http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/thames-water-reassures-contractors-over-3bn-alliance/8648246.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/thames-water-reassures-contractors-over-3bn-alliance/8648246.article Thames Water has moved to reassure tier one contractors who have failed to secure a place on its new £3bn alliance that they will still be able to win new construction contracts after 2015. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-lands-50m-sheffield-uni-job/8648347.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-lands-50m-sheffield-uni-job/8648347.article Balfour Beatty has been awarded the £50m contract to build Sheffield University’s new engineering hub. lucy.mair@emap.com (Lucy Mair) Wed, 22 May 2013 12:06 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/highways-agency-250m-tenders-show-irregularities/8648357.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/highways-agency-250m-tenders-show-irregularities/8648357.article The Highways Agency is to take a £250m asset support contract under the negotiated route after it discovered tender “irregularities”. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 22 May 2013 12:02 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-supply-chain-must-embrace-bim/8648135.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-supply-chain-must-embrace-bim/8648135.article Balfour Beatty’s supply chain must embrace BIM or risk losing out on work, its design director has said. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/exclusive-six-teams-to-tender-scottish-water-15bn-deals/8648083.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/exclusive-six-teams-to-tender-scottish-water-15bn-deals/8648083.article Construction News can reveal that six joint ventures have been invited to tender across two categories for Scottish Water’s infrastructure programme, which could be worth up to £1.47bn over 12 years. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 16 May 2013 14:11 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-wins-765m-australia-deal/8648075.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/balfour-beatty-wins-765m-australia-deal/8648075.article Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £76.5m contract to remove a level crossing in Melbourne, Australia. lucy.mair@emap.com (Lucy Mair) Thu, 16 May 2013 11:13 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/3bn-thames-water-alliance-winners-confirmed/8647962.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/3bn-thames-water-alliance-winners-confirmed/8647962.article Balfour Beatty, Costain and Skanska have been confirmed among the joint venture winners for Thames Water’s £3bn landmark alliance, as first revealed by Construction News a fortnight ago. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 15 May 2013 08:45 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-regional-number-two-steps-down/8647961.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-regional-number-two-steps-down/8647961.article Balfour Beatty’s UK engineering services chief has stepped into the regional business following the departure of a second director. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 15 May 2013 08:18 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/balfour-beatty-uk-construction-revenue-drops-23/8647920.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/balfour-beatty-uk-construction-revenue-drops-23/8647920.article Construction giant Balfour Beatty has reported a 23 per cent drop in UK Construction revenues so far this year, driving a total construction decline of 11 per cent. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Tue, 14 May 2013 08:31 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/volkerfitzpatrick-beats-two-to-50m-crossrail-deal/8647898.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/volkerfitzpatrick-beats-two-to-50m-crossrail-deal/8647898.article Crossrail has announced it will award VolkerFitzpatrick a £50m deal for the Ilford Yard stabling project. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 13 May 2013 15:17 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/four-teams-shortlisted-for-745m-scottish-road-schemes/8647698.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/four-teams-shortlisted-for-745m-scottish-road-schemes/8647698.article Transport Scotland has announced shortlisted bidders for the £745m Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and A90 Balmedie-Tipperty schemes. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 9 May 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-win-places-on-650m-national-grid-substation-package/8647502.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-win-places-on-650m-national-grid-substation-package/8647502.article Balfour Beatty and Carillion are among five firms to have won places on the National Grid’s £650m high voltage substation framework. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 3 May 2013 08:46 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-185m-leisure-centre-project/8647466.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-185m-leisure-centre-project/8647466.article Balfour Beatty has won an £18.5m leisure centre contract in south London, while Mansell has secured its 65th contract at Great Ormond Street hospital. ocrowcroft@gmail.com (Orlando Crowcroft) Fri, 3 May 2013 08:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beattys-mansell-wins-10m-great-ormond-street-job/8647496.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beattys-mansell-wins-10m-great-ormond-street-job/8647496.article Mansell has won a £10m contract at Great Ormond Street Hospital through its five-year ProCure21+ framework arrangement. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 2 May 2013 16:26 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/exclusive-thames-water-3bn-alliance-winners-revealed/8647385.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/exclusive-thames-water-3bn-alliance-winners-revealed/8647385.article Exclusive: Construction News understands two joint ventures have won the race for Thames Water’s £3bn alliance, which was originally due to be shared between four contractor/consultant JVs. