All Careers articles – Page 82
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The World Architecture Festival - 22-24 October
The largest architectural awards programme is open to buildings completed between 1 January 2007 and 20 June 2008
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NewsStriking workers claim migrants took jobs
Construction workers in unofficial walkout at Plymouth power plant site over rumours of Polish replacements
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100 years of Structural Engineering - until September
Exhibition celebrating the importance of engineering in creating some of the most iconic buildings of the past 100 year
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Home Office delays decision on prioritising visas for QSs
QSs must wait to find out if they will be dropped from a visa scheme to alleviate skills shortages
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Subbies feel the crunch
Specialist contractors experienced a “sharp decline” in enquiries and orders in the second quarter of this year, according to the National Specialist Contractors Council
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Appointments: HLM Architects appoints new directors
Also this week: Planning Inspectorate announces new non-exec director
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NewsUcatt: scheme to tackle worker abuse will not work
Government plans to set up fair employment board to protect immigrant workers ‘lack credibility’
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NewsCroydon turns to Aussies to fill planning posts
Dearth of planners from the UK forces council to search for suitable candidates in Brisbane and Melbourne
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NewsNHBC reacts to slump by laying off one in 10 staff
30% of site-based inspectors to be made redundant as construction rates continue to plummet
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NewsWSP to move hundreds of staff to Middle East
WSP’s chief executive has said the company will transfer hundreds of British staff to the Middle East if the economic downturn continues
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FeaturesGIA: Is this the UK’s grooviest building surveyor?
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker – if they’re after second careers, they could do worse than apply to become building surveyors at GIA. Alex Smith talks to seven employees who all have wildly different backgrounds. Photography by Steve Schofield
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NewsThe young and the brave
Construction’s new professionals think a recession is coming … but they’re not that worried
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Appointments: The Apollo Group appoints non-executive director
Also: Wolseley UK has named Rob Marchbank managing director
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Council managers are friendly types, reveals study
Think tank finds "unfeeling" stereotype inaccurate as council managers are more extrovert than most
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NewsRuth Reed to become next president of the RIBA
Birmingham-based teacher and architect will be the institute's first female president
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NewsHow students built the Millau viaduct in a day
The Constructionarium gives students the opportunity to build miniature versions of the world’s most challenging structures
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FeaturesSo Moorish: property developing in Morocco
24-year-old James Bailey just couldn’t get enough of the sun, sea and surf in Morocco, so 18 months ago he ditched his City job to try and make waves as a property developer near Agadir. Emily Wright finds out how he’s getting on
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Crunch brings directors’ pay rises to a grinding halt
… but Derbyshire contractor Bowmer & Kirkland bucks trend to award its best-paid director £8.6m
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2008
It looks like we’re in for nasty weather. Problem is, most of the the industry has only known bright, bright sunshiny days. So what can the people who went through the misery of the early nineties teach them?
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News£41.5m loss propels Fison out of Skanska top job
UK chief exec to be replaced immediately after global boss dissatisfied with British first-half loss