All Careers articles – Page 77
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FeaturesWhere it hurts – where is the downturn doing most damage?
Emily Wright and Muireann Bolger assess the pain region by region – with only the city of Durham showing any signs of good health
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FeaturesHow bad can it be? The nineties recession vs the noughties crunch
Remember 1991? For those now starting their careers, it may have been a time of cartoon turtles and spinning hedgehogs, but for older workers it was all about a recession that left the industry on its knees. Emily Wright spoke to both old and young to find out how they’re ...
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FeaturesGloomwatch - Building's industry panel assesses the downturn
In the past few months, the construction industry has become an anxious and uncertain place. To help us make sense of it, we’ve asked a student, a subcontractor, a small builder, an architect, an entrepreneur, a forecaster and a consultant to form a panel.
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News71,000 construction jobs lost over past year
Scale of redundancies revealed, with Laing O’Rourke and WSP among the latest to cut staff
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NewsVenice Architecture Biennale 2008 - 14 September to 23 November
International exhibition includes star architects Hadid and Gehry, and competition for university students
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Estate agent premises collapses for second time
Bairstow Eves high-street office collapses again after earlier fatal incident in June
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NewsRise in jobless figures expected
Government data out today likely to show big increase in unemployment
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NewsCorus cuts 400 jobs as steel demand slides
Distribution workers axed after 'significant decline in demand' from construction and plant markets
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Morgan Sindall and Rok the latest to slash jobs
Morgan Ashurst division expected to lose at least 30 staff. Rok redundancies reach 750
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NewsMorgan Sindall the latest to slash jobs
Morgan Ashurst division expected to lose at least 30 staff
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Chief executive leaves Emcor
The boss of troubled M&E contractor Emcor has left the business as part of a shake-up of the senior management team, in the wake of a £6.1m loss posted by the company this summer, writes Stuart Macdonald.
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Carillion has a new director of training services
Also: architect Sheppard Robson appoints associate partner
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Construction body to axe staff
The Construction Confederation is in consultation with staff over redundancies following a recent shake-up of contractors’ industry bodies.
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537 construction firms folded in third quarter
There were more than 500 insolvencies in the construction sector in the third quarter, an increase of 16% on the second, writes Sarah Richardson.
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Fit-out firm Bancroft axes 15
M&E specialist Bancroft has been forced to make about 15 redundancies as the credit crunch starts to affect more specialist firms, it is understood.
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NewsSenior project manager: Is construction a man's world?
Target women young and show them the construction industry is a place for both sexes
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NewsNew roles at Currie & Brown’s Scottish team
Consultant strengthens Glasgow office with five new appointments
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NewsMcBains Cooper appoints Midlands leader
Ex-Davis Langdon and RLB consultant joins firm's Birmingham office
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NewsRLF promotes associate for London
Kingston University graduate, APC supervisor and chartered surveyor takes on new role at consultant
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NewsVirtual Grad Fair - 10 to 12 November 2008
New online interactive careers fair launched for graduates in property, construction and design