All QS articles – Page 100
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RICS appoints EC Harris German country leader
John Atkins will be the European representative on RICS QS global board
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Material costs rise outstrips tender prices
Survey shows material costs rose 1.5% more than tender prices in Q3 of 2010
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Transport department advertises for £300m consultants' framework
Department-wide framework for engineering and QS services
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Gleeds appointed on University of Bath framework
Consultant is project and cost manager on scheme that includes conversion of existing property, refurbishment and new build
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DBK wins Amazon ‘mega shed’ contract
Firm is cost consultant and CDM co-ordinator on Amazon’s largest UK distribution centre
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Capita appoints senior consultant in design and infrastructure
Thomas Beney will help with the delivery of renewable energy projects for private and public clients
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Hold your nerve
When appearance is everything, taking work at any price becomes a tempting but risky solution. But signs of recovery suggest there’s no need to panic, says Richard Steer
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Market Forecast: Depth Gauge
It’s difficult to say whether we have reached the bottom of the pricing trough, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. What’s sure is that material prices will rise
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Nakheel saga: firm seeks British consultants
Despite its debts, Nakheel has been seeking British consultants for a new development in Dubai
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The beautiful game: World Cups in Qatar and Russia
England’s loss of its World Cup bid could be the UK construction industry’s gain. Qatar and Russia have billions of dollars to build stadiums and infrastructure from scratch but, says Roxane McMeeken, it’s us Brits that have the relevant talents and experience. So how easy will it be to win ...
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Mouchel’s debt refinancing will not attract new bids
Costain’s £170m bid is likely to remain the only offer and will not increase, say analysts
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Atkins and F+G form green consultancy division
’Single unit of environmental excellence’ for consultant Atkins and subsidiary Faithful + Gould
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Apollo undercutting rivals by 20%
Documents show firm has won contracts from competitors with offers that are ’suspiciously low’
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Mouchel completes £170m refinancing
Consultant says it is considering a number of offers for the business
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Cut throat tender pricing
Inflation is soaring so why are tender prices not doing the same. Our guest QS blogger explains why
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RICS recommends off-site housebuilding
Homes must be prefabricated and use more recycled materials, says report
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Mouchel speeds up refinancing to try attract new bidder
Mouchel today told its shareholders to ’take no action’ in response to Costain’s revised £170m approach
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Quentin Shears: The great stadium dispute
Quentin receives an invitation from Gator Corp to build a croquet venue - then demolish it
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RICS cracks down on members’ misdemeanours
Questions raised over body’s right to impose fines and costs in previously decided court cases