Contract Journal articles from January 2003

Contract Journal archives from January 2003

Pride of Islington.(A house in north London)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... A house in north London is being built in wall-to-wallin-situ concrete. With the building's marble smooth finish, seamless appearance and its flawlessly clean surface, could this be the start of a new trend in house building design? David...

Measure of damages.(1995 House of Lords decision)
January 8, 2003... The 1995 House of Lords decision in the case of Ruxley -v- Forsyth was widely reported since it added to the general understanding of how damages should be assessed for a contractor's failure to meet specified standards in a construction...

UCATT rebel calls it a day.(Union leader,Dominic Hehir, retires)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Maverick UCATT official Dominic Hehir has retired after 40 turbulent years as a union activist. During his time with UCATT he was twice banned from holding office, once disqualified from standing for election, and once sacked for alleged...

Staddon chalks up another pay case win.(Brickwork contractor Frank Staddon )(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Brickwork contractor Frank Staddon has won another employment tribunal ruling that holiday pay entitlement under the Working Time Regulations can be included as part of a rolled-up hourly rate. The decision was announced just before...

Work; Winners.(a list of contracts that have been awarded in the United Kingdom)
January 8, 2003... Who's winning the work? Work Winners is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. LONDON & SOUTH EAST Tower Hamlets place of worship Work: Place of worship Location: Tower Hamlets, London ...

Single-source database.(construction products health and safety information; Construction Products Association, Barbour Index PLC)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... n CPA joins forces with Barbour Index to provide all-inclusive health and safety information. A single source for health and safety information on construction products is being developed by the Construction Products Association (CPA) and...

Fiat Kobelco moves on.(Fiat Kobelco Construction Machinery S.p.A., HM Plant Ltd. case)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... n Manufacturer launches new range and considers HM Plant case appeal. BYLINE: colin.sowman@rbi.co.uk While HM Plant and Fiat Kobelco were in the High Court, the manufacturer announced the first of its new models - although the...

Army goes for JCB loaders.(United Kingdom Army orders backhoe loaders from JCB Excavators Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... The British Army has ordered 150 backhoe loaders worth about pound sterling6m from JCB. This is one of JCB's biggest orders and was secured after a detailed three-year tendering process. JCB chairman Sir Anthony Bamford said: "This really...

Daewoo denies buyout talks.(Euro Daewoo S.A., Terex Equipment Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Euro Daewoo has denied rumours that it is in talks with acquisitive rival Terex regarding a buy-out. In a statement, the company said that Daewoo Construction Equipment was not for sale. "Any company seeking to purchase Daewoo would be...

NK Lifton 180 makes debut.(New compact wheel loader )(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... NK Lifton has replaced its 118 compact wheel loader with a new 180 model. The four-wheel drive, four-wheel steer unit is the smallest in Kramer's 10 machine range and is said to be the only wheel loader in its class to be transportable on a...

Five bid for [pounds sterling]8m MoD deal.(Ministry of Defence )(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Five firms are gunning for an pound sterling8m Ministry of Defence barracks conversion scheme in Hampshire. The Lille Barracks contract in Aldershot has attracted McNicholas plc and Interserve, which are joined by Hampshire-based...

Select Plant buys Baldwins' tower cranes.(Baldwins' tower crane division to Select Plant Hire, a part of the Laing O'Rourke Group)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Administrative receivers have sold Baldwins' tower crane division (trading as Delta Tower Cranes) to Select Plant Hire for an undisclosed sum. This completes the sell-off of the bankrupt company's assets. Select, part of the Laing O'Rourke...

Comparing across fields is unfair.(Lertter to the editor)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Sir, I think that it is slightly iniquitous to attempt to compare engineers from different eras. One criterion is undoubtedly an engineer's ability to transcend many different disciplines. On this basis, Brunel and Telford clearly score...

