Surveyor Associations

Surveyor Associations

RICS is the leading source of land, property, construction and related environmental knowledge. They support 130 000 members worldwide, promote best practice, represent consumers’ interests and provide impartial advice to society, businesses, governments and global organisations.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – RICS – is one of the most respected and high profile global ‘standards and membership’ organisations for professionals involved in land, property, construction and environmental issues

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144 years of representing property professionalism
150 000 members across 120 countries worldwide
400 degree level courses approved worldwide
500 research and policy papers published per year
50 national associations, linked groups and societies
160 diverse ‘specialisms’ – represented across 17 Faculties

Accountable to both members and the public, RICS has three main roles:

To maintain the highest standards of education and training
To protect consumers through strict regulation of professional standards
To be the leading source of information and independent advice on land, property, construction and associated environmental issues.

ICES prides itself on its achievement as an internationally renowned centre of excellence in the art and science of civil engineering surveying to serve the public and satisfy the needs of the construction industry throughout the world.

The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors - ICES - began in 1969 as the Association of Surveyors in Civil Engineering and was incorporated in 1972.

ICES sought to encourage and regulate the professional aspirations of quantity surveyors and land surveyors working within the civil engineering sector and to increase the value of their services to the public.
These surveyors had developed a distinctive expertise and understanding of the special surveying requirements of the civil engineering industry which was not recognised at that time by any of the existing professional bodies.
Since its conception, ICES has gone from strength to strength with an ever-increasing membership and is now a registered educational charity promoting the profession throughout the world.