All QS articles – Page 78
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FeaturesBIM: The inside story one year on
Building caught up with the team on the Manchester library refurb project to see if BIM was everything they hoped it would be
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FeaturesShould we work all hours?
Ray O’Rourke has said a 35-hour week would make the industry more attractive to recruits. How realistic is a shorter working week is - and does anyone really want it?
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NewsDavis Langdon takes top spot in QS barometer again
Gleeds is once again in second place followed by T&T in year ending 30 June 2012
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NewsSweett seeks 'alternative disposal' of PFI stake
Delayed sale of Dumfries and Galloway schools stake will not proceed as expected
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NewsTurner & Townsend reports bumper results
Increased proportion of overseas work helps consultant boost revenue 20% and pre-tax profit 46%
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FeaturesOlympic marketing rights: Time’s running out
Is it too late for UK construction to benefit from the Olympics?
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NewsEC Harris and WSP win Goldman Sachs HQ job
Consultant and engineer appointed for prestige Goldman Sachs development in London
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NewsEC Harris and Expedition on Piano’s Selfridges job
Consultants join Shard architect on major department store project
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NewsCapita Symonds to use BIM on all designs from July
Consultant pre-empts public sector switch by adopting process three years before the government
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NewsHill consultant on New York subway
Consultant’s JV is construction manager on the extension of subway line
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NewsTurner & Townsend wins £250m Belgravia scheme
Firm wins project management role on mixed-use scheme at 1-5 Grosvenor Place
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NewsMinistry of Justice prepares first government BIM trial
The Ministry of Justice has appointed a raft of consultants to work on the government’s first BIM trial project
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NewsSweett issues profit warning and delays results
Delayed sale of PFI stake will lead to lower profit in 2011/12
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NewsDavis Langdon takes top spot in QS barometer
Gleeds in second place followed by T&T in year ending 31 May 2012
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NewsBouygues’ experience helped Laing O'Rourke to £2bn Hinkley win
EDF says French firm’s background in building nuclear power plants gave Laing O’Rourke-Bouygues JV the edge in civils job
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NewsEC Harris recruits three global partners
Consultant poaches three leading figures as global account leaders
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NewsSweett bags cross-government sustainability role
Consultant wins framework place to advise bodies across government
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NewsGenivar deal gives green light to WSP growth plans
WSP chief executive says Canada offers better opportunities than ‘languishing’ UK economy
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CommentWay out west
WSP’s decision to submit to the charms of an overseas suitor is not surprising given the chief executive’s belief that the firm needed to grow fast
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FeaturesPension problems: Don't look now
Construction firms’ final salary pension liabilities of £33bn are set to attack their balance sheets, stop investment and hold back growth for years to come. Yet far from confronting the problem, many are simply ignoring it and hoping it will go away. Will Hurst reports