Consultants Comment – Page 4
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CommentChina: The great leap Westwards
The impact of shares plummeting in Shanghai could result in Chinese ambitions turning to the UK construction market
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CommentThe confidence trick
QSs may have their faults, but the greatest is they have lost faith in their own abilities. How can they keep up with prices, and retain the trust of clients?
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CommentMentoring: Bridging a generation gap
Mentoring for the industry’s next leaders should not just go one way - there’s plenty more senior professionals can learn too
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CommentDos and Don'ts of two-stage tendering
What are the ingredients of a successful two-stage process
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CommentThere’s nothing natural about the disaster in Nepal
This week’s tragedy stems from man-made problems: it’s poorly designed and built buildings in earthquake zones that kill people
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CommentEngagement with Generation Y
Students these days show an impressive amount of talent and focus, so how can we persuade them to join the construction industry?
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CommentThe science of talent spotting
We need to get more sophisticated in how we recruit construction professionals - let’s ditch the random CV trawl in favour of focused data analysis
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CommentThe future of surveying
Financial benefits can be monetised but it is less easy to quantify and advocate the value of experience or the existing knowledge of a building or site
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CommentSearching for a level playing field
Will regulatory changes make a real difference towards SMEs’ access to public sector work?
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CommentLondon needs a plan
The chancellor and the mayor of London have confirmed ‘Housing Zones’ for the capital but we need more detail on how to deliver 400,000 homes by 2025
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CommentJust do what you enjoy
An Aecom apprentice blogs on her week spent work-shadowing Emea chief executive Steve Morriss
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CommentA matter of public record
In a skills-strapped construction sector, contractors can start to pick and choose who they want to work for. So public bodies better start playing nice
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CommentHow will frameworks develop?
The third part of this blog on frameworks looks at their potential to improve the efficiency of our industry
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CommentMipim blog: UK cities on show
A giant model of London showing £100bn worth of projects is to be unveiled today, but other major cities have their stories too
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CommentTraditional construction in Vietnam
A brief insight into a very different culture shows a system that doesn’t suffer from the boom and bust cycle, at least not yet …
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CommentHousing: A pre-election blame game
As politicians struggle to explain how they will address the housing shortage they inevitably start to criticise housebuilders and their business models
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CommentWhat makes an effective framework?
Second of a three part series on frameworks: What criteria does a framework need to satisfy in order to be successful
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CommentHands up who likes frameworks?
First of a three part series on frameworks: Love them or loathe them, more and more public construction spend is going through frameworks
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CommentThere can be no delay in recruiting more women in construction
As the skills shortage gets worse, there can be no excuse for failing to recruit women
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CommentBuilding on women's success
Women who have made it to a leadership position in construction have a responsibility to nurture female talent at a more junior level