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ACE's State of Business Report finds Silver Lining in Economic Cloud
- 31/07/2009
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One of the lading industry business organisation, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), is set to reveal cautious optimism in the sector when it publishes its annual State of Business report in September. Findings from the 32-page report, compiling answers from an extensive sample of members surveyed over five main sections, indicate that while the current economic climate is challenging, there are still opportunities for growth in the consultancy and engineering sector.
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Small businesses demand banks give affordable credit
- 28/07/2009
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One of the leading business organisations, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), has called for urgent talks with banks on prioritising affordable credit for small businesses. Historically low interest rates are not being passed on to businesses, and over half of ACE members have reported that credit has become more difficult to obtain than in 2008. Unrealistically expensive credit is having serious repercussions on the consultancy and engineering sector, particularly due to private sector projects being delayed or abandoned because of lack of finance.
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ACE Welcomes Governments Intention to Widen Access to the Engineering Profession.
- 23/07/2009
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The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) welcomes the Government’s intention to create 10,000 new, fully-funded higher education places – but sounds a note of caution on the reduction of the student loan repayment holiday. ACE has long argued that it is crucial for UK plc to have the sufficient skills to ensure Britain can rebuild a sustainable future. As part of this strategy ACE proposed funded places in higher education for engineering at the 2008 party conferences.
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ACE Appeals for Unity in Combating Climate Change
- 22/07/2009
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One of the leading construction industry business associations, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering, has called for a common sense of purpose in the fight against climate change. Following the recent publication of the Government’s Low Carbon Transition Plan, ACE – which represents the engineering consultancies that will be driving the delivery of low carbon developments – has expressed its disappointment at the continued fundamental disagreements over the way forward.
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ACE's State of Business Report 2009 to Provide "Reliable Litmus test" to Recovery of Consultancy and Engineering Sector
- 16/06/2009
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Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), has encouraged members to take part in its annual State of Business Report once more this year. Any member firm that has not yet participated should complete the questionnaire before 30 June to ensure they have their say in the midst of the current economic turbulence.
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TfL Commitment on Fitness for Purpose Warmly Welcomed by ACE
- 05/06/2009
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One of the leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), has welcomed the recent commitment from Transport for London (TfL) not to include fitness for purpose requirements in their current framework for professional services. Responding to concerns raised by ACE, it has agreed to use the “reasonable skill and care” standards common to many professional service contracts.
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New Edition ACE Agreements Record Stunning Sales
- 13/05/2009
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New standard appointment agreements for consultants and engineers, the ACE Agreements 2009 editions, are selling like hot cakes following their launch this week, leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering, (ACE) said today. The new range of ACE Agreements, packaged in a new easy-to-use tear-off form format and sold in packs of five, have been developed following extensive discussions and collaboration with legal experts and users of the existing agreements, which have been the industry standard for decades.
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ACE Announces Engineering Excellence Awards Shortlist
- 28/04/2009
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Consultancy and engineering firms are biting their collective nails for the next three weeks following the announcement today by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) of the shortlist for the annual ACE Engineering Excellence Awards. Public projects are prominent in almost every category, reinforcing ACE's oft-projected view that continued investment by the government is essential in the current economic climate.
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Construction Industry Needs to See Budget Investment Now, Not Later, says ACE
- 24/04/2009
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Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has given a cautious welcome to today’s Budget statement but says the government must give much clearer details of its spending plans if it is to tackle the serious challenges facing a construction sector reeling from the current recession.
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ACE Hails Legal Judgement as Significant Step in Tackling Unfair Liability for Consultants
- 24/04/2009
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Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), has described a recent judgement in the Scottish courts as a significant step in tackling unfair liability on consultants in construction contracts. Lord Glennie, issuing his decision in the case of Langstane Housing Association Ltd v Riverside Construction (Aberdeen) Ltd and others, gave the green light to include net contribution clauses in duty of care agreements, according to ACE.
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ACE Calls on Chancellor to Keep Investing in Construction to Boost Economy
- 23/04/2009
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Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has called on chancellor Alaistair Darling to keep his promises to continue investment in the built environment by announcing a programme of strategic investment in the construction sector when he announces his latest Budget on 23 April 2009.
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Is Tesco Boosting Record Profits by Cutting Fees to Construction Suppliers? asks ACE
- 22/04/2009
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Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), today asked whether Tesco was boosting its record profits by forcing its construction suppliers, including consultancy and engineering firms, to accept draconian cuts in fees for their services.
