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Seven firms grab place on £28m North-east framework

Engineers Atkins, Mott Macdonald and URS all take spots

Views: 55402 | Added by: Vladimir | Date: 15.10.2012 | Comments (2)

Sweett completes further PFI sale

Consultant banks £700,000 in cash

Money

Views: 5590 | Added by: Vladimir | Date: 20.09.2012 | Comments (0)

Gleeds starts work as program manager on £107m JFK airport project.

Consultant Gleeds’ New York business has begun work as program manager to the £107m JetBlue Terminal 5 International project at John F. Kennedy Airport.

The project is the fourth to be undertaken by the firm on behalf of JetBlue Airways since they began working together in 2006.

The latest project includes a two-level addition of approximately 155,000 square feet and will include the construction of three new international "swing gates” for arrivals and departures of both international and domestic flights. It will also involve the modification of three existing gates for swing use.

Associated airside ramps for the new gates will be developed and include hydrant fuel systems, ramp paving and utilities.

A new baggage claim hall, including two new sloped plate baggage claim devices, will also be installed to service the international arriving passengers coming through the termin ... Read more »

Views: 3243 | Added by: Vladimir | Date: 11.09.2012 | Comments (1)

RICS to offer Olympics dispute resolution system.

DAB system for early solution to legal problems set to be brought to a wider market

The RICS will offer the dispute adjudication board (DAB) system - which it helped set up for the Olympic Del ... Read more »

Views: 2813 | Added by: Vladimir | Date: 28.08.2012 | Comments (0)

RICS launches New Rules of Measurement and construction standards 'Black Book'.

RICS has released new guidance for quantity surveyors and other members working in the construction sector.

The guidance includes an updated version of ... Read more »

Views: 16467 | Added by: Vladimir | Date: 13.08.2012 | Comments (1)

Career opportunities in quantity surveying

By Ian Forsyth Business editor

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Quantity surveyors are valued for their financial acumen

THERE is currently a national shortage of quantity surveyors in the UK.

The situation is anticipated to get worse, with approximately 25% of chartered quantity surveyors due to retire in the near future.

Aberdeen is no exception, with many local firms finding it difficult to recruit or retain staff.

There is no doubt that the credit crunch is having an effect on the level of activity in the building sector.

The adverse economic environment will undoubtedly have an effect on employment opportunities and salary levels for quantity surveyors in the near future.

However, there is reason for optimism, especially as anyone entering into quanti ... Read more »

Views: 3415 | Added by: Vladimir | Date: 13.08.2012 | Comments (0)

Apps For Job Site Management and Estimating.

By: Abbas Hussain

There are many construction applications available now, and there are also new ones coming out every day. Here are a few of the latest apps for people in construction.

Roofing estimates on the iPad

Views: 3888 | Added by: Vladimir | Date: 09.08.2012 | Comments (0)

London 2012 to cost twice original estimate.

PanARMENIAN.Net - The London 2012 summer Olympics are on course to be the most over-budget games for 16 years after organizers failed to forecast demands for security and private investment, according to a study by the University of Oxford, according to Bloomberg.

Views: 2820 | Added by: Vladimir | Date: 09.08.2012 | Comments (0)

Economy to suffer as firms struggle to find engineers.

6 August 2012

If the UK is to remain able to build world-class facilities like the Olympic Park, or equivalent international projects, more engineers and technicians are urgently needed.

New research shows that this year more companies are finding it difficult to recruit engineers than in 2011. If this persists, the UK economy is more likely to continue shrinking.

Published today, the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) annual skills survey shows that there is demand for new recruits but that employers are struggling to find staff.

Over the next year, 58 per cent of companies are planning to recruit, compared to just 36 per cent in 2011, and compared to a high of 63 per cent in 2008 before the recession.

Stephanie Fernandes, IET Principal Policy Advisor for Education and Skills said: "The engineering sector has enjoyed a renaissance recently, playing such a central role in enabling a succes ... Read more »

Views: 2645 | Added by: Vladimir | Date: 09.08.2012 | Comments (0)

New materials !

Today I added new material. See the "File catalog"!

Views: 2539 | Added by: Vladimir | Date: 12.07.2012 | Comments (0)

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