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Deepening chasm in social housing provision between north and south, research warns

|Date: 2 May, 2024

Deepening chasm in social housing provision between north and south, research warns

Social housing stock among England’s northern local authorities is set to plummet by an additional 30% by ...

Social housing stock among England’s northern local authorities is set to plummet by an additional 30% by 2040 compared to their southern counterparts, groundbreaking research by socio-economic expert ...

2 May, 2024
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Construction has been built into my DNA” — Lauren Banner, Social Value Coordinator at Fusion21, shares her journey

|Date: 29 February, 2024

Construction has been built into my DNA” — Lauren Banner, Social Value Coordinator at Fusion21, shares her journey

As Women in Construction Week approaches (3rd to 9th March), Fusion21, a national procurement organisatio ...

As Women in Construction Week approaches (3rd to 9th March), Fusion21, a national procurement organisation dedicated to driving social value in construction, shines a spotlight on the impactful work o ...

29 February, 2024
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Early education the key to encourage more women into construction

|Date: 23 March, 2023

Early education the key to encourage more women into construction

A regular visitor to construction sites for national social enterprise Fusion21, Clare Connolly believes ...

A regular visitor to construction sites for national social enterprise Fusion21, Clare Connolly believes early education could help to inspire more women to become “Beth the Builder”. Going out to con ...

23 March, 2023
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Triton urges early adoption of electric care showers amid ageing UK population

|Date: 3 August, 2022

Triton urges early adoption of electric care showers amid ageing UK population

With latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) predicting that by 2041, the number of res ...

With latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) predicting that by 2041, the number of residents aged 85 or over will double to 3.2 million, Triton is warning of the increasing need to ...

3 August, 2022
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Vaillant UK | Low carbon heat for social housing

|Date: 19 May, 2022

Vaillant UK | Low carbon heat for social housing

The UK Government has made it clear that for the UK to achieve its climate goals, decarbonising heating i ...

The UK Government has made it clear that for the UK to achieve its climate goals, decarbonising heating in our homes and public buildings will be crucial. To support this, £3.9bn of new funding(1) for ...

19 May, 2022
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Greater Manchester’s hidden unemployed get back to work

|Date: 18 February, 2022

Greater Manchester’s hidden unemployed get back to work

Thousands of people being dubbed Greater Manchester’s ‘hidden unemployed’ are getting help to get back to ...

Thousands of people being dubbed Greater Manchester’s ‘hidden unemployed’ are getting help to get back to work, thanks to a programme supporting those furthest away from the jobs market. Figures relea ...

18 February, 2022
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Esh Construction: Why it’s important for workers to talk more

|Date: 3 February, 2021

Esh Construction: Why it’s important for workers to talk more

Esh Construction is backing the industry-wide efforts to open up the dialogue on mental health, as worker ...

Esh Construction is backing the industry-wide efforts to open up the dialogue on mental health, as workers continue to combat the mental strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking about mental health a ...

3 February, 2021
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Construction makes urgent new year bid to recruit and retain talent

|Date: 27 January, 2021

Construction makes urgent new year bid to recruit and retain talent

On the 26th January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its latest ‘Labour Market Overvie ...

On the 26th January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its latest ‘Labour Market Overview’ with all employment-related statistics for the UK. Although unemployment rates continue to r ...

27 January, 2021
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LGA responds to ONS figures on the number of deaths of homeless people

|Date: 1 October, 2019

LGA responds to ONS figures on the number of deaths of homeless people

According to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, there has been a record annual incr ...

According to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, there has been a record annual increase in the numbers of homeless deaths in England and Wales — an estimated 726 people died in 2 ...

1 October, 2019
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