Society of Construction and Quantity Surveyors
Welcome to SCQS which represents chartered surveyors across the UK occupying the
principal established post concerning Quantity Surveying or related functions in
the Public Sector.
The Society aims to enhance it's reputation as a centre of excellence, via available
expertise, by constantly developing standards of competence and ensuring value for
money. It maintains links with similar organisations and is a member of the Federation
of Property Societies. The Society has produced industry standard documentation
including the National Schedule of Rates and its members have pioneered the National
Best Value Bench Marking Scheme.
Presidents Website Introduction
58k
SCQS Promotional
Leaflet
365k
News
3 November 2011
After a successful Annual Conference the 2011 AGM minutes and presentations from
the conference can now be downloaded in the
Resources section.
4 August 2011
The Summer/Spring SCQS Newsletter and a JCT News Release are now available for download
in the Resources Section.
11 March 2011
SCQS will be running a Whole Life Costing course on 12th May 2011
in Edinburgh. The course is designed to:
- Provide a sound grounding in the essential principles of Whole Life Costing.
- Give delegates hands-on practice of developing simple Excel spreadsheet models to
solve common whole life cost problems.
- Give delegates hands-on experience of the SCQS web based whole life cost service.
- Allow delegates to undertake a whole life cost option appraisal exercise.
Further details can be found on our
Events page.
2 November 2010
Copies of the presentations given at the Annual Seminar in Bolton on 28th and 29th
October are now available in the Resources
Section.
21 September 2010
Details of the Annual Conference to be held in Bolton on 28th and 29th October 2010
can now be found on the Events page.
The SCQS Council Minutes and the North & Midlands Region Minutes are now available
to download in the Resources Section.
17 June 2010
The SCQS Newsletter and Minutes are now available to download in the Resources Section.
8 April 2010
President's Newsletter
61k
5 November 2009
Presentations from the SCQS Conference can now be downloaded in the
Resources section.
25 September 2009
SCQS is pleased to announce the launch of its online Whole Life Costing Service
available at wholelifecosting.co.uk.
The system provides the user with a number of possible economic solutions depending
on a range of criteria which can be used to establish the most advantageous option
for each development. The service enables users to look at the cost of the building
over its lifetime, not just the build cost, but costs that will be incurred in years
to come.
For further information please see the WLC Promotional Leaflet
516k
30 July 2009
First SCQS Prize for University Students
The Society is delighted to make its first award to a university student who has
demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in quantity surveying skills, particularly
in the field of construction measurement. Oliver North of Portsmouth University,
who achieved a First Class Honours degree, has been awarded the SCQS prize, worth
£100, for the best overall student in measurement-related units.
After awarding the prize certificate (photo), Senior Lecturer, Jim Kempton, said
that Oliver had displayed a level of concentration and an eye for detail which resulted
in high quality work, and he showed a deeper interest in the subject, not only learning
the processes and techniques, but also questioning why things were done, a trait
that set him apart from his peers.
Since graduating, Oliver has secured a RICS APC training position with a local Quantity
Surveying Practice, Selway Joyce, in Fareham. We wish Oliver every success for the
future.
We plan to make further awards to students in other universities in the autumn.
|