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 1 May 2013 12:37 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-chief-we-must-turn-this-around/8647338.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-chief-we-must-turn-this-around/8647338.article Balfour Beatty’s chief executive has refused to blame the economic climate for the firm’s second profit warning in six months and insisted it has to look internally for answers after “falling off the pace”. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 1 May 2013 07:20 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/treasury-must-show-investors-the-fruits-of-uk-infrastructure-say-contractors/8647330.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/treasury-must-show-investors-the-fruits-of-uk-infrastructure-say-contractors/8647330.article The government must show investors what returns they can make on UK infrastructure if it is to stand any chance of generating the billions of pounds it is targeting, leading contractors said this week. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 1 May 2013 07:10 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/c100/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-shakes-up-leadership/8647267.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/c100/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-shakes-up-leadership/8647267.article Balfour Beatty is to undergo a major leadership change as group chief executive Andrew McNaughton replaces Mike Peasland as UK construction chief executive. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:34 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-strategy/ian-tyler-appointed-as-crown-representative/8647247.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-strategy/ian-tyler-appointed-as-crown-representative/8647247.article Former Balfour Beatty chief executive Ian Tyler has been appointed by the Cabinet Office as a ‘Crown Representative’ to help make government savings and improve supplier relations. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/balfour-beatty-issues-50m-construction-profit-warning/8647216.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/balfour-beatty-issues-50m-construction-profit-warning/8647216.article Balfour Beatty has announced that its UK construction business is expected to deliver “significantly lower profits” in 2013 than expected, as group chief executive Andrew McNaughton takes personal control of the construction business. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sme/specialists-seek-fair-payment-meeting-with-construction-minister/8646650.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sme/specialists-seek-fair-payment-meeting-with-construction-minister/8646650.article The National Specialist Contractors’ Council is seeking a meeting with construction minister Michael Fallon over payment terms being used by tier one contractors. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bam-construct-in-line-for-35m-chancery-lane-office-job/8646449.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bam-construct-in-line-for-35m-chancery-lane-office-job/8646449.article Exclusive: Bam Construct is understood to be in line for a £35 million contract to build a high-end eight-storey office and retail scheme in Chancery Lane. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:08 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-to-bid-for-50m-crossrail-paddington-new-yard/8646473.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-to-bid-for-50m-crossrail-paddington-new-yard/8646473.article Crossrail has invited five teams to tender for its £50 million Paddington New Yard deal. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/education/mansell-wins-12m-euston-student-block/8645265.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/education/mansell-wins-12m-euston-student-block/8645265.article Mansell has been selected for a £12 million seven-storey student accommodation block in London’s Euston Road. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:31 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-invited-to-tender-800m-highways-agency-contract/8645201.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-invited-to-tender-800m-highways-agency-contract/8645201.article Breaking: The Highways Agency has invited five bidders to tender for its £800 million asset support contract for the Midlands, CN has learned. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 5 Apr 2013 13:08 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/crossrail/three-remaining-bidders-to-wait-until-autumn-for-crossrail-stations-deals/8645053.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/crossrail/three-remaining-bidders-to-wait-until-autumn-for-crossrail-stations-deals/8645053.article Exclusive: The race for a joint Crossrail Network Rail deal to design and build 13 stations on the western section of Crossrail’s Acton Main Line to Maidenhead route is down to three bidders, but a contract will not be awarded until the autumn. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 4 Apr 2013 07:12 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/winner-selected-for-300m-crossrail-fit-out-deal/8645003.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/winner-selected-for-300m-crossrail-fit-out-deal/8645003.article An Alstom Transport / TSO / Costain joint venture has beaten two rival bids to be named as the winner of Crossrail’s lucrative £300 million C610 fit-out contract. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 2 Apr 2013 10:52 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-boss-hands-over-reins-and-joins-bae-systems/8644969.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-boss-hands-over-reins-and-joins-bae-systems/8644969.article Balfour Beatty’s former chief executive Ian Tyler will join BAE Systems as a non-executive director next month. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:36 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/four-invited-to-bid-for-north-east-crossrail-station-upgrade/8644959.