Articles by Date : January 31 2005 - February 06 2005

Mowlem pledges to cut costs and delays on Bath Spa
Bath Spa could be open in six months and would cost only £26m if Mowlem was allowed to take over the project as a design and build contractor,.... more
(04 February 2005 15:28)

West Lothian contractors sign up to code of practice
The 29 contractors West Lothian Council employs to carry out its road works have all signed up to a voluntary code of practice. Six utility companies.... more
(04 February 2005 09:21)

Laing wins £5.4m regeneration contract
John Laing Partnership has been chosen as contractor partner for the next stage of "Ramsden's Revival" - the regeneration of the Ramsden Estate in.... more
(04 February 2005 09:13)

Hyder plans to raise £10m for acquisitions
Hyder Consulting has launched a share placing to raise up to £10m. more
(04 February 2005 08:33)

Offenders can fill skills gap
The government is drawing up plans to encourage young offenders to take up training in construction in a move to help fill the industry’s major.... more
(03 February 2005 17:02)

Lovell wins £8.6m affordable housing contract
Affordable housing provider Lovell is set to start work in the spring after winning an £8.6m contract to develop Warndon in Worcester. more
(03 February 2005 16:54)

More join CCS as associate members
Another nine contractors have become associate members of the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS). more
(03 February 2005 14:02)

Corus Panels gains safety standard
Corus Panels and Profiles has achieved Loss Prevention Certification standard for a composite wall panel after fire control tests. more
(03 February 2005 12:33)

Mowlem expects £7.5m loss in 2004 results
Mowlem expects to report a loss of £7.5m in its results for last year, due principally to accounting issues in its M&E business, Mowlem Technical.... more
(03 February 2005 11:33)

Capita buys Buchanan Consulting Engineers
Capita Symonds and Colin Buchanan and Partners have today (Thursday) announced the purchase by Capita Symonds of the entire share capital of Buchanan.... more
(03 February 2005 11:29)

Bellway sold 7% more homes in the first half
Bellway increased the number of homes it sold in the six months to 31 January by 7% compared with the same half a year ago. more
(03 February 2005 08:26)

JCB helps out after tsunami
Nineteen JCB machines have been donated to aid the massive clear up operation following the Asian tsunami. more
(02 February 2005 15:59)

DEFRA unveils trio of waste management PFI schemes
The government is hoping to draw new competition into the waste management sector with the launch of three major PFI waste management initiatives in.... more
(02 February 2005 15:11)

English Partnerships selects trio for London homes plan
English Partnerships (EP) wants all three consortia on the shortlist for the multi-million pound London Wide Initiative to be involved in the scheme. more
(02 February 2005 14:43)

Sir Robert McAlpine launches £4.3m Holyrood damages claim
Sir Robert McAlpine has today (Wednesday) launched a £4.31m damages claim against the Scottish Parliament for failing to secure the £50m Holyrood.... more
(02 February 2005 14:14)

Amec jv wins £190m South Lanarkshire PFI schools
An Amec-led joint venture has been named preferred bidder for South Lanarkshire Council's £190m secondary schools PFI project. more
(02 February 2005 12:46)

Balfour/Skanska and McAlpine win ECI deals
Balfour Beatty and Alfred McAlpine are set to win one and lose one of a brace of early contractor involvement road deals in England and Wales.... more
(02 February 2005 11:53)

CPD Newsletter introduction
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(02 February 2005 10:55)

Cox Plant falls into administration
Cox Plant Hire, one of the oldest names in the UK rental sector, has gone into administration. more
(02 February 2005 10:53)

E-learning in the construction industry
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(02 February 2005 10:48)

CPD Newsletter Why CPD
The use of web based multimedia training, such as CPD Construction, Contract Journal’s online CPD service, is an ideal way to satisfy both the.... more
(02 February 2005 10:46)

Utility contractors face £5,000-a-day fines for delayed works
Utility contractors face maximum fines of up to £5,000-a-day if they do not complete street works on time under a new Traffic Management Act being.... more
(02 February 2005 10:42)

Councils steer clear of Scots roads deal
None of the councils that opposed the award of the Scottish Executive’s £350m trunk road maintenance contracts four years ago will be rebidding for.... more
(02 February 2005 09:59)

Mulalley wins £15m Kelsey Housing deal
Mulalley has won the £15m contract to refurbish five tower blocks in Gosport, hampshire, for Kelsey Housing Association. more
(02 February 2005 09:30)

Council workers to ballot on changes to pension scheme
Approximately 40,000 local authority construction workers are threatening a ballot on industrial action over changes to their pension entitlement. more
(02 February 2005 09:29)

Project manager sought to speed up Bath Spa project
Bath & North East Somerset Council (Banes) is looking to appoint a project manager to help deliver Mowlem’s £33m Bath Spa project which is running.... more
(02 February 2005 09:29)

Peterborough Council rues £25m oversight
Peterborough City Council’s PFI schools programme is facing serious cutbacks and delays after a £25m funding black hole was revealed in a scathing.... more
(02 February 2005 09:27)

Ringway scores a first by doubling CAT rating
Ringway has become the first contractor to double its Capability Assessment Toolkit (CAT) score following an assessment by the Highways Agency (HA).... more
(02 February 2005 09:26)

Country & Metropolitan ahead of last year
Country & Metropolitan (C&M), the housebuilder and regeneration specialist, is achieving record sales in the affordable housing market, "despite the.... more
(02 February 2005 09:26)

Three fined £95,000 after Romanian worker death
Three defendants today (Wednesday) received fines totalling £95,000 following the death of a Romanian worker four years ago. more
(01 February 2005 16:49)

CNH restructures to compete alongside Case
CNH (Case New Holland) has rationalised its equipment branding with four of its five marques combining under a new re-branded New Holland full line.... more
(01 February 2005 15:27)

Amey wins £300m highways contracts in Cumbria
Amey has won contracts worth £300m, as part of its strategic partnership with Cumbria County Council, to deliver highways maintenance and other.... more
(01 February 2005 15:25)

300 jobs go at Crane Fruehauf
Trailer manufacturer Crane Fruehauf has ceased production at its Norfolk facility and gone into administration. more
(01 February 2005 13:28)

Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future seminar more
(01 February 2005 11:40)

World's smallest crane at SED 2005
UNIC Cranes Europe will be showing the world's smallest and lightest crane for the first time in the UK at SED 2005. more
(01 February 2005 11:02)

Jarvis completes TubeLines stake sale to Amey
Amey has confirmed that the £146.8m bid for Jarvis’s one-third stake in TubeLines has been completed. more
(01 February 2005 11:02)

Animal lab contractors to be protected by new law
New measures to tackle the intimidation of businesses by animal rights extremists were announced today (Monday) by Trade and Industry Secretary.... more
(01 February 2005 11:02)

Lafarge and RMC in agreement over cement levels
Lafarge UK has reached an agreement with RMC over high alkali levels in cement made at its Westbury works. more
(01 February 2005 10:11)

Amicus T5 workers threaten strike
Amicus members on T5 will be balloted for strike action if the project's contractors do not meet their demands by 8 February. more
(31 January 2005 18:15)

Plant insurance premiums rise 40%
Thefts on construction sites are costing the industry £800m a year, according to a study by insurer Allianz Cornhill. more
(31 January 2005 17:06)

Company director faces jail for assault on HSE inspector
A company director faces jail after he was found guilty of repeatedly punching a Health & Safety Executive (HSE) inspector. more
(31 January 2005 14:36)

Hole lot of trouble in East Sussex, survey reveals
Over half of holes dug up by utility companies across East Sussex have been filled badly, according to a council survey. more
(31 January 2005 14:34)

Four contractors to bid for £10m London Docklands Light Railway station
London's Docklands Light Railway has selected Hochtief, Gleeson, Mowlem and Taylor Woodrow to submit tenders for a new £10m station at Stratford in.... more
(31 January 2005 14:31)