All QS articles – Page 133
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NewsRICS set to raise global valuation standards
RICS will regulate its members with enhanced regulatory framework for valuation
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NewsAPC tips: Six-month review
It may seem just moments since the three-month meeting, but in the review coming up candidates will have to prove they are on track. So make sure your papers are in order!
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NewsRICS launches measuring guidelines
Standards are first of three documents that aim to make it easier for clients to compare estimates
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NewsMcBains Cooper wins UAE airline lounge contract
Etihad's new lounge at Heathrow's Terminal 4 will form part of refurbishment plan
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CommentAbout time, too
It may not float everyone’s boat, but the arrival (finally) of fresh QS Rules of Measurement is pretty exciting for cost managers. And they’re looking good, says Richard Steer
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FeaturesAfter the gold rush: Getting paid in Dubai
It is claimed that the average contractor is owed £50m, while some consultants’ fees are being slashed in half. Roxane McMeeken finds out just how bad Dubai’s payment problems have become
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NewsDavis Langdon man to retire shortly after taking Saudi role
Three months after Davis Langdon appointed Derek Johnson to drive the firm’s expansion into Saudi Arabia, it has emerged that he is to retire
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FeaturesHabla Espanol? Opening up the Latin American market
Last week we revealed the lucrative opportunities on offer in Mexico, but such gold can be found all over Latin America, where bullish governments spend billions on infrastructure. Katie Puckett presents a rough guide to working in the region – complete with language tips
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NewsBouygues UK reveals plan to buy repair firm
Bouygues UK has said it wants to buy a social housing repair and maintenance specialist by the end of the year
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NewsRLF is QS on Atherstone scheme
Consultant wins contract on the £10m rebuilding of destroyed Stratford warehouse
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FeaturesJust landed: Philip Bray goes to Dubai
Who in their right mind would go to Dubai amid the current turmoil? Well Philip Bray for one. He reckons there is still excellent business to be done in the troubled emirate. Bray joined UK project management and cost consultant, Millbridge in 2008 to develop the business throughout the Middle ...
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NewsAmec to buy Canadian consultant for £4.8m
Addition to firm's environmental division will be ninth such acquisition since January 2007
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NewsRICS tool aims to cut time overruns
Web-based calculator uses data from thousands of real schemes to predict more accurate project time frames
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NewsBaqus profit down 23% as margins cut
Turnover rises 8% as consultant cuts margins to win work but next year's orders down
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NewsEx-Hammerson man woos UK firms for £1bn Gulf job
The man that Dubai developer Majid Al Futtaim poached from Hammerson is tapping UK expertise to get a £1bn-plus Middle East shopping centre programme off the ground
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NewsHill appoints two quantum experts
New recruits will strengthen quantum claims consultancy services for European businesses
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NewsCapita secures £1m grant for Football Foundation
Grant will help construct a £1.7m football facility in Kent village
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WYG hired for projects Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Consultant to support socio-economic initiatives in Poland, Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic
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NewsDavis Langdon appointed to $400m Saudi cultural centre
QS hopes Saudi Aramco project will help company grow share of Saudi market