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Pagabo announces two new £1.6bn decarbonisation solutions frameworks

|Date: 31 July, 2023

Pagabo announces two new £1.6bn decarbonisation solutions frameworks

With the climate emergency continuing to be a priority for the built environment sector, leading national ...

With the climate emergency continuing to be a priority for the built environment sector, leading national framework provider Pagabo has issued prior information notices (PIN) for two new frameworks de ...

31 July, 2023
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Getting to grips with new fire safety legislation

|Date: 19 October, 2022

Getting to grips with new fire safety legislation

Jan Taranczuk, Strategic Housing Advisor at fire suppression specialists Plumis, discusses what new fire ...

Jan Taranczuk, Strategic Housing Advisor at fire suppression specialists Plumis, discusses what new fire safety rules will mean for social landlords. New fire safety regulations are bringing in a raft ...

19 October, 2022
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Southern Construction Framework urges Building Safety Fund applicants to beware ‘Wild West’

|Date: 8 August, 2022

Southern Construction Framework urges Building Safety Fund applicants to beware ‘Wild West’

The Southern Construction Framework (SCF) is urging leaseholders’ representatives to challenge the creden ...

The Southern Construction Framework (SCF) is urging leaseholders’ representatives to challenge the credentials of suppliers to ensure bids to the Government’s £4.5bn Building Safety Fund yield positiv ...

8 August, 2022
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Special Report | Cladding remediation

|Date: 19 April, 2022

Special Report | Cladding remediation

Public sector cladding remediation: Why is the grant application process still so painful? Peter Johnson, ...

Public sector cladding remediation: Why is the grant application process still so painful? Peter Johnson, Chairman of Vivalda Group (the UK’s leading distributor of non-flammable façades), believes th ...

19 April, 2022
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Will Rudd Davidson appointed for new and existing homes projects in Edinburgh

|Date: 31 March, 2022

Will Rudd Davidson appointed for new and existing homes projects in Edinburgh

The City of Edinburgh Council has appointed Will Rudd Davidson as consultant civil and structural enginee ...

The City of Edinburgh Council has appointed Will Rudd Davidson as consultant civil and structural engineers to oversee two housing projects in the capital and a survey of the condition of high-rise ho ...

31 March, 2022
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London Councils welcomes government’s ‘fair and much-needed’ proposals to property industry for fixing cladding crisis

|Date: 10 January, 2022

London Councils welcomes government’s ‘fair and much-needed’ proposals to property industry for fixing cladding crisis

London Councils has welcomed the Government’s proposed new deal with the residential property developer i ...

London Councils has welcomed the Government’s proposed new deal with the residential property developer industry to help fix the cladding crisis. Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Commu ...

10 January, 2022
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Allegion | Multi-occupancy and the new age of fire safety

|Date: 23 August, 2021

Allegion | Multi-occupancy and the new age of fire safety

The demand to assess and successfully manage fire safety within high-rise residential buildings has never ...

The demand to assess and successfully manage fire safety within high-rise residential buildings has never been greater, and with 2021 introducing reformed regulations, how is this new age of fire safe ...

23 August, 2021
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PAC report condemns badly missed targets to make homes safe

|Date: 16 September, 2020

PAC report condemns badly missed targets to make homes safe

“Put a stop to arguing over who is responsible and put this right.” Public Accounts Committee (PAC) conde ...

“Put a stop to arguing over who is responsible and put this right.” Public Accounts Committee (PAC) condemns “badly missed” target to make thousands of Grenfell-style cladding homes safe. Three years ...

16 September, 2020
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Wilo | Improving the water quality of heating systems

|Date: 23 September, 2019

Wilo | Improving the water quality of heating systems

A new cleaning solution helped resolve issues caused by poor heating system circulating water quality in ...

A new cleaning solution helped resolve issues caused by poor heating system circulating water quality in high-rise properties managed by a London-based social housing provider. LABM has all the detail ...

23 September, 2019
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Safeguard Stormdry dries out seaside tower block

|Date: 7 August, 2019

Safeguard Stormdry dries out seaside tower block

Residents of a 12-storey tower block on the Essex coast are now enjoying damp-free conditions and unspoil ...

Residents of a 12-storey tower block on the Essex coast are now enjoying damp-free conditions and unspoilt interiors after contractors waterproofed their building with Stormdry Masonry Protection Crea ...

7 August, 2019
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