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Standing your ground: Mott MacDonald’s Cathy Travers on her plans for the engineering giant
Cathy Travers has risen to become global MD of the largest engineering firm in the UK. She discusses her optimism about growth, infrastructure strategy and improving inclusivity
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A decade of Alinea: from birth to buyout
In the week T&T bought out Alinea, here is a compilation of key milestones in the cost consultant’s short but eventful life
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Why Alinea turned its back on independence and signed up with T&T
Set up a decade ago, the poster firm for start-up QSs in London decides reputation alone cannot make up for lack of heft
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Top 150 Consultants 2022: with the economic heat rising, will things halt again?
This year’s Top 150 Consultants data shows activity has picked up after the pandemic -but is the industry coming out of the frying pan into the fire?
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Top 150 Consultants 2022: where do firms stand on the big issues?
The biggest consultants in the UK on the impact of the war in Ukraine, Brexit, recruitment and building safetyÂ
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‘We’re trained as cost consultants to reduce cost – why not do the same with carbon?’
Turner & Townsend’s new embodied carbon calculator aims to put carbon mitigation into the hands of the cost manager
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In business with Beard’s Mike Hedges: ‘There are opportunities out there’
The director of the regional contractor talks about the advantages of not growing too big and how, even in turbulent times, there are grounds for optimism about the future
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In business with Frank Elkins: on guard at Travis Perkins
The boss of the UK’s biggest builders merchants tells Dave Rogers what soaring inflation and the squeeze on household budgets mean for his business
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In business with Exigere: Work is only hard when you’re not enjoying it
Founding partner Dan Fryer tells Dave Rogers about the challenges and opportunities of life as a QS in today’s turbulent market
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Five things you should know about the RICS’ external reviewer
Michael Bichard was once tipped as a cabinet secretary and has a reputation for shaking things up. What does his appointment mean for the RICS?
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It’s takeover time in the UK consultancy market
The appetite of US giants for venerable UK brands shows no sign of abating. So who is next?
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A good match? How T&T and CBRE compare
Following the announcement that T&T is selling a 60% stake to US giant CBRE, we measure up the two firms to see how good a fit they are
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The deal with CBRE has been lauded as a triumph but the difficult questions now start for T&T
Keeping staff happy and maintaining autonomy at listed US giant are the key challenges facing consultant’s UK bosses
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In Business: Alinea warns of aggressive bids in a slowing commercial market
Cost consultant’s Mark Lacey says contractors looking to replenish covid-hit order books are cutting prices
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We fought a shark… and won: Rider Levett Bucknall talks to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Sixteen years ago, venture capitalists tried to pick RLB clean. Dave Rogers asks three of its top team how it survived – and thrived
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Going it alone
Britain’s QS sector has changed dramatically, with the foreign takeover of big-name firms prompting entrepreneurial types to start up on their own. Have these challenger firms become the new establishment?
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London drops down T&T's global costs league
Latest global markets report from Turner Towsend sees New York topple Zurich as the most expensive for property development
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Drones: Something in the air
Put it this way: would you rather inspect the slipform of a tall tower by dangling off the 45th storey or by sending up a drone to do the job?
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Consultants' salary survey 2017: The bold and the bountiful
Strong hiring intentions and employee caution post the Brexit vote mean those prepared to move jobs could be richly rewarded - as may firms prepared to be aggressive in sourcing new hires
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Top 150 consultants 2016
Consultants grew their UK staff by 5% overall during the past year, but where was the biggest growth and are cuts on their way as the post-Brexit fall-out makes itself felt?