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/four-invited-to-bid-for-north-east-crossrail-station-upgrade/8644959.article Balfour Beatty, Costain, Hochtief and VolkerFitzpatrick have been invited to bid for a major contract to upgrade a number of stations on Crossrail’s North Eastern end. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:22 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-appoints-supply-chain-director/8644922.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-appoints-supply-chain-director/8644922.article Balfour Beatty’s construction division has appointed a new director to manage its procurement and supply chain. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/race-narrows-for-3bn-thames-water-alliance/8644733.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/race-narrows-for-3bn-thames-water-alliance/8644733.article Exclusive: The race to become part of Thames Water’s £3 billion alliance has shortened, with five joint ventures still in the hunt to become design-and-build partners and five consultants left bidding for two alliance places. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/contract-leads/five-firms-in-olympic-stadium-conversion-race/8644704.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/contract-leads/five-firms-in-olympic-stadium-conversion-race/8644704.article Sir Robert McAlpine and Balfour Beatty are among five construction firms tendering for the £100 million Olympic Stadium conversion project. ocrowcroft@gmail.com (Orlando Crowcroft) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:54 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/energy/balfours-500m-energy-from-waste-plant-binned/8644607.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/energy/balfours-500m-energy-from-waste-plant-binned/8644607.article Balfour Beatty’s £500m waste incinerator plan in Gloucestershire has been rejected for visual reasons, according to reports. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/three-teams-shortlisted-for-165m-hospital/8644309.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/three-teams-shortlisted-for-165m-hospital/8644309.article NHS Lothian has announced that three consortia have been shortlisted for the right to build a new £165 million Edinburgh hospital. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:22 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-in-talks-with-qatar-over-10bn-infra-boost/8644237.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-in-talks-with-qatar-over-10bn-infra-boost/8644237.article The UK government is in talks with Qatar to set up a £10 billion fund to invest in British infrastructure projects, it was reported today. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:19 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/budget-2013/industry-seeks-roads-spending-boost-after-government-study-delayed/8644085.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/budget-2013/industry-seeks-roads-spending-boost-after-government-study-delayed/8644085.article The construction industry is looking to the chancellor to increase spending on roads by billions in his Budget next week, after a study on the future of roads ownership and funding was delayed until the summer. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:10 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-checked-workers-to-avoid-civil-disobedience/8644136.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-checked-workers-to-avoid-civil-disobedience/8644136.article Balfour Beatty made heavy use of blacklisting firm The Consulting Association because it feared “civil disobedience” on its sites, construction services UK chief executive officer Mike Peasland has told MPs. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:21 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/delays-expected-on-200m-highways-agency-contract/8644101.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/delays-expected-on-200m-highways-agency-contract/8644101.article A five-year Highways Agency deal for a new asset support contract worth up to £200 million is set to be delayed after bidders were told of changes to the procurement process. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:40 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-qualify-for-tfl-structures-and-tunnels-200m-framework/8644052.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-qualify-for-tfl-structures-and-tunnels-200m-framework/8644052.article Five contractors are expected to be confirmed as winners of a framework this week under which £200 million of reconstruction and refurbishment work will be carried out on eight Transport for London structures and tunnels. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bam-construct-wins-300m-google-hq-job-at-kings-cross/8643954.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/bam-construct-wins-300m-google-hq-job-at-kings-cross/8643954.article Exclusive: Bam Construct has clinched the £300 million contract to build internet giant Google’s 1 million sq ft office at King’s Cross, beating Carillion and Skanska. Matthew.bell@emap.com (Matthew Bell) Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:42 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-seals-market-development-appointment/8644007.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-seals-market-development-appointment/8644007.article Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK has filled the new post of director for market development. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/energy/balfour-beatty-plans-acquisitions-for-major-gas-fired-stations-move/8643974.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/energy/balfour-beatty-plans-acquisitions-for-major-gas-fired-stations-move/8643974.article Balfour Beatty is looking at acquisitions to chase major gas-fired power stations, while also using its US business Parsons Brinkerhoff to become an end-to-end provider for major clients such as SSE. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:44 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beattys-workplace-fm-division-not-definitely-for-sale/8643926.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beattys-workplace-fm-division-not-definitely-for-sale/8643926.article Balfour Beatty’s construction chief Mike Peasland said today that no decision has been made to sell the FM division Workplace following reports last month that it could be sold for £250 million. