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2404 Jun, 2017

Contractors urged to stop asking site chefs for skills cards

2019-07-12T15:57:34+00:00Uncategorized|

Contractors are being told to stop turning away non-construction staff from sites if they don’t hold CSCS skills cards. The drive for blanket card-carrying on major sites has raised standards but created problems for non-construction related workers on jobs. Workers like chefs, vending machine installers and pest controllers can be [...]

1354 Nov, 2016

Project Management – The Benefits of Good Time Management

2019-07-12T15:57:34+00:00Uncategorized|

Organisational Skills Let us now start with a look at the personal skills that a project manager should exhibit. He or she should be able to manage effectively. The starting point is always being able to manage oneself. If you can do this, you will be able to manage projects [...]

931 Nov, 2016

Contractors slam architects for being “non commercial”

2019-07-12T15:57:34+00:00Uncategorized|

Only 31% of contractors are satisfied with the way they work with architects on projects. The damning figure in a Royal Institute of British Architects report highlights how unhappy contractors are with designers. Contractors attacked architects for a lack of “commercial understanding.” And the report warned: “The larger the project [...]

103 Jul, 2015

Building costs in London now second highest in world

2015-07-01T10:36:03+00:00Uncategorized|

Construction costs in London have soared to become the second highest in the world after New York, and are set to rise another 5%. Demand in residential and commercial sectors in particular is keeping a strained supply chain at full stretch, according to new research by the global programme managers [...]

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