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Major white paper marks launch of Fire Door Safety Week 2022

|Date: 31 October, 2022

Major white paper marks launch of Fire Door Safety Week 2022

JELD-WEN launches new white paper to help inform fire door safety best practice ahead of new regulation. ...

JELD-WEN launches new white paper to help inform fire door safety best practice ahead of new regulation. Seven in 10 (70%)1 social housing tenants lack confidence in the fire safety of their home and ...

31 October, 2022
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Achieving Net Zero Homes | Accurate housing performance measurement

|Date: 28 October, 2022

Achieving Net Zero Homes | