Articles by Date : January 08 1996 - January 14 1996

Foreign threat will force UK mergers
Opinion is divided as to what form the bulk of the construction sector's restructuring will take. Some argue that merger activity will largely.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Bovis looks forward to œ34m of work in store
Bovis Construction has picked up a total of œ33.7 million worth of projects for supermarket giant Safeway and Marks & Spencer. For.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Gammon bags œ433m of HK work
Gammon Construction has been awarded three major contracts in Hong Kong worth a total of œ433.3 million. The largest order won by the.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Abbey profits hit by falling house prices
eire-based property group Abbey said this week that the recent downturn in construction activity, affecting both its housebuilding and plant hire.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Liebherr to supply Thai expressway contract
German construction equipment manufacturer Liebherr is to supply 65 pieces of machinery to the constructors of a road expressway near Bangkok,.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

New upgraded rock trencher
Linclonshire-based J Mastenbroek has launched an upgraded rock trencher. Called the 14/14, the 9350kg machine takes over the company's.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Double headed drill from I-R
Ingersoll-Rand has launched its latest geotechnical, anchor drilling rig. Called the KLEMM KR 80701, the unit features a simplified.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Pel-Job wins super order
Excavator and dumper makers Pel-Job has secured 30 sales with Ballards Plant Hire of Finchley, north London, over the last four months. These.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Record order for JCB 1CX backhoes
Shropshire-based Greyhound Plant Services is taking delivery of 10 JCB 1CX backhoe loaders - the biggest single order for the model, claimed by its.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Good for life
Mechanical anti-theft equipment maker Lincmaster is to offer a lifetime guarantee for its products. Designed to prevent plant equipment being.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

NPR helps nail plant thief
The National Plant Register is claiming a crime busting success after Thames Valley Police convicted a man of stealing a Kubot mini excavator. .... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Simpson made Shepherd MD
Privately owned contractor Shepherd has promoted Geoff Simpson to the post of managing director. He moves up from the position of regional.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Other industry figures honoured include: - Dixon: a delighted Knight
Order of the Bath; CM Roderick Allison, chief executive of the Health and Safety Executive's offshore safety division. Order of the.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

New look Business Alert from ABI
From today, subscribers to CJ will benefit from a major new agreement with ABI Building Data. ABI, the leading supplier of business data on the.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

ARM pulls œ25m of water work
ARM Utility Services has bagged a maintenance contract from North West Water which is thought to be worth about œ25 million. The contract is.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Temple contractor denies pay claim
Andrews-Weatherfoil this week says it has paid lighting contractor Raphael Magnus 'every penny it is owed' despite still waiting for more than.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Contractors blame old iron pipes for burst mains
The water companies' failure to invest in infrastructure is to blame for many of the burst mains which followed the Christmas freeze and thaw,.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Housebuilders reject CIEC
The House Builders Federation has followed the Building Material Producers and slammed the idea of joining a broader construction industry body,.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

DoE investigates council bidding
The Government is to investigate allegations that councils are flouting compulsory competitive tendering rules by favouring in-house bids for.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

PFI slammed as a 'complete con'
The Government's œ25 billion list of priority schemes within the Private Finance Initiative was this week slammed as 'a complete con', after.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

City outlines Amec options
Unless Amec improves its performance over the next 12 months it will face another and, almost inevitably, successful bid, a leading City analyst.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)

Record launches new division
Woodworking machinery makers Record Power Tools is expanding its market with the launch of a business end user division. The division will sell.... more
(11 January 1996 00:00)