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FireAngel | Debating the future of fire safety for 2021 and beyond

|Date: 7 January, 2021

FireAngel | Debating the future of fire safety for 2021 and beyond

While 2020 presented the social housing industry with some of its toughest challenges to date, particular ...

While 2020 presented the social housing industry with some of its toughest challenges to date, particularly in relation to COVID-19, it also offered significant opportunities for evaluation and improv ...

7 January, 2021
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New £30m Waking Watch Relief Fund announced

|Date: 18 December, 2020

New £30m Waking Watch Relief Fund announced

The Government has announced a £30m fund to help end the scandal of excessive waking watch costs, as part ...

The Government has announced a £30m fund to help end the scandal of excessive waking watch costs, as part of a further move to support thousands of residents in high-rise buildings. The new Waking Wat ...

18 December, 2020
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Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

|Date: 3 April, 2020

Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Comm ...

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government's (MHCLG) building safety announcement. RICS has worked closely wi ...

3 April, 2020
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Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

|Date: 2 April, 2020

Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps to further reform the building safety s ...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps to further reform the building safety system with the biggest changes in a generation to ensure residents are safe in their homes. New ...

2 April, 2020
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Vulnerable residents ‘still at risk from under-qualified workforce’

|Date: 22 August, 2019

Vulnerable residents ‘still at risk from under-qualified workforce’

ECA responds to Government consultation following the Hackitt Report on building fire safety. The safety ...

ECA responds to Government consultation following the Hackitt Report on building fire safety. The safety of hospital patients, those in care and the residents of high-rise buildings could still be at ...

22 August, 2019
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New Uponor report highlights concerning skills shortage within M&E

|Date: 14 August, 2019

New Uponor report highlights concerning skills shortage within M&E

A skills shortage within M&E is significantly adding to the pressure of those working in the construc ...

A skills shortage within M&E is significantly adding to the pressure of those working in the construction sector who are battling to address the UK’s housing crisis, according to a recent report f ...

14 August, 2019
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Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

|Date: 2 October, 2018

Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

At the Conservative Party Conference, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Governmen ...

At the Conservative Party Conference, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, announced that Government will be banning the use of combustible material ...

2 October, 2018
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What next for cladding on high-rise buildings? Asks Winckworth Sherwood

|Date: 22 August, 2018

What next for cladding on high-rise buildings? Asks Winckworth Sherwood

Charis Beverton, Senior Associate in the Construction team at law firm Winckworth Sherwood, discusses hig ...

Charis Beverton, Senior Associate in the Construction team at law firm Winckworth Sherwood, discusses high-rise buildings and the materials used in them. It has been determined that the kind of claddi ...

22 August, 2018
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Arup Liverpool strikes partnership deal with Changing Streams to accelerate plastic-free future

Leading housing association launches sales agency

Morgan Sindall Construction to deliver new school projects utilising offsite

Much-needed affordable homes in Skegness on schedule

Housing Associations – Building Scotland’s Future Now

Historic post office redevelopment starts on site

Indoor air quality key to restoring faith in public buildings

Mental Health | Tackling the ‘silent pandemic’ threatening construction

Sovereign kickstarts employment for 40 young people

Modular builder CoreHaus establishes first UK manufacturing site

New £30m Waking Watch Relief Fund announced

New £30m Waking Watch Relief Fund announced

Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

Vulnerable residents ‘still at risk from under-qualified workforce’

Vulnerable residents ‘still at risk from under-qualified workforce’

New Uponor report highlights concerning skills shortage within M&E

New Uponor report highlights concerning skills shortage within M&E

Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

What next for cladding on high-rise buildings? Asks Winckworth Sherwood

What next for cladding on high-rise buildings? Asks Winckworth Sherwood