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Thursday24 May 2012

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Exclusive: Middle East firm buys UK's historic Currie & Brown

23 May 12 | Updated: 23 May 12

The 136-year-old consultant Currie & Brown has been sold to Middle East-based Dar Group

Doha

Mace and EC Harris bag £72m Qatar deal

23 May 12

Joint venture will project manage infrastructure improvements over five years

Frances Ives

3DReid appoints former Sweett chairman

21 May 12

Architect appoints Frances Ives as non-executive director

Core Five

Ex-Davis Langdon partners launch Core Five

18 May 12

QS firm set up by former partners will focus on cost consultancy work for residential, commercial and London schemes

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EC Harris bags £35m ‘wonder material’ research hub

15 May 12

Consultant appointed on graphene research centre

Sweett puts back completion date for PFI sale

14 May 12

Consultant previously indicated sale was key for firm to meet profit expectations

state of play

RICS flags improving construction sector

11 May 12

Surveyors report increased Q1 activity in face of ONS data which showed 3% contraction

Hotel interior

Capita Symonds moves into hotel sector

8 May 12

New partnership targets investment and management opportunities

Atkins' Doha office

Atkins opens new Doha office

4 May 12

Specialist chalks up threefold increase in Qatar staff in just 12 months

David Sparrow

Arcadis makes top level appointments

3 May 12

Former EC Harris senior partner David Sparrow among the promotions

Davis Langdon

Davis Langdon poaches T&T director

3 May 12

Paul Dyson joins consultant as a director in its infrastructure team

Sweett group order book boosted to £88m

27 Apr 12

Asian business grows in importance as consultant expands

China

Funding cut for UK-Chinese 'eco-city' project

26 Apr 12

‘Frustrating” move will hit Arup, Atkins, Mott, Make and others

China

Sweett Group appoints Far East bosses

25 Apr 12

Consultant strengthens its Hong Kong and China management team to target further expansion

Thomas Vale, Woodcock Street scheme

Bouygues to buy Thomas Vale

23 Apr 12

Construction group’s subsidiary snaps up Midlands business

Davis Langdon

Davis Langdon takes top spot in QS barometer

20 Apr 12

Gleeds pushed into second place in year ending 31 March

RLB scores £37m healthcare hat-trick

22 May 12

Consultant also promotes Steven Jenkins to head up healthcare

Asia

Arcadis drops Davis from Langdon & Seah brand

18 May 12

Dutch engineer rebrands Asian QS following acquisition

BIM

Aecom and NBS join forces to launch new BIM service

15 May 12

New firm NBS Schumann Smith will add cost and carbon data to BIM models offered to architects

VVA job in New York

Sweett launches New York-based JV

15 May 12

Consultant ties up with US project manager VVA

Money

Driver Group buys Trett Consulting for £3m

14 May 12

Global consultant acquires dispute resolution division from Grontmij

Construction worker

EC Harris loses three partners

11 May 12

Senior regional staff move on at end of ‘annual review cycle’

Lloyds TSB branch

EC Harris breaks into Lloyds bank

8 May 12

EC Harris appointed as construction consultant for whole banking group

Erland Rendall

Davis Langdon alumni launch rival companies

4 May 12

Former Abu Dhabi partners set up business and project consultant, whilst London trio intend to launch this month

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Cockermouth hospital

Sweett Group bags £19m health jobs

3 May 12

Consultant appointed on Cumbrian community hospital and health centre

The view from the construction site of the multipurpose tower in Tirana

CIPS data shows output growth in April

2 May 12

Purchasing managers survey points to continued confidence, but construction recovery remains sluggish

New managing partner targets 50% growth at Henry Riley

27 April 2012

Firm may open more offices abroad after successful SA launch

Arcadis bags Abu Dhabi ports deal

25 Apr 12

Dutch engineer and UK subsidiary EC Harris win three-year framework

Special report BIM

RICS launches new ‘Black Book’

24 Apr 12

Most significant launch of guidance for surveyors in 30 years - includes new standards on using BIM

Neil McArthur

EC Harris wins 1,200-home Oxford scheme

23 Apr 12

Consultant appointed cost and project manager by Grosvenor

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