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:39 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-books-37m-construction-loss-after-2012-restructure/8643880.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-books-37m-construction-loss-after-2012-restructure/8643880.article Balfour Beatty saw a £37m loss from operations in its construction arm after extensive restructuring, but says it has created a “more agile” business that is ready for the upturn. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 7 Mar 2013 08:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-scoops-130m-crossrail-deal/8643820.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-scoops-130m-crossrail-deal/8643820.article Network Rail has awarded Balfour Beatty Rail a £130 million contract for the construction of a two-mile section of the Crossrail route. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 6 Mar 2013 10:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/race-for-300m-google-hq-shortens-to-three/8643648.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/race-for-300m-google-hq-shortens-to-three/8643648.article One of the four big-hitting firms vying to build Google’s £300m King’s Cross headquarters has been cut from the shortlist as the developers prepare to pick a winner this month. Matthew.bell@emap.com (Matthew Bell) Mon, 4 Mar 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/crossrail/costain-team-beats-two-to-15m-crossrail-deal/8643601.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/crossrail/costain-team-beats-two-to-15m-crossrail-deal/8643601.article Crossrail has awarded an AC Joint Venture (Alstom Transport and Costain Limited) a high voltage traction power supply contract worth around £15 million. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:48 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/c100/skanska/skanska-to-buy-atkins-highways-business-in-18m-deal/8643529.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/c100/skanska/skanska-to-buy-atkins-highways-business-in-18m-deal/8643529.article Breaking: Skanska UK has paid £18 million to buy Atkins’ highways operation and maintenance business, a move that gives the contractor an 8 per cent share of a £2.4 billion market. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/eric-pickles-to-decide-50-million-sheffield-uni-schemes-fate/8643312.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/eric-pickles-to-decide-50-million-sheffield-uni-schemes-fate/8643312.article A £50 million engineering building in Sheffield was finally signed off by the city council on Monday despite planning permission being awarded for the scheme two months ago, CN has learned. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/balfour-beatty-fraudsters-ordered-to-pay-16300/8643343.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/balfour-beatty-fraudsters-ordered-to-pay-16300/8643343.article Two “ghost workers” who defrauded Balfour Beatty have had thousands in assets confiscated by Lincoln Crown Court, it has been reported. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/samsung-late-addition-to-600m-mersey-gateway-bidders/8643306.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/samsung-late-addition-to-600m-mersey-gateway-bidders/8643306.article Samsung has joined Mersey Gateway bidders FCC and Kier as a late addition to the consortia – one of the final three for the £600 million scheme. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:34 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/balfour-beatty-appeals-250000-road-death-fine/8643260.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/balfour-beatty-appeals-250000-road-death-fine/8643260.article Balfour Beatty Infrastructure and Lancashire-based Enterprise (AOL) have appealed after being found guilty of health and safety breaches and fined £250,000 each. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:10 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/willmott-dixon-lands-birmingham-city-uni-second-phase/8643189.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/willmott-dixon-lands-birmingham-city-uni-second-phase/8643189.article Exclusive: Willmott Dixon is believed to have won the second phase of Birmingham City University’s city centre campus, adding the £46 million deal to its first phase win worth around £60m in 2011. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:45 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/eight-bid-for-900m-scottish-nhs-framework/8642985.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/eight-bid-for-900m-scottish-nhs-framework/8642985.article Exclusive: Eight heavyweight contractors have put in bids for the £900 million Frameworks Scotland 2 partnering agreement with the NHS. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/six-eye-bids-for-311m-offshore-wind-farm-link/8643159.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/six-eye-bids-for-311m-offshore-wind-farm-link/8643159.article Ofgem E-Serve has announced that six firms are in line to bid for a scheme to own and operate the £311 million high-voltage transmission link for the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:47 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/two-teams-shortlisted-for-transport-scotland-415m-deal/8642992.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/two-teams-shortlisted-for-transport-scotland-415m-deal/8642992.article Two teams have been shortlisted to carry out work for Transport Scotland under the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements scheme. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/may-gurney-and-wsp-pick-up-200m-highways-deal/8642984.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/may-gurney-and-wsp-pick-up-200m-highways-deal/8642984.article A £200m Suffolk highways deal which was previously given to Balfour Beatty as preferred bidder has been awarded to a partnership between May Gurney and WSP. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:18 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/major-firms-prime-jvs-for-16bn-work-on-londons-super-sewer/8642697.