Mouchel bags [pounds sterling]30m rail job.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Consulting engineer Mouchel has scooped a pound sterling30m contract to examine structures throughout Network Rail's Midland Zone. It is understood that Serco, GTRM and Owen Williams were Mouchel's rivals for the deal which will span 10...

Card frenzy.(Letter to the editor)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Sir, We were very concerned to see yet another section of the industry perplexed over the Major Contractors Group's (MCG) insistence on the one ticket scheme (CJ 27 November 2002) and of the sarcastic way that Bill Tallis answered the...

SEC to attack retentions.(Specialist Engineering Contractors )(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Specialist Engineering Contractors to team up with industry organisations to increase pressure on ministers in retentions battle. BYLINE: ross.pearman@rbi.co.uk Pan-industry co-ordination and increased pressure on ministers will be...

[pounds sterling]600m PPP hospital project for Carillion.(public private partnership; preferred bid from Carillion PLC, Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, deal for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... n Central to the jv bid is the pound sterling125m Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. BYLINE: brian.warner@rbi.co.uk A joint venture bid from the Hospital Company consortium of Carillion and the Royal Bank of Scotland has finally emerged as...

Mowlem hands Smith building and civils arms.(John Mowlem and Company PLC, Willie Smith appointed head of building and infrastructure team)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Willie Smith has been appointed head of a new team that will run two of Mowlem's largest divisions - building and infrastructure - which have a total turnover of pound sterling740m a year and more than 7,000 employees. The new management...

Positive progress for industry safety stats.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... n HSC statistics reveal a substantial fall in site deaths, but industry must tackle occupational health challenge. BYLINE: john.darcy@rbi.co.uk Bill Callaghan, chairman of the Health & Safety Commission (HSC), has welcomed what he...

Laing romps home to [pounds sterling]50m Ascot win.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Laing has galloped past the finishing post ahead of three other runners chasing a pound sterling50m-plus deal to redevelop Ascot racecourse in Berkshire. Among the also-rans is Multiplex. Laing's win represents a rare setback for the...

Buy-out goes ahead.(Bank of Scotland acquires Peterhouse's Propencity division)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... n Bank of Scotland backs management buy-out of Peterhouse's Propencity division. The pound sterling23m management buy-out of Peterhouse's Propencity division, comprising Totty, Jackson and Dean & Bowes, has finally gone ahead. The...

Banner Holdings formed from Henry Boot divisions.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Peter Elston has led a pound sterling5m management buy-out of Henry Boot Management. The company will be known as Banner Holdings and will have the freedom to undertake riskier work than its former parent company was comfortable with. The...

[pounds sterling]15m Naval HQ goes to CH Pearce.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... CH Pearce Construction has sailed away with a pound sterling15m Ministry of Defence deal to design and construct a naval headquarters in Portsmouth. The partnering project, known as Project Angus, centres on a new office complex on Whale...

British construction heads up EU table.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... The British construction market has steamed ahead of those in other European Union member states, according to figures released by the EU statistical agency Eurostat. The British market consistently outshone other national markets last...

Crane awarded CBE in 2003 Honours list.(Rethinking Construction Chmn Alan Crane)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Alan Crane, chairman of Rethinking Construction, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours list for services to the construction industry. Crane, the former chief executive of Christiani & Nielsen, is also chairman of judges at the...

Bilfinger and Galliford pick up [pounds sterling]31m Bedford schools project.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... German firm BilfingerBerger has moved to the top of the class for a pound sterling31m privately financed schools project in Bedfordshire. Its joint bid with Galliford - making up the duo pitching as the Bedfordshire Education Partnership -...

Galliford gets new MD.(Andrew Sturgess)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Andrew Sturgess has been appointed managing director of Galliford Try's construction division following George Marsh's departure two months ago. Sturgess joins from Skanska where he was director responsible for all UK building operations,...

