Articles by Date : June 28 1999 - July 04 1999
John Doyle Group demerges
Exclusive by Graham Ridout
John Doyle Group, the construction and facilities management
organisation, demerged into two separate.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Behind every good intention...
As if PFI wasn't complicated and difficult enough already, a new
variety has been dreamed up for the local authority sector (page
3). The.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
A1/M1 to be resurfaced
The UK's most expensive privately funded road must be resurfaced
only months after opening, because it is too noisy.
The £200 million.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
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(30 June 1999 00:00)
MoD in Kosovo shopping spree - MoD in Kosovo shopping spree
Buyers visit construction equipment show to source Kosovo quarry kit more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
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(30 June 1999 00:00)
Bovis sets up Latin American company
Bovis is bidding to strengthen its presence in Argentina. It has
formed Bovis Latinoamerica, the result of a merger between the
business Bovis.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Galliard in court
Galliard Homes is due to appear in the Technology and Construction
Court this week to answer charges in two cases of poor building
work at the.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Government warns local authority chiefs
Improve procurement procedures and look for 'continuous improvement' more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
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(30 June 1999 00:00)
Consortium to bid for LU
A new consortium has been formed to bid for part of the £7
billion public-private partnership reorganisation of London
Underground.
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(30 June 1999 00:00)
Six vie for rail firm
by John d'Arcy
Six bidders have shown an interest in acquiring First Engineering,
the Scottish railway maintenance group.
A short.... more
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(30 June 1999 00:00)
MoD drafts new form of contract
by Kathy Watson
The Ministry of Defence's new form of contract for prime
contracting will be unveiled at workshops beginning.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
PFI projects pass accounting rules
Price Waterhouse Cooper study clears four existing deals under the new rules more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Guy's to build new children's hospital
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust is planning to build a £29
million children's hospital at its London.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Costain-Skanska awarded hotel deal
Costain-Skanska has been awarded the £46 million design and
construct contract for the refurbishment and extension of the Great
Western Royal.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
£30m kick start for PFI
The cross-agency initiative will offer larger PFI deals at local authority level more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
£29m Urbis project awarded to Laing
Laing sees off rival bids for Manchester City Council's Millennium Quarter project more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
European demolition role for Button
Howard Button, immediate past president of the National Federation
of Demolition Contractors, has been.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Amec secures £29m R&D laboratory deal
Amec has won a £29 million contract to design and construct a
process research and development laboratory for AstraZeneca R&D
Charnwood at.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Pay talks to start as rates rise 10%
Ucatt general secretary George Brumwell has advised employers in
the Construction Confederation that operatives will be ready to
start talks on a.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Union calls for joint action
Exclusive by Tim Wood
Ucatt has called on main contractors and workers to join forces to
improve safety on construction sites following.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Workers must have better conditions, or clients will lose faith, warns minister... - Show respect, or lose it
At the Construction Industry Board's annual conference, new groups to tackle sustainable construction and improve the conditions for workers.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Try hails training rebirth
by John d'Arcy
Signs of a sustained upturn in training are hailed by Hugh Try,
chairman of the Construction Industry Training Board, in.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Tarmac faces dismissal claim
Industrial court rules operatives were directly employed by Tarmac agency more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Jarvis logs 9% margins
City panic over rail dispute sends share price crashing by 35 per cent to 322p more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Back bites
Off to a flyer
One-upmanship quote of the week from Linda Booth, PR to Charles
Moran, managing director of the Controlled Demolition Group:.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Profit doubles to £1.1m for YJL
Former Lovell Group reaches 'a stable foundation' says chief executive Heppell more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Bourgein launches Trench Wand attachment
Case trencher/tool carrier dealer Bourgein has launched its latest
hydraulically powered Trench Wand attachment. This has been
specifically.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Aarsleff installs cofferdam
Aarsleff install watertight structure to provide permanent on-line storage tank more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Melville dundas exceeds £1m pre-tax profit
Construction group Melville Dundas has recorded its first-ever
pre-tax profit of more than.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Template 'seriously flawed'
Union leader Allan Black has spelled out in detail why he considers
the proposals for the new Template holiday pay scheme to be
"fundamentally.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Union anger over 'grassing' bribe
Exclusive by Tim Wood
Ucatt has accused the Balfour Beatty/Amec (BBA) joint venture of
misplaced loyalty after it offered workers a.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Hi-Point's on-site recycling revolution
UK sees arrival of mobile crushers from Hi-Point to assist in site recycling more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Saving £20m at the Dome
Whatever you think about the merits of the Millennium Dome itself, there can be little doubt it is turning into a stunning success as a.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Work winners this week
Who's winning the work?Contracts Hotline is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. Data supplied by ABI Building.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Jarvis wins £60m PFI scheme for MoD
Jarvis is preferred bidder for a major Private Finance Initiative
scheme to design, fund, construct and manage the Army Foundation
College for the.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
The ball in Sweett's court
Tomorrow it is a year since the buy-back of Cyril Sweett from Chesterton, chairman, Francis Ives, tells Ron Godfrey the story behind the.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
The ball in Sweett's court
Tomorrow it is a year since the buy-back of Cyril Sweett from Chesterton, chairman, Francis Ives, tells Ron Godfrey the story behind the.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
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Baldwin's good results
Baldwin's Industrial Services, which was floated just last year,
has turned in a cracking set of results. Turnover is up from
£28.7 million in.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
The effects of adjudication
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers the scope of adjudication more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
The effects of adjudication
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers the scope of adjudication more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
OutlookZara
Zara Lamont, directorConstruction Best Practice programme BOXTEXT: The question: Nearly a year to the day after Sir John Egan and the.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
The week in quotes
"The military has estimated that the range of damage is between 10
and 25 per cent of infrastructure damage of housing, but the key to
repairs are.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
Jarvis logs 9% margins
City panic over rail dispute sends share price crashing by 35 per cent to 322p more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Five sign up to good practice pact
Key central Government bodies, Inland Revenue, Customs and Excise,
Companies House, the Environment Agency.... more
(30 June 1999 00:00)
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