Articles by Date : January 28 2002 - February 03 2002

Éhard graft
Have you made a new year's resolution and stuck to it? more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Legislation to ensure EU firms pay out fines
by Ross Pearman Foreign contractors could be able to break health and safety laws in the UK without penalty for another two years while.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

United campaign calls for tougher safety law
Unions, safety bodies and families unite to pressure government on safety more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Latham is next CITB chairman
Sir Michael Latham is the new chairman of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Outgoing chairman Hugh Try, who steps down at the.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Threat of strike over holiday pay
UCATT claims some subcontractors are failing to pay operatives holiday money more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Back on target to reduce site fatalities
Last year, Contract Journal had the unhappy duty to report a 61% increase in the number of fatalities on UK building sites (for the nine months to.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Bridge barriers 'should be lengthened'
The Highways Agency (HA) has completed its 10-month investigation into the use of near-side safety barriers following the Selby rail crash in.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
Culture comes to Leicester for £60m Leicester City Council is planning to build a £60m cultural quarter in the St George's.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

MBO on cards for Laing's top performer
by John Leitch A management buy-out (MBO) for Holloway White Allom (HWA), the only construction business subsidiary within the John Laing.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

NEWSBRIEF
EU firms must follow minimum wage laws European Union construction companies posting their workers in another member state should follow local.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Road works set to face harsher rules
by Justin Stanton Civil engineering and utilities contractors face more stringent rules from 1 February when the Safety at Street Works.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

PM forgets 10-year plan
by Justin Stanton Tony Blair's inability to remember the 10-year transport plan during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Virtual company set to end blame culture
NHS Estates on hunt for health trusts to volunteer for pilot partnering scheme more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Plans for CofE construction school
A Church of England school specialising in construction could be open to pupils in September 2004 if the government gives it the green light. .... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

£100m housing deal
Bett Homes-led consortium wins Glasgow Council scheme to regenerate estates more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Council road work out
A stream of large local authority road jobs are set to be advertised in the OJEC. Somerset County Council is alerting contractors to a.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

£13m police HQ PFI deal
Gloucestershire Police Authority is to invite firms to prequalify for a £13m privately financed deal to build a new headquarters for the force.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Packaged work not fair to SMEs
CJ survey pre-empts OGC procurement questionnaire result more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Planning change in the system
Was the Green Paper above criticism? Tim Wood investigates. more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Fury over Bickerton
by Ross Pearman Creditors of Bickerton Construction have voiced their anger this week after the full details of the company's accounts.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Modify adjudication rules
Adjudication would be improved if the rules were modified to eliminate the possibility of the process being used to resolve major claims and the.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Edinburgh housing is deemed a risk
An alarming number of Edinburgh's Georgian houses are falling into a dangerous state of repair, a fatal accident inquiry was told last week. .... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Man found in collapsed building
The body of a man reported missing after a fire-damaged Aberdeen building collapsed last Tuesday has been found. The 34-year-old employee of.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Halcrow plans to double
Consultant's five-year growth plan calls for a push into the energy sector more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

FMB joins battle for employment review
Bogus self-employment growth is favouring cowboy builders, says FMB more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Asbestos delays Wimpey
Housing development put back three months after discovery of asbestos more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Fitzpatrick scoops £35m road maintenance job
Fitzpatrick has ousted Raynesway from a local authority term maintenance deal potentially worth at least £35m. Fitzpatrick will take over.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

£12m Welsh road line-up
The National Assembly for Wales has lined up five contractors to pitch for a £12m road deal in Monmouthshire. In the hunt for the A40/A449.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Volvo's additions
Volvo adds a range of crawler excavators and completes wheeled loader range more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Output is expected to fall then rise
Construction output is expected to fall by almost 2% this year, after increasing by an estimated 2.5% in 2001, according to the latest forecasts.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Genie launches updated booms
Genie has launched re-designed versions of its S-80 and S-85 telescopic booms with what it says are the first and only active oscillating axles in.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Atlas Copco redesigns kit
Atlas Copco's range of four-wheel compressors has been redesigned to comply with new European-wide exhaust and noise emission standards which came.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

BSP markets hammer
BSP International Foundations has begun marketing the Expotech excavator-mounted vibrating piling hammer in the UK and Ireland. The Multiplier, a.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

HAreassures CECA fears
HA says road schemes are being taken forward in line with the 10-year plan more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Database bodies are an unnecessary evil
Sir, Further to your article about the compulsory requirement by WS Atkins to enforce companies to join National Britannia Supply Line (CJ 19.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

In favour of endorsing health and safety issues
Sir, After reading a letter in the 16 January edition, I would like to add my endorsement for the Institution of Occupational Safety.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Back bites
Who is this man? Backbites needs some help from its readers. We're trying to establish the identity of the man sat at the controls of the.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

UpRight restructuring has US and UK plans
by Paul Howard American access manufacturer UpRight's restructuring programme continues with the decision to concentrate US production at.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Registered vehicle records show a rise
2001 saw 313,441 commercial vehicles registered, a 5.2% increase on 2001 and the highest number recorded since 1989. Light commercials between.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Broadband for construction
BTopenworld is promoting broadband internet access to the construction industry, promising communication speeds more than 10 times faster than.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Bridging the gap
The 1,410m-long Humber Bridge, Britain's largest single-span bridge, and the third largest in the world, is being resurfaced for the first time.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Two dumpers put to the test
Site dumpers are the backbone of many small construction sites, so you have to get the right one. Contract Journal's sister magazine PMJ checks.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Work winners this week
Contracts Hotline is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. Supplied by ABI Building Data. more
(30 January 2002 00:00)

Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers statutory demands
The case of William and David Oakley -v- Airclear Environmental Limited examined a number of interesting subjects including contract procurement,.... more
(30 January 2002 00:00)