In brief.(Robertson contract with National Health Services )(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Robertson clinches pound sterling25m NHS PFI deal Robertson has finally clinched a pound sterling25m PFI deal with Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland NHS Trust for a mental health unit at St George's Hospital in Morpeth. However,...

Design and build to top construction growth.(Market & Business Development report)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Design and build work will grow faster than the overall construction market over the next two years, according to a report by research group Market & Business Development. This year design and build work is expected to increase by 1%, in...

Overbury trials a 'no retentions policy' for its subcontractors.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Don't wait for clients to call time on retentions. That's Overbury managing director Steve Elliott's message to the industry. "As an industry we should not be thinking of ways to get around possible legislation, which will rule retentions...

In brief.(briefs of several contracts awarded)
January 8, 2003... Barr bags pound sterling13m retail project Barr is the preferred contractor to design and construct a pound sterling13m, 20,000m2 retail park in Newcastle upon Tyne for Thornfield Properties. Barr beat Birse, Balfour Beatty and Clugston to...

Mouchel to buy Serco's council arm.(Serco Property & Design)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... john.leitch@rbi.co.uk Mouchel is reported to be close to completing a deal to acquire Serco Property & Design (SPD), which has property contracts with three south London boroughs. Serco decided that the business was non-core and had...

In brief.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Colas/Halcrow seals Area 14 MAC deal The Colas/Halcrow partnership has sealed the Highways Agency's Area 14 MAC, worth pound sterling12m to pound sterling16m per year, for North Yorkshire, Durham, Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. ...

HSE probes site security at Kent leisure centre.(The Health & Safety Executive )(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Site security is being investigated by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) after a man died at the Sheppey Leisure Centre in Sheerness, Kent. Ian Douglas Shipman's body was discovered on the site of the pound sterling1m extension project...

NFB calls for EA to discuss domestic flood defences.(National Federation of Builders)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... The National Federation of Builders (NFB) wants to meet the Environment Agency to discuss flood defences, particularly the installation of domestic systems. Barry Stephens, the NFB's chief executive, told CJ: "Domestic flood defence...

Privately funded fast track surgeries also launched.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... NHS Estates has launched a controversial new scheme to develop 11 fast track surgery centres which will see private sector consortia not only financing, building and managing the clinics, but also directly employing the clinical staff. The...

Big push for NHS LIFT's final wave.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... n Partnerships for Health dismisses concerns of insufficient skilled labour to deliver projects. A massive push to deliver the government's NHS LIFT programme saw 17 contracts worth a combined pound sterling1.2bn advertised in the OJEC...

ProCure 21 to roll out 30 new mini-hospitals.(national publicly funded hospital building programme )
January 8, 2003... n Supply chain partners wanted for pound sterling600m-worth of publicly funded mini-hospitals. BYLINE: carol.millett@rbi.co.uk A national publicly funded hospital building programme worth pound sterling2.2bn a year, launched last...

'Yes' vote to improve housing.(East Manchester council tenants to move council home to Eastlands Homes management)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... East Manchester council tenants have voted overwhelmingly for nearly 3,000 council homes to be transferred to a new housing company, Eastlands Homes. The "yes" vote will result in major investment of over pound sterling60m in the first...

Kajima top for HSE HQ.(Health & Safety Executive's new headquarters complex in Bootle, Merseyside)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Kajima is favourite to be selected as preferred bidder for the Health & Safety Executive's new pound sterling55m headquarters complex in Bootle, Merseyside. Kajima is up against the Pyramid consortium, led by Interserve, for the PFI...

Quality Mark in need of a radical overhaul.(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... n Anti-cowboy initiative faces failure unless the government goes ahead with an enhanced national roll-out. BYLINE: ross.pearman@rbi.co.uk Quality Mark - the government's ailing anti-cowboy scheme - needs a lot more members and quickly...

