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Pagabo | Procurement needs a gold standard

|Date: 5 January, 2021

Pagabo | Procurement needs a gold standard

Recent government reports have pinpointed the procurement sector as a key driver to support the construct ...

Recent government reports have pinpointed the procurement sector as a key driver to support the construction industry and solve the challenges faced by the public sector. Gerard Toplass, Executive Cha ...

5 January, 2021
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Prevent homelessness closer to home in 2021

|Date: 29 December, 2020

Prevent homelessness closer to home in 2021

Amid growing concern about the impact of COVID on the housing and financial situation of thousands of Sco ...

Amid growing concern about the impact of COVID on the housing and financial situation of thousands of Scots, 31 organisations in the Everyone Home Collective are urging people in communities and those ...

29 December, 2020
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Property industry ‘must do more’ to improve perception among UK communities

|Date: 8 December, 2020

Property industry ‘must do more’ to improve perception among UK communities

The property industry must do more to demonstrate the positive impact of construction projects on communi ...

The property industry must do more to demonstrate the positive impact of construction projects on communities across the UK, according to new research by the UK’s leading public sector procurement aut ...

8 December, 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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LGA opens bids for Housing Advisers Programme to tackle impact of COVID-19 on housing crisis

|Date: 12 November, 2020

LGA opens bids for Housing Advisers Programme to tackle impact of COVID-19 on housing crisis

The Local Government Association is launching the fourth year of the Housing Advisers Programme, an innov ...

The Local Government Association is launching the fourth year of the Housing Advisers Programme, an innovative scheme to help councils overcome housing challenges in their local areas, with a focus th ...

12 November, 2020
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Big win for Lovell Partnerships at the CCS National Site Awards

|Date: 1 October, 2020

Big win for Lovell Partnerships at the CCS National Site Awards

Partnership housing specialist Lovell Partnerships has achieved nine awards in the 2020 Considerate Const ...

Partnership housing specialist Lovell Partnerships has achieved nine awards in the 2020 Considerate Constructors Scheme National Site Awards. This is a huge achievement and recognises the positive con ...

1 October, 2020
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EU money which could help nation recover from COVID-19 risks going back to Brussels

|Date: 15 July, 2020

EU money which could help nation recover from COVID-19 risks going back to Brussels

More than £730m in vital EU cash which could help local communities bounce back from COVID-19 risks going ...

More than £730m in vital EU cash which could help local communities bounce back from COVID-19 risks going unspent and being sent back to Brussels if the funding is not allocated by the Government befo ...

15 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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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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Stonewater is working locally to tackle the housing shortage

|Date: 5 February, 2020

Stonewater is working locally to tackle the housing shortage

Leading housing provider Stonewater has kick-started 2020 by getting work at its site in Chard underway, ...

Leading housing provider Stonewater has kick-started 2020 by getting work at its site in Chard underway, with the support of local contractors and council. Supported by South Somerset District Council ...

5 February, 2020
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