Home UK Projects International Projects Contractor News Industry Moves Contractors' Guides Technical Toolbox Glossary UK News Archive   2004 2003 2002 UK News Archive: September 2002    Feb   March   April   May   June   July   Aug   Sept   Oct   Nov   Dec   North Sea as Dangerous as Last Year 26/9/2002 The HSE's third annual offshore safety statistics bulletin reports the number of fatal offshore incidents in 2001-2 is the same as in the previous year, while the number of serious injuries increased. Composite Companies warned by Inland Revenue 25/9/2002 A recent Inland Revenue Tax Bulletin warns 'composite' companies that the IR35 rules apply to all employees regardless of the type of company they work under. North Sea Helicopter Crash Investigation Report 23/9/2002 A manufacturing anomaly, exacerbated by a lightning strike, were the causes of July's North Sea helicopter crash according to an Air Accident Investigations Branch report. AMEC Awarded Contract by Transco 10/9/2002 AMEC has been awarded a contract to design and deliver a new gas compression station at Bathgate, near Edinburgh, for Transco, as part of an on-going enhancement of the UK's gas transmission system. Mott Mac wins National Grid Project 2/9/2002 Mott MacDonald has been awarded a contract by National Grid to provide technical support for the installation of integrated control and protection technology at 27 substations throughout the Midlands and south of England. Work in the pipeline? 1/9/2002 BP triggered speculation of future North Sea gas projects when it announced that it will seek to engage a number of stakeholders in a major drive aimed at securing competitive future supplies of gas to the UK by promoting new links across the UK-Norway border between the North Sea's existing pipeline infrastructure. Back

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