Upskilling For Surveyors
Upskilling For Surveyors: Keeping Your Team’s Skills Up-To-Date If the role of the surveyor in the construction process has evolved over the years, so too have the methods used to…
Surveying Profession Apprenticeship Options
Surveying Profession Apprenticeships – Weighing Up Options Apprenticeships are a great way for people who may not have formal qualifications in a specialist industry to gain first-hand experience and knowledge….
PAS128 Utility Mapping Accreditation Launch
PAS128 Utility Mapping Accreditation Launch Sees Increase In Applications It’s been over two months now since we launched PUMA (PAS128 Utility Mapping Accreditation) to raise standards in utility surveys. This…
Waving Goodbye to Wet Wipes Island
By Frank Moy WRc expert in Wastewater Infrastructure Waving Goodbye to Wet Wipes Island Consultant Engineer Frank Moy is examining the changing world of wet wipes! The flushing of plastic…
Skills Gap In Highway Drainage
By Nick Orman – expert in Wastewater Infrastructure A recent report in New Civil Engineer (NCE) highlighted a skills gap in highway drainage It is 44 years now since I…
The Survey Association New Council Members
The Survey Association Council is made up of 12 member companies and subdivided into three core committees; Public Relations, Membership & Internal Affairs and Technical. Following our AGM earlier this…
Health And Wellbeing At Work
The acknowledgement of health and wellbeing at work has become more prominent in recent years. Discussions are more open, problems more fully understood and vulnerabilities more widely acknowledged in the…
Flood Risk Mitigation and Commercial Property Advice
Commentators have increasingly raised concern over the impact of flood risk on commercial property insurability, maintenance and recovery, property utility and, ultimately, property value. ‘Flood risk mitigation and commercial property…
The Power of Data and Technology for Quantity Surveyors and Cost Managers
The construction industry has been encountering considerable uncertainty due to the economic downturn and the growing complexity resulting from demand-side pressures, especially the calls to address decarbonisation urgently. To confront…
Surveying Apprenticeships On The Rise
Since the roll out of trailblazer apprenticeships as an End Point Assessment Organisation for two surveying apprenticeships in 2016, RICS has been at the forefront of apprenticeships, promoting them as…