Articles by Date : July 30 2001 - August 05 2001
A question of law
International law firm Hammond Suddards Edge answers your legal questions. more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Talking heads
Should entry standards on to construction university and college courses be eased to woo more graduates into the industry? more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Groundforce unveils Piletec
Groundforce is launching a sister company called Piletec with the
aim of being a one-stop-shop for the groundworks sector. The new
company will be.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Bid to end PPP protests
Call for London mayor Ken Livingstone to drop appeal plans more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
114 deaths bring calls for tougher killing law
Legislation on corporate manslaughter demanded as industry fatalities increase more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
HA set to revolutionise road work
Exclusive by Ross Pearman
The Highways Agency (HA) is further revolutionising its procurement
methods by announcing two new maintenance.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Hope for those striving for health and safety
The construction industry didn't kill as many people in 2000/2001
as some sections of the media were predicting. In the year to 31
March 2001, 114.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Memorial service for Sir Ian Dixon
The memorial service for Sir Ian Dixon will take place in
Bedfordshire in early October. All who knew the former Willmott
Dixon chairman are.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
NHS promised savings
by Laura Hailstone
NHS Estates is being promised innovation and cost savings by a new
consortium bidding for the Procure 21 pilot.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
O'Rourke pays £18.5m to set up new pension
Exclusive by John Leitch
O'Rourke has paid £18.5m to set up a new money-purchase
pension scheme for the 1,700 Laing Construction.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Galliford Try faces £6.5m faulty work bill
by Glenda Thisdell
Galliford Try could be hit with a £6.5m bill for a faulty job
following the discovery in July of voids in a.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Surveyors offered indemnity cover
Low-earning and retired members to be protected against negligence claims more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Clients aim to improve customer relations
Clients are desperate to improve teamworking and meet the demands
of their customers.
But, says former head of estates at the Ministry of.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Wates and Jarvis bag PFI schools jobs
Wates and Jarvis have each played two, won one in the latest round
of Private Finance Initiative schools deals totalling about
£130m.
.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Scots building system change
Plans to radically change Scotland's building control system have
been unveiled by deputy transport and planning minister Lewis
Macdonald.
The.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
DBF puts faith in youth for reform
Design Build Foundation forms Young Graduate Board to 'invigorate' industry more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
SRA £500m tube work attracts major firms
The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) is running the rule over
prequalification bids for the long-awaited £500m extension to
London Underground's.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
McAlpine set for Victoria
Sir Robert McAlpine looks to have got its feet under the table for
an estimated £50m-plus deal to build a high-profile office/
apartments.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
B&CE benefits announces 4% savings bonus
The B&CE benefits company has announced a 4% AVC (additional
voluntary contributions) bonus.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
NEWSBRIEF
Defence estates £500m job attracts interest
Seventeen firms or consortia have registered an interest in
delivering Defence Estates'.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
WTO may lift barriers to winning work overseas
UK construction companies may find it easier to win overseas work
if current World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks on the removal of
protective.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Bids for £180m road jobs
Balfour Beatty and Morrison up for three road schemes north of the border more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Edmund Nuttall 'one of the top performers'
Edmund Nuttall made a pre-tax profit of £15m last year. Peter
Brooks, managing director, said the figure maintains Nuttall's
position as "one.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Local heroes of Best Value
The new Best Value regime came into force a year ago. Over the next three articles, CJ examines its impact. In the first, Will Mann considers.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
New structure for Skanska
Firm splits into three operating divisions in bid to strengthen UK market position more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Scots builders to be licensed
Organisers hope for legislative backing following voluntary scheme's launch more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Searchwell probe gives positive results
Searchwell's ground probing radar system, the MPR50, is proving
itself a worthy investment in more ways than just improved health
and safety.
.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Grove cuts ties with Skyjack UK
Grove Europe has terminated its agreement with Skyjack UK for sales
marketing and product support of Manlift booms. Grove UK will now
handle.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Aarsleff's rail rig deal
Company awaits final approval for rail-mounted purpose-built piling rig more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Saunders gets Moby Dick wheel washer
Saunders Highway Equipment has become the sole UK concessionaire
for the Moby Dick range of truck-wheel washers. Saunders director
Ken Beadle says.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Alfred McAlpine wins multi-million pound job
by Glenda Thisdell
Alfred McAlpine is staking its claim to being both developer and
contractor with a multi-million pound project to.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Court warns non-payers
Solicitor says judgment may meanmore cases proceed directly to court more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Demag Mobile Cranes seeks partner to gain a stronger market position
Demag Mobile Cranes, the German manufacturer, has confirmed that it
is actively seeking a partner to act as a catalyst for its
departure from.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Hackney to get £80m revamp
The London Borough of Hackney is inviting firms to register
interest in bidding for an £80m construction management
contract to undertake a.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Back bites
Play safe
A recent US survey has confirmed what parents have always known.
Playgrounds are bad for children's health. According to the.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Ingersoll-Rand in bid to reduce costs
Ingersoll-Rand (IR) has announced a drop in second quarter net
earnings of $87m (£62m). The company said profit for the
quarter ending 30.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Foundation piling uses UK's first Klemm rig
Foundation Piling has started using a Klemm 708 piling rig, the
first of its kind in the UK, on a contract to upgrade Terminal 1 at
Heathrow.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
10% waste on sites - nothing has changed
Site managers more aware but waste management still in a rut more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Scottish patriotism bites back at Brits
Sir,
I usually enjoy CJ's Talking Heads feature, but your 18 July
edition got my Scottish patriotic back up!
Peter Jones, of the.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
'Pretending to be stars'É attack on CJ Construction Industry Awards
Sir,
I have just seen the table booking form for the Contract Journal
Construction Industry Awards. I would have difficulty in imagining
a.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
CPA strikes back
CPAkeen to redress what it claims is unbalanced criticism of its CTA scheme more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Hackney heads in new direction
The London Borough of Hackney has seized the chance offered by the Best Value regime to find a new way of tackling its backlog of housing.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Work winners this week
Who's winning the work?Contracts Hotline is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. Data supplied by ABI Building.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)
Geoff Brewer of Brewer Consulting considers letters of intent and formation of contract
Early in 1996 Ballast Plc (formerly known as Ballast Wiltshier)
entered into a contract to build a new football stadium for
Sunderland Football.... more
(01 August 2001 00:00)