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Over £30m to be invested in Bradford homes

|Date: 1 September, 2025

Over £30m to be invested in Bradford homes

Almost 3,000 homes across Bradford, West Yorkshire, are set to benefit from significant investment over t ...

Almost 3,000 homes across Bradford, West Yorkshire, are set to benefit from significant investment over the next three-years. Bradford-based housing provider Incommunities is investing £17.5m, with a ...

1 September, 2025
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Regeneration of 291 Harrow Road secures planning consent

|Date: 15 July, 2025

Regeneration of 291 Harrow Road secures planning consent

The latest housing development from Westminster City Council has received planning approval. The 291 Harr ...

The latest housing development from Westminster City Council has received planning approval. The 291 Harrow Road development will create more than 100 new homes. Across three separate buildings, the 2 ...

15 July, 2025
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It’s time for the industry to forget ‘Fabric First’ and focus on real decarbonisation

|Date: 8 May, 2024

It’s time for the industry to forget ‘Fabric First’ and focus on real decarbonisation

Neil Waite, Director of NetZero Collective argues that it’s time for the industry to forget 'Fabric First ...

Neil Waite, Director of NetZero Collective argues that it’s time for the industry to forget 'Fabric First' and focus on real decarbonisation. The journey toward net zero, while still in its infancy, h ...

8 May, 2024
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Aliva UK | Leading role for EWI

|Date: 3 May, 2024

Aliva UK | Leading role for EWI

Ben Edmondson, Technical Director at façades specialist Aliva UK, comments on external wall insulation’s ...

Ben Edmondson, Technical Director at façades specialist Aliva UK, comments on external wall insulation’s pivotal role in the UK retrofit agenda. External wall insulation systems are at the forefront o ...

3 May, 2024
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Bell awarded major retrofit contract in the North of England

|Date: 6 March, 2024

Bell awarded major retrofit contract in the North of England

Bell is set to start a major retrofit project for Sanctuary Housing in the Northwest of England, followin ...

Bell is set to start a major retrofit project for Sanctuary Housing in the Northwest of England, following a competitive tender. The works will cover over 500 properties across Stoke, Cheshire and Che ...

6 March, 2024
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CIP marks its seventh-year anniversary with the topping out of Colville Road Phase 3

|Date: 29 February, 2024

CIP marks its seventh-year anniversary with the topping out of Colville Road Phase 3

Celebrating its seventh anniversary, Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP), the equal partnership betwee ...

Celebrating its seventh anniversary, Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP), the equal partnership between Cambridge City Council and The Hill Group, has completed or is actively constructing over 1,1 ...

29 February, 2024
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Manchester procurement company secures £100m in contracts on its mission to retrofit for the future

|Date: 29 February, 2024

Manchester procurement company secures £100m in contracts on its mission to retrofit for the future

Since mid-2021, Manchester-based Procure Plus has helped to facilitate over £120m worth of installations ...

Since mid-2021, Manchester-based Procure Plus has helped to facilitate over £120m worth of installations through its industry-leading retrofit Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). In the latest funding ro ...

29 February, 2024
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Glidevale Protect supports Vistry Group’s new zero carbon concept house

|Date: 27 February, 2024

Glidevale Protect supports Vistry Group’s new zero carbon concept house

Leading building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has supplied two of its market leading wall cons ...

Leading building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has supplied two of its market leading wall construction membranes for use at the Vistry Innovation Centre — a new concept house built in timbe ...

27 February, 2024
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DTS secures CHIC Newbuild Development Framework for timber frame

|Date: 16 February, 2024

DTS secures CHIC Newbuild Development Framework for timber frame

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

Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has been appointed to the Communities and Housing Investment Consortium’s (CHIC) Newbuild Development Framework. As part o ...

16 February, 2024
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CHIC unveils its national Healthy Homes Framework

|Date: 11 December, 2023

CHIC unveils its national Healthy Homes Framework

CHIC, a leading member owned asset management and procurement consortium, is inviting tenders for a new H ...

CHIC, a leading member owned asset management and procurement consortium, is inviting tenders for a new Healthy Homes framework, aiming to address its members needs to help resolve energy inefficiency ...

11 December, 2023
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