QM members to renew despite reservations.(contractors report that enquiries from Quality Mark did not generate new business for them)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Quality Mark is failing to deliver new business to registered firms. A survey of contractors on the scheme revealed that enquiries from Quality Mark had generated little or no new business, reports Laura Hailstone. Peter Jinks,...

Beware of weakened eyebolts.(weaknesses in some Chinese-made steel eyebolts)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is drawing attention to a report that exposes potentially dangerous weaknesses in some Chinese-made steel eyebolts. Analysis of the metallurgy of the eyebolt revealed that its carbon content...

HSC ponders asbestos regs.(the Health & Safety Commission)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... The Health & Safety Commission (HSC) is seeking views on possible changes to the Asbestos (Prohibition) Regulations 1992. The regulations prohibit the importation, supply and use of asbestos and products containing asbestos. In Britain,...

HA wants quicker, better and cheaper DBFO road contracts.(the Highways Agency)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... ross.pearman@rbi.co.uk The Highways Agency (HA) is looking to knock a third off time spent bidding for its PFI work as it opens up its Improving DBFOs consultation document to the industry. In the document, which requires written or...

Future is uncertain for troubled Amey.(as major shareholders wait to see if its bankers support it)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... john.leitch@rbi.co.uk Amey's future is hanging in the balance as its major shareholders wait to see if the troubled group's bankers are prepared to support its battle for survival. Brian Staples, chief executive for five years,...

In brief.(manufacturing news priefs)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2003... Volvo quits ADTs in US Volvo is to stop making ADTs at its Asheville plant in the US. "The total market of articulated haulers has not developed as we have expected," said Volvo Articulated Haulers president Stefan Nordstrom. Extec...

Amey to hand maintenance work back to Network Rail.(Amey PLC)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Amey will hand part of its west of England railway maintenance contract back to Network Rail in two months' time. The Railtrack replacement wants to bring three of its 20 maintenance zones in-house so that it can check whether or not it is...

Severs' heaven.(Severfield-Reeve PLC, founder and managing director, John Severs)
January 15, 2003... Nearly 25 years ago, four businessmen started a structural steelwork factory on a disused World War II airfield in North Yorkshire. Today, Severfield-Reeve Structures is part of a public company that boasted a turnover of nearly pound...

Morris and Spottiswood sees sales grow to [pounds sterling]55m.(Morris & Spottiswood Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Morris and Spottiswood, the Glasgow-based shopfitting, construction and facilities management support specialist, has reported year-on-year sales growth of 30% to pound sterling55m for 2002. It has also undergone a restructure by merging...

BBA's bid to attract the young.(Better Brickwork Alliance, Book On The Wall poster and website campaign)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Young people are to be enticed into the construction industry by a campaign launched next week by the Better Brickwork Alliance (BBA) in conjunction with other industry bodies. The Book On The Wall poster and website campaign will target...

Time to go continental?(European steel design code EC3 influence on United Kingdom steel industry)
January 15, 2003... Later this year, the European steel design code EC3 finally comes into effect, after a lengthy drafting process. But UK steelwork contractors should not see the new code as a problem - on the contrary, it could help open up a multi-billion...

Warranty obligations.(Amoco (UK) Exploration Co. v. Telephone Cables Ltd. )
January 15, 2003... Where a contractor undertakes full design and construction obligations under a construction or engineering contract, the owner will require to be careful in issuing any variation instructions to avoid dilution of the contractor's design and...

Llewellyn 'goes profitable'.(Llewellyn Group)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... n Firm sees profit turnaround after restructuring its management system and implements retraining programme. Llewellyn, the pound sterling180m-a-year construction group snapped up by the Rok Group last September, has "immediately gone...

Just the ticket.(parking structures design improvements )
January 15, 2003... Car parks have traditionally been gloomy, grey, concrete structures, the kind of places where few people would feel safe on their own at night. But that image may be changing, as car park clients increasingly opt for lighter, more aesthetically...

