All Archive Titles articles – Page 370
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Archive TitlesHealthy pay in PM sector
New research for QS News shows the average project manager earns more than £40k and claims the market is in good shape, but the survey underlines a skills shortage in the sector
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Archive TitlesThe Olympic hangover?
The Olympics will provide plenty of work over the next six years, but what happens afterwards? Could there be a major downturn, or are we overestimating the impact of the Games on the market? Roxane McMeeken weighs up how painful the 2012 hangover could be
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Global outposts for the QS
It must be the holiday season as this week’s edition is packed full of foreign news.
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Gleeds rises up QS rankings
The latest QS league table from Barbour ABI sees the international firm jump to third place while hotel and government contracts help keep Davis Langdon in pole position
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Archive TitlesHammerson hires ‘specialist’ QS and PM firms for new ventures
EC Harris appointed for residential work while Gleeds is brought in for project management
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Archive TitlesSurviving Dubai
Ever dreamt of packing your bags and moving to a country where the sun shines all year round and you don’t have to pay tax? Then Dubai could be the place for you. Mitch Lee offers tips on what to look out for
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Why I support expert determination
How about trying a new method of settling disputes? Expert determination is rarely used but can be simpler, and cleaner, than using arbitration when sorting out bust-ups. Robert J Gemmell (pictured) reports
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Archive TitlesWorld Cup project director role a ‘great privilege’ for columnist Lillie
PM expects UK experts to bid for work in Western Cape to help train locals ahead of 2010
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Clarification
I would like to clear up any confusion with respect to the GF Partnership, caused by the MPG Associates announcement relating to their acquisition of Bedford based quantity surveyors, GF Civils, featured in the 28 July edition of QS News.
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Archive TitlesQuiz: The charity case
Dispute resolution experts at Blake Newport are offering a £50 Marks & Spencer voucher if you can solve the third legal brain-teaser of the year
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Archive TitlesMcBains Cooper emerges as new Currie & Brown suitor
Multidisciplinary firm could be the next to make an approach following SKM’s knockback
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Archive TitlesPetrol enters the cost equation at the BCIS
RICS costing arm the BCIS has come up with a novel way of advising construction clients on the cost of buildings around the globe – simply multiply the metres squared of a building by the current cost of petrol per litre.
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Archive TitlesDBK backs Bow St
London’s historic Bow Street Magistrates Court is being transformed into a hotel with the help of DBK Back.
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BCIS bites back
Interesting article from Faithful+Gould in your last issue (Fee report, QS News, 28 July) but there is an issue about who does the design.
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Archive TitlesThe judges are hitting back
The arrival of adjudication made the Technology and Construction Court’s service look slow and outdated, but it is fighting back and its judges have now been given extra powers. Alistair Day reports on the new wave of reforms
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AYH and RLF buy niche consultants
AYH and RLF have both made acquisitions in the last two weeks.
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Archive TitlesOne step ahead of you
Great to see so much being written up on sustainability (Feature, QS News, 28 July).
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Archive TitlesRebuilding Lebanon will cost £1.5bn, regional expert claims
Davis Langdon boss predicts major cost rises and ‘thanks God’ that staff are unharmed
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