All QS articles – Page 99
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FeaturesCountry focus: Saudi Arabia
Investment opportunities are rife in Saudi Arabia at the moment, thanks to a growing economy and population. Colin Morris from EC Harris, reports
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FeaturesWorld in action: Top global markets
Global construction spend will reach £7.5tn by 2020, according to a report out this week. But only a tiny fraction of that will take place on UK soil. So where are the predicted hotspots and how can you tap into the world’s fastest growing markets?
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NewsVideo: Willmott Dixon first winner on £1bn Tesco plan
Contract is first of a £1bn pipeline of mixed-use schemes of which Cyril Sweett will work on first four
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NewsGerens acquires majority shares in Engineering SA
Hill’s Madrid subsidiary acquires capital stock in one of Brazil’s largest project management firms
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NewsAecom evacuation from Libya will hit proifts by £9.5m
Global consultancy firm completes withdrawal but issues profit warning for second quarter
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NewsUK firms rush to leave 'anarchy' in Libya
Nearly all construction work in the country halts, among random acts of crime and violence
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FeaturesCost update: Q4 2010
Our quarterly analysis of costs and prices shows the construction industry being squeezed by falling tenders and rising materials prices. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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NewsMouchel rebuffs fresh Costain offer
Costain today confirmed that it is not the party in advanced negotiations with Mouchel and that a further revised offer has been ignored
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NewsF+G promotes undergraduate opportunities
Project manager appointed to consultant’s Generation 4 Change to help promote student placements
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NewsCapita airport in Libya 'hit by bombs'
Runway of Benghazi airport in east of country ’destroyed’ by bombs, company says
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CommentTime for a construction revolution?
SMEs are getting squeezed by the big boys and no-one’s taking up their cause
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NewsF+G wins £38m science park contract
The firm also secures a place on the Northumbrian Water Commercial Services Framework
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Faithful + Gould announces senior changes
Sean Lynch joins senior management team whilst Michael Martin leaves as director of commercial services
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NewsCapita Symonds appoints energy expert
New director for energy consultancy will run Capita’s expanding renewable energy division
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Quentin Shears, 48, is a partner in Newt UK, a Hertfordshire-based quantity surveyor that its US owner, construction giant Gator Corp, has never been quite sure what to do with. Quentin has recently been making excellent progress in his anger management sessions, which he was obliged to take after several ...
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FeaturesCost model: Food retail
The combination of recession and increasing interest rates will result in reduced delivery of retail space over the next few years. This means food retailers must maximise existing assets, say Paul Zuccherelli and Ben McCafferty of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company
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NewsRICS calls for VAT cut in Budget
RICS says Chancellor should cut VAT on home refurbishments to help residential sector
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NewsEC Harris warns of insolvencies as material prices soar
QSs predict tender price rises but warns of cut-throat bidding and material price increases
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NewsRICS: Commercial market outlook improving
The RICS Commercial Property Market Survey showed an improvement in Q4 2010