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Scottish Government Must Act Now to Avoid Construction Meltdown, Says ACE
- 20/04/2009
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Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), has urged the Scottish Government to take decisive action to stave off a potential meltdown in the Scottish construction sector this summer. Following reports this week highlighting the apparent reluctance of the Scottish Government to accelerate progress on the Scottish Futures Trust, which aims to provide an alternative to current arrangements for the funding of public infrastructure projects, ACE Scotland chairman Jim Tod echoed the views of the Scottish Building Federation in emphasising a number of major projects which are due to end over the next six months.
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ACE Urges Members to Lobby MPs on Construction Investment
- 16/04/2009
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Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), has urged its member firms to use the power of the pen and write to their local MPs in a bid to prompt the government into supporting the construction industry with increased investment in infrastructure projects and the built and natural environment.
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Urgent Action Needed to Fast-track Construction Spending, Say Engineers
- 18/11/2008
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Consultancy and engineering firms have called on the Northern Ireland Executive to take rapid and decisive action to break the log jam that is delaying millions of pounds of construction work. "Money needs to be spent now to boost spending to support our embattled economy and to safeguard thousands of construction jobs that are essential to Northern Ireland's continued prosperity," said Nelson Ogunshakin, chief Executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE).
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ACE Dismay at Limited Measures to Close Skills Gap
- 11/09/2008
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Leading business lobby group, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), today gave a cautious welcome to limited additions made to the revised list of occupations in which the skills gaps in the UK can be filled by migration. The organisation said the government needed to do much more to secure the engineering skills the nation needs, especially in the energy sector.
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ACE reveals Engineering Excellence Awards winners
- 04/07/2008
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Hugh Edwards presents the inaugural ACE Engineering Excellence Awards. The winners of the inaugural ACE Engineering Excellence Awards were announced before a packed industry gala dinner event at the Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel, London on Wednesday 25 June 2008. ACE established the awards to give consultancy and engineering firms a platform to raise their profile and promote their work to a wide audience.
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Consultancy and Engineering Firms Welcome New UK Roads Chief
- 13/06/2008
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UK consultancy and engineering firms have welcomed the appointment of Graham Dalton (pictured right) as the next chief executive of the Highways Agency, in a statement issued today by leading industry business group, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE).
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ACE announces Engineering Excellence Awards shortlist
- 04/06/2008
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Consultancy and engineering firms are on tenterhooks for the next three weeks following the announcement today by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering of the shortlist for the inaugural ACE Engineering Excellence Awards. With over 140 entries across nine categories, the judges had a difficult task in shortlisting entries. However, following a mammoth judging session at ACE's offices, they have decided on a shortlist of five in every project category.
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Small Engineering Firms will Lose Out in Changes to Agency Workers’ Rights, Says ACE
- 29/05/2008
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Leading business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has announced its dismay at government proposals to give agency workers equal rights to permanent staff after 12 weeks in a job. ACE chief executive Nelson Ogunshakin said, “In times of economic uncertainty this country needs a flexible workforce that can be quickly matched to changing economic conditions. This proposal will tie the hands of British consultancy and engineering firms when they least need it.”
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Skills Issue Still Needs Higher Profile, ACE Tells Gordon Brown
- 19/05/2008
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Leading business association the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has called for stronger commitments from government on training and skills for the engineering sector, while welcoming moves to strengthen construction contracts and reform immigration laws. Responding today to the government’s draft legislative programme for 2008/09, ACE chief executive Nelson Ogunshakin said, “The consultancy and engineering industry welcomes the government’s plan for reforms to the Construction Act."
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ACE Launches New Engineering Excellence Awards
- 21/04/2008
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ACE has launched a new Engineering Excellence Awards to give consultancy and engineering firms a national platform to showcase and promote their work. The call for entries for the nine, mainly project-based awards is now open and submissions are invited for projects that demonstrate a high degree of achievement, value and engineering excellence.
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Former ACE Progress Network Chair Crowned Young Consultant of the Year 2008
- 21/04/2008
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The winner of the NCE/ACE Young Consultant of the Year Award 2008 was announced at an 'Oscar-style' lunch at Claridges on Friday 14 March 2008. The award, in its 21st year, was presented to former ACE Progress Network chair Sarah Royse, who picked up a cash prize of £1,000.
