Articles by Date : August 29 1994 - September 04 1994

Steel firms lead registration drive
Structural steelwork firms have launched a trial project to create a quality-based register of firms operating in their specialist sector. .... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Amsterdam tunnel units take shape
Dutch firm Smit Maritime is building eight 160m-long tunnel units at a dry dock in Antwerp for the construction of a new crossing connecting.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Bomb discovered on site
Construction workers on a Galliford housing development in Nottinghamshire got an unexpected day off last Wednesday after unearthing a massive.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

DBFO tipped for big profits
New consortia formed to bid for DBFO road schemes could realise substantial profits long before the end of their 25-year payback period - according.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

First win for Birse/B&B
Birse and Bilfinger + Berger have won their first contract together after four fruitless years of joint tendering. The œ20 million-plus.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

RICS call to boost rented housing with Trust
The private rented housing sector should be expanded by setting up a trust to make it easier and cheaper for pension funds to invest in the market..... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

BLAIR BLASTS CONDAm DELAY
Labour Party leader Tony Blair has hit out at the continued delay in introducing the Construction Design and Management safety regulations.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

MUGS AWAY
'Contracting remains a mug's game' notes the broker NatWest Securities in a briefing document on the forthcoming results season. Figures posted by.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

TV ads aim to beat cowboy plumbers
A television advertising campaign aimed at eradicating cowboy plumbers is to be mounted by the National Association of Plumbing Heating and.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

VOX POP
Do MPs deserve their 4.7%, inflation-beating, pay rise? Derek Tordoff, director, BCSA Yes. The problem.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Labour votes for Latham
The Labour Party will introduce legislation to underpin standard forms of contract when it is re-elected, according to John Battle, the Opposition.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Taywood to manage Catterick services
Taylor Woodrow Management has won a contract to manage an estimated œ50 million worth of works services at Catterick Military Establishment.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Tunnel proposed for Greenwich
A œ90 million bypass built in a 1km-long box girder tunnel along the Thames foreshore has been proposed as the best option for solving town.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Bank on Midland!
Six contractors are understood to have picked up contracts worth around œ15 to œ20 million as part of the Midland Bank's œ250.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Gateshead park planned
A new business park is to be created alongside Gateshead Metro Centre, Europe's largest covered shopping complex. JF Miller Properties, part of.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

œ78m Wirral terminal plan
Plans for a œ78 million ro-ro ferry terminal with a science and business park and leisure facilities at Twelve Quays Dock, Birkenhead, have.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Fresh hope for Watkins subbies
The receiver of VAT Watkins has given fresh hope to suppliers and subcontractors hit by the building group's collapse back in June. Coopers.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Green light for S'ton scheme
Plans for a œ60 million scheme to redevelop the Commercial Road area of Southampton has received planning permission. The proposed scheme.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

c&c results
Taywood is likely to emerge as the star performer in a results season that will show a resurgence in profits from the major construction groups. .... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Clients consider response to Latham
The first steps towards the creation of a Construction Clients Forum were being taken this week as representatives of the main client-based.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Anneka's challenge
Taylor Woodrow will star in the BBC's Challenge Anneka programme this Saturday (3 September) when the company attempts to build an indoor riding.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Mowlem group wins Stockholm rail link
A Swedish-UK consortium, including Mowlem and GEC Alsthom, has won a œ390 million contract to build a 20km rail link between Stockholm and its.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

EC plans late pay interest charge
The European Commission is threatening to introduce legislation to give firms a statutory right to interest on overdue payment if contractors do.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Redevelopment for Rotherham
Construction work should begin at the end of the year on a œ10 million redevelopment of Rotherham town centre. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Thorp plant for R McAlpine
Sir Robert McAlpine has a œ15 million contract to construct a mixed oxide plant processing building and link building at the Thorp.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Amec to extend Aberdeen Airport
Amec Design and Management is to design and construct a 900m2 extension to the existing terminal at Aberdeen Airport. It will also manage the.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Oresund link work to start
Work is to start by the end of October on the first marine contract of the œ2.1 billion Oresund Link between Denmark and Sweden, according to.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Wimpey no 1 housebuilder
Wimpey has firmly established itself as the UK's biggest house builder this year, according to a new report by Credit Lyonnais Laing. Wimpey.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

