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North West fire and rescue services join forces to improve fire safety in high-rise buildings

|Date: 24 January, 2024

North West fire and rescue services join forces to improve fire safety in high-rise buildings

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is working together with fire and rescue services acro ...

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is working together with fire and rescue services across the North West to improve fire safety in high-rise residential buildings. The Fire Safety En ...

24 January, 2024
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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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Aico host webinar on A Spotlight on Damp and Mould with The Housing Ombudsman

|Date: 5 April, 2023

Aico host webinar on A Spotlight on Damp and Mould with The Housing Ombudsman

Aico recently welcomed the Housing Ombudsman Service to an online event focusing on damp and mould in the ...

Aico recently welcomed the Housing Ombudsman Service to an online event focusing on damp and mould in the housing sector and best practices to keep residents safe. “A Spotlight on Damp and Mould: It’s ...

5 April, 2023
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HomeLINK | Connected technology

|Date: 23 February, 2023

HomeLINK | Connected technology

Sam Collier, Sustainability & Ethics Lead for HomeLINK discusses how connected technology can support ...

Sam Collier, Sustainability & Ethics Lead for HomeLINK discusses how connected technology can support the health, safety and wellbeing of social housing residents. Social housing providers are fac ...

23 February, 2023
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NHMF Maintenance Conference 2023 — “Collaboration is key” says NHMF Vice-Chair

|Date: 30 January, 2023

NHMF Maintenance Conference 2023 — “Collaboration is key” says NHMF Vice-Chair

Last week’s NHMF Conference saw over 400 delegates gather in Stratford-upon-Avon to discuss the key topic ...

Last week’s NHMF Conference saw over 400 delegates gather in Stratford-upon-Avon to discuss the key topics facing asset management professionals and contractors. With sessions focusing on a range of i ...

30 January, 2023
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‘No rest until every Londoner is safe in their home’

|Date: 14 June, 2022

‘No rest until every Londoner is safe in their home’

London Councils' Cllr Darren Rodwell gives a statement on five years since Grenfell fire. Cllr Darren Rod ...

London Councils' Cllr Darren Rodwell gives a statement on five years since Grenfell fire. Cllr Darren Rodwell (right), London Councils’ Executive Member for Regeneration, Housing & Planning, said: ...

14 June, 2022
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Plumis | New initiative highlights those most at risk from fire

|Date: 8 September, 2021

Plumis | New initiative highlights those most at risk from fire

A leading fire suppression specialist has launched a new initiative aiming to raise awareness around the ...

A leading fire suppression specialist has launched a new initiative aiming to raise awareness around the most common types of fires and those at greatest risk from fire-related injury or fatality. Fir ...

8 September, 2021
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New £30m Waking Watch Relief Fund announced

|Date: 18 December, 2020

New £30m Waking Watch Relief Fund announced

The Government has announced a £30m fund to help end the scandal of excessive waking watch costs, as part ...

The Government has announced a £30m fund to help end the scandal of excessive waking watch costs, as part of a further move to support thousands of residents in high-rise buildings. The new Waking Wat ...

18 December, 2020
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