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/major-firms-prime-jvs-for-16bn-work-on-londons-super-sewer/8642697.article Heavyweight contractors are lining up powerhouse joint ventures in anticipation of £1.6 billion of construction work on London’s ‘super sewer’, the Thames Tideway tunnel. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/contractors-and-consultants-prequalify-for-3bn-thames-water-alliance/8642580.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/contractors-and-consultants-prequalify-for-3bn-thames-water-alliance/8642580.article Exclusive: Seven joint ventures including most of the UK’s biggest contractors have prequalified for a new alliance framework for Thames Water worth up to £3 billion. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:24 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-in-the-mix-for-50m-rolls-royce-scheme/8642440.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/five-in-the-mix-for-50m-rolls-royce-scheme/8642440.article Exclusive: bidding for a Rolls Royce scheme worth an estimated £50 million is set to be fought out between some of the UK’s biggest contractors. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 8 Feb 2013 13:31 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/pf2-to-be-injected-into-hospital-projects-already-in-procurement/8642254.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/pf2-to-be-injected-into-hospital-projects-already-in-procurement/8642254.article Private finance 2 is set to be implemented in all PFI hospital schemes that are in procurement, including two multi-million schemes just weeks away from preferred bidder announcements, CN has learned. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:54 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/race-for-118m-new-wear-bridge-down-to-two/8642289.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/race-for-118m-new-wear-bridge-down-to-two/8642289.article Balfour Beatty and Ferrovial have pulled out of the running for the £118m New Wear Bridge, leaving Vinci to battle it out with Graham Construction. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 6 Feb 2013 07:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/big-names-in-race-for-110m-kettering-bypass-scheme/8642257.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/big-names-in-race-for-110m-kettering-bypass-scheme/8642257.article The competition for a £110m Kettering bypass is hotting up, with seven major contractors reported to be interested in the scheme. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:25 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-exploring-options-for-fm-business/8642111.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-exploring-options-for-fm-business/8642111.article Balfour Beatty has confirmed it is ‘exploring strategic options’ for its office maintenance business WorkPlace amid reports that it is selling the division for £250 million. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Fri, 1 Feb 2013 16:16 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/department-of-health-provides-the-most-construction-work-in-2012/8641839.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/department-of-health-provides-the-most-construction-work-in-2012/8641839.article The Department of Health was UK construction’s biggest client in 2012, providing £1.34 billion of work across 357 contracts, according to figures shared exclusively with CN. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/creating-britains-future-campaign-launches-in-manchester/8641683.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/creating-britains-future-campaign-launches-in-manchester/8641683.article A campaign highlighting the vital role construction can play across the UK reached the regions today with an official launch at Manchester Town Hall. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/chuka-umunna-blacklist-victims-should-get-compensation-from-contractors/8641626.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/chuka-umunna-blacklist-victims-should-get-compensation-from-contractors/8641626.article Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has called for contractors who used blacklist firm The Consulting Association to establish a fund to compensate construction workers who have been blacklisted. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional/london/four-contractors-shortlisted-for-google-hq-at-kings-cross/8641502.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional/london/four-contractors-shortlisted-for-google-hq-at-kings-cross/8641502.article Exclusive: King’s Cross developer looks beyond principal contractors for four-strong shortlist. Matthew.bell@emap.com (Matthew Bell) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:37 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-bags-50m-crossrail-enabler-scheme/8641489.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-bags-50m-crossrail-enabler-scheme/8641489.article Network Rail has awarded a contract to Balfour Beatty Rail, believed to be worth around £50 million, for the upgrade of a 12 mile section of the Great Western Main Line between West Drayton and Maidenhead. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:02 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-loses-preferred-bidder-status-on-200m-highways-deal/8641452.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-loses-preferred-bidder-status-on-200m-highways-deal/8641452.article Suffolk County Council has announced it will reopen its £200 million highways maintenance and improvement deal after it failed to reach agreement with Balfour Beatty Living Places as its preferred bidder. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:47 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/clients/network-rail/network-rail-ranks-contractors-in-league-table/8641226.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/clients/network-rail/network-rail-ranks-contractors-in-league-table/8641226.article Network Rail suppliers will find out within months whether they will be removed from tender lists depending on their performance under newly published league tables, CN has learned. