Articles by Date : June 27 1994 - July 03 1994

Shergar - horse racing
It was a rather surprising decision for Connections to run the English Derby winner Erhaab in Saturday's Eclipse Stakes while the second and third.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

THAT SECURE FEELING
Is your site as safe as it can be against thieves and vandals? And within the perimeter fencing, is it as secure and as well serviced for site.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Plant hire rates rising
Plant hire rates and activity levels are both continuing to rise according to the latest survey from the Construction Plant Hire Association which.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

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Steel contractors chasing Department of Transport work are facing unfair competition from European companies, especially Arc-Sipra of Italy..... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

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Construction will enjoy a bumper workload from theexpansion of higher education - if funding snags can be resolved. Mike Sherrington reports more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

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A 5% increase in tender prices is on the cards with the possibility of 6% to 7% for 1995 and 1996 more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

IN BRIEF
Eurotunnel strapped for cash The poor take-up of Eurotunnel's rights issue means that contractor TML will now receive nearer œ70 million.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Wiltshier faces Darlington action
The Appeal Court has paved the way for Darlington Borough Council to sue Wiltshier for œ2 million in damages over the Dolphin Leisure Centre.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Offers made for Watkins' jobs
The receiver of VAT Watkins says it has received acceptable offers from two builders for the majority of the company's contracts, including the.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Show us your funny bone
We're making no bones about it - there's a bottle of champagne for the winner of the best caption for this picture. It looks like there has.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

VOX POP
Will the new Criminal Justice & Public Order Act help contractors deal with the problem of environmental protesters? Richard Diment .... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Italian piler goes under
The collapse last week of Italian groundworks contractor Imter Scavi UK just three years after its aggressive entry into Britain has strengthened.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Tarmac sues Atlantic
Tarmac is suing developer Atlantic Property Developments for more than œ400,000 over a row on a retail park contract in Wales. The claim.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

UK firms fail to impress EU bosses
UK construction companies have singularly failed to gain the respect of Europe's business leaders according to a survey published this week. .... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Lunatic fringe roads protestors up the stakes
Anti-roads campaigners are resorting to more violent means as their attempts to delay construction projects are frustrated. Police in Bath this.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

RATES: KEEP THEM DOWN!
All the worst things in American society turn up on these shores sooner or later, and interest rate rises are no exception. So in the light of.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Benchmarking scheme launched
A benchmarking scheme aimed specifically at the construction industry and backed by œ100,000 of grant was launched last week by construction.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Amey/Wimpey jv wins Bedford bypass
An Amey/Wimpey joint venture has been awarded the contract to construct the œ39 million A428 Bedford southern bypass, as tipped in CJ, 12 May..... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Hackney lines up regeneration bids
Five housing associations and nine developer contractors are being lined up by Hackney Council in London to compete for a œ42 million.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

HOT LINE
Wimpey has seen off Kyle Stewart to win a œ7m design and construct office scheme at Argent Group's œ250m Brindleyplace development in.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Hall and Tawse enjoys a fine brew
Hall and Tawse is to build a œ1.9 million Brewers Fayre at Kettering in Northants for Whitbread Sherwood Inns. The 22-week project includes.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Jubilee job awarded
The Costain/Taylor Woodrow joint venture has been awarded a subcontract, worth between œ10 and œ15 million, for the running tunnels.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Blue Circle signs up Aussie developer
Blue Circle has signed a conditional contract with Australia- based property developer Lend Lease Corporation for the œ300 million Bluewater.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

HK row set for resolution
The two-year row over how Hong Kong's œ13.3 billion Chek Lap Kok airport should be funded could finally be resolved this week, clearing the.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Laing, Wimpey sell property
Laing and Wimpey - two construction groups committed to ploughing more money into privately funded schemes - have just raised œ180 million.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Croydon trams plans move on
Croydon's Tramlink project has been given the go-ahead by the House of Commons Opposed Bill Committee. The Committee approved the project in March,.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Moves
David Ballard has been appointed Director Designate at the Glass and Glazing Federation where he will take up that position at the beginning of.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Record Ghana win for TH
Trafalgar House has won its largest ever contract in Ghana, a œ19 million project to construct 2,698 primary school buildings throughout the.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

'Cut VAT rate on refurb' call
The rate of VAT on housing alterations and renovations should be cut, according to the Construction Industry Joint Taxation Committee's 1994 Budget.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Tarmac re-pour for M3
Tarmac is blaming changes in its cement supply for its problems with concrete on a bridge over the River Itchen - part of its œ45m contract to.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Kier Build wins œ20m hospital
Kier Build has won a œ20 million contract to build a new 362 bed district general hospital in Chichester for the Royal West Sussex National.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Dutch firms protect Rotterdam from storms
A consortium of four major Dutch contractors is building a œ320 million storm surge barrier project to defend Rotterdam from flooding. .... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

North Sea gravity tank takes shape shape
A Costain/Taylor Woodrow joint venture is on schedule to complete an 80,000t gravity base tank for BP Exploration's Harding Field development in.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Chetwood warning about skills gap
A lack of Government investment in training has left a skills gap that is bound to push up industry costs, according to Sir Cliff Chetwood,.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Major reclamation project launched
English Partnerships is launching a œ102 million land reclamation programme for 1994/95. The vast majority of the budget, œ91.5 million,.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

MACE payment terms challenged under review
Specialist firms are asking construction manager MACE to review its form of trade contract which they describe as 'giving the impression of a.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

FCEC lobbies MPs over road investment
Backbench MPs from all parties are to be lobbied over the currently low levels of investments in local roads. The Federation of Civil.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Tender
However much overcapacity remains, pressure is building on contractors to increase their tender prices. There appears to be a growing consensus.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

A father of construction law
The late Judge John Newey QC had an immense influence on the development of industry law more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Universities
Higher education is a potential source of more than œ1 billion worth of work for the construction industry over the next decade. The.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

politics steel
In the run up to the European Parliamentary elections earlier this month we were all forced to listen, to a tedious extent, to the argument about.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Contractors warned over inflation
Recession-hit contractors might find it difficult to believe, but the UK is experiencing its ninth consecutive quarter of growth, according to.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Demolition Men at large
Exploding into history is Medlock Court, a 16-storey concrete tower block at the notorious Moss Side District Centre in Manchester. The.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Never mind the rowlocks...
Here are some housebuilders determined not get stuck up a creek without a paddle. The managing director of Redrow Homes Northern, Ken Ewen,.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Vera - MBE
'Good Morning - Federation!' The clipped and cheery tones of Vera Saddler, FCEC receptionist and voice of the Federation for 29 years are, to that.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

NHBC fury at rival warranty
A row has blown up over attempts by local authority building inspectors to promote a house warranty scheme which rivals the National House-Building.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

M62 delayed for two years
In what could be seen as a triumph for the green lobby, the œ300m M62 relief road, north of Greater Manchester, has been delayed by a further.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Rail strikes bruise ARC
Foster Yeoman and ARC are together losing œ50,000 for every day of the industrial action by Railtrack's signalling staff. The Wednesday.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Too busy
The Concrete Repair Association's press conference on 'Market Developments in the Concrete Repair Business' was suddenly and unexpectedly cancelled.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)

Italian leanings - are they sufficient?
It was a drab out-of-season afternoon when council surveyor Gerald Johnson summoned up courage to break the bad news that the town's clock tower.... more
(30 June 1994 00:00)