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Hager | Electrical safety and compliance in social housing

|Date: 21 December, 2023

Hager | Electrical safety and compliance in social housing

Following changes in legislation to standardise processes across the board, greater scrutiny is being pla ...

Following changes in legislation to standardise processes across the board, greater scrutiny is being placed on electrical safety and compliance in the local authority sector. Therefore, manufacturers ...

21 December, 2023
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Boroughs warn 2024 will see ‘continuing budget gaps and squeeze on services’, as funding package unveiled

|Date: 20 December, 2023

Boroughs warn 2024 will see ‘continuing budget gaps and squeeze on services’, as funding package unveiled

London Councils has warned that boroughs will continue to face enormous and unsustainable budget pressure ...

London Councils has warned that boroughs will continue to face enormous and unsustainable budget pressures next year, despite government plans to increase funding. Responding to the publication of the ...

20 December, 2023
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Reducing fire-related deaths

|Date: 20 December, 2023

Reducing fire-related deaths

LABM reports on the National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group’s Fire Safety Event: Reducing fire deaths ...

LABM reports on the National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group’s Fire Safety Event: Reducing fire deaths must be our priority, which took place in October at the Building Centre in London. Speakers i ...

20 December, 2023
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JELD-WEN | The importance of secure door design

|Date: 13 December, 2023

JELD-WEN | The importance of secure door design

Glyn Hauser, R&D Senior Group Manager at JELD-WEN explores the importance of secure door design and i ...

Glyn Hauser, R&D Senior Group Manager at JELD-WEN explores the importance of secure door design and its role in helping landlords to better protect tenants. It’s easy to see why security is such a ...

13 December, 2023
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UK neighbourhoods identified for net zero investment potential

|Date: 12 December, 2023

UK neighbourhoods identified for net zero investment potential

39 neighbourhoods are featured in a new report profiling opportunities to invest in projects helping UK l ...

39 neighbourhoods are featured in a new report profiling opportunities to invest in projects helping UK local authorities reach net zero. The Cities Commission for Climate Investment has published ‘Th ...

12 December, 2023
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Plentific launches proactive planned maintenance solution for UK housing sector

|Date: 12 December, 2023

Plentific launches proactive planned maintenance solution for UK housing sector

Plentific’s Planned Maintenance solution enables users to schedule and automate maintenance workflows to ...

Plentific’s Planned Maintenance solution enables users to schedule and automate maintenance workflows to optimise resources and keep properties safe for residents. Plentific, the real-time property op ...

12 December, 2023
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Training partnership set to unlock retrofit career opportunities in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

|Date: 1 December, 2023

Training partnership set to unlock retrofit career opportunities in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

A new retrofit training academy hub has been established in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to meet the g ...

A new retrofit training academy hub has been established in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to meet the growing demand for retrofitters, grow career opportunities for residents, and upskill contractor ...

1 December, 2023
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Aston University leads winning bid for funds to support businesses work towards net zero

|Date: 30 November, 2023

Aston University leads winning bid for funds to support businesses work towards net zero

An Aston University-led consortium has secured £4.095m in funding from the West Midlands Combined Authori ...

An Aston University-led consortium has secured £4.095m in funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to support businesses in the West Midlands to red ...

30 November, 2023
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Retrofit skills revolution: Government funds over 900 Retrofit Academy training places

|Date: 27 November, 2023

Retrofit skills revolution: Government funds over 900 Retrofit Academy training places

Leading retrofit workforce development partner, The Retrofit Academy, is set to make funded retrofit trai ...

Leading retrofit workforce development partner, The Retrofit Academy, is set to make funded retrofit training available to over 900 individuals after being awarded nearly £1m by the Department for Ene ...

27 November, 2023
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Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems | Dynamic Balancing Valves

|Date: 22 November, 2023

Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems | Dynamic Balancing Valves

Sindar Singh, Product Line Director for Valve Technology for Doncaster-based Aalberts Integrated Piping S ...

Sindar Singh, Product Line Director for Valve Technology for Doncaster-based Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems, discusses the importance of Dynamic Balancing Valves in HVAC systems and the latest sol ...

22 November, 2023
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