Articles by Date : November 29 1999 - December 05 1999
Mixed bag at Vibroplant
Plant hirer optimistic despite reduced operating profits and turnover more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Morrison: record workload
Total workload stands at record £490m, facilities management worth £200m more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Holiday pay response
Re: Ucatt wins pay deal with SGB (3 November page 4) Sir Further to the above article, we were surprised to hear that Ucatt intended to raise.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
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BOXTEXT: KOMATSU Rolls away theROCK
A Komatsu PC27R-8 recently purchased by James McHugh Contractors of
Fife is performing to.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Dutch kit interests demolition firms
Regenerative technology gives Dutch processor and shears a fast cycle time more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Wade wants a third of Arup's market
Hyder Consulting has ambitious plans for its property and building
division. It plans to challenge Ove Arup and grab a third of its
market place.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
CPA considers quality assurance
The Contractors Plant-hire Association could become the first trade
association to offer SGS Qualicert registration to its members. The
CPA is.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Back bites
Whining and dining
Mowlem wined and dined leading industry figures last week to mark
the opening of the Docklands Light Railway extension to.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Designers to be awarded for contribution
A new category for designer of the year will introduced to the
Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards next year.
The award will be given.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Vermeer addsmoretop Commanders
Vermeer has expanded its top range of Commander track trenchers
with three additions: the T-855, the T-1055 and the T1555, now its
largest track.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
The day of reckoning for the final account
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers final accounts under JCT more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
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BOXTEXT: Light years ahead
The Lewisham Link DLR extension is up and running two months ahead
of schedule.
Project view,.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Pioneer purchase puts Hanson in second position
by John Leitch
The UK building materials market has been radically reshaped by
Hanson's agreed £1.5 billion take-over of Pioneer,.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
crane talker
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mowlem swedish rail
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Could efficiency drive be skills shortage white knight?
Construction's demographic time bomb is ticking loud enough to
frighten a deaf man.
We need to find 370,000 workers over the next five years to.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
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MoD rethinks prime contract conditions
Contractors told to give constructive criticism rather than bleat over terms more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Jarvis wins £67m PFIschool projects
Jarvis Projects has been awarded preferred bidder status on four
major private finance initiative schools projects with a combined
value of.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Committee attacks cost of MI5 and MI6 buildings
by Michael Gordon
The Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee has attacked
the inflated costs of converting two London.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
SembCorp shows interest in Holzmann
by John Leitch
Another dramatic week for Philipp Holzmann, Germany's second
largest construction group, has seen the emergence of.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Solidarity needed for new homes
by Tim Wood
Landowners, developers and planners have to come up with a
"committed, sustained and sensible approach" to help the.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Briefs - December 1
Eco-warriors face eviction from Essex site
Teenagers protesting at plans by Countryside Residential (North
Thames) to build 66 large homes on.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
The week in quotes
"Having KPI's produces healthy competition. On 20 different jobs
there could be 20 teams doing similar work. They each want to be
better than the.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Delays affect Earth Centre
The second phase of the troubled Earth Centre, the £100
million millennium project in Doncaster, is running late and is not
expected to be.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Industry pitches for £5bn skills pot
Leaders join forces to secure stake in further education and training work more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Specialists afraid to claim
Subcontractors still scared to claim from contractors despite Late Payment Act more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Worker badly injured in CTRL tunnel collapse
A worker lost one hand and a leg, and may lose his other leg,
following a partial tunnel collapse on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link
in Kent.
.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Contractors to speak out
by Kathy Watson
Contractors' views of the Government as a client are to be a key
theme of next week's conference by the Government.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Corporation backs CrossRail revival
by Kathy Watson
The Corporation of London has given its backing to a revival of the
CrossRail scheme. In a report just published in.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Anglian gears up with 13 partners
Anglian Water 2000 initiative shortlists 13 framework partnering contractors more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
workers
Plea for training as industry sees growth An average of 73,000
additional skilled construction workers are needed annually for the
next five years,.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Laing takes on four police jobs
Laing Hyder has won £100 million worth of private finance
initiative contracts from the Metropolitan Police Authority for the
provision of.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Symonds and Norwich Union win Canterbury College PFI
Symonds and the Norwich Union Public Private Partnership Fund, with
Kvaerner as main contractor, have been appointed as preferred
bidder for the.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Profits up at Meyer
Meyer International, the UK's largest builders' merchants group,
has lifted its interim pre-tax profits in the six months to 30
September to.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Ireland prepares for work bonanza
Moves to tempt Irish workers home to help cope with £32 billion national plan more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
'Reality' shortlist for Anglian Water
Exclusive by Michael Gordon
Anglian Water has used an innovative 'reality check' to shortlist
13 framework contractors, which aims to.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Research aims to reduce accidents
Exclusive by Tim Wood
An in-depth research project designed to reduce the number of
construction accidents over the next three years has.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Famine of electrical skills
Industry needs 35,000 more workers every year to replace leavers and meet growth more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Hyder eyes prime position
Potential for project manager as Ministry of Defence prime contractor more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Asbestos ban now in force
The use of all forms of asbestos was formally outlawed last week
with the coming into force of the Asbestos (Prohibitions)
(Amendment) Regulations.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
MP calls for A1 upgrade
Vale of York Conservative MP Anne McIntosh is calling on Deputy
Prime Minister John Prescott to reverse the decision to cancel the
upgrading of the.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Move costs taxpayer £51m
National Audit Office unsure whether pioneering PFI deal is value for money more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Call for poll
Re: Call to strike against CITB levy (24 November page 4)
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With reference to the call for the scrapping of the.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Walton investigation
by Michael Gordon
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has backed calls for a
Government investigation into the activities of the.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
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"The whole thing has become a bit of a mess and I think if everyone
involved had the chance to do this again they would. I'm waiting to
see who the.... more
(01 December 1999 00:00)
Respect group kicks off
New organisation to improve workers' conditions sets up its first meeting more
(01 December 1999 00:00)