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[2 Sep 2010 | S-360 Team | No Comment ]
10% off at RICSbooks.com Pick up the latest textbooks from RICSbooks.com – and get 10% off your next purchase. RICSbooks.com is the online bookselling arm of the RICS. It is the leading supplier of books, building contracts and software for anyone studying or working in construction, ...
[1 Sep 2010 | S-360 Team | No Comment ]
Chartered surveyor chosen as LK Bennett Ambassador Chartered surveyor Helen Franks has been selected to be fashion company LK Bennett’s Ambassador, for its Autumn/Winter 2010 collection and the ‘Life is the Occasion’ campaign – poles apart from the traditional image of surveyors being men wearing yellow hard hats. ...
[26 Aug 2010 | S-360 Team | No Comment ]
RICS launches online APC support RICS has launched its Online Academy, an e-learning platform offering APC and personal development training courses, as well as study resources, information and free podcasts. If you’re in the first 12 months of your APC, or preparing for your critical analysis or ...
[20 Aug 2010 | S-360 Team | No Comment ]
Success for first Mauritian chartered building surveyor Against all odds, Anil Singh Rana, 31, recently completed his APC, despite having to put his life – and his APC – on hold when personal tragedy struck. Anil was born in London but grew up in Mauritius. He returned to London eight years ...
[20 Aug 2010 | S-360 Team | No Comment ]
British surveyors help boost Greek economy Faithful+Gould, a UK-based cost consultancy, is embarking on a new project to establish educational and cultural facilities in the heart of Athens to boost the city’s economy. Accommodating both the Greek National Opera and the National Library of Greece, this project will be ...
[10 Aug 2010 | S-360 Team | No Comment ]
Surveyors go straight to jail Opting for a career in surveying could result in doing some time behind bars, as surveyors from Faithful+Gould are finding out. The international cost consultancy firm was appointed as project manager of Belmarsh West PFI New Prison in South London in 2009 and ...
[6 Aug 2010 | S-360 Team | No Comment ]
Surveyors in demand in Singapore There aren't many 20-somethings that wouldn't be attracted by the bright lights and vibrant east-meets-west culture of Singapore. And as the Singaporean construction industry is currently crying out for surveyors, many would-be surveyors could soon be calling this exciting city home. The number ...
[3 Aug 2010 | S-360 Team | No Comment ]
A mountain of a task Not many people can claim to climb mountains as their day job, but Bob Anderson, a land surveyor and owner of Star Surveying in the US, can say just that. This month, he and a team of carefully chosen professionals are ...
[30 Jul 2010 | S-360 Team | No Comment ]
Hammer time for LSH Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), a national commercial property consultancy, has just announced it is setting up a dedicated auction department. While surveyors are generally thought to reside on building sites bearing a hard hat, there is a small group who prefer life in ...
[26 Jul 2010 | S-360 Team | No Comment ]
Job success for RAC graduates If you are considering enrolling, or you are already enrolled, on a surveying-related degree at the Royal Agricultural College, then your chances of getting a job upon graduation could be comparatively high, according to recent figures. A survey from the Higher Education Statistics ...