All QS articles – Page 108
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ɫTV
Top QSs fear drop in Aecom work after DL takeover
EC Harris, Cyril Sweett, T&T and G&T seek reassurances that they will not be frozen out of work
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Clients wary of Davis Langdon deal with Aecom
Clients have reacted with a mixture of scepticism and anger to Aecom’s £204m takeover of Davis Langdon, with one senior figure labelling the move “unfortunate” and a “pity”
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Comment
Davis Langdon - An Aecom company
One of the best known and respected consultants in the UK has been bought by a US firm 10 times its size. Here, Tom Bill asks whether DL was forced into a marriage with Aecom, and what will happen to the 91-year-old brand once two become one
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Comment
BSF collapse: Acrimony, angst and anger
The collapse of ɫTV Schools for the Future has left a lot of bad feeling, but in some ways the programme deserved to die - and we now have the chance to do it better
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WYG opens in South Africa and Croatia
Engineering consultant also reorganises business around four skill areas
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Comment
Knowles' knowledge: Downing tools and getting paid
Contractors and subbies are entitled to walk off site if they haven’t been paid, but they have to stick to the rules…
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RICS reports first house price falls for a year
Surveyors inccreasingly pessimistic over future home prices
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Comment
Rob Smith: DL wasn't forced into marriage with Aecom
Senior partner at Davis Langdon on getting into bed with an American giant
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Comment
Richard Steer on Aecom's takeover of Davis Langdon
What does the takeover mean for the UK cost consultants who value their independence?
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Davis Langdon & Aecom: A history of mergers and aquisitions
The firms have a 100-year history of mergers and takeovers
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Aecom buys Davis Langdon for £204m
Takeover after months of negotiations ends the independence of one of UK industry’s biggest names
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Capita Symonds on first West African PPP highway
British consultant to support lenders behind €200m toll road in Senegal
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Comment
Knowles' knowledge: Improving your payment terms
In order to clinch a deal its easy to overlook poor payment terms, but you may be in a better negotiating position than you think…
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ɫTV
Atkins buys US consultant for £178m
PBSJ has a turnover of £518m and employs around 3,500 people in the States
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T&T seeks companies for Uganda PPP
Turner & Townsend is seeking contractors and architects to work on Uganda’s first PPP - a £350m upgrade of the country’s police estate
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Comment
Any which way
As money for schemes is squeezed, clients will opt for lowest price tenders. But contractors will then seek to boost their income through claims and variations, warns Sir Michael Latham
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Archive Titles
Knowles' knowledge: How to price variations
Our expert QS kicks off a new series by looking at variations and how to make them boost your bottom line
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ɫTV
'Several hundred' in Atkins redundancy talks
Government cuts could force QS to slash transport division workforce
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Comment
Quentin Shears: Free schools and the Continuity PTA
’They’re already looking at sites, trying to work out how many kids you can fit in an abandoned Zavvi’
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Features
International salary survey 2010: Foreign office
As the UAE continues to struggle, other areas are emerging as career hotspots for workers who want to see the world