All Careers articles – Page 36
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Secret ballot of secret board elects David Bucknall RICS chair
David Bucknall, chairman of Rider Levett Bucknall, is also to chair the QS professional group in the RICS.He was elected by secret electronic ballot last Friday. The electorate was a board of 20 appointed by the RICS in July, whose identities are not yet known - even to each other.What ...
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FeaturesCrouching tiger: Buying a business in China
Tempted to get a foothold in China by buying a business there? It’s a strategy that can pay dividends, but is strewn with hidden dangers
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Inbuilt founders quit as consultancy heads in new direction
Stefan Foster becomes iterim managing director as David Strong and Neil Cutland step down
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NewsTony Carey makes sharp exit from Berkeley Group
Managing director of St George division departs with immediate effect
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NewsConstruction employs 53,000 more workers
Construction experiences the biggest rise in employment across all sectors as 53,000 workers are taken on during the second quarter.
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NewsUK construction firms invited to trade mission to Russia
Mission will highlight opportunities ahead of 2014 Winter Olympics
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News300 more Connaught workers made redundant in Norwich
Council fails to find buyer for ’abnormally’ cheap Connaught social housing contract
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NewsMears buys eight Connaught contracts
Mears has picked up eight former Connaught contracts, saving a further 1,000 jobs.
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NewsConnaught staff made redundant by conference call
KPMG lets 700 Connaught staff go, with some being informed by conference call
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NewsAtkins reveals workforce fell by 2,500 in 18 months
Falling workloads and looming public sector cuts see headcount reduced by 14%
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FeaturesConstruction in Africa: On the rise
African construction has long stood in the shadow of its Middle Eastern neighbours. But booms in tourism and population mean UK building expertise will get a warm welcome. Emily Wright goes exploring
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Housebuilding salaries: First, the good news
Housebuilding salaries have edged up over the past year, according to the PSD Group/Building survey. But the optimism that led to this modest rise has petered out, and fears for the future are growing among employees and clients
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NewsHill appoints senior consultant
Halliday joins as senior consultant within the European operation of Hill’s Construction Claims group
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NewsKPMG says Connaught will continue trading
Administrator hopes to keep firm running while novating contracts and transferring staff to other firms
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NewsConstruction to fall back into recession
Latest CPA forecast shows industry output will fall for the rest of 2010 and into 2011
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Aecom eyes top architects as expansion plans grow
US giant on the hunt for ’the biggest or near biggest architect’ to add to global portfolio
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He’s back: Pidgley Jr sets up another housebuilder
Tony Pidgley Jr, the son of Britain’s most successful housebuilder, has re-entered the housebuilding fray in a move that is bound to start speculation of renewed rivalry between father and son
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CommentPLP: So business is looking up?
Remember the Polisano crew who busted out of Kohn Pedersen Fox and started up on their own? That must have been a year ago now. Emily Wright found out what happened to them next
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FeaturesFuture proofing the office: iPod generation calls the shots
Ignore those iPod-toting Tweeters at your peril. They are the office users of the future. Emily Wright reports on how both commercial and residential design will have to adapt to the lifestyle of the Facebook generation