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Leading procurement body reaches 100 members milestone during challenging year

|Date: 1 December, 2020

Leading procurement body reaches 100 members milestone during challenging year

Scotland’s leading public procurement body is supporting more organisations than ever before, having just ...

Scotland’s leading public procurement body is supporting more organisations than ever before, having just reached the milestone of 100 associate members. Scotland Excel has just hit 104 associate memb ...

1 December, 2020
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R&D spending by the construction industry rises by 30%

|Date: 1 December, 2020

R&D spending by the construction industry rises by 30%

Two years on from the launch of the Sector Deal for Construction, the latest data from the ONS shows R ...

Two years on from the launch of the Sector Deal for Construction, the latest data from the ONS shows R&D spending by the construction industry has risen by 30.3%*. Sam Stacey of UK Research and In ...

1 December, 2020
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High-tech housing scheme allows elderly residents to connect with loved ones this Christmas

|Date: 30 November, 2020

High-tech housing scheme allows elderly residents to connect with loved ones this Christmas

A high-tech new housing scheme will allow elderly residents to stay connected with their families this Ch ...

A high-tech new housing scheme will allow elderly residents to stay connected with their families this Christmas even if they are unable to see them in person. Cornell Court in Saffron Waldon, Essex, ...

30 November, 2020
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Work begins on Stockport College redevelopment

|Date: 30 November, 2020

Work begins on Stockport College redevelopment

Work has begun on the first phase of the refurbishment project to modernise Stockport College, with new b ...

Work has begun on the first phase of the refurbishment project to modernise Stockport College, with new buildings and upgraded teaching facilities. Delivered for The Trafford College Group, the scheme ...

30 November, 2020
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Dundee City Council urged to use part of £6m housing crisis fund to revamp empty homes

|Date: 30 November, 2020

Dundee City Council urged to use part of £6m housing crisis fund to revamp empty homes

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP), set up to help councils bring empty properties back in to us ...

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP), set up to help councils bring empty properties back in to use, has urged Dundee City Council to consider the city’s 1,209 long-term empty homes as part of ...

30 November, 2020
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NHF’s Building Better alliance hunts for manufacturers to join £600m offsite homes framework

|Date: 27 November, 2020

NHF’s Building Better alliance hunts for manufacturers to join £600m offsite homes framework

Building Better, the National Housing Federation-supported alliance of housing associations developing of ...

Building Better, the National Housing Federation-supported alliance of housing associations developing offsite solutions for the social housing sector, has begun a search for three manufacturers to de ...

27 November, 2020
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Pagabo hits £3bn social value enabled mark

|Date: 27 November, 2020

Pagabo hits £3bn social value enabled mark

Framework provider Pagabo is celebrating hitting its latest social value milestone, marking £3bn in socia ...

Framework provider Pagabo is celebrating hitting its latest social value milestone, marking £3bn in social value being enabled by works procured through its frameworks since 2017. This marks another m ...

27 November, 2020
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Morgan Sindall Construction selected as preferred bidder for low carbon school

|Date: 27 November, 2020

Morgan Sindall Construction selected as preferred bidder for low carbon school

Morgan Sindall Construction’s Northern Home Counties team has been appointed as preferred bidder to deliv ...

Morgan Sindall Construction’s Northern Home Counties team has been appointed as preferred bidder to deliver a new £36m low carbon six form entry secondary school in Aylesbury for Buckinghamshire Counc ...

27 November, 2020
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SFHA responds to Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan

|Date: 26 November, 2020

SFHA responds to Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to the Scottish Government’s Draft I ...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to the Scottish Government’s Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021–2022 to 2025–2026 (1) by welcoming its proposed capital fund ...

26 November, 2020
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Housing Proactive solution enables more effective two-way engagement

|Date: 26 November, 2020

Housing Proactive solution enables more effective two-way engagement

Daily contact from Alertacall’s Housing Proactive technology is increasing resident satisfaction, helping ...

Daily contact from Alertacall’s Housing Proactive technology is increasing resident satisfaction, helping to raise standards for landlords as well as supporting the recommendations of the Social Housi ...

26 November, 2020
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