All Careers articles – Page 56
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NewsIndustry lags behind in diversity study
The construction industry is sidelining women and people from minority groups, a report carried out on behalf of the Construction Industry Council has found
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NewsBalfour Beatty boss is industry’s best bargain
Ian Tyler, chief executive of Balfour Beatty, has topped a value-for-money table for construction bosses
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CommentIs the construction industry all white, male and middle-aged?
Two reports draw attention to the fact that the construction professions are as white, male and middle-aged as they were 70 years ago. It’s not good enough
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NewsLatest construction appointments - 31 July 2009
Plumbing and M&E contractor Skerritt has appointed David Jones to expand its property care business into Yorkshire
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NewsEIC appoints Hill business developer
Senior vice president on board of directors at Energy Industries Council
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NewsRLB associate appointed chair at RICS Manchester
Chartered surveyor is first female chair at the construction and quantity surveying professional group
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NewsHill promotes six to construction claims group
New executives to push business across Europe, Middle East and Africa
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NewsWhat do you pay your workers?
Building's annual salary survey seeks input from construction employers
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NewsYvette Cooper examines options for official workers' memorial day
Work and pensions secretary wants to look at ways those who die at work can be remembered
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NewsWSP profit falls 40% after 1,000 jobs cut
Engineer's half-year profit sharply down despite 4% rise in revenue, following 1,000 redundancies last year
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Battersea Power Station: Photography - Until 29 September
The RIBA is exhibiting 'Battersea Power Station: Photography by Michael Collins' at its headquarters in London from 3 to 29 September. A series of large scale colour photographs (4’ by 5’) of the site will give a fascinating and faithful account of this British landmark as it exists today. Collins ...
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NewsRICS supports initiative to up-skill chartered surveyors
University of Westminster launches Build Up for out of work surveyors to develop skills in recession
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NewsStudents and new graduates: Win a Flip video
Free prize draw for construction students and recent graduates who complete Building's online survey
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NewsUK boss to step down as T Clarke issues profit warning
M&E contractor T Clarke has said its UK managing director will step down following a profit warning and what it called “turbulent” market conditions
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Latest construction appointments - 24 July 2009
Morrison has appointed Mark Waterhouse partnering director for the Midlands and West, Simon Hayes managing director for the South and Mike Turner managing director for the North
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NewsG&T reveals loss of 13% of its partners
Gardiner & Theobald reveals more than one in 10 partners have left the business, which has been cutting staff
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FeaturesWorking life: finding 3,000 people to tunnel for Crossrail
Crossrail needs 3,000 human moles to construct 42km of tunnels and the woman over there on the right is on the look-out for them. Not easy, as the nearest academy is presently in Switzerland...
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NewsAukett issues profit warning and may cut jobs
Share price plummets 44% as architect admits stalled Moscow job will lead to shortfall in revenue
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NewsRecovery could take five years, warns think tank
GDP per head will not return to pre-recession levels until March 2014, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research
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NewsStyles & Wood names new finance director
Philip Lanigan joins from Ashtead to replace Graham Clark, who retires from the retail fit-out firm