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Industry Comment | Setting ambitions for housing

|Date: 13 October, 2020

Industry Comment | Setting ambitions for housing

What kind of post-pandemic stimulus do we need, asks Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association ...

What kind of post-pandemic stimulus do we need, asks Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH). The Government has spent the last six months in fire-fight ...

13 October, 2020
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Baxi Heating | MMC — the catalyst for change

|Date: 25 September, 2020

Baxi Heating | MMC — the catalyst for change

Government support for the pivotal role of modern methods of construction (MMC) in delivering affordable ...

Government support for the pivotal role of modern methods of construction (MMC) in delivering affordable new homes is both welcome and critical if we are to meet climate and productivity targets, addr ...

25 September, 2020
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Fusion21 report highlights public procurement best practice

|Date: 14 September, 2020

Fusion21 report highlights public procurement best practice

Coronavirus is a turning point for public sector procurement, says Andrew Gray, Member Relationship Manag ...

Coronavirus is a turning point for public sector procurement, says Andrew Gray, Member Relationship Manager at Fusion21. The coronavirus pandemic has led to increasing amounts of best practice taking ...

14 September, 2020
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‘Levelling up’ should form crucial part of COVID-19 recovery

|Date: 13 July, 2020

‘Levelling up’ should form crucial part of COVID-19 recovery

In a post COVID-19 world, the UK will need to look carefully at the challenges of urban and regional deve ...

In a post COVID-19 world, the UK will need to look carefully at the challenges of urban and regional development in the UK. Given that the construction sector is at the forefront of activity to kickst ...

13 July, 2020
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Heatrae Sadia | The true cost of specification delays in healthcare

|Date: 3 July, 2020

Heatrae Sadia | The true cost of specification delays in healthcare

Heatrae Sadia has worked closely with specifiers to design and supply hot water systems for several NHS a ...

Heatrae Sadia has worked closely with specifiers to design and supply hot water systems for several NHS and private healthcare facilities to meet demand created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Simon Russell ...

3 July, 2020
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Mears | Our six principles to stand by during the pandemic

|Date: 7 May, 2020

Mears | Our six principles to stand by during the pandemic

When people ask what Mears did during the coronavirus outbreak, most of us will be able to say proudly th ...

When people ask what Mears did during the coronavirus outbreak, most of us will be able to say proudly that we carried on doing our jobs to ensure that those who are vulnerable could stay in their hom ...

7 May, 2020
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Even in these unprecedented times, fire safety needs to stay on the agenda

|Date: 5 May, 2020

Even in these unprecedented times, fire safety needs to stay on the agenda

The work to make buildings safe has always been essential and even during these unprecedented times we cu ...

The work to make buildings safe has always been essential and even during these unprecedented times we currently find ourselves in, when so much has changed, the need to prioritise fire safety remains ...

5 May, 2020
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Giving real value to our communities in their hour of need

|Date: 30 April, 2020

Giving real value to our communities in their hour of need

A famous wartime recruitment poster from 1915 asks, “Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?” I wonder i ...

A famous wartime recruitment poster from 1915 asks, “Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?” I wonder if in the months and years to come people will look back and ask, “What did you do during the pa ...

30 April, 2020
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Shakespeare Martineau | What can RPs do if they need an AGM?

|Date: 22 April, 2020

Shakespeare Martineau | What can RPs do if they need an AGM?

With traditional AGMs not possible due to a ban on mass gatherings, Rachel Gwynne, Legal Director in the ...

With traditional AGMs not possible due to a ban on mass gatherings, Rachel Gwynne, Legal Director in the social housing team at law firm Shakespeare Martineau, offers advice to RPs on how essential de ...

22 April, 2020
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Will digital technology in planning be one of the legacies of COVID-19?

|Date: 20 April, 2020

Will digital technology in planning be one of the legacies of COVID-19?

Delving into the impact the outbreak will have on planners, Jonathan Bainbridge and Nigel Hawkey, Plannin ...

Delving into the impact the outbreak will have on planners, Jonathan Bainbridge and Nigel Hawkey, Planning Partners at Bidwells, discuss whether the use of digital technology will be the way forward i ...

20 April, 2020
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