All QS articles – Page 88
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NewsGardiner & Theobald will stay independent, says boss
Firm posts marginal drops in turnover and profit and reports mixed picture across global markets
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Hill is consultant on landmark Cairo hotel
Firm will provide construction management on Nile Ritz Carlton Hotel redevelopment scheme
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CommentThe economy: Bleak midwinter
Christmas is approaching, and not in a good way. In fact, says Richard Steer, it just reminds us of the wretched state of Europe’s finances and how we need China to come to our rescue
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FeaturesDonald Lawson: Bigger and better
Faithful + Gould boss Donald Lawson knows a thing or two about consolidation thanks to Atkins’ takeover 15 years ago. He tells Building how it got the firm to where it is today
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NewsRICS investigates 'inappropriate' behaviour among staff
Two employees exit the Institution’s dispute resolution department
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NewsT&T tops QS barometer in September and October
Gleeds, Davis Langdon and EC Harris runners up in Building’s top 40
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NewsHigh profile names join Davis Langdon exodus
Directors of the firm’s office, retail and residential sectors are to lose their posts
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FeaturesPublic sector cuts: Client feedback
Public sector clients slashed projects in response to the chancellor’s swingeing cuts. But as the results of the Constructionline Building Index show, the pain is by no means over
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NewsTop consultants land advisory roles on schools programme
T&T, EC Harris and Mott MacDonald will act as technical advisors on the programme
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NewsGovernment will back BIM transition with millions of pounds
Paul Morrell, government construction advisor, has promised that the seven figure sum will ease the risk for construction firms
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NewsPFI pipeline 'unaffected' by Treasury review
Some of the £8.5bn of PFI projects in the public pipeline will be asked to ‘learn lessons’ of review
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FeaturesQ&A with the RICS: The new qualification
The RICS’ new AssocRICS qualification has been met with scepticism and accusations of devaluing the profession. Building talks to executive director Mark Walley about why a creating a new path into the institution is a good thing for everyone
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NewsTurner & Townsend pledges to remain independent
Global chief executive and UK managing director say avoiding consolidation will help firm win work
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NewsDavis Langdon’s senior staff cull spreads to global division
UK business was told last week about plan to reduce 30% of director posts
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CommentCost insight: feeding the beast
For 50 years QSs have relied on the BCIS as a vital data source, but their hunger for insights into costs just keeps growing. Who can capture all that information?
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CommentWhy BIM doesn't have to be 3D
QSs may adopt BIM more quickly if they stopped thinking of it as a 3D tool. BIM’s about more efficient ways of working not just computer models
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FeaturesThe consultancy sector: Little and large
Consolidation is now the name of the consultancy sector game - except some clients still like a more individual touch. Joey Gardiner asks if uneasiness over the new giants is spawning small startups
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FeaturesThe rise of the BIM consultant
With its clear government backing and success stories in the press, construction firms realise that BIM is a Very Important Thing. The question is, how to do it? Thomas Lane meets the new wave of BIM consultants who may have the answer