Articles by Date : May 29 1995 - June 04 1995
Pumping it up
Following its success with the V4 pump - the first in a series of
low noise, highway-towable pumps - Ingersoll-Rand has launched a V6
150mm.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Liebherr's big deal at Colmar
In the week Liebherr launched its biggest ever hydraulic shovel, it also bought Wiseda of the US. Ian Brown reports more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Working for a better future
Are you aware of employees' extended legal rights to receive a written statement of their employment terms? Mark Watson of law firm, Fox.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Tighten your grip with M-B-W power screed
Bolton-based M-B-W (UK) has tightened its grip on the concrete
finishing sector with the introduction of its new K150 power
screed.
Developed.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Fast and powerful Pulsa firing
Fixings company Spit claims its recently launched fixing system,
Pulsa, which has been developed specifically for fixing drywall
track to concrete.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
LIGHT RAIL - SURVIVING THE 80s and PROSPERING IN THE 90s
Following many false dawns, light rail and tram schemes are finding favour with politicians and public alike more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Rockwool for fire prevention
Rockwool Conlit 150, a fire prevention material from Rockwool, has
recently been used on structural steel throughout the new Alfred
McAlpine.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Dishy idea for housebuilders
Here's something for housebuilders on the look out for that little
bit extra to make their houses stand out from the crowd - the house
brick.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
New bulk flowing screed
Gyproc Floor Screed, a new bulk flowing screed from British Gypsum,
has recently been used at an office development in South
Yorkshire.
The.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
No lubricant needed with Lamell
CSR Humes' Lamell jointing system is now supplied as standard on
all its reinforced concrete pipes from 450mm to 1200mm diameter and
from 1800mm to.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Long-reach Cat
The UK's first Cat 325L super reach excavator, recently put to work
at a sand and gravel quarry in Birmingham, is proving a suitable
alternative to.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Colourful way to warn traffic
Traficop's new range of temporary road warning signs, said to be
light and durable, are designed to comply with the Traffic Signs
Regulations 1994.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Written statement requirements
Names of employer and employee
Date employment began
Date continuous employment began
Pay and payment arrangement
Hours of work.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Facilities Management Survey
Company NameChief ExececutiveTotal Annual No. of people directly %
of order book overfor FMturnover in œmemployed in
FM1yr3yrs5yrs
.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Rapid scaffolding assembly by Sprint
Sprint is a new rapid assembly frame scaffolding system from SGB
Youngman. SGB says it is faster to erect than conventional tube and
fitting.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
LIGHT RAIL'S BATTLE FOR HEARTS, MINDS & WALLETS
Since the mid-80s, financing and putting together light rail schemes has been a fraught process. However, winning Parliamentary approval is now.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
œ1 BILLION OF SCHEMES WAIT FOR THE GO-AHEAD
Midland Metro and Croydon Tramlink top the list of potential schemes promising a major source of construction work more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
One battery keeps new Hilti cordless drill going
Hilti (GB)'s latest cordless drill, the TE-5A supplied with a 24
volt battery, allows users to work for extended periods on one
battery charge. A.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
LIGHT RAIL IS BACK AND HERE TO STAY
The 'loony boom' in light rail proposals of the 1980s has not killed off the industry. Thanks to pragmatism, new schemes are up and running and.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
FM - not for the feebly managed
Looking to diversify into a new multi-billion market? One with
margins (reportedly for some, 15%)? Why not try facilities
management? It's a.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
INBRIEF
Lords rail link probe
The Government was questioned in the Lords this week about the
Channel Tunnel Rail Link bids. Replying, Viscount Goschen.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
A reversal of fortunes
Stephen Norris, the Minister for Local Transport, recently said:
'The Secretary of State and I consider Metrolink to be an
enormously successful.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
HOT LINE
Christiani & Nielsen has been appointed by Stena Sealink Ports
to construct a multi-million link bridge as part of the Holyhead
Salt Island.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Sidewinder does its level best
Bedfordshire-based Relay Roads, which has been using its Sidewinder
offset placing machines on contracts throughout the UK for the last
four years,.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Morrell back with œ150m writ
David Morrell, former head of failed contractor Mitchell, will put
forward a plan to sue Coopers &Lybrand for fraud at the holding
company's.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Sun rise over the Severn
Laing-GTM is into its final year of construction on the dramatic
Second Severn Crossing connecting England and Wales. The privately
financed scheme.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Latham group calls for one consultant list llist
A call for a single consultants' register has been made by Working
Group 4 of the Latham Committee - it wants the register held by the
Department.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
RT James bought by WSP Group
Consulting engineer, WSP Group, has acquired RT James for œ1.4
million. The move adds new offices at Gateshead, Stockton, Hull and
Chester and.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Two month delay for N.London Line
Late design changes on Jubilee Line project 111 have delayed the
reopening of the North London Line by two months to July. Efforts
by main.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
'Discount' allegations alarm major CM groups
Some construction managers are fraudulently obtaining payments from
trade contractors to supplement their unviable fees, it has been
claimed.
.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
No cup, no league but a new stand
Watson Steel is well under way with fabrication of the first roof
girder for Manchester United's new œ18.6 million 25,000
capacity North.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Taywood back in the black
Taywood Construction should be back in the black by the end of this
year, although it does not expect to recover all its first half
losses in UK.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
ICE publishes new standard form of bond
A new ICE form of bond has been published as a consultative
document by the civil engineering Conditions of Contract Standing
Joint Committee,.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Watkins creditors attack 30p deal
Creditors of failed contractor VAT Watkins have reacted with anger
to the news that they are to receive just 30p in the pound after a
deal was.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Two London workers die in 100ft fall
Two workers plunged 100 feet to their deaths last Friday when the
supports to a cradle they were dismantling on a Laing office block
refurbishment.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Union bosses accused over legal fees
Three suspended members of the full-time executive council of Ucatt
have been accused of recklessly spending hundreds of thousands of
pounds of.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Alternative highway code
Thanks to Charles Phillips of Alun Griffiths (contractor) who sent
through reams of suggestions of who might sponsor roads signs.
There was a bit.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Bovis wheels in œ10,000
Three Bovis managers have got on their bikes to boost fund raising
for The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Doing the Lambert walk
Caroline Lambert got a little more maintenance than she expected
from her ex-husband this week. Nigel Lambert responded to her
latest demand by.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Brighton goes down the tube
Refurbishment of the exterior of the hotel on Brighton's seafront
was complete and it was time for the scaffolding to come down.
While a.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Wallis refurbs Somerset Hse
Wallis, part of the Kier Group, is refurbishing the New Wing of
Somerset House, London. The phase two work includes conservation of
windows,.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
œ8m plans for Ilfracombe
North Devon District Council is proposing an œ8 million plan
to help regenerate Ilfracombe on the North Devon coast. It plans to
remove the.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
œ40-46m contract up for tender
Dudley Borough Council is inviting contractors to prequalify for
one of the largest LA road contracts to go out this year. The
project, estimated.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Leeds plans submitted
Plans for a 32,660m2 office and distribution centre just outside
Leeds have been submitted by Moorfield Estates and the Semley
Group. The scheme.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Barberry starts second phase of Temple Court
Richardson Barberry is set to start work on the œ70 million
second phase of its Temple Court development in Birmingham early in
1996. The.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
CCS - 'not blackballed'
Tony Merricks, president of the National Specialist Contractors
Council, has emphatically denied any suggestion that the NSCC has
'blackballed' the.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Tilbury wins œ18m work
Tilbury Douglas has picked up œ18 million in two new contracts
and has been given the formal second stage go-ahead for the
œ38 million.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Nigerian fraudsters target CIoB
Nigerian fraudsters are using the Chartered Institute of Building
directory as a means of contacting potential victims of a cash
scam.
.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Croydon tram bids invited
Contractors are being invited to prequalify for the œ154
million Croydon Tramlink project this week. Three or four consortia
will be invited.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)
Tarmac 'to trade with fewer firms'
Tarmac Construction is carrying out a major internal review of its
purchasing strategy to maximise its œ700 million-a-year buying
power. The.... more
(01 June 1995 00:00)