All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 604
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... as ALMOs are voted big favourite for meeting decent homes
Setting up an arm’s-length management organisation is the favoured option to meet the decent homes standard among the 100 councils with the largest number of homes, Housing Today’s census found.
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Pull your finger out to stop ALMOs dying, government told
CIH says arm’s-length managers urgently need more financial freedoms
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It will be all white on the night
Everyone knows housing is too right-on to be racist. So why is there only one non-white head of housing in the top 100 councils?
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Peabody leaseholders threaten action over soaring charges
Residents of north London block plan to take trust to court over quadrupling of service bills
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Corporations London man is acting deputy
The Housing Corporation’s London field director will become acting deputy chief executive of the organisation when Neil Hadden leaves to join Aldwyck Housing Association next month.
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Archive TitlesWhy women get stuck at 13
Three-quarters of people who work for housing associations or councils are women. But only 13% of them have reached the top
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Archive TitlesODPM’s £1.5bn social housing savings ‘impossible to meet’
Northern Housing Consortium’s Alan Kelley says sector won’t hit government target
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Liverpool RSL funds police to tune of 200,000
A Liverpool housing association is to pay £200,000 to hire four police community safety officers (PCSOs) for two years.
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Fusion 21 to spend 400,000 on training
Procurement body Fusion 21 will invest £400,000 in the training project it set up once part of the scheme’s grant funding ends.
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Fusion 21 to spend £400,000 on training
Procurement body Fusion 21 will invest £400,000 in the training project it set up once part of the scheme’s grant funding ends.
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The spotlight’s on you
Welcome to the first issue of QS News, the new essential weekly magazine for QSs and project managers. It comes at a time when problems in high profile projects are making these two roles even more crucial to the construction sector. Witness the key job given to Capita Symonds in ...
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Archive TitlesName your price
The QS has never been more in demand. While anecdotal evidence reveals pay hikes of £10,000, a recent salary survey shows the broader picture. Phil Clark and Katie Puckett examine just why industry professionals are such hot property
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QS and project manager salaries surge in the regions, survey says
Salaries for QSs and project managers are booming in the regions, according to a newly published survey.
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Archive TitlesLLP for Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend is to follow its major rivals by becoming a limited liability partnership next month.
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Archive TitlesNorthern light
With planning approval for this new Manchester headquarters under its belt, BDP has just appointed AYH to the project as QS. Perched on the edge of the Piccadilly canal basin, an area experiencing rapid generation, the six-storey building will provide 33,000 ft2 of office space for 275 employees, featuring a ...
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Archive TitlesEast ward ho!
Admit it, leaving your ties (well alright then, work) behind for three months would be a dream. But to put yourself through the most physically and mentally demanding challenge you’re ever likely to experience? Meet Andy Mountain, who is doing exactly that…
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Steel and oil price hikes drive inflation-busting tender rises
Tender prices outstripped inflation by a factor of more than three last year because of steep jumps in steel and oil prices, according to figures released this week by the BCIS.
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Partnering form will ‘cut disputes’
A partnering contract for building maintenance projects has been launched, with the aim of avoiding disputes going to arbitration.
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Archive TitlesHolyrood crisis triggers Davis Langdon overhaul
Senior partner Rob Smith says they will approach schemes holistically, rather than concentrate on specific services