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International Women’s Day – the first female surveyor

Posted by: Liz Halliday, Posted on: 8 March 2018 - Categories: International Women's Day, Surveying
Irene Barclay was the first female RICS-qualified surveyor in the UK.

The Civil Service is celebrating the centenary of (some) women over 30 and all men over 21 winning the right to vote. It was another year until women were able to practise as chartered surveyors. Read our blog on the first female surveyor – Irene Barclay

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Delivering digital

Posted by: Jaci, Posted on: 7 March 2018 - Categories: Digital
Several diverse people are standing around a laptop and mobile phone that are displaying template text, text blocks, and images.

Jaci is a scrum master in our digital delivery team – find out how they use Agile to deliver big projects (it has nothing to do with Rugby…)

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You may not have heard of us, but you’ve heard about what we do

Posted by: Rhys Williams, Posted on: 7 March 2018 - Categories: Surveying, Valuation
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We've launched a blog for insight into who we are and what we do. Why not check it out - you might just be surprised.

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