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Fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire

|Date: 25 June, 2024

Fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire

The CCG Group, one of Scotland's largest privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, succes ...

The CCG Group, one of Scotland's largest privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, successfully concluded a major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire recently. Underta ...

25 June, 2024
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How frameworks support with fire safety

|Date: 28 May, 2024

How frameworks support with fire safety

Paul Dawson, Group Technical Manager at LHC Procurement Group (LHC) discusses how frameworks support loca ...

Paul Dawson, Group Technical Manager at LHC Procurement Group (LHC) discusses how frameworks support local authorities and housing associations to deliver fire safety projects and comply with building ...

28 May, 2024
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Wates awarded Stage 1 Certificate in Building a Safer Future’s Champion assessment

|Date: 9 April, 2024

Wates awarded Stage 1 Certificate in Building a Safer Future’s Champion assessment

Wates Construction — one of the UK’s biggest Tier 1 contractors — has recently been awarded the ‘Certific ...

Wates Construction — one of the UK’s biggest Tier 1 contractors — has recently been awarded the ‘Certificate of Commitment and Progress – Building Safety Stage One’ in recognition of its successful co ...

9 April, 2024
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Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

|Date: 18 March, 2024

Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black h ...

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black hole” in their social housing finances of up to £700m over the next four years, despite the “des ...

18 March, 2024
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Demystifying third party certification in the built environment value chain

|Date: 14 February, 2024

Demystifying third party certification in the built environment value chain

The British Board of Agrément (BBA) will launch a new CPD at Futurebuild, titled ‘Navigating 3rd Party Ce ...

The British Board of Agrément (BBA) will launch a new CPD at Futurebuild, titled ‘Navigating 3rd Party Certification: Using BBA Agrément to build with confidence’, which is designed to help specifiers ...

14 February, 2024
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Building a Safer Future announces six new leadership and culture completers

|Date: 1 February, 2024

Building a Safer Future announces six new leadership and culture completers

Building a Safer Future has announced a bumper sixth crop of organisations to complete Stage 1 in its bui ...

Building a Safer Future has announced a bumper sixth crop of organisations to complete Stage 1 in its building safety assessment scheme. The varied nature of the new tranche of Leadership and Culture ...

1 February, 2024
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North West fire and rescue services join forces to improve fire safety in high-rise buildings

|Date: 24 January, 2024

North West fire and rescue services join forces to improve fire safety in high-rise buildings

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is working together with fire and rescue services acro ...

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is working together with fire and rescue services across the North West to improve fire safety in high-rise residential buildings. The Fire Safety En ...

24 January, 2024
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What will social housing providers need to address in 2024?

|Date: 4 January, 2024

What will social housing providers need to address in 2024?

Winckworth Sherwood’s Social Housing team points to the five things social housing providers will need to ...

Winckworth Sherwood’s Social Housing team points to the five things social housing providers will need to consider in the year ahead. New regulatory frameworks 2024 will see many of the key provisions ...

4 January, 2024
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District Council approves two new policies to ensure the continued safety of tenants

|Date: 3 January, 2024

District Council approves two new policies to ensure the continued safety of tenants

Two policies, Building Safety in the Home and Damp and Mould, approved by Newark and Sherwood District Co ...

Two policies, Building Safety in the Home and Damp and Mould, approved by Newark and Sherwood District Council, will ensure the continued safety of tenants in their homes by providing a customer-centr ...

3 January, 2024
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Top directors join Home Group

|Date: 22 December, 2023

Top directors join Home Group

One of the UK’s largest housing associations has secured the services of two leading directors. Home Grou ...

One of the UK’s largest housing associations has secured the services of two leading directors. Home Group has appointed Hannah Howard-Jones as Director of Asset Management and Monika Lee as Director ...

22 December, 2023
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