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Donaldson Timber Systems secures OSHA framework agreement for timber frames

|Date: 1 February, 2023

Donaldson Timber Systems secures OSHA framework agreement for timber frames

Offsite frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has secured a position on the Off-Site Homes ...

Offsite frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has secured a position on the Off-Site Homes Alliance (OSHA) national construction framework for volumetric (CAT 1) and panelised (CAT 2) Mo ...

1 February, 2023
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Winners announced for £2bn OSHA MMC framework

|Date: 26 January, 2023

Winners announced for £2bn OSHA MMC framework

The Off-Site Homes Alliance (OSHA), an alliance currently consisting of 23 housing associations and local ...

The Off-Site Homes Alliance (OSHA), an alliance currently consisting of 23 housing associations and local authorities, has revealed the volumetric and panelised home manufacturers which have won a pla ...

26 January, 2023
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The North calls for levelling up to be ‘hard-wired into UK law’ at Convention of the North

|Date: 25 January, 2023

The North calls for levelling up to be ‘hard-wired into UK law’ at Convention of the North

Northern Mayors, civic and business leaders are calling on the Government and Opposition to commit to ‘ha ...

Northern Mayors, civic and business leaders are calling on the Government and Opposition to commit to ‘hard-wiring’ levelling up into UK law. This would mean a move away from the current competitive b ...

25 January, 2023
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Retrofit delivery focus for UK cities and regions

|Date: 24 January, 2023

Retrofit delivery focus for UK cities and regions

A new sense of urgency to scale up retrofit as energy crisis impacts bite, and government funding flows — ...

A new sense of urgency to scale up retrofit as energy crisis impacts bite, and government funding flows — Low Carbon Homes announces Liverpool, Glasgow and Lancashire retrofit summits. The impacts of ...

24 January, 2023
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Stantec supports UK councils in securing £71.5m of Levelling Up funding

|Date: 24 January, 2023

Stantec supports UK councils in securing £71.5m of Levelling Up funding

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has supported local authorities across th ...

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has supported local authorities across the UK in successfully bidding for more than £71.5m worth of levelling up funding. The company ha ...

24 January, 2023
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Getting your act together on social value — 10 years of the Social Value Act

|Date: 11 January, 2023

Getting your act together on social value — 10 years of the Social Value Act

January 2023 marks a decade since the Public Services (Social Value) Act came into force, pushing those t ...

January 2023 marks a decade since the Public Services (Social Value) Act came into force, pushing those that are commissioning public services to consider the wider social, economic, and environmental ...

11 January, 2023
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Suppliers win slots on second generation £100m social housing ‘disruptors’ framework

|Date: 10 January, 2023

Suppliers win slots on second generation £100m social housing ‘disruptors’ framework

20 suppliers have been appointed to the latest Social Housing Emerging Disruptors (SHED) framework which ...

20 suppliers have been appointed to the latest Social Housing Emerging Disruptors (SHED) framework which helps local authorities and housing associations to compliantly procure non-traditional solutio ...

10 January, 2023
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Tackle key challenges of heat network performance at free London event

|Date: 9 January, 2023

Tackle key challenges of heat network performance at free London event

Heat Networks: Cost, Carbon, Compliance — a conference hosted by Switch2 Energy in London on Thursday 19t ...

Heat Networks: Cost, Carbon, Compliance — a conference hosted by Switch2 Energy in London on Thursday 19th January — will explore challenges facing owners and operators of communal heating schemes. Lo ...

9 January, 2023
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Study shows boroughs’ welfare support for struggling residents is ‘bulwark against homelessness and despair’

|Date: 4 January, 2023

Study shows boroughs’ welfare support for struggling residents is ‘bulwark against homelessness and despair’

Councils provide a vital safety net to households in financial crisis and should receive long-term govern ...

Councils provide a vital safety net to households in financial crisis and should receive long-term government funding for local welfare services, according to the first in-depth evaluation of its kind ...

4 January, 2023
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