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‘No rest until every Londoner is safe in their home’

|Date: 14 June, 2022

‘No rest until every Londoner is safe in their home’

London Councils' Cllr Darren Rodwell gives a statement on five years since Grenfell fire. Cllr Darren Rod ...

London Councils' Cllr Darren Rodwell gives a statement on five years since Grenfell fire. Cllr Darren Rodwell (right), London Councils’ Executive Member for Regeneration, Housing & Planning, said: ...

14 June, 2022
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Five years after Grenfell, work continues to make sure residents in tall buildings are safe

|Date: 14 June, 2022

Five years after Grenfell, work continues to make sure residents in tall buildings are safe

Five years on from the Grenfell disaster, Nottingham City Council is continuing to take action to support ...

Five years on from the Grenfell disaster, Nottingham City Council is continuing to take action to support residents living in tall and multi-occupied buildings in the city. The council is working with ...

14 June, 2022
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Industry Comment | Decent Homes Standard review

|Date: 10 June, 2022

Industry Comment | Decent Homes Standard review

Government is reviewing the Decent Homes Standard (in two parts) to identify the case for change and cons ...

Government is reviewing the Decent Homes Standard (in two parts) to identify the case for change and consider how decency should be defined. Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Ret ...

10 June, 2022
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No place like a smart home? How the Internet of Things can support safer, healthier homes

|Date: 25 May, 2022

No place like a smart home? How the Internet of Things can support safer, healthier homes

As fuel poverty and the cladding crisis leave home safety on shaky foundations, industry experts are look ...

As fuel poverty and the cladding crisis leave home safety on shaky foundations, industry experts are looking at smarter ways to protect residents and properties. Millions of UK households are expected ...

25 May, 2022
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More than 1,000 buildings unsafe half a decade after Grenfell: what does this mean for vulnerable residents?

|Date: 19 May, 2022

More than 1,000 buildings unsafe half a decade after Grenfell: what does this mean for vulnerable residents?

As London’s residents continue to face fire safety risks, industry experts are looking at how the Interne ...

As London’s residents continue to face fire safety risks, industry experts are looking at how the Internet of Things (IoT) can transform fire safety for those most at risk in our communities. The Chie ...

19 May, 2022
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Warning as three quarters of fire doors fail inspections

|Date: 16 May, 2022

Warning as three quarters of fire doors fail inspections

One of the UK’s leading fire door inspection organisations has warned of a “tragedy waiting to happen” af ...

One of the UK’s leading fire door inspection organisations has warned of a “tragedy waiting to happen” after it revealed three quarters of the fire doors inspected in the UK by its approved inspectors ...

16 May, 2022
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FIREX offers dedicated seminars for social housing providers

|Date: 9 May, 2022

FIREX offers dedicated seminars for social housing providers

With fire safety in social housing now a major area of discussion in the national agenda, FIREX is deligh ...

With fire safety in social housing now a major area of discussion in the national agenda, FIREX is delighted to welcome the National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group (NSHFSG) and its members to this ...

9 May, 2022
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Construction role models and industry leaders call for faster culture change

|Date: 4 May, 2022

Construction role models and industry leaders call for faster culture change

An inspiring group of 61 role models from across construction industry professions and trades helped set ...

An inspiring group of 61 role models from across construction industry professions and trades helped set the tone for the first day of UK Construction Week (UKCW) in London yesterday, with an impassio ...

4 May, 2022
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Industry change-makers line up at UK Construction Week to challenge old ideas

|Date: 19 April, 2022

Industry change-makers line up at UK Construction Week to challenge old ideas

From the very first keynote speech of day one of UK Construction Week in London next month (3rd-5th May), ...

From the very first keynote speech of day one of UK Construction Week in London next month (3rd-5th May), the gauntlet is being thrown to the construction industry to embrace culture change in the way ...

19 April, 2022
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Industry Comment | Less fatalism, more empathy

|Date: 13 April, 2022

Industry Comment | Less fatalism, more empathy

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the ch ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the challenging environment social landlords face and says only through open, honest and full dialogu ...

13 April, 2022
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