Articles by Date : September 30 2002 - October 06 2002

Invest more in marketing and win more
Contractors need to do away with wining and dining clients, ditch ones which add nothing to their bottom line and add extra seats on the board for.... more
(03 October 2002 14:36)

Felixstowe Docks extension delayed again
The government is further delaying a £30m East Anglian dock extension scheme, which has already been on the simmer for more than 18 months. more
(03 October 2002 12:57)

Balfour Beatty wins Rotherham schools PFI
A Balfour Beatty/Innisfree joint venture, Transform Schools (Rotherham), has been named preferred bidder for the £100m Rotherham schools PFI project. more
(03 October 2002 09:28)

Plymouth - electrical test & repair of council housing
Applications are invited from suitably experienced contractors for inclusion in the above tender list. Applications will only be considered from.... more
(02 October 2002 18:01)

Middlesborough - school builders wanted
Applications are invited from suitably experienced Contractors with the appropriate technical capabilities and financial resources who wish to be.... more
(02 October 2002 17:59)

GMPTE - advance works for Metrolink Phase 3
Alterations to Units 1 and 8 at Ringway Trading Estate, Wythenshawe, as Advance Works for Metrolink Phase 3 - South Manchester and Airport Extension. more
(02 October 2002 17:59)

Hampshire County Council - roadworks
Applications are invited from contractors of proven experience who wish to be considered for inclusion on the select list of contractors for.... more
(02 October 2002 17:58)

Bolton - modular bowling pavilion
Tenders are invited for the Provision of a Modular Bowling Pavilion for Leverhulme Park, Breightmet, Bolton. more
(02 October 2002 17:58)

Shrewsbury - civils and CCTV provision
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced contractors wishing to be considered for civils work and CCTV provision. more
(02 October 2002 17:58)

Merton - highways term contracts
The Council will be renewing the following Term ontracts on 1st April 2003: 1 High Friction Surfacing 2 Highway Markings in Hot Thermoplastic and.... more
(02 October 2002 17:58)

Nottinghamshire - annual tender for street lighting
Annual tender for Street Lighting and Traffic Signal Equipment for the period 1st December, 2002, to 30th November, 2003. more
(02 October 2002 17:55)

Barking & Dagenham - AV installation work
Expressions of Interest are invited from suitably qualified companies for AV installation work. more
(02 October 2002 17:54)

GMPTE - MODERNISATION OF EXISTING ENTRANCE CANOPIES AT WIGAN BUS STATION
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced main contractors who.... more
(02 October 2002 17:23)

Constructionline
URGENTLY REQUIRED Constructionline clients are urgently looking for small and medium contractors in the East Midlands, particularly specialists in.... more
(02 October 2002 17:20)

Mace launches FM division
Mace has moved into facilities management with the formation of a specialist new subsidiary called Macro. more
(02 October 2002 15:04)

Wrong products on site
The wrong products could be used on construction sites because specifiers are not adopting the new European Harmonisation Standards, the Construction.... more
(02 October 2002 14:23)

White's departure 'was no surprise'
Andy White's departure after just five months as head of the Laing O'Rourke construction business was on the cards within days of him taking up the.... more
(02 October 2002 14:22)

Treasury wants hard evidence on VAT cut
The Treasury wants quantification of the benefits of reducing VAT on repair, maintenance and improvement RMI work before it makes a decision on the.... more
(02 October 2002 14:21)

Thales Telematics named as supplier for the Hire Alliance
Thales Telematics has been named as a preferred supplier of fleet management and security technology solutions by the Hire Alliance. The company's.... more
(02 October 2002 14:11)

Stenoak receiver follows up creditors' claims
Grant Thornton, the administrative receiver for several subsidiaries in the former Stenoak Group, has confirmed that it is investigating accusations.... more
(02 October 2002 14:09)

Sol's ultra-light solution
Sol Solution's Panda is said to be an ultra-light dynamic penetrometer for compaction control of trenches and soil surveys. Its data acquisition and.... more
(02 October 2002 13:55)

Skills shortage hits Boot's training plan
The skills shortage within the construction industry is hitting Henry Boot's training centres, which are having difficulty in recruiting trainees. more
(02 October 2002 13:55)

Shred-Tech UK arm renamed
Neatworld has renamed its UK shredding arm Shred-Tech UK. more
(02 October 2002 13:54)

Short-term staff receive more rights
Small- and medium-sized contractors could find themselves pushed to the wall after new working regulations providing fixed-period contract workers.... more
(02 October 2002 13:53)

Quality rules for fit-out
Supply chain management and non-adversarial practices count for little when choosing a fit-out contractor in London. more
(02 October 2002 13:53)

