Consultants Comment
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CommentT&T鈥檚 takeover of Alinea has met with mixed emotions, why?
There has been some sadness and disappointment at the deal, but also admiration for the flag-bearer for independent QS firms
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CommentConditions are right for seismic change. It鈥檚 time to ask really tough questions
Current economic and environmental uncertainties provide an opportunity for all of us to reconsider what we are doing 鈥� and why
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CommentIt鈥檚 important to embrace cultural differences with international clients
Different ways of doing things in different countries can cause challenges and delays when working on a project, but they can also lead to its more successful conclusion, says Alinea鈥檚 Iain Parker聽
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CommentThe highs and lows of mergers in the QS world
Former Davis Langdon partner Erland Rendall on what it was like to be swallowed up by Aecom a decade ago and the context of T&T鈥檚 deal with CBRE
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CommentIs Gleeds the next acquisition target? We鈥檇 prefer to stay independent
Richard Steer believes T&T and CBRE make a good match, but a merger is not on the horizon for his business聽
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CommentTackling the hidden costs of the construction process
聽Some guiding principles on cost, time and risk from Alinea鈥檚 Iain Parker
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CommentPost-Brexit UK engineering must make its mark on the global stage
While many firms have been swallowed up by American giants over the years, now it is our turn to push for international expansion,聽says Brian McConnell
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CommentThe office of the future 鈥� and why we need it
Workplaces have always evolved and will carry on doing so to reflect the changing needs of the people inside them, Iain Parker writes
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CommentPost covid supply chains
Iain Parker considers strengthened supply chains in the face of US-China trade wars, impending Brexit tariffs and an ongoing pandemic - plus the need to cut carbon
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CommentHow to adapt now and for the future
Business are tackling urgent problems but they also need to think further ahead about long-term trends emerging from this crisis, says Alinea鈥檚 Iain Parker
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CommentHow other countries are reopening construction
Others around the world have come out of lockdown ahead of the UK, Gleeds chair Richard Steer looks at what we can learn about returning to work
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CommentIt is time to think about post pandemic recovery
A good approach to tackling an economic slump is to build your way out
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CommentSurvival of the fittest: consultants in rude health - for now
Our Top 150 league shows consultants have enjoyed a strong year 鈥� but how long will the good times last?
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CommentTo boost female representation, civil engineering must tackle a more fundamental perception challenge
To attract female talent,聽civil engineers need to become more than the unsung heroes of the built environment
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CommentThe not so new kids on the block
Smaller consultancies鈥� larger mid-sized competitors have a choice to make: continue going global or get down on the ground on service and price to win
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CommentGender pay gap: The data is bad, so what will you do about it?
Women working for construction firms take home lower average earnings than men - that鈥檚 a fact, but one that shouldn鈥檛 be tolerated
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CommentInternational Women in Engineering Day: Why engineering
The construction sector can combat pre-conceived ideas of a male-dominated industry to increase the breadth of opportunities there are for women in engineering
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CommentSocial housing must embrace modular
Housing associations can make savings and get more control over supply by adopting modular
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CommentFixing construction
BIM encourages collaboration but the industry needs to go much further and change the way things are done from the start to the end of a project
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CommentGlobalisation can be a force for good
This creeping anti-trade rhetoric threatens years of growing connectivity and collaboration - construction鈥檚 future relies on a healthy and global exchange of ideas