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Archive TitlesSector: Private Developer
AnalysisSalary packages in this sector look mouthwatering, and it is important to point out that the figures above are actual bonuses rather than promised targets, and don't include the company car that also generally comes with the job. But the downside of working in development is that the bonus-driven culture ...
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How design can save lives
Following recent fatalities at major sites such as the CTRL and Heathrow’s T5, Tony Hendle believes accidents can be averted through better design
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Constructing Excellence targets clients
Constructing Excellence is attempting to double its membership under a new chief executive, Bob White, chairman of Mace.
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Archive TitlesCeltic Tiger still roaring as spending and population soar
A new study predicts 12 consecutive years of growth, but warns on tax relief deadline
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Oil and steel price fluctuations cast a shadow over the industry
QSs struggle to assess volatile material costs in the wake of major oil and steel hikes
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What's under the JCTs bonnet?
Paul Lomas-Clarke reviews another contract belonging to JCT’s 2005 suite, while Roger Knowles, below, asks if now is the right time to award costs to the winning sides of industry adjudications
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Working in regeneration the big survey
Finding the right staff is the biggest challenge facing both the private and public sector in regeneration today. That is the overwhelming conclusion of the first Working in Regeneration survey carried out by leading recruitment consultancy PSD Group and Regenerate. As part of our research, we asked 50 top executives ...
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Wealden in last stage of Bexhill-on-Sea project
A listed seaside pavilion in the South East is in the final stages of a refurbishment overseen by local firm Wealden Architectural Services.
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Archive TitlesSector: local authority & public sector
Analysis Over-worked, under-resourced and underpaid: that's the traditional image of working life in local authorities. Our survey does little to dispel the third of those points, but respondents were quick to point out that they saw other benefits to their job, notably in terms of job satisfaction. Recent pay reviews ...
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Archive TitlesSector: Housing association
AnalysisRegistered social landlords have changed dramatically over the past five years, freeing themselves from the constraints of regulation and grant to become social enterprises, with development programmes across the tenure scale. The sector is also being changed by merger and acquisition, and that consolidation may help to ease some of ...
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Rising from the Ashes
Making predictions, as some Australian cricketers have found out to their cost this summer, can often backfire.
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Slowdown not all bad news
A slowdown in the construction industry is benefiting the sector by countering skills shortages and wage inflation, according to the latest report from the RICS.
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Property agents to expand project management arms
QS and PM firms face losing staff as trio of agents launch growth drives across regions
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Gleeds waits for clean-up before assessing US hurricane aftermath
US office prepares to investigate Katrina damage, already estimated at £14bn
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Study shows winners do not take it all in adjudication
Adjudication is under the spotlight, with both the DTI and Sir Michael Latham reviewing the 1998 Construction Act recently, but a survey of the parties of adjudications has revealed broad approval for the process.
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Archive TitlesSupport act takes the lead
Alright, so you’ve sorted the roads and the sewers. But what about air quality, noise levels, water drainage and wildlife – not to mention the ecological clerk of works? They’re all part of a scheme’s infrastructure, says Gardiner & Theobald