Propencity MBO bid expected soon
The bid from the management buy-out team (MBO) for Propencity, the construction division of the Peterhouse Group, is expected within the next three.... more
(02 October 2002 13:52)

Pochin in image u-turn
Pochin is rebuilding its image after sending the wrong signals to construction clients - turnover slipped downwards as a result of not getting.... more
(02 October 2002 13:52)

Plimsoll report finds top firms not doing well
Despite 6.5% growth in the UK plant hire market, a report from Plimsoll Publishing finds that 83 of the top 100 plant hire companies are performing.... more
(02 October 2002 13:51)

PFI debate should not jeopardise work
The Construction Confederation (CC) joined the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) debate this week by warning that political wrangles over the.... more
(02 October 2002 13:50)

Northumbrian Water calls for contractors
Northumbrian Water is gearing up to invite contractors to apply for inclusion on its select list of framework contractors to carry out the latest.... more
(02 October 2002 13:50)

Northampton council slated by audit report
Northamptonshire County Council has become the latest victim of Audit Commission criticism over poor service and communication after its planning.... more
(02 October 2002 13:49)

New Wirtgen and Vogele at SAIE show
German road construction machinery manufacturers Wirtgen and Vogele will both launch new products at the SAIE show in Bologna later this month. more
(02 October 2002 13:46)

Multiplex luck runs out
A controversial office building project in central London is likely to end a string of successes for Australian newcomer Multiplex. more
(02 October 2002 13:43)

Mowlem launches Euro FM
Mowlem has launched a European facilities management venture with the creation of a joint venture called Arcadis Aqumen. The three-year plan is to.... more
(02 October 2002 13:35)

McAuliffe gets first Volvo FM12
West Midland operator, McAuliffe Bros, has taken the first four new Volvo FM12 tipper trucks fitted with the Powertronic gearbox. Equipped with Trent.... more
(02 October 2002 13:33)

Manager NVQs to be unveiled
New NVQs for supervisors and managers in construction will be launched by the Joint Awarding Body at Building People, the exhibition for National.... more
(02 October 2002 13:33)

London Fire to revamp HQ
The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority is looking for private sector partners to redevelop its Thameside headquarters in a deal being.... more
(02 October 2002 13:31)

Key worker tag misleading, says Eaton
The latest political tag of "key worker" is a nonsense, said Barratt's chairman Frank Eaton as he presented the group's latest annual results, which.... more
(02 October 2002 13:25)

Jarvis top for £70m light job
Jarvis looks to be heading towards preferred bidder status on Sunderland City Council's £70m-plus streetlighting deal. more
(02 October 2002 13:23)

Industry 'unloved'
The construction and building materials sector is "unloved and undervalued" by the City, according to Ernst & Young. more
(02 October 2002 13:22)

HM Plant to kit out Boss
HM Plant has supplied five Fiat Hitachi excavators - four EX135LCs and one EX165LC - along with eight Hitachi mini excavators, five EX16-2s and three.... more
(02 October 2002 13:20)

HA to survey suppliers
Contractors will be under close scrutiny for the next six months by the Highways Agency (HA) as it starts its site survey of suppliers. more
(02 October 2002 13:19)

HA notice for £38m job
The Highways Agency has issued a pre-information notice for the early design and build A419 Blunsdon bypass and Commonhead junction improvement in.... more
(02 October 2002 13:18)

H&V firms set 16% pay marker
The basic rate of pay for a senior heating and ventilating (H&V) craftsman with two welding skills is set to rise by 16% to £10 per hour with effect.... more
(02 October 2002 13:17)

Former Irish planning minister faces prison
A former Republic of Ireland planning minister, who amassed a fortune in bribes from developers, is facing prosecution and a possible jail term. more
(02 October 2002 13:14)

Fiat Kobelco to renew excavator range
Fiat Kobelco will renew its entire range of excavators by June 2004 starting with the tracked 16t and 21t models. more
(02 October 2002 13:05)

DoH reveals six bundled PFI hospitals
A list of six hospitals that the Department of Health (DoH) is planning to batch together into two or three massive privately financed framework.... more
(02 October 2002 12:49)

CTRL workers ready to walk over pay talks
Unsettled tunnel workers on Section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) will stage a meeting tomorrow evening (Thursday) to decide whether to.... more
(02 October 2002 12:49)

Corus launches new business
Corus has launched a new firm, Corus Panels and Profiles, merging the activities of its Precision Metal Forming (PMF) and European Profiles (EP).... more
(02 October 2002 12:46)

Constructionline to recruit from more regions
Constructionline is trying to recruit contractors in several areas of the UK because its clients feel the database is "a bit short" in certain.... more
(02 October 2002 12:46)