so ..... basically they're bust - - - continued

[V8Druid]

Was on a training course the other day and the instructor is an advisor to HAUC (highways authority and utilities comity ) these are the people responsible for making sure all road works are compliant with street works regulations and are able to hand out fines for anything from incorrect temporary sinage to incorrect reinstatement of the road after excavation
The instructor told us they have hired alot new inspectors and they are really gunning for the big firms Balfour's kiers amey and the like looking to hand out some big fines
This will be a big blow for these companies aswell if this goes ahead and each of there highway sites is pulled to pieces

deserve everything that comes their way

 

[V8Druid]

why ??????? no one can make it pay !! went tits up some time ago

Balfour Beatty to reinstate Cairn Gorm railway

Balfour Beatty has won a contract worth just over £20.5m for work at Cairn Gorm including the reinstatement of Scotland’s only funicular railway.

www.theconstructionindex.co.uk

 

[V8Druid]

Treasury agrees another Crossrail bail-out
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has been given Treasury permission to borrow another £825m to keep the Crossrail project alive.

Treasury agrees another Crossrail bail-out

The Greater London Authority (GLA) has been given Treasury permission to borrow another £825m to keep the Crossrail project alive.

www.theconstructionindex.co.uk

 

[Cyberprog]

Treasury agrees another Crossrail bail-out
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has been given Treasury permission to borrow another £825m to keep the Crossrail project alive.

Treasury agrees another Crossrail bail-out

The Greater London Authority (GLA) has been given Treasury permission to borrow another £825m to keep the Crossrail project alive.

www.theconstructionindex.co.uk

Haven't they finished that yet?

 

[V8Druid]

Haven't they finished that yet?

will they ever ???????

 

[Cyberprog]

will they ever ???????

At this rate, probably not! I thought it was almost done last year.

 

[V8Druid]

how can any biz lose 180m quid in eight years and remain viable/afloat ?????

HSS sells HVAC business for £55m

Tool hire chain HSS has agreed the sale of All Seasons Hire Limited to Cross Rental Services for £55m.

www.theconstructionindex.co.uk

 

[Smiffy]

I was about to look for this thread.
Kier have had another blow after loosing the surrey highways contract to ringway.i think they only have 1 county left now

 

[V8Druid]

I was about to look for this thread.
Kier have had another blow after loosing the surrey highways contract to ringway.i think they only have 1 county left now

another bunch being 'supported' by banks frightened of losing their shirts .... smaller players would've been foreclosed on years ago

 

[Bob]

I was about to look for this thread.
Kier have had another blow after loosing the surrey highways contract to ringway.i think they only have 1 county left now

I think they still do suffolk council

 

[Lancs Lad]

I was about to look for this thread.
Kier have had another blow after loosing the surrey highways contract to ringway.i think they only have 1 county left now

They do the M6 in Lancashire atm afaik.

 

[tinydigger]

I think they still do suffolk council

yeah they do bob although they no longer do a lot of work for it when i was in Lowestoft the other week was talking to a guy as i did there inspections and they have sold off all the street light trucks and now sub contract that out so the only street lighting they do now is replace bulbs think they sub a lot of the road repairs as well

 

[Smiffy]

yeah they do bob although they no longer do a lot of work for it when i was in Lowestoft the other week was talking to a guy as i did there inspections and they have sold off all the street light trucks and now sub contract that out so the only street lighting they do now is replace bulbs think they sub a lot of the road repairs as well

Doing better than they where in surrey.
The have enough blokes to cover the gritting and find the jobs throughout the year but beyond that everything is subbed out.
More supervisors than there are workers by a long shot.
But I don't think anyone will ever successfully run a big contract.
Far to many people dossing and steering there desks to early retirement.

 

[GazCro]

They do the M6 in Lancashire atm afaik.

Do A66 in Cumbria and I think the M6 too. Seem to be less and less of their pickups on the road mind as time goes on.

 

[topkit]

On a slightly different subject but still involving Banks and so called proffesionals on Netflix there is a very good docu film called "Inside Job" It's all about what happened during 2007/8 These Fu**ing smug barrow boys that caused the problem are still involved, It's a very good watch but won't help your blood pressure.

 

[V8Druid]

On a slightly different subject but still involving Banks and so called proffesionals on Netflix there is a very good docu film called "Inside Job" It's all about what happened during 2007/8 These Fu**ing smug barrow boys that caused the problem are still involved, It's a very good watch but won't help your blood pressure.

aside from the 'smug fkrs' .... the media contributed colossally in that sad episode ... as they are at the moment with the fuel ... things would not have gone off a cliff like they did without the bas**rds creating panic in pursuit of a story .... there is a lot to be said for certain aspects of the news and the media that need muzzling/more control - in the interests of the public in general and the country as a whole ....... they will print/say anything to keep themselves occupied

 

[Bob]

Anybody seen what have happen to the copper price wait for plumbers and electricians to get into trouble

 

[V8Druid]

Anybody seen what have happen to the copper price wait for plumbers and electricians to get into trouble

bound to have rocketed, like everything else

 

[pettsy]

bound to have rocketed, like everything else

15mm Copper tube cost gone from 2.09+v to 2.85+v per meter.

 

[V8Druid]

15mm Copper tube cost gone from 2.09+v to 2.85+v per meter.

and reduced in thickness again probably ... the 'newer' stuff is like paper compared to older Cu pipe ...