All QS articles – Page 110
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NewsCapita Symonds opens new York office
Consultant announces its ambitions to expand in North Yorkshire
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NewsJohn Rowan posts £6.79m rise in turnover
SME consultant warns many contracts were reliant on threatened public sector spending
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NewsCSTT receives grant for 30 trainees
Government grant to help under-privileged youngsters enter construction
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NewsDecreasing workloads will lead to more job losses, says RICS
Impending public spending cuts and economic uncertainty hit construction
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NewsWSP expands Vietnamese office
Environmental building services arm WSP Lincolne Scott joins consultant’s office in Ho Chi Minh
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CommentBSF collapse: Acrimony, angst and anger
The collapse of Building Schools for the Future has left a lot of bad feeling, but in some ways the programme deserved to die - and we now have the chance to do it better
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NewsTop QSs fear drop in Aecom work after DL takeover
EC Harris, Cyril Sweett, T&T and G&T seek reassurances that they will not be frozen out of work
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NewsClients wary of Davis Langdon deal with Aecom
Clients have reacted with a mixture of scepticism and anger to Aecom’s £204m takeover of Davis Langdon, with one senior figure labelling the move “unfortunate” and a “pity”
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CommentDavis Langdon - An Aecom company
One of the best known and respected consultants in the UK has been bought by a US firm 10 times its size. Here, Tom Bill asks whether DL was forced into a marriage with Aecom, and what will happen to the 91-year-old brand once two become one
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NewsCyril Sweett postpones bonus scheme as targets are missed
Cyril Sweett dropped plans to reintroduce an executive bonus scheme in 2010 after bosses failed to meet profit-related performance targets
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NewsWYG opens in South Africa and Croatia
Engineering consultant also reorganises business around four skill areas
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CommentKnowles' knowledge: Downing tools and getting paid
Contractors and subbies are entitled to walk off site if they haven’t been paid, but they have to stick to the rules…
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NewsRICS reports first house price falls for a year
Surveyors inccreasingly pessimistic over future home prices
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CommentRob Smith: DL wasn't forced into marriage with Aecom
Senior partner at Davis Langdon on getting into bed with an American giant
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CommentRichard Steer on Aecom's takeover of Davis Langdon
What does the takeover mean for the UK cost consultants who value their independence?
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NewsDavis Langdon & Aecom: A history of mergers and aquisitions
The firms have a 100-year history of mergers and takeovers
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NewsAecom buys Davis Langdon for £204m
Takeover after months of negotiations ends the independence of one of UK industry’s biggest names
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NewsCapita Symonds on first West African PPP highway
British consultant to support lenders behind €200m toll road in Senegal
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CommentKnowles' knowledge: Improving your payment terms
In order to clinch a deal its easy to overlook poor payment terms, but you may be in a better negotiating position than you think…
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NewsAtkins buys US consultant for £178m
PBSJ has a turnover of £518m and employs around 3,500 people in the States