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:09 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/bam-construct-beats-three-to-land-12m-bp-centre/8641201.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/bam-construct-beats-three-to-land-12m-bp-centre/8641201.article Bam Construct has beaten three rivals to be named by BP as its contractor for a new £12 million Learning Centre. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:02 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-reaches-200m-close-on-infra-fund/8641025.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-reaches-200m-close-on-infra-fund/8641025.article Construction giant raises £200 million to invest in existing transport, energy and utilities assets, two years after announcing fund. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-and-bouygues-await-84m-decision-on-under-threat-orthopaedic-hospital/8641004.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-and-bouygues-await-84m-decision-on-under-threat-orthopaedic-hospital/8641004.article Private finance 2 could play a part in the survival of the dilapidated Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, with Bouygues now in the final two in place of Kier. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:10 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/ian-tyler-departure-gives-balfour-beatty-space-to-manoeuvre-city/8640944.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/ian-tyler-departure-gives-balfour-beatty-space-to-manoeuvre-city/8640944.article Ian Tyler’s decision to step down as Balfour Beatty chief executive gives the company time and space to make further changes, analysts told CN this week. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 9 Jan 2013 11:22 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-will-take-further-action-after-restructure/8640863.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-will-take-further-action-after-restructure/8640863.article Balfour Beatty has not ruled out further restructuring and indicated that 2013 will see further margin pressure, with the benefit of its order book coming in 2014. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Tue, 8 Jan 2013 08:52 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/ian-tyler-to-step-down-as-balfour-beatty-chief-executive/8640860.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/ian-tyler-to-step-down-as-balfour-beatty-chief-executive/8640860.article Andrew McNaughton is to replace Ian Tyler as Balfour Beatty chief executive. rebecca.evans@emap.com (Rebecca Evans) Tue, 8 Jan 2013 01:11 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/downturn/creating-britains-future-campaign-heads-to-manchester/8640818.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/downturn/creating-britains-future-campaign-heads-to-manchester/8640818.article A campaign putting construction at the centre of the UK’s economic recovery will hit the national stage with a regional roll-out in Manchester later this month. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 7 Jan 2013 11:36 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty/skanska-jv-awarded-321m-m25-contract/8640790.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty/skanska-jv-awarded-321m-m25-contract/8640790.article Balfour Beatty and Skanska have been awarded a £321 million design and construction contract to upgrade sections of the M25 by the Highways Agency. Matthew.bell@emap.com (Matthew Bell) Mon, 7 Jan 2013 08:44 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/five-fight-it-out-for-285m-broadmoor-hospital-scheme/8640789.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/five-fight-it-out-for-285m-broadmoor-hospital-scheme/8640789.article Exclusive: Five heavyweight contractors are in the race for the £285 million redevelopment of Broadmoor Hospital, CN has learned. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 7 Jan 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-buys-31m-us-drilling-firm/8640649.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/balfour-beatty-buys-31m-us-drilling-firm/8640649.article Balfour Beatty has bought a £31 million turnover drilling and energy storage business in the US. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 3 Jan 2013 08:32 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/news-analysis/top-12-construction-stories-of-2012/8640572.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/news-analysis/top-12-construction-stories-of-2012/8640572.article Construction News publishes its list of the 12 most read stories on the website throughout 2012. Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-13m-upgrade-to-30-year-old-kessock-bridge/8640591.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-13m-upgrade-to-30-year-old-kessock-bridge/8640591.article Balfour Beatty has won a £13.2 million Transport Scotland contract to carry out resurfacing and upgrading works on the 30-year-old Kessock Bridge. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:44 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-150m-wiltshire-highways-contract/8640517.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beatty-wins-150m-wiltshire-highways-contract/8640517.article Balfour Beatty Living Places has secured a £150 million maintenance contract with Wiltshire council. ocrowcroft@gmail.com (Orlando Crowcroft) Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/contractors-land-28bn-national-grid-deals/8640401.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/contractors-land-28bn-national-grid-deals/8640401.article National Grid has awarded long-term deals worth almost £3 billion to Balfour Beatty and a Skanska/ Morrison Utility Services joint venture. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:42 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/david-philp-leaves-balfour-beatty-for-top-mace-bim-job/8640235.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/david-philp-leaves-balfour-beatty-for-top-mace-bim-job/8640235.article Exclusive: Mace has appointed David Philp as its head of BIM, with the Cabinet Office head of BIM implementation set to continue his work with government. