Articles by Date : May 17 2004 - May 23 2004

HSE warns it will enforce asbestos regs
In two days' time firms that have not got an asbestos management plan in place to comply with the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 could.... more
(19 May 2004 15:40)

China has no affect on UK steel prices, claims Corus
The slowdown in demand for raw materials in China will not result in UK steel prices falling, Corus has claimed. more
(19 May 2004 15:39)

Barhale bags Thames Water deal
Barhale has joined the band of contractors that have tapped into Thames Water's fourth asset management programme (AMP4) with a deal that could.... more
(19 May 2004 15:38)

CIS tax review: tell the Revenue what you think
Contract Journal has teamed up with Grant Thornton to gauge industry reaction to the Inland Revenue's suggestion that all labour-only subcontractors.... more
(19 May 2004 15:38)

Lift servicing - Bexley Council
Details of how to apply and what information is required can be obtained by contacting one of the following:- E Mail:.... more
(19 May 2004 15:22)

Landscape Works - Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Applications are sought from landscape contractors who wish to be considered for inclusion by tender for an annual contract for landscape works. more
(19 May 2004 15:21)

Supply and Delivery of Highway Maintenance and General Materials - Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Applications are invited from well-established and suitably experienced suppliers who wish to be included on the tender list for the following.... more
(19 May 2004 15:19)

Design and build of innovation centre - Bexley Council
Details of how to apply and what information is required can be obtained by contacting one of the following:- E Mail:.... more
(19 May 2004 15:17)

Multi-trade social housing refurbishment - Wandsworth Borough Council
Applications are sought from main contractors who can demonstrate extensive experience in the management of major multi-trade social housing.... more
(19 May 2004 15:15)

Asbestos removal contractors - Bristol City Council
Applications are invited from suitably qualified licensed companies with at least two years trading experienced interested in being considered for.... more
(19 May 2004 15:13)

Consultancy work - Sefton Council
Sefton MBC invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced contractors/consultants who wish to be considered for inclusion on.... more
(19 May 2004 15:11)

Boiler servicing - Bexley Council
Details of how to apply and what information is required can be obtained by contacting one of the following:- E-mail:.... more
(19 May 2004 15:04)

Fate of troubled Scots school PFI still uncertain
The fate of what started out as a mould-breaking PFI education deal still hangs in the balance almost three years after the project first came up for.... more
(19 May 2004 14:53)

Eleven bid for £132m PFI hospitals
Eleven bidders have thrown their hats into the ring for the £132m Three Shires batched hospitals PFI scheme. more
(19 May 2004 14:52)

Social housing third tranche set to be delivered quickly
The long-delayed third round of privately financed social housing has been launched amid pledges to deliver this tranche more speedily than the.... more
(19 May 2004 12:33)

Record first day figures for SED 2004
SED 2004, the National Event for Construction, is on target to become the biggest ever after record crowds flocked to Milton Keynes on the first.... more
(19 May 2004 11:31)

Baggeridge Brick profits double to £3.2m
Baggeridge Brick, the fourth-largest UK brick maker with a 9% market share, has announced its latest interim figures this morning. more
(19 May 2004 11:22)

Balfour sells Andover Controls for £220m
Balfour Beatty has sold its Andover Controls subsidiary for £220m. The buyer is Schneider Electric, the French power and control group. more
(19 May 2004 11:08)

Belfast’s £500m PPP schools plan
Northern Ireland is following in the footsteps of NHS LIFT and Building Schools for the Future with the launch of a £500m PPP programme to manage and.... more
(19 May 2004 10:07)

Clients to benefit from BRE merger
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has merged its energy and environmental engineering divisions so it can provide a much more integrated.... more
(19 May 2004 09:58)

Fitzpatrick sold to Volker Wessels
Fitzpatrick was sold yesterday to Dutch giant Volker Wessels for an undisclosed sum. more
(18 May 2004 12:53)

Get shooting - Round Two of CJ/CITB Photography Competition kicks off
Entry forms for the second round of the 2004 Construction Photography Competition for amateur photographers, a joint initiative between.... more
(18 May 2004 11:12)

Countryside Properties half-year profits down to £4.5m
Pre-tax profits at Countryside Properties at the half-way stage, published today (Tuesday) have been hit by a weaker market for higher priced.... more
(18 May 2004 10:55)

Kier Group to improve Barbican in £4.3m deal
Wallis, part of the Kier Group, has been awarded a £4.3m contract to carry out the second stage of improvement works at the Barbican Centre for the.... more
(17 May 2004 15:33)

Clancy Docwra wins £40m Southern Water Contract
Clancy Docwra has signed a £40m contract for clean and waste water utilities services with Southern Water - The Utility Services Contract (USC). more
(17 May 2004 14:14)

Housebuilders launch health and safety charter
The House Builders Federation (HBF), National Housing Federation (NHF), National House-Building Council, Construction Products Association and the.... more
(17 May 2004 11:49)

Alfred McAlpine wins £78m of new work
Alfred McAlpine's Business Services and Capital Projects divisions have won £78m of new work. more
(17 May 2004 08:13)