All QS articles – Page 107
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NewsCapita and DTZ sign up for free schools programme
Consultants join law firm Dickinson Dees in taking roles on first wave of controversial scheme
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Two more senior figures walk out on Davis Langdon
A further two senior staff members have left Davis Langdon in the latest round of high-profile departures since the QS was bought by US engineering giant Aecom.
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NewsAtkins revenue hit by delays in rail contracts
Profit falls by 10% as half-year results reveal 16% drop in turnover in rail sector
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NewsDavis Langdon director Richard Baldwin joins Derwent
Baldwin will start as Derwent’s head of development in January 2011
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Hill consultant on Berlin skyscraper
Consultant will help manage construction of Zoofenster skyscraper
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NewsHill acquires US firm TCM
Acquisition strengthens consultant’s infrastructure practice in the region
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NewsEducation Now: second day
Look out for our free online event for construction professionals working in education this Wednesday and Thursday
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CommentAre contractors putting the squeeze on the supply chain?
In a disturbing trend subcontractors are being asked to reduce costs and even make upfront payments or risk being removed from main contractors’ supplier lists. Coercion or market reality?
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FeaturesCountry focus: France
Investors remain prudent, but France is weathering the economic storm pretty well - and offering opportunities that need to be acted on now. Patrick Leniston of EC Harris reports
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CommentQuentin Shears: Evolve or die!
For almost my entire career, we quantity surveyors have been told that we must evolve or die. This has never really bothered me, although I’d hate to think of the chain ending with me and Richard Steer.
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CommentWhat’s going on?
The ’resurgence in construction activity’ is proving difficult to detect in the real world. And even if growth does take off, it’ll be a long time before we feel the benefit
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CommentBenefits of QS work placements
The young QS started life as a geography student, but a summer placement with a construction contractor changed his career direction
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NewsCyril Sweett and Miller win £435m Scottish framework
Consortium is named preferred bidder on the hub North Territory community facilities project
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NewsCapita Symonds restructures operations
Consultant to reorganise divisions and board members as well as move all business units under the Capita Symonds brand
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NewsMouchel pays heavily for public sector involvement
Analysts predict two more years of suppressed profit as cuts to road schemes bite
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NewsConstruction growth peaks
Latest CIPS figures for October show that growth in new activity is lowest in eight months
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Features
The original 40 under 40: 10 years on
Some have prospered as predicted, others have fled the industry, and one even married the person she named as her hero. Emily Wright catches up with Building’s 40 under 40 of 2000
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Features40 under 40 2010: The new crop
After extensive consultation with the industry, we have selected another group of 40 talented individuals under 40.