All QS articles – Page 108
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FeaturesBack for seconds: David Nurser
David Nurser has a voracious appetite for risk-taking. First he set up the surveying firm CNP in a recession. And now he’s a year into his second venture, Paragon (more great timing)
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NewsEC Harris bags consultancy role on £16bn Abu Dhabi transport plan
Consultant to advise city authorities on 20-year masterplan
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NewsSurveyors increasingly pessimistic over house prices
RICS survey suggests more housing gloom to come as market stagnates and prices drop.
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NewsTop 250 consultants: Make sure your firm is on the list
If you want to appear in Building’s annual league table of construction consultants, here’s what to do…
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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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CommentThe silent QSs
Are Building readers aware of the implications of the takeover of Davis Langdon by Aecom?
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NewsQS board chair steps down amid row over RICS' future
Secret ballot, unelected boards and ’commercialisation’ cause disquiet among some QS members
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NewsCapita helps design mountain bike trails
Consultant teams up with mountain bike designer Architrail for the specialist off-road cycling project
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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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CommentWhat do consultants actually do?
Consultants need to explain in simple terms what they do to avoid being blamed for job losses and cut downs
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CommentA point of interest
The question for the Court: Whether the interest provided for within an amended JCT Contract for the late payment of a debt was a ‘substantial remedy’ pursuant to the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
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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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Mouchel shrugs off gloom
Consultant Mouchel has said the outlook for its UK business is improving and has appointed a finance director
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NewsCapita thwarted in move to buy Cyril Sweett
Consultant hunts for alternatives as Sweett’s £5.4m Chinese deal wrecks takeover talks
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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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NewsBouygues cuts 2400 jobs after 'brutal' recession in Europe
French contractor’s road business is particularly hard hit by European public spending cuts according to reports
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NewsAnshen + Allen bought by Canadian consultant
Healthcare architect to team up with multi-disciplinary firm Stantec
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CommentQuentin Shears: Can you erect a tent without pegs?
The cladding contractor hit her brother with a tent pole. ’Children! You can’t fight. This is an NEC contract!’
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NewsColchester to sue T&T over Viñoly scheme
Colchester council hopes to recover “substantial funds” from Turner & Townsend over its role in the town’s disastrous Rafael Viñoly-designed art gallery