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New research from JELD-WEN highlights industry challenges in ensuring fire door compliance

|Date: 29 September, 2023

New research from JELD-WEN highlights industry challenges in ensuring fire door compliance

New research(1) from door manufacturer JELD-WEN highlights the challenges in ensuring compliance througho ...

New research(1) from door manufacturer JELD-WEN highlights the challenges in ensuring compliance throughout the fire door supply chain, as the housing sector continues to adapt to new legislation. The ...

29 September, 2023
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Experts to explain hazardous concrete risk to public bodies

|Date: 28 September, 2023

Experts to explain hazardous concrete risk to public bodies

Worried owners and managers of public buildings are being offered expert support to navigate the hazardou ...

Worried owners and managers of public buildings are being offered expert support to navigate the hazardous concrete crisis which has disrupted schools across the UK. Those with responsibility for buil ...

28 September, 2023
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CIP breaks ground as work begins at Aylesborough Close, Cambridge

|Date: 22 September, 2023

CIP breaks ground as work begins at Aylesborough Close, Cambridge

A ground-breaking ceremony has been held to mark the official start of work at Aylesborough Close, Cambri ...

A ground-breaking ceremony has been held to mark the official start of work at Aylesborough Close, Cambridge, where Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) will be delivering 70 low carbon council home ...

22 September, 2023
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New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

|Date: 14 September, 2023

New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compar ...

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compared to two years ago, according to a new report by Energy Systems Catapult. Sixty-six local coun ...

14 September, 2023
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Fire Safety Webinar: how the new building safety regime is impacting social landlords

|Date: 24 August, 2023

Fire Safety Webinar: how the new building safety regime is impacting social landlords

Social landlords are being invited to attend two free webinars on 5th and 6th September 2023 to receive a ...

Social landlords are being invited to attend two free webinars on 5th and 6th September 2023 to receive an update on the progress of the Building Safety Act implementation programme and learn about th ...

24 August, 2023
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Going direct: Why direct award is back in business

|Date: 9 August, 2023

Going direct: Why direct award is back in business

As public sector budgets continue to be squeezed, local authorities are increasingly looking at ways in w ...

As public sector budgets continue to be squeezed, local authorities are increasingly looking at ways in which construction projects — many of which are essential to ensure the smooth running of the pu ...

9 August, 2023
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Industry Comment | A new Decent Homes Standard

|Date: 8 August, 2023

Industry Comment | A new Decent Homes Standard

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor for the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the need to update the Decent Homes Standard. Early in 2021, the Government invited ARCH and other s ...

8 August, 2023
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£100m framework to lay the groundwork for climate targets

|Date: 3 August, 2023

£100m framework to lay the groundwork for climate targets

Businesses across Scotland are being called on to grab a lucrative opportunity to vie for work worth up t ...

Businesses across Scotland are being called on to grab a lucrative opportunity to vie for work worth up to £100m to support the country on its net zero journey. A leading procurement expert is urging ...

3 August, 2023
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Four local authorities appoint Propeller Powered for compliance management overhaul

|Date: 1 August, 2023

Four local authorities appoint Propeller Powered for compliance management overhaul

Four local authorities have turned to Propeller Powered to overhaul their housing safety compliance proce ...

Four local authorities have turned to Propeller Powered to overhaul their housing safety compliance processes. In partnership with specialist consultancy, Manifest, Propeller is providing its Complian ...

1 August, 2023
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The Royal Borough of Greenwich directs total of £10m to help residents with the cost of living

|Date: 14 July, 2023

The Royal Borough of Greenwich directs total of £10m to help residents with the cost of living

The Council has directed £10m in total to Greenwich Supports, following another injection of £4.75m agree ...

The Council has directed £10m in total to Greenwich Supports, following another injection of £4.75m agreed by the Cabinet on Wednesday 12th July, to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis and support i ...

14 July, 2023
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