Articles by Date : March 29 1999 - April 04 1999
Industry buoyant over prospects
The majority of directors and managers in the construction industry
are confident the industry will grow this year.
Sixty-eight per cent of the.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
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Tarmac Building
Sidell Gibson and Partners
Watermans
Trent Concrete
Severfield-Reeve
.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
JCBsets out USA stall
JCB chairman Sir Anthony Bamford finally confirmed at ConExpo that
backhoe loaders would be produced at the £40 million
manufacturing facility.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Mixed response to social PFI initiative
Leading PFI players welcomed the news this week. Mark Johnson, PFI
lawyer at Devonshires, said: "This is a significant new source of
business and a.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Social housing challenge for PFI
PFI has finally come of age. From grandiose eighties dreams of
double decking the M25 and building a submerged tube tunnel under
the Thames, over.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
HSE WARNS ON ASBESTOS USE
Attempts by white asbestos producers to deflect the impending
European Union ban on its use fell on deaf ears last.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Birse tipped to score £30m deal
Exclusive by James Atkinson
Birse is being tipped to win an estimated £30 million contract
to boost capacity at Manchester United.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Close call as crane collapses
A tower crane collapsed in Central London last week, narrowly
missing three on-site labourers.
The police and inspectors from the Health and.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Partnering debut for social housing work
The largest social housing project to be procured through
partnering has been concluded by city and international law firm
Trowsers and Hamlins.
.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Brum PFI hospital job goes wrong
by Tim Wood
Housing association, English Churches Housing Group, has been
severely censured over a PFI project at Birmingham.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Woolf reforms come into force
Construction lawyers are heralding the introduction of changes to
the Civil Procedures Act next month as a major step towards ending
speculative.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Social boost for PFI
Minister to announce PFI approach to management of social housing sector more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Designs for social housing
Stonebridge Housing Action Trust in north west London has
advertised for an architect-led, multi-disciplinary design
consultancy to draw up designs.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
ECA worth £50 million
The Electrical Contractors Association is second only to the
National Farmers Union as the country's richest employer
association, according to the.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
A successful step into the unknown
Sir,
Your coverage of Bluewater certainly struck a chord with Bovis
because this is a project that was first and foremost about
building.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Bidders for Liverpool's millennium work sought
Contractors are being invited to prequalify for the £16.5
million Millennium Discovery Hall and Gardens project and the
£9.5 million New.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
£30m PFI duel
Two consortia remain in battle for £30m East Sussex flood defence scheme more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Councils utilising tender loophole
SECG voices its concerns over local authorities using a loophole in the law more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
So high noon has arrived!
The sheriff needs the help of townsfolk to drive out the cowboys more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Severfield-Reeve makes £10m as subsidiaries 'perform strongly'
Severfield-Reeve, the structural steelwork fabricator, reports a
tightening of prices and margins since the start of 1999.
The group announced.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
CIB project pact to improve performance
The Construction Industry Board is to launch a slimmed down version
of partnering aimed at smaller construction companies next month.
Government.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
A £20m win for Laing
Laing has won a £20 million contract to refurbish and extend
The Eagle Centre in Derby for developer MEPC.
The work includes the provision.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Amey scoops £100m deal
Amey has scooped a over £100 million worth of contracts in
London in three deals encompassing building, civil engineering,
property and.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Small firm cash-aid tax plans launched
The Inland Revenue has published details of revised tax regulations
announced in the Budget and are designed to aid cash flow for small
employers. .... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Railtrack gravy train poised to hit buffers
Railtrack Directors have attacked the company's railway maintenance
contractors accusing them of being "fat, dumb and happy" and
criticising their.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Fastrack claims £120,000 from Morrison
Morrison Construction is holding urgent meetings with a second
subcontractor on the £17 million Leisure World site in
Coventry in a bid to.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Raising roofing standards - Raising roofing standards
A two pronged attack on poorly finished products in the roofing
industry has been launched with the introduction of a guaranteed
quality standard.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Bovis floats its options
New York, London or both? That is the question for Bovis in £400m flotation more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Amey aiming for sectoral switch
CEO says Stock Exchange reclassification is the 'inevitable next step for the group' more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Mott begins £18m appeal
Appeal against damages awarded after 10-year dispute over remediation work more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Financial losses due to ignorance
Exclusive by Tim Wood
Smaller specialist contractors are losing money because they are
ignorant of the new payment provisions and.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Tarmac's green plea to Prescott
Tarmac stresses the importance of recycled aggregates to Governments more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Work winners
LONDON & south east
Southwark roads
Work: Road
Location: Southwark/London
Value: £10m
Type: Refurb/repair
.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Volvo gets on the Case at ConExpo
Volvo downplays Case takeover gossip while JCB quoshes talk of buying Volvo more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Dump truck deal signed
South African articulated dump truck manufacturer Bell Equipment
has signed a deal with John Deere's construction equipment division
whereby Bell.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Profits not as high as hoped for
Despite the strong pound, JCB increased exports by 6 per cent last
year, though at £84.2 million compared with £80.3 million
in 1997, Sir.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Losing the image battle?
How does a spate of bad news or a hefty provision against a loss on a project affect confidence in a construction firm? Graham Ridout talks to.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Guaranteed credit is offered by Irish bank
A guaranteed credit facility is being offered to UK construction
firms by the Bank of Ireland as part of a drive to expand its
industry-based.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
'Sneaky' Chancellor blasted by builders
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has written off one of the
principal recommendations of Tony Merricks' 'anti-cowboy' task
force even.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Construction awarded £7 million for research
Construction has won £7.3 million to support research and
innovation projects over the next three years. The money has been
won as part of the.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Excavator fire prompts action
Exclusive by Fiona Kingston
An independent enquiry into an excavator fire in Somerset has
prompted immediate remedial action by the Environment.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
james r knowles appoints exec director
Nick Longworth has been appointed an executive director of James R
Knowles, the provider of contractual.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
The pre-cast castle put in place
Partnering with specialist contractors and the use of pre-cast construction techniques helps produce efficient building methods. James Atkinson.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Back bites
No show
Tarmac Quarry Products was left red-faced last week at the
inauguration of its newly sponsored Junior Research Fellowship at
Jesus.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Positive outcome over Tarmac labour contract
George Brumwell, general secretary of Ucatt, has professed himself
"quite happy" at the outcome of talks with Tarmac over the
operation of a.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Benford rollers make Vegas debut
UK manufacturer Benford launched two new self propelled rollers at
ConExpo. The Benford SP2008 and SP2006 have operating weights of 8
tonnes and 6.... more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
Defects and refusal to pay
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers substantial performance more
(31 March 1999 00:00)
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