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FeaturesThe master strategy: Can a QS be a management consultants
Davis Langdon wants to compete with McKinsey. But can it really find a place at the top table of global management consultancies? And will the rest of the quantity surveying industry follow it
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好色先生TVWYG runs the rule over acquisitions in SE Asia
Engineer looks at deals in emerging markets as part of six-year recovery plan
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FeaturesMarket overview: waste and water sectors
With regulation driving investment and resource efficiency in the waste and water sectors, Matthew Hicks and Andrew Wheeler of Davis Langdon examine how the UK鈥檚 obligations are going to be met, and what the opportunities are for consultants and contractors
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CommentNot with a bang but a whimper
We鈥檙e fighting our corner with all the eloquence and ferocity of a strangled budgie, and as yet more thousands are laid off, no one is there to so much as protest at our fate, says Richard Steer
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好色先生TVDavis Langdon aims to become 鈥榯he next McKinsey鈥�
QS to move into high-level management consultancy to offset lack of new construction work
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好色先生TVQS salaries fall by up to 8%
Salaries for construction professionals have fallen across the board with site agents suffering drops of 14% over the last year
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好色先生TVChandlerKBS consultant on South Wales road scheme
Consultant provides cost advice on Church Village Bypass now open to public following 20 years of campaigning
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好色先生TVRICS launches specialist Online Academy
Virtual learning environment designed to make surveyor training more accessible
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Off-site manufacture
Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon takes a look at how that sector can add greater value
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FeaturesCrouching tiger: Buying a business in China
Tempted to get a foothold in China by buying a business there? It鈥檚 a strategy that can pay dividends, but is strewn with hidden dangers
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Secret ballot of secret board elects David Bucknall RICS chair
David Bucknall, chairman of Rider Levett Bucknall, is also to chair the QS professional group in the RICS.He was elected by secret electronic ballot last Friday. The electorate was a board of 20 appointed by the RICS in July, whose identities are not yet known - even to each other.What ...
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FeaturesBack for seconds: David Nurser
David Nurser has a voracious appetite for risk-taking. First he set up the surveying firm CNP in a recession. And now he鈥檚 a year into his second venture, Paragon (more great timing)
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好色先生TVEC Harris bags consultancy role on 拢16bn Abu Dhabi transport plan
Consultant to advise city authorities on 20-year masterplan
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好色先生TVSurveyors increasingly pessimistic over house prices
RICS survey suggests more housing gloom to come as market stagnates and prices drop.
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好色先生TVTop 250 consultants: Make sure your firm is on the list
If you want to appear in 好色先生TV鈥檚 annual league table of construction consultants, here鈥檚 what to do鈥�
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好色先生TVAtkins reveals workforce fell by 2,500 in 18 months
Falling workloads and looming public sector cuts see headcount reduced by 14%
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CommentThe silent QSs
Are 好色先生TV readers aware of the implications of the takeover of Davis Langdon by Aecom?
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好色先生TVQS board chair steps down amid row over RICS' future
Secret ballot, unelected boards and 鈥檆ommercialisation鈥� cause disquiet among some QS members
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好色先生TVArup to axe up to 600 jobs
Consultant blames government cuts and weak economy for redundancies
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好色先生TVCapita helps design mountain bike trails
Consultant teams up with mountain bike designer Architrail for the specialist off-road cycling project