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Scotland Excel scoops prestigious procurement award for leading energy efficiency work

|Date: 14 June, 2023

Scotland Excel scoops prestigious procurement award for leading energy efficiency work

Scotland Excel has won a prestigious UK award for leading the way in collaborative procurement through it ...

Scotland Excel has won a prestigious UK award for leading the way in collaborative procurement through its innovative Energy Efficiency Contractors (EEC) Framework. The second generation framework was ...

14 June, 2023
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Geospatial startup partners with world’s largest mapping company to improve urban planning to create happier and healthier cities

|Date: 8 June, 2023

Geospatial startup partners with world’s largest mapping company to improve urban planning to create happier and healthier cities

A “pioneering” British tech startup, Yeme Tech, aims to improve urban planning for towns and cities by he ...

A “pioneering” British tech startup, Yeme Tech, aims to improve urban planning for towns and cities by helping councils and developers to better respond to local needs for community facilities, spaces ...

8 June, 2023
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Long-awaited Right to Buy rules changes a ‘shot in the arm’ for council housing

|Date: 4 April, 2023

Long-awaited Right to Buy rules changes a ‘shot in the arm’ for council housing

London Councils has welcomed the new relaxation of restrictions on how local authorities use the money ra ...

London Councils has welcomed the new relaxation of restrictions on how local authorities use the money raised through Right to Buy sales. The cross-party group says policy changes announced by the Gov ...

4 April, 2023
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Industry Comment | Right to Buy — the case for reform

|Date: 28 March, 2023

Industry Comment | Right to Buy — the case for reform

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing, discusses the findings ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing, discusses the findings of research commissioned from Savills by ARCH, the LGA and NFA into Right to Buy, which present ...

28 March, 2023
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Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

|Date: 21 March, 2023

Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the ...

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the Government, announced by the Housing Minister. Social enterprise Public Practice will use the m ...

21 March, 2023
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Blueprint for truly affordable homes could slash 1.2 million council waiting lists

|Date: 23 February, 2023

Blueprint for truly affordable homes could slash 1.2 million council waiting lists

The Housing Finance Institute (HFI) and Localis published a 30-page blueprint designed to stimulate a new ...

The Housing Finance Institute (HFI) and Localis published a 30-page blueprint designed to stimulate a new generation of council homes. ‘Public Rental Homes – fresh perspectives’ provides a solution to ...

23 February, 2023
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Kensa PREDICT lower maintenance costs and longer heat pump lifespans

|Date: 15 February, 2023

Kensa PREDICT lower maintenance costs and longer heat pump lifespans

Kensa Heat Pumps has won £92K of government funding to develop an online dashboard using AI to monitor si ...

Kensa Heat Pumps has won £92K of government funding to develop an online dashboard using AI to monitor single or multiple ground source heat pumps, allowing for remote commissioning and predictive mai ...

15 February, 2023
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Donaldson Timber Systems appointed to Building Better DPS

|Date: 15 February, 2023

Donaldson Timber Systems appointed to Building Better DPS

Leading UK timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has been appointed to the Building ...

Leading UK timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has been appointed to the Building Better Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for MMC category 2 construction systems. Building Better ...

15 February, 2023
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London-based contractor providing energy-efficient district heating with support from Lloyds Bank

|Date: 27 January, 2023

London-based contractor providing energy-efficient district heating with support from Lloyds Bank

A London-based specialist in district heating networks, which can supply heat to up to millions of consum ...

A London-based specialist in district heating networks, which can supply heat to up to millions of consumers from a central network of underground pipes carrying hot water, is leading the charge for e ...

27 January, 2023
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Royal Borough of Greenwich funds warm spaces run by 22 community groups

|Date: 27 January, 2023

Royal Borough of Greenwich funds warm spaces run by 22 community groups

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is funding 22 warm spaces across the borough for residents facing extreme ...

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is funding 22 warm spaces across the borough for residents facing extreme fuel poverty and unable to heat their homes. Thanks to additional internal funding, the Council ...

27 January, 2023
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