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FeaturesMeet the new nanny
Lance Taylor is chief executive of Rider Levett Bucknall, a global QS that, according to him, resembles a ‘65-year-old toddler’. Here the rugby-playing hard man tells Karolin Schaps how he plans to nurture it through its teething problems.
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Features‘What’s missing is an understanding of what works and what doesn’t’
Construction accounts for about 10% of GDP, so why is a measly £5m being invested in its R&D? Stephen Kennett looks at the steady evaporation of funding – particularly for the publication of practical guidance – but wonders if we only have ourselves to blame
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FeaturesBetter by degrees
Entering construction as a graduate will stand you in better stead than jumping right in and learning on the job. Even the lack of on-site experience can work to your advantage, says graduate QS Richard Devoy
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Comment
Happily floating along
I noted with interest the comment in the Hansom column (14 December, page 27) that we at Baqus must hate Turner & Townsend for stealing our thunder by announcing the day before our flotation that it was planning to do the same.
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Comment
An elementary lesson
Following the Bali summit in December there appeared to be an overwhelming agreement that we need to act now to reduce the impact of climate change.
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CommentSpeed isnt everything
As a south Londoner and a frequent user of the Waterloo terminal (below), I am one of that band of travellers for whom the journey time to Paris has increased as a result of the move to St Pancras, so I might be viewed as being somewhat jaundiced in my ...
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Comment
Fear not the NEC
Tony Bingham gave us a light-hearted Christmas reminder of the benefits of the employer having on site people who understand the sharp end of construction (14 December, page 56).
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Comment
A fledgling workforce
David Cameron’s back to work initiative, raises the memory of the Leeds council community programme of the eighties.
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CommentTop 50 contractor websites: Web watch — Restricted access
Building.co.uk’s survey of the top 50 contractors revealed that many of the biggest names in the industry are failing to make their websites accessible to all users.
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Structures
The credit crunch has led to the cancellation or postponement of some schemes, but the year ahead is still looking buoyant across the sector. Gardiner & Theobald report
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FeaturesCountry focus: Spain
Spain has enjoyed a booming economy over the past 10 years, with annual growth well above the EU average. But is the fiesta about to end? Marcos Uttley del Corral of EC Harris reports
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CommentStripped for part
We aim to bring you the best bits of the week’s drinks parties, Olympic gossip and satellite TV at a knock-down price. And if you’re lucky we’ll throw in a 10ft wind turbine, no questions asked …
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FeaturesStudio Royale
James Bond’s favourite car maker gets an appropriately elegant design workship
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CommentBuilding buys juices and coffees … for CBRE
Going out for a drink with a trio of property consultants is not normally an engagement one expects to return home sober from, but it seems 2008 is very different from 2007. Or perhaps the first Monday in January is just not the occasion for flamboyant excess.
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CommentIt’s yesterday once more
Sir John Egan must have felt a bit like Detective Inspector Sam Tyler from Life on Mars when he first encountered the 1998-era construction industry, filled as it was with firms dressed in metaphorical kipper ties and brown leather jackets who weren’t afraid to cut a few corners to get ...
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News
Aukett looks to Gulf as UK feels the chill
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson plans to open an office in Abu Dhabi to help offset the downturn in the UK market.
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NewsSharewatch — Housebuilders hold their breath until the spring sales
After a horrendous start to 2008 for housebuilders, which saw more than 10% of their value wiped out in three days, things could only get better.
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