In Focus: Latest UK Construction Industry News, November 2006

In Focus: Latest UK Construction Industry News, November 2006

£1.6 billion Academies Framework goes to Six Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, Skanska and Wilmott Dixon have been chosen from a long list of contractors to work on the mass

In Focus: Latest UK Construction Industry News, October 2006

In Focus: Latest UK Construction Industry News, October 2006

Mace looks set to bag London’s £350m Shard projectRecent information suggests that Mace is in the lead in the race for the role of construction manager on the £350 million scheme

In Focus: The latest UK construction industry news, September 2006

In Focus: The latest UK construction industry news, September 2006

Laing O’Rourke scoops £40m Southampton Hotel dealWork is due to begin next month on Southampton’s first waterfront hotel, with Laing O’Rourke beating off competition from rival

In Focus: The Latest UK Construction Industry News, August 2006

In Focus: The Latest UK Construction Industry News, August 2006

HBG awarded £100m Welsh hospital contractHBG Construction has scooped two hospital schemes in Wales, one project being the 276 bed Caerphilly Local General Hospital in Ystrad Fawr valuing &pound

In Focus: The latest UK construction industry news, July 2006

In Focus: The latest UK construction industry news, July 2006

Two contractors in the spotlight for £65m Surrey street lighting schemeTwo contractors remain in the running for a £65.5m Surrey street lighting deal. Surrey County council are expected to

In Focus: How to get the most out of your recruitment consultant (1)

In Focus: How to get the most out of your recruitment consultant (1)

As a relative newcomer to Maxim Recruitment, it's been easy to notice a thing or two about how the job application process works smoothest here and what will make a pain in the neck for both us and

In Focus: Can Salary Surveys Tell You Whether You Could be Earning More Money With a Different Construction Employer

In Focus: Can Salary Surveys Tell You Whether You Could be Earning More Money With a Different Construction Employer

You’re currently employed in a quantity surveying job, a site manager role or one of the other key disciplines in the construction industry. Things are going well but one thing continues to nag

In Focus: Inside Story: The Cost Consultant/Quantity Surveyor

In Focus: Inside Story: The Cost Consultant/Quantity Surveyor

The Cost Consultant/ Quantity SurveyorWhether you’re new to quantity surveying or an experienced QS looking to move from a job role within building or civil engineering contracting, a job with

In Focus: London Olympics, Crossrail, T5, CTRL, & The Thames Gateway: A Quantity Surveying & Project Management Jobs Bonanza!

In Focus: London Olympics, Crossrail, T5, CTRL, & The Thames Gateway: A Quantity Surveying & Project Management Jobs Bonanza!

Massive job increases in London construction in the coming yearsIt’s no secret that constructing the facilities needed for the Olympics in 2012 will create a bonanza in construction, quantity

In Focus: The Olympic Games in 2012: Thousands of Additional Construction & QS Jobs

In Focus: The Olympic Games in 2012: Thousands of Additional Construction & QS Jobs

Constructing the facilities for the 2012 Olympic Games may seem a long way off, but already the main building and civil engineering contractors and consultancies in the construction industry are

In Focus: Recruitment & Retention of Construction Staff - Do You Offer Work-life Balance?

In Focus: Recruitment & Retention of Construction Staff - Do You Offer Work-life Balance?

With studies producing such startling statistics as 66% of UK workplace managers saying work was damaging their health and 77% admitting that work affected their relationship with their children, it i

In Focus: The Olympic Games in 2012: A draft construction schedule & briefing on latest issues

In Focus: The Olympic Games in 2012: A draft construction schedule & briefing on latest issues

Constructing the facilities for the 2012 Olympic Games may seem a long way off, but already the main building and civil engineering contractors and consultancies in the construction industry are posit