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Fusion21 invites bids for £250m Materials Supply and Associated Services Framework

|Date: 9 May, 2024

Fusion21 invites bids for £250m Materials Supply and Associated Services Framework

Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the renewal of its national Materia ...

Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the renewal of its national Materials Supply and Associated Services Framework, worth up to £250m over four years, and is now invi ...

9 May, 2024
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Record £16m in social value generated by Clarion Housing Group through supply chain

|Date: 27 October, 2023

Record £16m in social value generated by Clarion Housing Group through supply chain

Following the publication of its ‘Making a Difference’ report in September which gives an overview of the ...

Following the publication of its ‘Making a Difference’ report in September which gives an overview of the social impact delivered across the business, Clarion Housing Group has released a report which ...

27 October, 2023
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Fusion21 invites bids for £820m Heating, Renewables and Electrical Framework

|Date: 3 October, 2023

Fusion21 invites bids for £820m Heating, Renewables and Electrical Framework

Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the fourth generation of its nation ...

Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the fourth generation of its national Heating, Renewables and Electrical Framework worth up to £820m over four years and is now in ...

3 October, 2023
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Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

|Date: 2 October, 2023

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the cap ...

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the capacity to meet their authority’s strategic objectives, according to a new survey. The Recruitmen ...

2 October, 2023
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Fusion21 announces £346m Building Improvements Framework

|Date: 7 September, 2023

Fusion21 announces £346m Building Improvements Framework

Social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the renewal of its national Building Improvements Framework wort ...

Social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the renewal of its national Building Improvements Framework worth up to £346m over four years and is now inviting bids from interested contractors of any size, ...

7 September, 2023
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Places for People expands building in the Midlands with land acquired for new homes near Loughborough

|Date: 7 August, 2023

Places for People expands building in the Midlands with land acquired for new homes near Loughborough

Social enterprise Places for People has acquired land from Godwin Developments to build over 50 new units ...

Social enterprise Places for People has acquired land from Godwin Developments to build over 50 new units to deliver much needed affordable homes in Shepshed, near Loughborough. As part of the enterpr ...

7 August, 2023
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Places for People invests in sustainable futures with four-year major works programme

|Date: 27 July, 2023

Places for People invests in sustainable futures with four-year major works programme

Places for People — the UK’s leading social enterprise — has launched a new four-year, major works invest ...

Places for People — the UK’s leading social enterprise — has launched a new four-year, major works investment programme to upgrade thousands of homes and generate new employment opportunities across i ...

27 July, 2023
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Partnership created to tackle 140m tonnes of surplus construction materials going to waste

|Date: 3 April, 2023

Partnership created to tackle 140m tonnes of surplus construction materials going to waste

Sunbelt Rentals is proud to have partnered with The Rebuild Site, a social enterprise dedicated to preven ...

Sunbelt Rentals is proud to have partnered with The Rebuild Site, a social enterprise dedicated to preventing surplus construction materials from becoming waste and putting them to good use. The const ...

3 April, 2023
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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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Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

|Date: 21 March, 2023

Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the ...

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the Government, announced by the Housing Minister. Social enterprise Public Practice will use the m ...

21 March, 2023
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