All QS articles – Page 106
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WYG 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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Market 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’s obligations are going to be met, and what the opportunities are for consultants and contractors
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Not with a bang but a whimper
We’re 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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Davis Langdon aims to become ‘the next McKinsey’
QS to move into high-level management consultancy to offset lack of new construction work
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QS 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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ChandlerKBS 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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RICS launches specialist Online Academy
Virtual learning environment designed to make surveyor training more accessible
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Specialist costs: Off-site manufacture
Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon takes a look at how that sector can add greater value
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Crouching tiger: Buying a business in China
Tempted to get a foothold in China by buying a business there? It’s 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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Back 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’s a year into his second venture, Paragon (more great timing)
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EC Harris bags consultancy role on £16bn Abu Dhabi transport plan
Consultant to advise city authorities on 20-year masterplan
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Surveyors increasingly pessimistic over house prices
RICS survey suggests more housing gloom to come as market stagnates and prices drop.
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Top 250 consultants: Make sure your firm is on the list
If you want to appear in ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s annual league table of construction consultants, here’s what to do…
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Atkins 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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The silent QSs
Are ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV readers aware of the implications of the takeover of Davis Langdon by Aecom?
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QS board chair steps down amid row over RICS' future
Secret ballot, unelected boards and ’commercialisation’ cause disquiet among some QS members
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Arup to axe up to 600 jobs
Consultant blames government cuts and weak economy for redundancies
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Capita helps design mountain bike trails
Consultant teams up with mountain bike designer Architrail for the specialist off-road cycling project
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Hill appoints senior consultant
Halliday joins as senior consultant within the European operation of Hill’s Construction Claims group