All QS articles – Page 110
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NewsRICS launches specialist Online Academy
Virtual learning environment designed to make surveyor training more accessible
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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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Secret ballot of secret board elects David Bucknall RICS chair
David Bucknall, chairman of Rider Levett Bucknall, is also to chair the QS professional group in the RICS.He was elected by secret electronic ballot last Friday. The electorate was a board of 20 appointed by the RICS in July, whose identities are not yet known - even to each other.What ...
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FeaturesCrouching tiger: Buying a business in China
Tempted to get a foothold in China by buying a business there? It’s a strategy that can pay dividends, but is strewn with hidden dangers
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Off-site manufacture
Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon takes a look at how that sector can add greater value
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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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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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CommentThe silent QSs
Are Building readers aware of the implications of the takeover of Davis Langdon by Aecom?
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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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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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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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Mouchel shrugs off gloom
Consultant Mouchel has said the outlook for its UK business is improving and has appointed a finance director