEC (Federation of Manufacturers of Construction Equipment and
Cranes). As boss of.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Persimmon promotes Greenaway
Persimmon Homes (Wessex) has promoted Nigel Greenaway to the
position of construction director.
Greenaway, 36, has extensive experience in the.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
HIRE ASSOCIATION EUROPE AWARDS
l Hire Person of the Year: Dougie McKeown, md of D McKeown Plant
Hire, Northern Ireland.
Awarded to a person who is considered to have made a.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Beard Dove appoints Mason
Andrew Mason, formerly of Cyril Sweett Project Consultancy, has
been appointed director of the Construction Advisory Division of
Beard Dove. He.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Carden joins Osborne board
Steve Carden has joined the board of Geoffrey Osborne Building, the
building arm of the Osborne Group.
He is responsible for the construction.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
PTP's œ3m kit spending spree
PTP Aerial Platforms, the Rentokil Initial-owned access hirer, has
invested œ3 million in new kit "to kick-start our 1997
programme" says md.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Wrekin makes board changes
Wrekin Group has made two changes to its board of directors.
Nicholas Ibbotson, formerly group accountant, has been appointed
group finance.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Kvaerner takes first UK Solimec R-622
New Year, new name, new strategy and new kit is the message as KCF
takes the UK's first Soilmec R-622 self-erecting rotary piling rig
from the.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
BDA gets new marketing head
The Brick Development Association has a new head of marketing and
public relations, Julie Mitchell.
A graduate of Edinburgh University and.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Plugging the hire law gap
The recent case of Ross Group -v- VSI Automation looked at some
interesting general questions of contract interpretation.
The action was.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
INBRIEF
LATEST FROM THWAITES
Site dumper manufacturer Thwaites has introduced its latest model
to the UK market, the Alldrive 6 tonne Powerswivel.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
Retailers tackle building costs
Sainsbury is spearheading a co-ordinated move with other retailers,
including Marks and Spencer and John Lewis, to cut the cost of
building new.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)
INBRIEF
TRAFFIC REDUCTION BILL
The decision of the House of Commons to give a second reading to
the Road Traffic Reduction Bill will provide an.... more
(29 January 1997 00:00)