All QS articles – Page 104
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CommentWhat’s going on?
The ’resurgence in construction activity’ is proving difficult to detect in the real world. And even if growth does take off, it’ll be a long time before we feel the benefit
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CommentQuentin Shears: Evolve or die!
For almost my entire career, we quantity surveyors have been told that we must evolve or die. This has never really bothered me, although I’d hate to think of the chain ending with me and Richard Steer.
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FeaturesCountry focus: France
Investors remain prudent, but France is weathering the economic storm pretty well - and offering opportunities that need to be acted on now. Patrick Leniston of EC Harris reports
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CommentAre contractors putting the squeeze on the supply chain?
In a disturbing trend subcontractors are being asked to reduce costs and even make upfront payments or risk being removed from main contractors’ supplier lists. Coercion or market reality?
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CommentBenefits of QS work placements
The young QS started life as a geography student, but a summer placement with a construction contractor changed his career direction
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NewsCyril Sweett and Miller win £435m Scottish framework
Consortium is named preferred bidder on the hub North Territory community facilities project
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NewsCapita Symonds restructures operations
Consultant to reorganise divisions and board members as well as move all business units under the Capita Symonds brand
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NewsMouchel pays heavily for public sector involvement
Analysts predict two more years of suppressed profit as cuts to road schemes bite
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NewsConstruction growth peaks
Latest CIPS figures for October show that growth in new activity is lowest in eight months
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Comment
Quality of work: Outside the QS's remit
The QS is concerned with value and quantity, so it is right that the law should not require them to be held responsible for matters of quality
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Quality of work: The QS's duty
A QS has been sued for valuing work that was defective. Luckily for it, the law is clear on this point. But surely QSs have a duty to speak up if they spot something’s wrong?
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FeaturesMarket forecast the depths of winter
After the uplift in activity in the first half of this year and the swingeing cuts in the spending review, a long and difficult winter lies ahead, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
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CommentIntegrated design and construction: Divided we fall
Our industry is fragmented between those who do the real work on site and those who live off its adversarial culture. Integrating the two factions is our only hope
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Features40 under 40 2010: The new crop
After extensive consultation with the industry, we have selected another group of 40 talented individuals under 40.
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Features
The original 40 under 40: 10 years on
Some have prospered as predicted, others have fled the industry, and one even married the person she named as her hero. Emily Wright catches up with Building’s 40 under 40 of 2000
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CommentQuentin Shears: How to cut a school by 40%
’Suddenly I knew how George Osborne felt when he got his hands on the communities department payroll’
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NewsDecline in tender prices as material costs rise
Tender prices are expected to remain flat over next six months according to BCIS index
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NewsPrisk warns RICS of 'smaller fees'
Construction minister and RICS fellow Mark Prisk says government cut-backs will lead to reduced fees
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NewsKnowles North West team expands
Consultant joins the Hill subsidiary’s North West regional team
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NewsDavis Langdon win Peterborough energy centre contract
QS appointed to oversee construction of recycling and energy centre