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Government Must Re-establish Strategic Approach to Roads Policy Says ACE
- 20/04/2008
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The Highways Agency's new business plan, published last week, has been criticised by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) as "a short-term fix" which will could have potentially serious negative effects on the consultancy and contracting sectors.
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ACE calls for engineering disciplines to be added to skills shortages list
- 12/02/2008
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Leading business association the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has continued its drive to have more engineering disciplines included on the UK government’s list of professions suffering from skills shortages.
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ACE opposes change to income tax system
- 19/12/2007
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Leading business association the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) today announced its opposition to government plans to increase the tax burden on small family businesses. The measures, set out in Her Majesty’s Customs and Revenue’s Income shifting: a consultation on draft legislation document, will require family firms to distribute their tax burden in line with the proportion of income each individual has earned rather than balancing income out to minimise tax. It is estimated the change will raise £1 billion for the Treasury.
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ACE picks Neil Sandberg as new chairman
- 19/12/2007
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Sandberg LLP managing partner Neil Sandberg is the new chairman of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), following his election this week by ACE’s board of directors. Sandberg is the 92nd chairman of ACE and will hold the position for one year. He said: “ACE is now a much more representative organisation in its sector and is in a position of real strength as we look to bring in more members over the next year.
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Engineers Welcome "Bold and Necessary" Crossrail Go-ahead
- 23/10/2007
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Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), today warmly welcomed prime minister Gordon Brown’s go-ahead for the £16 billion Crossrail scheme to build a new railway through the centre of London.
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Engineers welcome "bold and necessary" Crossrail go-ahead
- 08/10/2007
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Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), today warmly welcomed prime minister Gordon Brown’s go-ahead for the £16 billion Crossrail scheme to build a new railway through the centre of London. Commenting on the prime minister’s announcement, ACE chief executive Nelson Ogunshakin said:
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Ace Adhesives to Double Capacity
- 24/09/2007
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Large company back-up combined with local friendly service is always a formula for success. In the case of West Midlands based Ace Adhesives, this has resulted in investment which will double its UK adhesives manufacturing
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ACE Welcomes Brown's Change Agenda and Commitment to Skills
- 23/07/2007
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Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), today welcomed Gordon Brown’s commitment to an agenda of change in his new role as prime minister. Speaking after the announcement of a new cabinet, ACE chief executive, Nelson Ogunshakin said: “ACE welcomes Gordon Brown as the new prime minister, and we look forward to working with him and his new ministers on implementing a new change agenda.”
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ACE welcomes John Armitt as new chairman of Olympic Delivery Authority
- 04/06/2007
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Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), today welcomed the appointment of Network Rail chief executive John Armitt as the new chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).
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ACE to Investigate Industry Skills Challenge and Behaviour of Recruitment Consultancies
- 04/06/2007
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The scale of the recruitment and retention challenge facing the consultancy and engineering sector and the activities and behaviour of recruitment consultancies will be put under the spotlight following the announcement of a major industry taskforce to address the issue by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE).
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Young Consultant of the Year Finalists Named
- 12/03/2007
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The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) today announced a shortlist of five finalists for the 2007 NCE/ACE Young Consultant of the Year Award.
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ACE Staff Wear Red for RedR
- 27/02/2007
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Spirits were high at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering's (ACE) head office in London on Wednesday 14 February 2007 as staff donned red outfits to show their support for Wear Red for RedR Day, an annual charity initiative whereby people wear an item of red clothing to work and make a donation to the charity RedR-IHE.
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ACE State of Business Report Shows UK Consultancy and Engineering Sector on the Up
- 07/11/2006
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•70% of firms report growth in workloads during 2006, with half seeing work grow by more than 5%; •Strongest performing sectors in 2006 are private housing, roads, nuclear and rail, with expansion in nuclear market gathering further momentum in 2007 and 2008;
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ACE Forms New Public Buildings Consultancy Group
- 05/10/2006
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In a move which further strengthens its growing industry representation and influence, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) this week announced the creation of a new group for the public buildings sector.
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ACE Forms Aviation and Maritime Industry Group
- 21/08/2006
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Consultants working in the aviation and maritime sectors are set to have a stronger voice with the creation this week of an ACE Aviation and Maritime Sector Interest Group by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE).
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ACE forms new international business group
- 23/05/2006
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In a move that reflects its increasing activity on the global stage, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) this week announced the formation of a new international business group.
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