Articles by Date : July 31 1995 - August 06 1995
Tolls - a good thing
Though no-one else has, contractors should welcome the advent of
motorway tolls for four reasons. First, Transport Secretary Sir
George Young has.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Civil doubles its fleet with Barford
Essex groundworks contractor Anglia Civil Engineering plans to
double its fleet over the next six months.
When the company first decided to.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
moves
Derek Collins has been appointed as construction director by
Willmott Dixon's specialist housing refurbishment company. Collins
joined the company.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Labour calls for action on Rail Link
The Channel Tunnel Rail Link's two shortlisted bidders are
struggling to secure private finance, partly because of the
financial crisis facing.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Mowlem's œ20m Gate defeat
Mowlem's Carlton Gate legal battle has ended in devastating defeat,
with the contractor agreeing to pay up to œ14 million to the
defendents,.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
NATM to blame for six month delay, says BAA
British Airports Authority and main contractor Balfour Beatty agree
that completion of the œ300 million Heathrow Express rail-link
will be.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Trafalgar faces œ50m writ
Scottish Hydro-Electric and Norweb have filed a œ50m writ
against Trafalgar House for late completion of the œ250m
Keadby Power station.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Construction clamp down Ê TEX
These ominous signs are situated at the colourful main entrance to
the rapidly developing residential area of Kings Hill, a major
mixed-use scheme.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Gleeson's green unit integrated into parent
A string of disappointing results has prompted Gleeson to
restructure its Environmental Construction unit - in future it will
operate as an arm of.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Industry organisations offer Budget proposals to Clarke
Leading industry organisations are pressing Ken Clarke, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, to implement a series of measures aimed at
stimulating.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Branching out at Marston
Memories of a bygone era were stirred last week when the Mayor of
Croydon joined John Marston, chairman of Fulham-based W J Marston
and Son, in a.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Mowlem capitulates
Mowlem threw in the towel this week on Carlton Gate, nearly six
years after it was sacked from Declan Kelly's ill-fated housing
development in West.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Bovis wins Czech deals worth œ16m
Bovis has won three contracts in the Czech Republic worth a total
of œ16 million.
The largest contract is for a œ9 million.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Phew! What a scorcher
Sizzling hot sunshine has taken its toll on employees working on
site. Staff in site offices have been sweating it out in hot and
sticky.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Piling on JLE 105 a 'silent success'
Seven weeks of sheet piling has successfully been completed on the
Jubilee Line Extension without noise or vibration disturbing
residents living.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
MoD selects consortium to redevelop base
A consortium including Taylor Woodrow, Westbury Homes, Wimpey and
THI Leisure has been selected by the MoD to redevelop the former
RAF base at.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
œ21m worth of health tenders
Wiltshire Health Care NHS Trust is putting a range of new build and
refurbishment projects throughout Wiltshire up for tender under a
design,.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
H&H gets green light for Swan Valley bus. park
HIggs & Hill's development arm Swan Hill and Norwich Union have
received planning permission for their 85ha Swan Valley
distribution and.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Tender prices to rise 6% in 1996
Tender prices are set to rise by up to 6% by the middle of next
year, according to an upbeat forecast from EC Harris.
The surveyor bases its.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
NW Water cleans up 'Davyhulme stink'
North West Water is to spend over œ100 million over the next
four years implementing environmental improvements to its Davyhulme
wastewater.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Report catalogues Lambeth failures
Council taxpayers in Lambeth have lost tens of millions of pounds
because of poor management and alleged fraud on construction
projects, a new.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Plumbers reach boiling point
It seems that the boiler industry's research and development funds
are largely spent on trying to come up with new 'jollies' for its
customers.
