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T&T’s takeover of Alinea has met with mixed emotions, why?

2023-02-16T07:00:00+00:00By Chloë McCulloch

There has been some sadness and disappointment at the deal, but also admiration for the flag-bearer for independent QS firms

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Conditions are right for seismic change. It’s time to ask really tough questions

2021-11-03T05:54:00+00:00By Andrew Ruck

Current economic and environmental uncertainties provide an opportunity for all of us to reconsider what we are doing – and why

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It’s important to embrace cultural differences with international clients

2021-08-25T06:03:00+01:00By Iain Parker

Different ways of doing things in different countries can cause challenges and delays when working on a project, but they can also lead to its more successful conclusion, says Alinea’s Iain Parker

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The highs and lows of mergers in the QS world

2021-08-05T05:00:00+01:00By Erland Rendall

Former Davis Langdon partner Erland Rendall on what it was like to be swallowed up by Aecom a decade ago and the context of T&T’s deal with CBRE

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Is Gleeds the next acquisition target? We’d prefer to stay independent

2021-07-29T05:00:00+01:00By Richard Steer

Richard Steer believes T&T and CBRE make a good match, but a merger is not on the horizon for his business

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Tackling the hidden costs of the construction process

2021-06-09T05:00:00+01:00By Iain Parker1 comments

Some guiding principles on cost, time and risk from Alinea’s Iain Parker

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Post-Brexit UK engineering must make its mark on the global stage

2021-02-08T06:00:00+00:00By Brian McConnell

While many firms have been swallowed up by American giants over the years, now it is our turn to push for international expansion, says Brian McConnell

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The office of the future – and why we need it

2020-10-08T05:00:00+01:00By Iain Parker1 comments

Workplaces have always evolved and will carry on doing so to reflect the changing needs of the people inside them, Iain Parker writes

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Post covid supply chains

2020-07-27T05:00:00+01:00By Iain Parker

Iain Parker considers strengthened supply chains in the face of US-China trade wars, impending Brexit tariffs and an ongoing pandemic - plus the need to cut carbon

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How to adapt now and for the future

2020-06-03T05:00:00+01:00By Iain Parker

Business are tackling urgent problems but they also need to think further ahead about long-term trends emerging from this crisis, says Alinea’s Iain Parker

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Too early to tell what impact of US-China trade war will be on UK construction, Core Five says

2025-04-22T09:25:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

Firm adds potential of Chinese steel being ‘dumped’ into UK mitigated by certain specifics

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Core Five completes London office move as income hits £24m

2025-04-15T06:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

Firm leaves Blackfriars Road home of past eight years

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Investors likely to be spooked by Trump tariffs in short term, London cost consultant Exigere warns

2025-04-11T06:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

Consultant says risk-averse contractors in capital taking longer to sign on dotted for jobs

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Rising wages behind tender price rises, Mace says

2025-04-02T11:57:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

Firm warns regulatory processes need to speed up to get jobs up and running

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RLB turnover grows again as staff numbers jump

2025-03-26T13:25:00+00:00By Dave Rogers

Consultant sees income hit £170m and employees top 1,500

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T&T puts access to labour at top of worries in latest tender price update

2025-03-26T07:00:00+00:00By Alex Funk

Shrinking employment getting more critical, consultant warns

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Host of consultants working on plans for £650m Twickenham stadium upgrade

2025-03-18T07:00:00+00:00By Dave Rogers

Venue wants to hold 15 non-sporting events a year, up from current permitted three, to help bankroll revamp

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Aecom wins venue infrastructure deal for LA Olympics

2025-03-14T11:01:00+00:00By Dave Rogers

Brief includes cost estimating and construction management for 2028 event

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British Museum consultants’ framework up for grabs

2025-03-07T07:00:00+00:00By Dave Rogers

Four year deal worth £46m

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RICS president steps aside amid probe into role in legal battle over £32m moth-infested mansion

2025-03-04T12:25:00+00:00By Tom Lowe

President elect Nick Maclean takes over on temporary basis after Justin Sullivan waits for outcome of review

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Consultants Focus

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‘It’s time to go when the projects you worked on are being redone …’ Core Five’s James Clark on Davis Langdon, starting afresh and why he’s off to see the world

2025-05-06T06:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

The joint founder of one of the firms that emerged out of Davis Langdon’s sale to Aecom talks to Dave Rogers about that deal, why it was the making of many and the importance of taking nothing for granted

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‘Your way of delivering projects is accepted around the world’ – Why a US firm wants to buy more UK consultants

2025-02-25T08:02:00+00:00By Dave Rogers

The boss of MGAC tells Dave Rogers about the problems with partnerships, quantity surveyors, red tape and why he absolutely loves the Elizabeth line

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Standing your ground: Mott MacDonald’s Cathy Travers on her plans for the engineering giant

2024-04-29T06:00:00+01:00By Carl Brown

Cathy Travers has risen to become global MD of the largest engineering firm in the UK. She discusses her optimism about growth, infrastructure strategy and improving inclusivity

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A decade of Alinea: from birth to buyout

2023-02-10T07:00:00+00:00

In the week T&T bought out Alinea, here is a compilation of key milestones in the cost consultant’s short but eventful life

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Why Alinea turned its back on independence and signed up with T&T

2023-02-08T07:00:00+00:00By Dave Rogers

Set up a decade ago, the poster firm for start-up QSs in London decides reputation alone cannot make up for lack of heft

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Top 150 Consultants 2022: with the economic heat rising, will things halt again?

2022-10-14T06:00:00+01:00By Carl Brown

This year’s Top 150 Consultants data shows activity has picked up after the pandemic -but is the industry coming out of the frying pan into the fire?

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Top 150 Consultants 2022: where do firms stand on the big issues?

2022-10-13T06:00:00+01:00

The biggest consultants in the UK on the impact of the war in Ukraine, Brexit, recruitment and building safety

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‘We’re trained as cost consultants to reduce cost – why not do the same with carbon?’

2022-09-27T06:00:00+01:00By Daniel Gayne

Turner & Townsend’s new embodied carbon calculator aims to put carbon mitigation into the hands of the cost manager

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In business with Beard’s Mike Hedges: ‘There are opportunities out there’

2022-09-15T06:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

The director of the regional contractor talks about the advantages of not growing too big and how, even in turbulent times, there are grounds for optimism about the future

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In business with Frank Elkins: on guard at Travis Perkins

2022-05-20T05:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

The boss of the UK’s biggest builders merchants tells Dave Rogers what soaring inflation and the squeeze on household budgets mean for his business

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