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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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Investar Property Group acquires Stockport College site for major mixed-use scheme

|Date: 3 April, 2020

Investar Property Group acquires Stockport College site for major mixed-use scheme

Manchester-based developer, Investar Property Group, has acquired part of the Stockport College campus wi ...

Manchester-based developer, Investar Property Group, has acquired part of the Stockport College campus with plans to create a mixed-use placemaking scheme. Occupying a prime position on Wellington Roa ...

3 April, 2020
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TBA Protective Technologies | Passive fire protection – the hidden dangers

|Date: 3 April, 2020

TBA Protective Technologies | Passive fire protection – the hidden dangers

Martyn Rolfe, Firefly Sales Director for TBA Protective Technologies, considers some of the potential pit ...

Martyn Rolfe, Firefly Sales Director for TBA Protective Technologies, considers some of the potential pitfalls to achieving fit-for-purpose passive fire protection. One of the most chilling moments in ...

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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ISO-Chemie | Turning up the heat on new Building Regulations

|Date: 2 April, 2020

ISO-Chemie | Turning up the heat on new Building Regulations

Andy Swift, Sales and Operations Manager, UK & ROI for ISO-Chemie, says changes to Building Regulatio ...

Andy Swift, Sales and Operations Manager, UK & ROI for ISO-Chemie, says changes to Building Regulations will impact on the energy efficiency of windows and doors. Under current regulations, all ne ...

2 April, 2020
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Flexible payment plan launched in response to Covid-19

|Date: 2 April, 2020

Flexible payment plan launched in response to Covid-19

National housing provider, Stonewater, has announced new flexible payment arrangements to support those c ...

National housing provider, Stonewater, has announced new flexible payment arrangements to support those customers who are experiencing financial hardship as a direct result of the current coronavirus ...

2 April, 2020
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Tests show sprinklers can take a minute longer to activate

|Date: 1 April, 2020

Tests show sprinklers can take a minute longer to activate

Testing undertaken by fire suppression specialist Plumis shows that sprinklers can take up to a minute lo ...

Testing undertaken by fire suppression specialist Plumis shows that sprinklers can take up to a minute longer than Automist to activate in response to certain fires. In the latest detailed analysis of ...

1 April, 2020
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Closomat | Making room for adaptations

|Date: 30 March, 2020

Closomat | Making room for adaptations

Robin Tuffley from Closomat discusses home adaptations and reinforces the importance of ensuring rooms ar ...

Robin Tuffley from Closomat discusses home adaptations and reinforces the importance of ensuring rooms are not just accessible but useable. Put yourself in your client’s shoes. No one chooses to be di ...

30 March, 2020
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Gas Tag launches COVID-19 ‘unable to access’ property feature

|Date: 30 March, 2020

Gas Tag launches COVID-19 ‘unable to access’ property feature

Gas Tag has responded to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak by launching a new feature to support housing prov ...

Gas Tag has responded to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak by launching a new feature to support housing providers and compliance contractors. The pandemic is causing issues for providers when attempting ...

30 March, 2020
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Government asks councils to house rough sleepers by the end of the week

|Date: 27 March, 2020

Government asks councils to house rough sleepers by the end of the week

Councils asked by the Government to support rough sleepers and other vulnerable homeless into accommodati ...

Councils asked by the Government to support rough sleepers and other vulnerable homeless into accommodation by the end of the week. On Thursday local authority leaders across the country received a le ...

27 March, 2020
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