.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Mowlem wins œ9m Terminal 4 fit-out
Mowlem has been awarded a œ9m contract by British Airports
Authority to fit out the Gate 8 development at Heathrow's Terminal
4. The new work.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Rover partnership brings œ15m to SDC
SDC Construction has won nearly œ20m in new work recently,
including a œ15 million contract for a new paint shop for the
Land-Rover plant.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Insurance specialist closed down by DTI
The 115-year-old Builders' Accident Insurance company, which has
specialised in construction employer and public liability, has
ceased trading.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
H&H sitting pretty for THI/British Land work
Higgs & Hill is in a good position to capitalise on the link up
between British Land and leisure developer THI to develop œ50
million.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Road workers demand safety action on cones
Highway maintenance workers are demanding urgent clarification of
safety regulations following a series of fatalities and major
accidents involving.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Miller wins Bovis 'safe' award for Heathrow
The winner of the 1995 Bovis Worksafe Award is Miller Civil
Engineering which demonstrated 'an outstanding approach to safety
and safety training'.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
RICS says Govt 'wrangling' has hurt property
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors accused the Government
this week of undermining the commercial and industrial property
market with its.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
œ115m work on HK airport goes to Costain group
A Costain-Nishimatsu-China Harbour Engineering consortium has won a
œ115 million contract to construct the landside infrastructure
at Hong.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Improve your plant tax relief
There is more to plant and machinery tax allowances than meets the
eye, warn KPMG specialists Martin Wilson and Jackie Cunningham,
authors of a new.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Tibury bags fourth Costco deal
Tilbury Douglas has bagged its fourth contract for retail warehouse
club developer PriceCostco.
The development will represent an investment.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
RICS joins 2000 to bring women into surveying
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has joined Opportunity
2000 in a bid to encourage more women to become surveyors.
The move comes.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Stop-glow transport policy
Glow-worms could find their lights have been put out if the
Tewkesbury northern bypass gets the go-ahead. It seems that
planners had no idea, when.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
LDDC signs up Patel & Taylor for Docks park
Patel and Tayor and the Paris-based Group Signes have been selected
by the London Docklands Development Corporation to create a new 9ha
park.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Young to take top job at RMC
Peter Young will take over as chief executive at RMC after Jim
Owen, who currently holds the job, retires at the end of the
year.
Young joined.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Prospects for builders' shops worsening
More builders' merchants are poised to go bust because of the
industry's worsening prospects, accord- ing to a new survey.
Key Note Market.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Trafalgar boosts FM with new division
Trafalgar House is boosting its profile in the growing facilities
management sector by pulling its building management and services
skills together.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Owen Williams acquires BRIS design offices
Owen Williams Consulting Engineers of Birmingham have bought the
first of British Rail's five design offices - the first portion of
British Rail.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Firms unaware of landfill tax
Only one quarter of companies are aware of the proposed landfill
tax, according to a recent Mori survey.
The investigation, carried out on.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Balfour takes first CCT road project
Balfour Beatty has scored a breakthrough under the Government's
compulsory competitive tendering policy by being the first private
contractor to.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Sir Frank Lampl once enthused that David Trippier was 'the best
thing that happened to the industry'. Certainly he was the most
popular.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Delayed reaction
The Mowlem v Eagle Star Insurance case has important guidance on the interpretation of the extension of time provisions of an in-house.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
FINDING CAPITAL FOR AN MBO VENTURE
Rule number one - don't put yourself at risk when seeking finance for an MBO. Jen Woodward of Dibb Lupton Broomhead explains how not to lose.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
PREPARING YOUR BUSINESS PLAN FOR POTENTIAL FUNDERS
Jen Woodward lists the sort of information you will need to provide any potential funders in your business plan more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
The rise and fall of the 'lump'
When is a self-employed worker not self-employed? This is the question every construction company should be asking itself after the case of Lane.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
View from the Regions
The summer months have shown the usual patchiness in new orders,
with sudden surges of activity being balanced by quiet spells, no
doubt mirroring.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
CONSTRUCTION VENTURE CAPITAL DEALS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
Phildrew Ventures has been responsible for two MBO success stories in the construction sector. All that is left for Phildrew to do now is exit.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
taking the mbo plunge - what comes next?
Your next move is finding your team, lawyer, accountant, and venture capitalist. Jen Woodward advises on how to manage their roles more
(03 August 1995 00:00)
Ashtead posts record profits
Ashtead Group, the UK plant hirer, has nearly doubled its pre-tax
profits to a record œ13.6 million.
Peter Lewis, chairman, said: 'We have.... more
(03 August 1995 00:00)