DoT round table to speed up new roads
The Department of Transport is seeking to speed up its road building programme by introducing 'round table' planning conferences to discuss.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Learn from engineering, ECI urges
The European Construction Institute is gearing up for its sixth conference this November. Director Ivor Williams tells Ben Roskrow about the.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

DIY job
The potholes were a nightmare - customers arrived at the counter cursing and swearing. Some suffered broken springs to their vehicles. For.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

COLOURFUL CONCRETE PROVES ITS DURABILITY
Contractors are taking a fresh look at modern concrete brick. Geoff Fawthorp, chairman of the International Concrete Brick Association (ICBA),.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Cumbersome legislation
Section 14A of the Limitation Act 1980: Felton v Gaskill Osborne & Co and a special time limit for negligence actions more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

The other guinea pig
Rumours that the FCEC's Jim Turner has a guinea pig named Latham are not exactly true. The cavy is in fact called Richard - after Sir Michael's.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

REGISTER - OR LOSE OUT
The Latham Report is just one of several forces giving ever greater impetus to the move towards registration. John d'Arcy assesses to what.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

HOT LINE
The Miller/Kier joint venture is confirmed as contractor for the œ49m advance works contract for the M66 Manchester outer ring road. The job.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Moves
Peter Popper has been appointed deputy managing director of Higgs and Hill Construction Holdings Ltd. Popper joined Higgs and Hill as managing.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Fraudelent dealings
Customs and Excise officials have successfully prosecuted Peter George Grimble and Pantiles (Plant Hire) over fraudulent dealings involving.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

IN BRIEF
Willmott Dixon recovers Willmott Dixon has recovered from its first loss in 130 years of trading to post a œ600,000 pre-tax profit for the.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Morrison provides jack-up
A jv of Morrison Construction and Bilfinger+Berger is jacking twin concrete box bridges under the main Bedford-London railway line at Elstow in.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Too cold for normal epoxy
Combining epoxy resin and specially selected graded aggregate, the new Watco Concrex 'Cold Set' is for repairing eroded floors in cold stores and.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Protection for new shrubs
A new range of BonTerra Biodegradable Flax Mulch Discs and Blankets are designed for protecting newly planted or established shrubs and trees. The.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Premtape protects against corrosion
Premier Coatings Ltd has launched Premtape Systems, a range of pipe and steel anti-corrosion and waterproofing products said to be quick and easy.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

W750 drill from Stayer Power
Latest addition to the Stayer Power Tools line is the W750 electronic power drill for the professional user in building, plumbing, electrical and.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

New models of mobile floodlights
Two new models of mobile floodlighting have been launched by Henry Cooch Ltd. The first is a range of quiet machines with tower heights of.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Aluminium safety flooring system
Diamondback is an aluminium safety flooring system launched in the UK by Glynwed Metal Services. In the United States, it exceeds the stringent.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Aco Drain ensures good drainage
Efficient surface and membrane drainage are combined in one easily installed system, the Membrane Drain from Aco Drain, a division of Aco.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

Vibra-Tech shakes it up
Netherlands-built Vibra-Tech vibrating screening buckets are used in numerous construction, demolition, mining and quarrying, reclamation,.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

A. McAlpine hires Case 888s
Wheeled excavators from Case Poclain play an important role on the M56 motorway widening scheme. Main contractor Alfred McAlpine won the œ11.8.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)

New CompAir road breaker unveiled
A new road breaker, designed for heavy demolition work and dense concrete breaking, has been introduced by CompAir Holman. Known as the RB40, the.... more
(01 September 1994 00:00)