Articles by Date : May 30 2005 - June 05 2005

Road markings - Bournemouth Borough Council
The Borough of Poole and Bournemouth Borough Council are seeking firms interested in tendering for the above contract. more
(03 June 2005 15:10)

M275 Speed Management Scheme - Portsmouth City Council
The project is to remark the M275 Motorway to introduce reduced lane widths and also build gateway features to encourage a lower speed regime over.... more
(03 June 2005 15:08)

Relocation of temporary buildings - Cambridgeshire County Council
On behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council tenders are invited from suitable firms for the relocation of temporary/portable buildings. more
(03 June 2005 15:06)

Putting safety online
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(03 June 2005 15:04)

Highway reactive management - London Borough of Redbridge
Notice is hereby given of the London Borough of Redbridge that: The Council invites tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the above.... more
(03 June 2005 15:03)

Aggregates Research Programme - WRAP
WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) is a major Government programme established to accelerate resource efficiency by creating stable and.... more
(03 June 2005 15:00)

Erection and Renewal of Street Furniture - Hillingdon London Borough
Applications are invited from suitably experienced contractors who wish to be considered for inclusion on a shortlist of Tenderers for the above.... more
(03 June 2005 14:57)

Galliford Try wins £12.5m residential project
Galliford Try has secured a £12.5m project to design and build a five-storey residential building for Concept Development Solutions in Birmingham. more
(03 June 2005 13:22)

Developer fined £7k after worker left paralysed
Derbyshire-based developer Kieran Mullin Developments has today (Friday) been fined £7,000 after a worker fell from scaffolding and was paralysed..... more
(03 June 2005 13:10)

Investigation using helicopters above Loch Ness
contractjournal.com Newsletter: 02.06.05 Scottish and Southern Energy begin investigations for UK's first large-scale hydro-electric scheme.... more
(02 June 2005 13:44)

UK says rolled up holiday pay is allowed under WTD
Faced with conflicting rulings by the High Courts in England and Scotland, the UK government has admitted that rolled up holiday pay is permissible.... more
(02 June 2005 13:01)

£2.3bn N Staffs housing tender
Housebuilders and developers are being asked to bid for £2.3bn worth of housing regeneration work in North Staffordshire. more
(02 June 2005 12:59)

Network Rail working to plug skills gaps
Rail operator Network Rail (NR) is having to re-skill the 15,000 employees it took in-house from maintenance contractors last year after finding that.... more
(02 June 2005 12:54)

Newsletter editorial - 02.06.05
contractjournal.com Newsletter - 02.06..05 more
(02 June 2005 12:23)

Price of bricks set to increase
Materials prices are set to increase significantly as manufacturers face the prospect of soaring energy and hydrocarbon prices. more
(02 June 2005 11:07)

Wembley bill soars due to steel delays
Multiplex could claw back millions of pounds from Dutch steel contractor Hollandia after the Australian firm blamed cost increases of £45m and a.... more
(02 June 2005 10:44)

Contractors await rail renewals fate
Rail renewals contractors could know by the end of March 2006 whether or not their multi-million pound renewals contracts will be brought back.... more
(02 June 2005 10:44)

Green task force targets procurement shake-up
Major changes to the way the public sector procures its services are on the cards following the formation of a sustainable procurement task force,.... more
(02 June 2005 10:43)

Alfred McAlpine scoops £50m BAA contract
Alfred McAlpine has today (Thursday) secured a £50m mechanical, electrical and building fabric maintenance services contract from BAA. more
(02 June 2005 08:58)

Interserve wins five-year £50m BAA contract
The industrial services division of Interserve has been awarded a contract for projects and maintenance services by BAA worth £10m a year over an.... more
(01 June 2005 15:55)

John Laing unveils plan to fund PFI/PPP projects
John Laing is planning to raise an extra £100m through a Rights Issue to fund the infrastructure group’s rapidly growing number of PFI/PPP.... more
(01 June 2005 15:54)

Amec reaches financial close on DLR
Amec and its 50/50 jv partner the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have reached financial close on the PPP contract to extend the Docklands Light Railway.... more
(01 June 2005 15:54)

Speedy Hire profits up 17% to £25m
Speedy Hire has reported a 21.3% increase in turnover and 16.9% profit increase for the year ending 31 March 2005. more
(01 June 2005 15:38)

Henry Boot wins £7m deal to convert supermarket
Henry Boot Construction (UK) has won a £7m contract to convert a former 22,000m2 Nottingham supermarket into a mixed-use scheme. more
(01 June 2005 15:30)

Mowlem to develop Skypark complex in £14m deal
Mowlem has won approximately £14m-worth of work to redevelop a three-storey office building within Scotland’s Skypark complex. more
(01 June 2005 15:19)

Mott MacDonald wins £9m Indian metro station contract
Mott MacDonald’s Indian company, Dalal Mott MacDonald, has won a £9m contract for the detailed design of the Mandi House metro station. more
(01 June 2005 15:16)

Scaffold body formed to cut falls from height
The scaffolding industry has a new safety at work organisation – the Scaffold Smart Association (SSA). more
(01 June 2005 15:13)

Queen's Awards entry opens
Successful construction firms are being invited to enter the Queen's Awards for Enterprise. The deadline for entries is 31 October. more
(01 June 2005 12:43)

DE appoints Drivers Jonas and Grimley
Defence Estates has appointed Drivers Jonas and GVA Grimley to handle the outsourcing of its estate management services. more
(01 June 2005 12:33)

Online collaboration
contractjournal.com Newsletter: 26.05.05 The Changing Landscape of Online Collaboration - Once the sole prerogative of larger companies, the.... more
(31 May 2005 14:57)