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:43 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/supplier-hits-out-at-balfour-beatty/8640236.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/supplier-hits-out-at-balfour-beatty/8640236.article Dortech chairman says payment policies are ‘putting suppliers out of business’ ocrowcroft@gmail.com (Orlando Crowcroft) Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:34 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/clients/defence-estates/dio-brings-forward-national-400m-framework-award/8640122.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/clients/defence-estates/dio-brings-forward-national-400m-framework-award/8640122.article The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has given a new 2013 award date for its £400m National Capital Framework, with ten firms invited to tender. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:42 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/birse-lands-55m-coast-defence-deals/8640062.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/birse-lands-55m-coast-defence-deals/8640062.article Balfour Beatty subsidiary Birse Civils has been appointed to design and construct coastal defences in the North-west under two contracts worth around £55 million. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/pf2-consultation-on-standardised-soft-fm-set-for-new-year/8640033.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/pf2-consultation-on-standardised-soft-fm-set-for-new-year/8640033.article A consultation into how standardised soft FM services can sit within Private Finance 2 will take place “early next year”. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:40 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-chief-warns-of-more-job-cuts-to-come-in-2013/8639995.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-chief-warns-of-more-job-cuts-to-come-in-2013/8639995.article Balfour Beatty chief executive Ian Tyler has admitted the group will cut jobs, and expects its supply chain to have to do likewise, in 2013. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:33 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/firms-revealed-for-new-welsh-trunk-roads-deal/8639878.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/firms-revealed-for-new-welsh-trunk-roads-deal/8639878.article Contractors have been chosen for a new Welsh roads framework with 14 firms set to share deals worth an expected £15 million a year, awarded under 20 lots. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 7 Dec 2012 12:09 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beats-four-to-200m-suffolk-roads-deal/8639592.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/balfour-beats-four-to-200m-suffolk-roads-deal/8639592.article Balfour Beatty has beaten four competitors to land Suffolk’s £200 million highways maintenance and improvement deal. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 4 Dec 2012 09:31 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/energy/dash-for-gas-to-see-30-plants-built/8639589.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/energy/dash-for-gas-to-see-30-plants-built/8639589.article New gas plants are set to become a valuable source of work in the UK, with the chancellor expected to announce a new capacity push for 30 gas plants tomorrow in the autumn statement. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 4 Dec 2012 08:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/c100/balfour-beatty/balfour-targets-emerging-markets-and-faster-ppp-disposal/8639527.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/intelligence/c100/balfour-beatty/balfour-targets-emerging-markets-and-faster-ppp-disposal/8639527.article Balfour Beatty has announced that it plans to accelerate its disposal of Public Private Partnership assets, selling off £200m over the next three years. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 3 Dec 2012 08:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/transport-scotland-awards-230m-deals-as-suspension-lifted/8639426.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/transport-scotland-awards-230m-deals-as-suspension-lifted/8639426.article Transport Scotland has awarded two trunk road maintenance contracts worth an estimated £230 million combined following a successful bid to have a court suspension lifted. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/sir-robert-mcalpine/sir-robert-mcalpine-paid-blacklist-boss-ian-kerrs-legal-costs/8639339.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/sir-robert-mcalpine/sir-robert-mcalpine-paid-blacklist-boss-ian-kerrs-legal-costs/8639339.article The man fined £5,000 for holding a blacklisting database in 2009 has revealed Sir Robert McAlpine paid that and other costs, and said that he was the wrong person to prosecute. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:21 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/scape-starts-contractor-talks-over-125bn-framework/8638795.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/scape-starts-contractor-talks-over-125bn-framework/8638795.article Scape will hold one-on-one discussions with contractors set to bid for its major works framework worth up to £1.25 billion, with more than 30 companies already showing interest in the lucrative deal. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/contractors-combine-to-save-costs-in-nhs-standardisation-drive/8638588.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/health/contractors-combine-to-save-costs-in-nhs-standardisation-drive/8638588.article Exclusive: Contractors on the £4 billion ProCure21+ framework are working as a single team and with the Department of Health on “groundbreaking” standardisation plans for health capital projects, CN can reveal. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/home/open-doors-2012/open-doors-opening-young-minds-at-balfour-beatty-academy/8638507.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/home/open-doors-2012/open-doors-opening-young-minds-at-balfour-beatty-academy/8638507.article Flinging open the doors to a £25 million academy in North London has “opened the minds” of teenagers looking for careers in construction. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:59 GMT