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World leader

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Paul Morrell is to become Senior Partner of the world's largest quantity surveying business, Davis Langdon and Everest (DLE), in May 1998. Morrell enjoys working closely with the construction management industry, and he has a particularly close relationship with architects Foster and Partners, but he is known for blunt speaking and has less cordial relationships with some parts of the contracting industry. Morrell's chief plan for DL&E is increased specialisation, and his chief concern is that the construction industry should address the issue of rising costs.

Cover Story, Davis Langdon and Everest, Morrell, Paul

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The player

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Keith Clarke, age 44 years, is the head of Kvaerner Construction and was deputy managing director of the company's Corporate Development section prior to this appointment. Clarke plans to gain contracts for Kvaerner, which is the UK's largest construction company, and use companies within the group to implement them. Clarke's intentions for the future are to increase the domestic market growth by up to 40% as well as extend overseas operations.

Clarke, Keith, Kvaerner Costruction

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BEC legal chief offered lobbying job

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The newly created Major Contractors Group (MCG), which represents the leaders of 12 top construction companies in the UK, could be headed by Jennie Price, who is currently the legal and public affairs director at the BEC. She is a barrister, and has experience in negotiating on behalf of major contractors over the private finance initiative and on contracts legislation. The MCG is soon to announce the appointment of a chief executive too.

Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Price, Jennie

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