Work; Winners.(construction industry contracts)
January 15, 2003... Who's winning the work? Work Winners is your at-a-glance digest of the latest contract awards around the UK. LONDON & SOUTH EAST Westminster offices Work: Offices Location: Westminster, London Value: pound sterling3m...

Andover improves visibility.(Andover Trailers )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... n Movable light cluster aims to resolve the problem of existing lights being obscured by lowering ramps. Andover Trailers has responded to HSE calls for improved visibility when loading and unloading plant trailers by developing a new rear...

JCB helps SITA see into skips.(JCB Company Limited )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... JCB has developed a boom mounted camera system for use on a JS160W wheeled excavator owned by waste services company SITA. The machine is used for compacting household waste and loading waste paper from the paper bay into articulated bulk...

Land Rover's UK sales rise.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Land Rover has seen a third successive year of increased UK sales with over 47,000 units sold. In 2002 it revised its Freelander and Defender and launched new Range Rover and Discovery models. The Defender underwent a major upgrade and...

In brief.
January 15, 2003... Blythewood opens third depot Welwyn Garden City-based plant and tool hirer Blythewood has opened its third 'on-site' depot. The new depot follows similar set-ups at Sunbury and Battersea. UK's first Volvo dozer blade The first...

Bobcat adds T300 to range.(Bobcat Co.'s T300 tracked loader)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Bobcat has added the T300 tracked loader to its UK range to join the existing T200. The new compact loader has an operating weight of 4.2t, a 1.4t lift capacity (35% tipping load) and is powered by a 58kW four-cylinder Kubota diesel engine. ...

A-Plant forms tool hire shop.(company reorganization)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... n Firm separates tool hire business to gain bigger market share. A-Plant has continued its internal re-organisation with the separation of its plant and tool hire businesses and the formation of a new business called Tool Hire Shops. ...

ACE Plant builds big bowser.(10,000 litre capacity bunded diesel bowser)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... ACE Plant has built a 10,000 litre (2,000 gallon) capacity bunded diesel bowser that can be transported by an ADT. It will be used to refuel Cory Environmental's plant on a 400ha landfill site in Essex. A traditional delivery tanker had...

Product guide.
January 15, 2003... Put 'pave' to flooding Marshall's new Priora permeable block paving system allows surface water to drain at the source. Compliant with PPG25, Priora eliminates surface ponding and reduces pollution and flooding in sewer systems. ...

In brief.(multiple topics)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Willmott gets Shimizu Willmott Dixon has acquired Shimizu Property Services, the UK M&E maintenance business of Shimizu Europe. It has a forward orderbook of around pound sterling15m and will be added to Willmott Dixon's Property Services...

Rok orderbook exceeds [pounds sterling]250m.(Rok property solutions plc)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... In a trading update published this week, Rok confirmed that its 2002 pre-tax profit - before exceptional charges and the amortisation of goodwill - is in line with market expectations of a figure of pound sterling6.5m, a rise of pound...

Rethinking Construction and CBPP set to merge.(Construction Best Practice Programme )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... n Merger aims to have a single point of contact for its membership and Strategic Forum. Rethinking Construction and the Construction Best Practice Programme (CBPP) will definitely merge this year in an effort to promote Egan principles....

T Clarke profit could halve.(T. Clarke PLC)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... T Clarke's share price took a 30% tumble last week following a trading statement warning that 2003 profits and turnover are likely to be lower than last year. The profit figure for 2002 is still expected to be pound sterling11m, but the...

ECI chief is 'frozen out'.(Ivor Williams has left position as director, European Construction Institute)
January 15, 2003... n Partnering champion's departure from European Construction Institute is a mystery. Ivor Williams, the man who introduced the concept of partnering to the UK, has left his post as director of the European Construction Institute (ECI). The...

In brief.(multiple topics)
January 15, 2003... Ashford selects three for pound sterling25m housing PFI Ashford Borough Council has selected three consortia to bid for its pound sterling25m social housing PFI at the Stanhope Estate: Moat Housing/Countryside Properties/RBoS; United House/...

