NEWSBRIEF

HGB passes stage-one school test

HBG is understood to have chalked up a stage-one victory on a £15m deal to build a new school in Hull. The first phase of the two-stage tender for the Endeavour School project focused on design, advance works and a guaranteed maximum price. Now the contractor will work up a fully fledged bid, with the city council expected to award the job formally in the autumn. The contract will be let as a partnering deal with the council. Work is expected to start on site in November this year. The school, for 1,200 pupils, is expected to open in June 2003. Other contenders for the scheme were Galliford, Ballast, Shepherd, Hochtief/Sewell and Interserve.

More disciplinary sanctions for Architects

Errant architects are to face a wider range of disciplinary sanctions, which will include a cautionary 'yellow card', according to the annual report of the Architects Registration Board (ARB). "We have introduced a cautioning process for complaints that do not merit proceeding to a formal hearing by the professional conduct committee," said ARB chairwoman Dr Barbara Kelly. The report shows that last year there was a total of 29,905 registered architects. This marked a 4.5% decline over the past 10 years. Some 12% of the total were female architects.

plans for £250m Glasgow Business Park

Scottish First Minister Henry McLeish will reveal plans for a £250m business park in Glasgow next month. The park, in the Broomielaw district of Glasgow, is designed to attract financial services firms to the city. Scottish Enterprise, Locate in Scotland, Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Executive have all pledged their support for the plans.

Balfour wins £4.5m Citypoint project

Balfour Beatty has taken a £4.5m contract to design and build a five-storey office block in Glasgow for client Taylor Clark. The project, known as Citypoint Phase 2, starts on site this month and is due for completion next summer.

SGB rovacabin plans triple expansion

SGB Rovacabin intends to treble the size of its cabin and modular building hire fleet from 4,500 units to 12,000 by the end of 2004. The company plans to double turnover to £30m in the same period. Rovacabin also plans to inject funds into expanding its branch network. The company has sold its Thame manufacturing site for an undisclosed sum to the Elliot Group to provide the capital injection. Rovacabin's first 1,000-cabin branch will open in north London later this month.

George Brumwell re-appointed to HSC

George Brumwell has been re-appointed for a further three-year term as a member of the policy-making Health & Safety Commission. The UCATT leader was nominated by the TUC specifically to represent those working in the most dangerous industries.

ONTHEMOVE

Mowlem's south west building business E Thomas Construction has taken on Simon Warne as business development manager. Richard Neall has been appointed managing director of Jackson Civil Engineering. Gary Miller, Mark Payne and Alec Sarjeant have been promoted to associate directors responsible for design, contracting and commercial departments respectively at Briggs & Forrester (Mechanical Services). National decorating and maintenance specialist Cousins Group has appointed Adrian McEwen as procurement director. Mike Voss has been promoted to West Midlands regional director of the building division of Norwest Holst Construction.