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Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution as research suggests residents lose £1.2bn a year on binning and replacing repairable items

|Date: 13 March, 2024

Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution as research suggests residents lose £1.2bn a year on binning and replacing repairable items

Greater Manchester is marking Repair Week 2024 with a rallying call for a ‘repair revolution’, as an eye- ...

Greater Manchester is marking Repair Week 2024 with a rallying call for a ‘repair revolution’, as an eye-opening new survey reveals that more than £1.2bn is potentially lost every year on throwing awa ...

13 March, 2024
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ADEY commits to Net Zero goals

|Date: 16 February, 2024

ADEY commits to Net Zero goals

In line with its mission to have a positive impact on people and the environment, ADEY has expressed its ...

In line with its mission to have a positive impact on people and the environment, ADEY has expressed its full support for contributing to a science-based target (SBTi) of 30% reduction in Scope 1 ...

16 February, 2024
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Wates exceeds social value targets and launches social enterprise programme for fourth consecutive year

|Date: 14 February, 2024

Wates exceeds social value targets and launches social enterprise programme for fourth consecutive year

Wates has exceeded its social value targets to assist social enterprises and get young people engaged in ...

Wates has exceeded its social value targets to assist social enterprises and get young people engaged in a career in the construction industry and launched its unique social enterprise support program ...

14 February, 2024
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Water saving and regulations on the agenda for social housing session

|Date: 15 January, 2024

Water saving and regulations on the agenda for social housing session

A leading manufacturer of showers and bathroom products is encouraging social housing professionals to di ...

A leading manufacturer of showers and bathroom products is encouraging social housing professionals to discuss water saving products and regulations at an upcoming webinar. Methven has been designing ...

15 January, 2024
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Glidevale Protect publishes EPDs for key ranges

|Date: 3 January, 2024

Glidevale Protect publishes EPDs for key ranges

Leading UK building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has published third party, independently veri ...

Leading UK building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has published third party, independently verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for three of its construction wall membranes to ...

3 January, 2024
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Aston University leads winning bid for funds to support businesses work towards net zero

|Date: 30 November, 2023

Aston University leads winning bid for funds to support businesses work towards net zero

An Aston University-led consortium has secured £4.095m in funding from the West Midlands Combined Authori ...

An Aston University-led consortium has secured £4.095m in funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to support businesses in the West Midlands to red ...

30 November, 2023
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Focus on Sustainbility with Glidevale Protect

|Date: 30 October, 2023

Focus on Sustainbility with Glidevale Protect

With a product range specifically developed to improve the operational energy efficiency of buildings, le ...

With a product range specifically developed to improve the operational energy efficiency of buildings, leading manufacturer Glidevale Protect has launched several initiatives to reduce the environment ...

30 October, 2023
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whg achieves international recognition as sustainability champion

|Date: 25 July, 2023

whg achieves international recognition as sustainability champion

Midland housing provider whg has achieved international recognition for its commitment to making a positi ...

Midland housing provider whg has achieved international recognition for its commitment to making a positive environmental and social impact. whg is among the first in the UK to be accredited as a sust ...

25 July, 2023
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Dorset celebrates Rural Housing Week

|Date: 11 July, 2023

Dorset celebrates Rural Housing Week

Rural housing specialist, Hastoe Housing, together with development partners, Dorset Council and C G Fry ...

Rural housing specialist, Hastoe Housing, together with development partners, Dorset Council and C G Fry & Son Ltd, marked Rural Housing Week (3rd-7th July) with a celebration of their latest deve ...

11 July, 2023
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Glidevale Protect puts its focus on sustainability

|Date: 3 July, 2023

Glidevale Protect puts its focus on sustainability

With a dedicated product range that has been specifically developed to improve the operational energy eff ...

With a dedicated product range that has been specifically developed to improve the operational energy efficiency of buildings, leading manufacturer Glidevale Protect has launched a number of in-house ...

3 July, 2023
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