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Stantec supports UK councils in securing £71.5m of Levelling Up funding

|Date: 24 January, 2023

Stantec supports UK councils in securing £71.5m of Levelling Up funding

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has supported local authorities across th ...

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has supported local authorities across the UK in successfully bidding for more than £71.5m worth of levelling up funding. The company ha ...

24 January, 2023
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Brownfield funding ‘barely a drop in the ocean’

|Date: 19 January, 2023

Brownfield funding ‘barely a drop in the ocean’

£60m to unlock brownfield sites 'barely a drop in the ocean', says Mark Powell, Managing Director of EDAR ...

£60m to unlock brownfield sites 'barely a drop in the ocean', says Mark Powell, Managing Director of EDAROTH. On the 18th January, the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities announced th ...

19 January, 2023
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Drone Corner | Roof inspections with drones

|Date: 9 December, 2022

Drone Corner | Roof inspections with drones

Tony Doyle, Director & Operator at Seagull Aerial Survey & Photography and member of the Institut ...

Tony Doyle, Director & Operator at Seagull Aerial Survey & Photography and member of the Institute of Roofing, considers the impact of the use of drones in estates management on the role of su ...

9 December, 2022
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Trade body calls for more stringent enforcement of Building Regulations to tackle issues with damp and mould in homes

|Date: 16 November, 2022

Trade body calls for more stringent enforcement of Building Regulations to tackle issues with damp and mould in homes

A national trade body is calling for more stringent enforcement of Building Regulations to tackle increas ...

A national trade body is calling for more stringent enforcement of Building Regulations to tackle increasing problems with damp and mould in homes. The Property Care Association says that its 400-plus ...

16 November, 2022
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Landlords and facilities managers must create culture of fire safety reporting, asserts Bureau Veritas

|Date: 4 November, 2022

Landlords and facilities managers must create culture of fire safety reporting, asserts Bureau Veritas

New research released this week by the British Woodworking Federation (BWF), as part of its annual Fire D ...

New research released this week by the British Woodworking Federation (BWF), as part of its annual Fire Door Safety Week, found that a third (32%) of the British public would not report a problem with ...

4 November, 2022
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Warm banks welcomed but they must be adequately ventilated, warns Elta Fans

|Date: 27 October, 2022

Warm banks welcomed but they must be adequately ventilated, warns Elta Fans

As news of warm banks hots up, Elta Fans is urging building owners, managers and facilities staff to ensu ...

As news of warm banks hots up, Elta Fans is urging building owners, managers and facilities staff to ensure places have sufficient ventilation first to avoid a health and safety crisis before pushing ...

27 October, 2022
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Royal Borough of Greenwich makes 12 pledges to support its residents with the cost-of living-crisis

|Date: 26 October, 2022

Royal Borough of Greenwich makes 12 pledges to support its residents with the cost-of living-crisis

The Royal Borough of Greenwich will invest more than £3m across 12 pledges to support its residents and b ...

The Royal Borough of Greenwich will invest more than £3m across 12 pledges to support its residents and businesses with the rising the cost of living, subject to final Cabinet approval on 2nd November ...

26 October, 2022
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Connected Energy | Battery energy storage systems

|Date: 25 October, 2022

Connected Energy | Battery energy storage systems

Almost exactly a week before temperatures reached 40˚ in many parts of the country, a group of executives ...

Almost exactly a week before temperatures reached 40˚ in many parts of the country, a group of executives from local councils, local government and the private sector, including Oxfordshire, Westminst ...

25 October, 2022
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EDAROTH calls on new Housing Minister to renew efforts to tackle homes crisis and unlock brownfield sites

|Date: 30 September, 2022

EDAROTH calls on new Housing Minister to renew efforts to tackle homes crisis and unlock brownfield sites

Social homes provider EDAROTH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Atkins) has called on the new Housing Ministe ...

Social homes provider EDAROTH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Atkins) has called on the new Housing Minister to apply renewed urgency to the issue of social housing provision in the UK, or risk more ten ...

30 September, 2022
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PlanRadar | Why safety inspection platforms are now playing a key role in fire safety planning

|Date: 15 September, 2022

PlanRadar | Why safety inspection platforms are now playing a key role in fire safety planning

When it comes to duty of care, social housing providers have a huge responsibility, particularly with reg ...

When it comes to duty of care, social housing providers have a huge responsibility, particularly with regard to fire safety in homes, says Ibrahim Imam, Co-Founder of PlanRadar. Since the tragic event ...

15 September, 2022
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