TGWU claims victory for unfair dismissal case.(construction union case)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... The TGWU is claiming "a hugely significant victory for construction workers" after an employment tribunal last week handed down a ruling that a site worker was unfairly dismissed by Stour Contractors for his trade union membership and...

Gleeson waits on [pounds sterling]10m water deal.(Yorkshire Water district contract)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Gleeson is expecting to hear within the next few weeks if it has clinched a pound sterling10m partnering deal with Yorkshire Water. The contract centres on a mix of new build and upgrading work on sewers in the Leeds area. Work on site...

Contractors ignore fire advice.(ASFP letter not received by many contractors)
January 15, 2003... n ASFP shocked as mailshot gets "zero response", but some contractors claim they did not receive the letter. The top 100 main contractors have ignored an offer of advice on the correct installation of passive fire protection (PFP) in...

Battle for [pounds sterling]1.8bn water job.(Scottish Water contract)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... n Scottish Water to appoint two out of three finailists for its four-year framework deal. Three teams are hoping to tap into a massive pound sterling1.8bn framework deal from Scottish Water. The client has pared down the line-up for...

Unions propose another pay deal.(construction industry)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Building and civil engineering unions have signalled their readiness to agree another three-year pay deal when the current long-term construction settlement expires this June. Unions, headed by UCATT, have submitted a formal claim to the...

Action call on employment law.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... The TGWU has called on the government to introduce fresh legislation to clarify the existing regulations on employment status. The plea comes in the union's response to a government discussion document on employment status in relation to...

Four firms to bid for [pounds sterling]800m MoD project.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Four firms will pick up the tender documents in July for a massive pound sterling800m-plus Ministry of Defence prime contract. The Defence Housing Executive has lined up Carillion, Interserve, Mowlem and Serco to pitch for the deal, known...

Costain in lead for [pounds sterling]60m science work.(particle accelerator contract )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Costain is emerging as front-runner for an exacting pound sterling60m scientific construction project in Oxfordshire. Sources say that the contractor is odds-on to hold off fierce challenges from four rivals to build a synchrotron particle...

Job seekers want flexible hours over pay.(construction)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Construction workers put flexible hours above pay increases and perks when looking for a new job, according to a recent online poll. The survey, carried out across 200 job seekers by recruitment website www.reed.co.uk and the Department of...

Future output relies on the public sector.(Construction Products Association forecasts)
January 15, 2003... n Construction output is expected to slow significantly for two years, then pick up in 2005. Fears that the industry will not have the capacity to cope with the government's investment programme should be allayed, said the Construction...

Spectrum eyes new business.(Robin Harris )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Fit-out specialist Spectrum has poached Interior's head of sales Robin Harris. Harris has joined Spectrum as group marketing director. He headed up Interior's sales team for more than eight years. A Spectrum spokesman said: "He's a...

HSE still investigating Dorney Lake incident.(Eddie Randtoul near drowning)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... The plant operative who nearly drowned before Christmas (CJ 11 December 2002) is still recovering and has not yet returned to work. Eddie Randtoul was working for Alfred McAlpine Plant Services on a contract to dig a rowing lake at Dorney...

Carillion pulls out of bidding for North Staffs [pounds sterling]254m PFI hospital.(construction contracts )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Carillion has withdrawn from the bidding for the pound sterling254m PFI hospital project in North Staffordshire because of a logistics problem - it had envisaged that its earlier Portsmouth hospital bid would have been closed by now, enabling...

Manchester reveals housing stock shortlists.(Manchester, England housing development )(Brief Article)
January 15, 2003... Manchester City Council has lined up 12 contractors to pitch for a major housing renewal contract in east Manchester following a vote by tenants to transfer 3,000 council homes to a new housing company, Eastlands Homes (CJ 8 January). An...