All Archive Titles articles – Page 556
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From Belfast to Bulawyo to tackle T&Ts skills gap
Turner & Townsend has revealed a plan to plug gaps in its expertise, which are preventing the firm from bidding for work. The strategy comprises acquisitions and a targeted recruitment drive, stretching from Northern Ireland to Southern Africa.
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Bow before the humble QS
Ah, Ken Thompson’s letter rings a bell (Life is too short, QS News, 12 August).
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Buy-out at Back Group
A management buy-out has been completed at project management and cost consultant firm Back Group.
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Not quite as easy as APC
The debate on education and skills in the construction industry has taken an intriguing twist with the revelation in QS News that a massive 40% of candidates are failing the APC exam each year.
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Davis Langdon edges ahead in race for top Olympics job
Coveted project management contract within consortium’s sights following LDA shortlisting
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Archive Titles...but the accent must be on English
However, further warnings have been issued this week over the perceived lack of control over the 2012 Olympics building programme.
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Betting on SMM8
Of course it’s about time that the SMM was revised to reflect practices in the industry.
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Archive TitlesKean joins EC Harris
Graham Kean, new sector head for government in the UK at EC Harris, talks to Matthew Parsons about his plans for the company and how size can be a problem when dealing with public sector projects
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Whole-life guidance
It pays to calculate the costs of a building that are likely to crop up throughout its life, not just those of constructing it, but confusion still surrounds the concept of whole-life costs. Kathy Bourke (pictured) and Andy Green, from Faithful & Gould’s whole life department, explain the idea and ...
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Archive TitlesTender prices continue to soar as oil and steel costs increase
Strong demand for construction and the rising cost of raw materials have hiked up tender prices by 7.5% on last year, according to figures published by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS).The BCIS quarterly survey of tender prices demonstrated that, although there was a 4% fall in tender prices in ...
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Faithful & Gould enters second phase of Tees Valley scheme to aid Chinese community
Project manager and cost consultant Faithful & Gould is to start work on the second stage of a project to boost housing and amenities for the Tees Valley area’s Chinese community.
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Hill to increase staff in Iraq
US consultancy Hill International is to massively increase its presence in Iraq by boosting its workforce there from six to 100. The move comes as part of a wider bid for geographical expansion.
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Archive TitlesBovis wins extension on Moscow airport
Bovis Lend Lease’s contract as project manager on Moscow’s £220m new airport terminal has been extended until construction on the 170,000 sq m building is completed in two years.
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Inquiry into Paddington hospital fiasco attacked by key witnesses
Review’s no-blame clause sparks ‘whitewash’ fears voiced in documents leaked to QS News
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Archive TitlesThe Wright way
ECA president Bill Wright talks to Andrew Brister about convergence, contract conditions and commercial concerns.
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Archive TitlesShared returns
Are you a company owner claiming a small salary and high dividends? You may now be liable for large tax penalties.
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Retention tension
I have seen and heard a lot of general comments and lobbying of the government regarding the withholding of retentions by the employer.
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Presidential view
Latest figures from the Health and Safety Commission show that the number of construction workers killed by falls from height in 2004/05 is the lowest since records began in 1996.