All articles by Olivia Boyd – Page 13
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'Revolutionary' QS James Nisbet dies, aged 89
Industry figures gathered in Leatherhead, Surrey, on Monday for the funeral of James Nisbet, the “revolutionary” quantity surveyor who invented cost planning
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Network Rail to retender £700m framework deal
Shake-up of design and engineering list comes amid increasing concerns over framework deals
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Wates dropped from £100m prison project
Wates has been dropped from a £100m prison scheme in Leicestershire as part of a Ministry of Justice drive to cut costs
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Peer blasts 'waste' of 2012 shooting venue
Lord Lucas calls for cheaper permanent facility at Surrey guns centre instead of temporary venue at Woolwich
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Firms named for £800m government project management framework
Mace, Capita Symonds, Faithful + Gould, Mott MacDonald and Rider Levett Bucknall are among those picked but Gleeds and Cyril Sweett excluded
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Amec buys 11th environmental consultant
Canadian firm Journeax Bédard & Associates bought for £2m as Amec continues expansion of its environmental division
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Arup and Bill Clinton join forces to fight climate change
British engineer is to help the former US president’s charity to advise major cities on reducing carbon output
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House prices level off at last
Hometrack data shows first month of price stability after 20 months of falling values
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Interserve seals deal on Northern Irish schools PPP
Consortium with contractor O'Hare & McGovern reaches financial close on £80m deal to build and operate four schools
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Downsize threat to £30bn tube upgrade
PPP regulator may resort to funding review to resolve dispute between Tube Lines and TfL
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James Nisbet dies aged 89
Founder of James Nisbet & Partners developed the elemental cost plan as a QS
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Westfield told to ramp up Olympic security at Stratford
Stratford City developer is urged to install blast-proof glass on shop windows at massive cost
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Keltbray cuts pay and staff in bid to ‘remain competitive’
Demolition contractor follows 90 redundancies with a 10% pay cut after a drop in new work
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Met cuts spending by £400m
London’s police force is to slash planned capital spending by almost £400m over the next seven years as a result of market pressures
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£1bn green power station two years behind schedule
Industry fears carbon capture pilot delay will affect wider coal-fired power station programme
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Nuclear sector seeks state aid
EDF's call for funding to help nuclear compete with wind casts doubt on commercial strength of sector
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HSE to prosecute Sellafield for nuclear contamination
Criminal proceedings follow investigation into 2007 incident when contractors were exposed to contamination
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RMJM wins Chinese university scheme
Campus in Suzhou will include teaching facilities, professional development centre and research facilities to help graduates become entrepreneurs
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Tender prices continue freefall
SMEs worst hit as survey reveals 60% of firms report lower prices for new work than a year ago
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Bouygues and Costain vie for nuclear work
Construction firms compete as EDF starts prequalification for two civils packages