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Construction advancing at Edinburgh city centre affordable housing development

|Date: 31 October, 2025

Construction advancing at Edinburgh city centre affordable housing development

Significant progress is being made at a new affordable housing development in the heart of Edinburgh city ...

Significant progress is being made at a new affordable housing development in the heart of Edinburgh city centre. Located in Newington, Cowan’s Close — designed by Andeson Bell + Christie — will provi ...

31 October, 2025
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Ground source heat pump scheme to slash heating bills in Manchester

|Date: 25 August, 2025

Ground source heat pump scheme to slash heating bills in Manchester

Renewable heating upgrades involving the installation of ground source heat pumps to cut energy costs for ...

Renewable heating upgrades involving the installation of ground source heat pumps to cut energy costs for 19 Wythenshawe Community Housing Group homes. Residents at Lullington Close in Wythenshawe, Ma ...

25 August, 2025
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Flats in Kirkintilloch transformed with award winning £2.1m energy efficiency retrofit upgrades

|Date: 27 June, 2025

Flats in Kirkintilloch transformed with award winning £2.1m energy efficiency retrofit upgrades

Scottish energy efficiency services provider Union Technical has completed a landmark retrofit project up ...

Scottish energy efficiency services provider Union Technical has completed a landmark retrofit project upgrading 35 flats at Kelvin Court, Kirkintilloch. Delivered in partnership with housing associa ...

27 June, 2025
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Site fire safety experts release whitepaper on temporary change to simultaneous evacuation in flats

|Date: 9 May, 2024

Site fire safety experts release whitepaper on temporary change to simultaneous evacuation in flats

Leading site fire safety experts, Howler have released an important whitepaper, NFCC Guidance: Temporary ...

Leading site fire safety experts, Howler have released an important whitepaper, NFCC Guidance: Temporary Change to Simultaneous Evacuation in Flats. Managing Director, Gary Askew, explained: "Followin ...

9 May, 2024
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CCG concludes major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire

|Date: 25 April, 2024

CCG concludes major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire

The CCG Group, one of Scotland’s largest privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, has su ...

The CCG Group, one of Scotland’s largest privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, has successfully concluded a major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire. Undertaken o ...

25 April, 2024
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New Build Residential Framework: Tender now live

|Date: 11 April, 2024

New Build Residential Framework: Tender now live

The tender is live for Scotland Excel’s New Build Residential Framework — the organisation’s largest cons ...

The tender is live for Scotland Excel’s New Build Residential Framework — the organisation’s largest construction framework that is forecast to be worth £1.5bn over four years. Companies can now bid t ...

11 April, 2024
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Housing association receives go-ahead for new affordable homes

|Date: 7 February, 2024

Housing association receives go-ahead for new affordable homes

Lichfield’s biggest housing association is making preparations to start work on a new affordable housing ...

Lichfield’s biggest housing association is making preparations to start work on a new affordable housing development after gaining planning permission from the local authority. Bromford received the g ...

7 February, 2024
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Equans to deliver decarbonisation of homes across the Midlands for PA Housing

|Date: 11 January, 2024

Equans to deliver decarbonisation of homes across the Midlands for PA Housing

Equans has been awarded two new contracts to boost the energy efficiency of hundreds of homes across the ...

Equans has been awarded two new contracts to boost the energy efficiency of hundreds of homes across the Midlands, on behalf of social housing provider PA Housing. As part of a new five-year contract, ...

11 January, 2024
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Social housing residents bills slashed by 66% for heating and hot water

|Date: 5 December, 2023

Social housing residents bills slashed by 66% for heating and hot water

Residents in 273 high-rise flats in Thurrock will see significant savings in their heating and hot water ...

Residents in 273 high-rise flats in Thurrock will see significant savings in their heating and hot water bills this winter due to the installation of energy-efficient Kensa ground source heat pumps, h ...

5 December, 2023
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Vaillant | Six years on: social housing residents continue to reap the benefits of heat pump solution

|Date: 16 November, 2023

Vaillant | Six years on: social housing residents continue to reap the benefits of heat pump solution

Six years after a Derby social housing development saw the installation of Vaillant’s aroTHERM air source ...

Six years after a Derby social housing development saw the installation of Vaillant’s aroTHERM air source heat pumps in 54 flats, the predicted benefits are continuing to be realised. From ongoing ene ...

16 November, 2023
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Lewisham Council names Higgins as main contractor for 100% affordable homes Ladywell Park Gardens development

New affordable homes break ground in Scorton, North Yorkshire

Barnet Council’s social housing awarded highest grading by regulator

RPS Group completes £1.6m retrofit for City of York Council

North East Derbyshire District Council’s housing service awarded highest grade by Regulator of Social Housing

G F Tomlinson begins construction of new family contact centre in Worksop

National Retrofit Hub launches new initiative to connect industry with community innovators and accelerate neighbourhood retrofit

Council and developer The Hill Group propose to build 165 new homes at Hanover and Princess Courts in Cambridge

Recognising excellence across the housing industry with Aico’s Community Awards

Onduline launches new Roofing Solutions brochure showcasing its complete lightweight waterproofing range

Flats in Kirkintilloch transformed with award winning £2.1m energy efficiency retrofit upgrades

Flats in Kirkintilloch transformed with award winning £2.1m energy efficiency retrofit upgrades

Site fire safety experts release whitepaper on temporary change to simultaneous evacuation in flats

Site fire safety experts release whitepaper on temporary change to simultaneous evacuation in flats

CCG concludes major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire

CCG concludes major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire