Articles by Date : July 28 1997 - August 03 1997
Foundations are the key says finance chief
UK contractors who want to be world players have failed because
they have not laid strong foundations like CRH said Sheridan.
"They tend to go.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Shell are sure about partnering
In place of the traditional approach of tendering out to multiple contractors and the adversarial relations that often come with it, Shell has.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Magnox seeking tender reaction
Magnox Electricity is seeking contractors for a œ30 million
decommissioning project at Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in
Wales.
The.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
From gloom to boom for Eve Graham
It was a couple of years after buying Eve Graham that the division
ran into trouble.
Foster explained: "We moved into a larger market as a.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
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Bonded to performance?
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers performance bonds and a case of when does "any" really mean "any"? more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
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 Data
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Willesden hospital
Work: Hospital
Location: Willesden/London
Value: œ10.8m
Type: New Build/Demolition
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Amec Tunnelling
Amec Tunnelling has been awarded a œ10.5 million contract by
North West Water for Stage 2B of the Southport main drainage
project.
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Contractors in the social housing sector are backing the Deputy
Prime Minister's initiative to develop the "house of the future",
and the phased.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
The plus points of partnering - EDITORIAL COMMENT
Hooray for Shell! It is not often a client will own up to
struggling to pay its contractors on time. Still less a blue chip
oil company (page 18)..... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
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Source: V. B. Johnson & Partners, Chartered Quantity Surveyors
to the Construction Industry and editors of LAXTON'S Building Price
Book. 01923.... more
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Climate research boost
Construction investment could have a massive boost following new
research into climate change on a local level.
The Government-backed research.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Agencies used to dodge PAYE
The Inland Revenue and the Contributions Agency are failing to
address concerns about contractors avoiding transferring workers to
PAYE by setting.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Two of the "dirty dozen" scrapped
But five schemes to go ahead, four deferred, in Government announcement more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Kent lifts freeze on œ30.6 million approach road
Contractors will have the chance to tender for the œ30.6
million Ramsgate Harbour Approach Road in Kent shortly.
Kent County Council has.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Accidents on the rise despite CDM rules
The introduction of the Construction Design & Management (CDM)
Regulations has failed in its objective to reduce accidents on site
-.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Survey shows problems may worsen
Labour shortages could be exacerbated if construction output
continues to grow, according to the latest Construction Trends
Survey from the.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Delay dogs œ50m Costain contract
M5 bridge widening delayed by two-and-a-half years says Government more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
New figures show output to rise
Construction output will rise by an average two per cent in 1997
and 1998, before slowing down to 1.6 per cent in 1999, according to
the lastest.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Cement solution
Contractors developing brownfield sites can save on landfill costs
by sealing contaminated land with cement rather than tipping it,
according to a.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Britannia Group in œ8.4m bid for BB&EA
Britannia Group has launched an agreed bid of œ8.4 million for
British Building and Engineering Appliances.
Britannia's principal.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Major projects drain site skills
Tunnellers, M&E contractors and fit-out specialists are all in demand more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Mergers on the up
Merger and acquisition activity in the European building products
sector hotted up last year, as 186 deals were signed with a total
value of.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Barwick challenges Prescott
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been challenged by the head
of a construction firm in Dover over his claims that the industry
is.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Hungerford bridge bids
Invitations to tender for design and construction of pedestrian
bridges either side of the Hungerford rail bridge in London have
been issued by.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
œ26m Brighton plans
Plans for a œ26 million programme to refurbish a listed
building on the Royal Pavilion Estate in Brighton are expected to
get underway in the.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Disaster link-up
Firms join forces to offer solutions to fires, explosions, floods or forces of nature more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Eve plans flotation after getting back in the black
Eve Group plans a full floatation on the Stock Exchange next month.
Graham Foster, MD, said last week: "It is our objective to
expand."
Back.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
PFI for Dorset
Dorset County Council is the latest local authority to opt for a
PFI solution to overcome the lack of public funding for new local
road projects. .... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Attack on "shabby" Railtrack
Railtrack chairman Sir Bob Horton has conceded that the victims of
three recent train crashes had received shabby treatment from the
private rail.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Ban coming soon
As the asbestos lobby gathers support government announces complete ban more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Bovis Czech deal
Bovis has won three projects in the Czech Republic worth a total of
œ39 million and two project is Slovakia worth œ13
million.
The.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
mott macdonald win contract
Roads victory
for MacDonald Mott MacDonald has won the Highways Agency contract
to manage repairs and improvements to trunk roads and motorway.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
New rail cutter out
Partner Industrial Products has developed a new railsaw which comes
complete with a rail cutting attachment. It ensures easy and
precise alignment.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
GNW step forward
Joint company for Manchester retail and leisure complex is announced more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
œ68 million result for Ingersoll Rand
Chairman credits earnings increase to "a strong domestic economy" more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Laser win NPL
Laser, the John Laing/Serco consortium, has been appointed
preferred tenderer for a œ300 million PFI contract.
The contract is to build.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Kubota to offer engine remanufacture service
Kubota (UK) has introduced Remake - a new service that offers
customers replacement engines remanufactured to its own strict
standards.
Each.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Caldermec sales
Caldermec, an equipment distributor set up a year ago by David
Meece and Geoff Butterfield has turned in œ4 million of sales.
The firm's.... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Corgi costs under fire
Gas installation industry says that registration costs could help cowboys more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
Hungerford legal wrangle
Copyright claim by architects after snub by council, but councillor says: "Projects must take place in the real world" more
(30 July 1997 00:00)
New fire code includes "no smoking" sites
The latest construction site fire code brings in new provisions for
temporary accommodation, materials storage, protective coverings
and smoking..... more
(30 July 1997 00:00)