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Archive TitlesScarborough scheme set for summer start
Carey Jones Architects has won planning consent for the first two phases of Scarborough's £120m North Bay development.
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The price is right
What does a QS do? your editorial asks (Leader, 24 March, QS News).
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Archive TitlesThe way we work now
Last week it was Amec and Balfour Beatty with US engineering specialist Jacobs. Before that it was Laing O'Rourke with Mace, and Davis Langdon is tipped to be joining them.
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Archive TitlesThe panel will see you now
The APC interviews start today - so here's a quick guide to preparing for that final stage from APC coach Alpesh Patel
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Nice podcast
Just to say I enjoyed the podcast. It is nice to see your journal embracing new technologyCharles Walker, via the website
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Archive TitlesThe NEC pitch
It's being used for Heathrow T5 and was recently chosen for the Olympics building programme. Richard Heap reports on how the future is looking bright for the NEC contract. Illustrations by JAKe
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Archive TitlesCan you name this site?
We're hoping to test you to new limits with this month's site seeing competition (pictured) as we go international. It's a high profile project somewhere in Europe, but with an Asian and African cultural twist
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Archive TitlesHappy people
The nationwide shortage of QSs means it is vital that employers focus on staff retention. Matthew Higgs, Hays Property & Surveying senior manager, offers six tips on how to best keep hold of your staff, including offering them new challenges and the right training
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Smaller firms making waves
Thornton-Firkin & Partners debuts in the quantity surveyor listings this week thanks to its News International win while DBK Back grows stronger in its hometown of Birmingham
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Archive TitlesMore than mere Viagra miracle cures
Always double-check your inbox, urges Peter Phillippo as he reports on a recent case that demonstrates the power of email
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Growth expected to continue despite public spending drop
Surveyors undaunted by gloomy predictions for the East Midlands, Northeast and Scotland
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Archive TitlesConsortia - a high risk marketing ploy?
The consortium model is dominating the PFI sector, while a bewildering array of consultants and contractors are rapidly shuffling into alliances to bid for key Olympics roles. But a new report from the RICS questions the logic of this way of working, claiming it is driving a wedge between the ...
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Archive TitlesTrio go West as consultant market shows signs of consolidation
AYH, DBK Back and Boxall Sayer reveal ambitious acquisition and staffing strategies
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Archive TitlesYorkshire regen scheme selects CNP
Project consultant CNP is to project manage the £50m transformation of one of the main shopping areas in Castleford, Yorkshire.
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CMPB switches to LLP
CM Parker Browne has become the latest QS to convert from partnership status to LLP, writes Roxane McMeeken.
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Archive TitlesShaft for Shires centre is hoisted into position
Work on the Shires shopping centre in Leicester has taken a step forward with the hoisting of a major steelwork frame.
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Archive TitlesA fellow campaigner
I was delighted to read your article on Rosemary Tinker and WiP (Feature, QS News, 7 April).
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A bumpy road
If the RICS is not promoting the profession and 60.5% of professionals would not recommend QSing as a career (The final account, QS News, 10 March 2006) then what measures are in place to try and improve on the current shortage of surveyors in the UK?
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Archive TitlesIntroducing our new blogger
Kate Collinson, one of the non-cognates we interviewed last month, will be sharing her experiences both as student and trainee QS in her new blog. This is her first missive and you can follow her progress at www.qsnews.co.uk/blogs