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ChandlerKBS wins Dragon 24 contract
Consultant cost manager on 拢6.7m Welsh public-private partnership to support local businesses
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NewsGovernment approves RICS Code of Practice
Code updated to incorporate the provisions of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002
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FeaturesMake a wish: can Saudi Arabia make your dreams come true?
So, you want hundreds of billions of pounds of government-backed construction projects, and maybe a 30% pay rise too? Well, there鈥檚 one country that has untold riches beyond your wildest dreams. Thomas Lane braced himself and booked a flight
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NewsCurrie & Brown strengthens US presence
Consultant sends former director of Southern region to America in belief that large part of global economic recovery will come from the States
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NewsThree more QS giants slash staff salaries
Three of the industry鈥檚 most high-profile consultants, Davis Langdon, Cyril Sweett and Gardiner & Theobald, are making plans to cut salaries as the sector continues to battle the recession
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NewsConstruction Consultant or Surveyor of the Year
Davis Langdon has assumed its habitual position on the winner's rostrum, despite stiff competition, particularly from Turner & Townsend
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NewsRICS set to raise global valuation standards
RICS will regulate its members with enhanced regulatory framework for valuation
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NewsAPC tips: Six-month review
It may seem just moments since the three-month meeting, but in the review coming up candidates will have to prove they are on track. So make sure your papers are in order!
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NewsRICS launches measuring guidelines
Standards are first of three documents that aim to make it easier for clients to compare estimates
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NewsMcBains Cooper wins UAE airline lounge contract
Etihad's new lounge at Heathrow's Terminal 4 will form part of refurbishment plan
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NewsBouygues UK reveals plan to buy repair firm
Bouygues UK has said it wants to buy a social housing repair and maintenance specialist by the end of the year
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FeaturesHabla Espanol? Opening up the Latin American market
Last week we revealed the lucrative opportunities on offer in Mexico, but such gold can be found all over Latin America, where bullish governments spend billions on infrastructure. Katie Puckett presents a rough guide to working in the region 鈥� complete with language tips
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FeaturesAfter the gold rush: Getting paid in Dubai
It is claimed that the average contractor is owed 拢50m, while some consultants鈥� fees are being slashed in half. Roxane McMeeken finds out just how bad Dubai鈥檚 payment problems have become
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NewsDavis Langdon man to retire shortly after taking Saudi role
Three months after Davis Langdon appointed Derek Johnson to drive the firm鈥檚 expansion into Saudi Arabia, it has emerged that he is to retire
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CommentAbout time, too
It may not float everyone鈥檚 boat, but the arrival (finally) of fresh QS Rules of Measurement is pretty exciting for cost managers. And they鈥檙e looking good, says Richard Steer
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NewsRLF is QS on Atherstone scheme
Consultant wins contract on the 拢10m rebuilding of destroyed Stratford warehouse
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FeaturesJust landed: Philip Bray goes to Dubai
Who in their right mind would go to Dubai amid the current turmoil? Well Philip Bray for one. He reckons there is still excellent business to be done in the troubled emirate. Bray joined UK project management and cost consultant, Millbridge in 2008 to develop the business throughout the Middle ...
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NewsAmec to buy Canadian consultant for 拢4.8m
Addition to firm's environmental division will be ninth such acquisition since January 2007
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NewsRICS tool aims to cut time overruns
Web-based calculator uses data from thousands of real schemes to predict more accurate project time frames