All QS articles – Page 105
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NewsLeadbitter to leverage Bouygues’ strength
Clients in the construction sector are avoiding giving work to firms with significant debt, according to Leadbitter chairman and chief executive Bob Rendell
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FeaturesRobert Deatker: High flyer
Turner & Townsend’s Robert Deatker is the man responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of one of the UK’s most mind-bogglingly complex schemes - the 2 million ft2 London Bridge Quarter, which includes the 310m Shard. And he’s determined to pull it off
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FeaturesSustainability: Zeroing In
Cyril Sweett reviews the recommendations from the Zero Carbon Hub’s Carbon Compliance Task Group and considers the implications for the definition of a zero-carbon home from 2016
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NewsGleeds project manager on Midlands college
Consultant is project manager and lead consultant on the Stourbridge Further Education College campus scheme
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NewsRICS launches Big Society study
Commission sets up to look at how communities can shape neighbourhoods under government policy
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NewsCapita safety consultant on Qatar oil and gas event
Firm health and safety consultant on two events held at Ras Laffan near Doha
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Leadbitter deal puts Bouygues in UK's top 20
Deal between Dutch and French firms boosts Bouygues place in the UK market and enables Leadbitter to strengthen its position
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Firms, people and government to watch in 2011
Here are some firms, people and government figures to keep an eye on
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NewsConstruction braces itself for another tough year
Higher VAT and NI contributions plus the spending cuts spell a double dip recession for the sector
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NewsMouchel rejects second Costain bid
Consultant says £150m Costain bid ’significantly undervalues the business’
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NewsCostain makes new £150m bid for Mouchel
Contractor bumps up offer by £30m in attempt to win over Mouchel shareholders
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NewsNew Year honours for industry figures
Arup’s Peter Head and Aggregate Industries’ Bill Bolsover also receive CBEs for services to engineering and construction
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NewsRICS: House prices to fall 2% in 2011
Shortage of homes will prevent any big falls in house prices next year
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NewsArcadis to rebuild Corrie set after tram fireball
Consultant to act as QS on new Coronation Street set in Salford after explosive stunt destroyed old location
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NewsEC Harris: we’re still strong enough to float
EC Harris remains bullish about its plan to float on the stock exchange although it has lost almost one in five employees and its revenue has tumbled by 17.6%
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NewsConstruction sheds 17,000 jobs
There are now only 2.1m employed in the UK construction industry according to new data
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FeaturesAn overview of 2010
It was the year we all knew was going to be bad. It was just a question of how bad. The key events everyone was waiting for, with bated breath, were the general election in May and George Osborne’s Comprehensive Spending Review in October
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NewsBAA drops Davis Langdon from Heathrow framework
EC Harris and Turner & Townsend retain role to manage £3.5bn construction programme
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Turner & Townsend wins second tranche of free schools
Consultant wins the second tranche of 12 contracts to design the government’s flagship free schools