accessibility Archives

AKW | Dementia-approved bathrooms

|Date: 4 January, 2022

AKW | Dementia-approved bathrooms

Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW, a leading provider of accessible home solutions, d ...

Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW, a leading provider of accessible home solutions, discusses the launch of a new guide that will help housing associations create more dementia-fri ...

4 January, 2022
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Winchester City Council specifies Changing Places bathrooms for new Winchester Sports and Leisure Park

|Date: 20 August, 2021

Winchester City Council specifies Changing Places bathrooms for new Winchester Sports and Leisure Park

Winchester City Council has demonstrated its continued commitment to go above and beyond, in providing fi ...

Winchester City Council has demonstrated its continued commitment to go above and beyond, in providing five highly specified Changing Places bathrooms in its recently opened Winchester Sports and Leis ...

20 August, 2021
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Terry Lifts | Installing lifts to make homes more accessible

|Date: 26 March, 2020

Terry Lifts | Installing lifts to make homes more accessible

Commercial Director of Terry Lifts Adrian Sunter offers advice to local authority and housing association ...

Commercial Director of Terry Lifts Adrian Sunter offers advice to local authority and housing association specifiers on housing adaptation works and the installation of home lifts. Housing providers a ...

26 March, 2020
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‘Tick the boxes’ in adaptation good practice delivery with some practical help

|Date: 23 March, 2020

‘Tick the boxes’ in adaptation good practice delivery with some practical help

Closomat says that a little care in supply chain selection can ensure best practice examples identified i ...

Closomat says that a little care in supply chain selection can ensure best practice examples identified in a new checklist for local housing adaptations provision can be easily met. Care & Repair ...

23 March, 2020
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Work starts on 50 affordable homes in Murton  for believe housing

|Date: 4 September, 2019

Work starts on 50 affordable homes in Murton  for believe housing

Construction has begun on a £6.9m affordable home project that will bring much-needed new bungalows and f ...

Construction has begun on a £6.9m affordable home project that will bring much-needed new bungalows and family homes to Murton. A mix of wheelchair adaptable bungalows and three-bedroom houses is bein ...

4 September, 2019
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Safety & Accessibility | Samuel Heath & Sons

|Date: 5 April, 2019

Safety & Accessibility | Samuel Heath & Sons

The fire safety spotlight is on the social housing sector, particularly with regard to high-rise flats, a ...

The fire safety spotlight is on the social housing sector, particularly with regard to high-rise flats, and councils and housing associations are revaluating the fire safety measures in the properties ...

5 April, 2019
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Bathrooms & Disability Needs | Making accessibility a priority

|Date: 2 April, 2019

Bathrooms & Disability Needs | Making accessibility a priority

Bathrooms and shower rooms in housing association properties are typically used by people with varying ab ...

Bathrooms and shower rooms in housing association properties are typically used by people with varying abilities — so as well as being safe, they also need to be accessible and easy to use. Chris Tran ...

2 April, 2019
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Kitchens & Bathrooms | Accommodating Disabled Children

|Date: 13 December, 2018

Kitchens & Bathrooms | Accommodating Disabled Children

English Housing Survey statistics have shown that the largest percentage of families with disabled childr ...

English Housing Survey statistics have shown that the largest percentage of families with disabled children live in social housing. In fact, 5.6% of housing association properties accommodate a disabl ...

13 December, 2018
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Washroom specification

|Date: 16 January, 2018

Washroom specification

There are an increasing number of schools which, as well as catering for children from nursery age throug ...

There are an increasing number of schools which, as well as catering for children from nursery age through to teenagers, also open up their facilities to the wider community. Washrooms designed for su ...

16 January, 2018
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Triple shortlisting for J Tomlinson at National Energy Efficiency Awards

Browne Jacobson re-appointed onto legal panel of UK’s leading consortium of public bodies

Steve Brine MP visits Sovereign’s affordable homes at Knights Quarter, Winchester

A winning recipe for making government buildings ‘green’

Novus Property Solutions celebrates 500th property completion for Wrexham County Borough Council

Affordable homes and charity headquarters set to regenerate Hemel Hempstead site

Wates pilots first of its kind 11-week work experience programme

North Yorkshire housing association marks a new era for sustainability

SPIE awarded new contract for mechanical and electrical infrastructure for new Boclair Academy

CIBSE updates air leakage testing guidance

AKW | Dementia-approved bathrooms

AKW | Dementia-approved bathrooms

Winchester City Council specifies Changing Places bathrooms for new Winchester Sports and Leisure Park

Winchester City Council specifies Changing Places bathrooms for new Winchester Sports and Leisure Park

Terry Lifts | Installing lifts to make homes more accessible

Terry Lifts | Installing lifts to make homes more accessible

‘Tick the boxes’ in adaptation good practice delivery with some practical help

‘Tick the boxes’ in adaptation good practice delivery with some practical help

Work starts on 50 affordable homes in Murton  for believe housing

Work starts on 50 affordable homes in Murton  for believe housing

Safety & Accessibility | Samuel Heath & Sons

Safety & Accessibility | Samuel Heath & Sons

Bathrooms & Disability Needs | Making accessibility a priority

Bathrooms & Disability Needs | Making accessibility a priority

Washroom specification

Washroom specification