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Contract Journal archives from April 2009

01 News.
April 29, 2009... carol.millett@rbi.co.uk Chancellor Alistair Darling'sBudget has left the beleagured Building Colleges for the Future programme with a funding shortfall of [pounds sterling]4.5bn, leaving the future of 143 colleges in doubt. The...

06 Plant.(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... Case exhibited a novel hybrid system on a 21t scrap handling excavator. The machine has a standard diesel engine driving both a hydraulic pump and a motor/generator connected to a bank of capacitors. A motor/generator is used to turn the...

06 Plant.(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... colin.sowman@rbi.co.uk The worst of the recession could be over if the mood at last week's Intermat exhibition is anything to go by. Manufacturers and suppliers were cautiously optimistic feeling that diminishing dealer stocks means the...

06 Plant.
April 29, 2009... Terex Finlay exhibited the I-130 impact crusher and the J1480 jaw crusher. The I-130RS sees the standard I-130 with a demountable screen to process output. The screen can be demounted in under 10 minutes to leave the standard machine. The same...

06 Plant.
April 29, 2009... Chinese manufacturer Sunward exhibited an excavator that 'transforms' into a tracked loader and an 'intelligent excavator'. The multifunctional SWEL55 (above) is fitted with a three-piece boom which can fold the end section back fully...

01 News.(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... By David Rogers The team behind the [pounds sterling]70m residential tower in Wales abandoned by Carillion earlier this month have said the job was eight months behind schedule. Carillion walked off the Meridian Quay tower scheme in...

Welsh dragon fends off the English.(08 CJ2)
April 29, 2009... As frameworks are increasingly bundled into bigger deals, local firms are losing out. Now Welsh contractors are stepping up a campaign to stop English-based companies walking off with work on their own doorstep. Grant Prior reports. ...

08 CJ2.
April 29, 2009... When dealing with technology that delivers state-of-the-art radiotherapy for the treatment of tumours, construction quality and safety has to be of the highest order. So when it won the contract to construct one of the most advanced cancer...

Bam UK advises Dutch on downturn.(Royal BAM Group)(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... UK divisions' profit hits [pounds sterling]94.4m despite recession. neil.gerrard@rbi.co.uk Royal BAM Group's three UK subsidiaries have been advising the Dutch contractor on how to cope with the recession, its annual report reveals....

01 News.
April 29, 2009... neil.gerrard@rbi.co.uk The downturn will have cost small and medium-sized (SME) civil engineering contractors 20% of their workforce by the autumn. That's the grim conclusion of research carried out this month by the Civil Engineering...

04 Contracts.
April 29, 2009... Midas is tipped to win the contract for the main works on the [pounds sterling]30m Heartlands regeneration project in Cornwall for Kerrier District Council. The contractor has already undertaken the site preparation works and is understod...

01 News.
April 29, 2009... A worker from Oxford-based Kingerlee supervises the craning in of one of 68 bathroom pods at the contractor's [pounds sterling]35m Kendrew Quadrangle project for St John's College in the heart of Oxford. The 68 concrete pods vary in weight...

01 News.(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... NG-nibs 1) Tender prices are expected to fall by 8% this year as contractors continue to compete for less work. Latest figures show tender prices fell 2% during the final quarter of 2008 as workloads continue to dive. Peter Rumble, BCIS...

Firms line up for [pounds sterling]330m West Midlands deal.(01 News)
April 29, 2009... Contractors are circling a [pounds sterling]300m regional framework deal in the West Midlands which will deliver building works for 14 local authorites and the local Fire and Rescue services. The framework contract is being procured by...

01 News.
April 29, 2009... aaron.morby@rbi.co.uk Contractors are bracing themselves for another sweeping overhaul of the CIS tax system after the government pledged to stamp out bogus self-employment. Very little detail has emerged about Chancellor Alistair...

01 News.
April 29, 2009... Contractors are circling a [pounds sterling]300m regional framework deal in the West Midlands which will deliver building works for 14 local authorites and the local Fire and Rescue services. The framework contract is being procured by...

13 People.(Interview)
April 29, 2009... Why did you go into construction? When I left the army, the first job I applied for was with Galliford (as it was then)and I got it. At the time I didnot have a clue about construction. What qualifications do you have? I completed the...

04 Contracts.
April 29, 2009... Please delete entries from this document after they have been posted online. For more construction projects information visit barbour-abi.com. http://www.barbour-abi.co.uk/evolution/evolution.php BIDDERS ACCEPTED SOUTH EAST &...

Connaught profit up by a third.(02 Business)(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... Property services company Connaught lifted pre-tax profit [pounds sterling]3.8m to [pounds sterling]13.5m for the six months to 28 February 2009. Turnover also rose [pounds sterling]48m, to [pounds sterling]304m. The firm, which services...

01 News.(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... Construction workers will march on Parliament after demonstrating at the Olympic 2012 site next week. Activists from Unite and the GMB will take their call for improved working conditions to Westminster where they are planning to meet with...

01 News.
April 29, 2009... grant.prior@rbi.co.uk The race to land [pounds sterling]400m in new cash to fund stalled housing schemes starts next month when developers will be invited to register their interest with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). Agency...

01 News.(Pierse Contracting Ltd.)(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... Irish giant Pierse is closing down its UK contracting subsidiary with the loss of nearly 60 jobs. Pierse had two regional offices in Cheshire and Surrey servicing the general building and civil engineering sectors. The UK division had...

01 News.(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... The industry was awash with rumours about William Verry this week as the 177-year-old contractor battled to keep creditors at bay. Directors at Verry Construction have been locked in a series of board meetings as rivals continued to...

13 People.
April 29, 2009... SGB Access and scaffolding supplier SGB has put together a dedicated rail team. Led by director Rob Owen, SGB Rail Services is staffed by a team of designers, engineers, business development and operations personnel. Emprima Dr...

Causes of lost productivity: making facts out of theory.
April 29, 2009... The issues surrounding loss of productivity and how to aid its recovery. It is acknowledged within the construction industry that demonstrating a loss of productivity on a project is one of the most difficult heads of claim to properly...

Kent and Essex get first Titan replacements.(01 News)(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... The first two of five new prisons to be built in place of the scrapped Titan prisons programme will be at Beam Park West in Dagenham, Essex and at Runwell in Kent . Both prisons will be built and run by the private sector and each will...

Verry fighting for survival.(01 News)(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... Directors at 177-year-old contractor hold series of emergency board meetings as creditors and rival firms close in. grant.prior@rbi.co.uk The industry was awash with rumours about William Verry this week as the 177-year-old contractor...

14 Back Page.(lean construction)(Brief article)(Column)
April 29, 2009... Are you a considerate constructor? Considerate Constructor Scheme = More Red Tape we could do without. - Dazzler I disagree. All sites registered with the Scheme are monitored by an experienced industry professional to assess their...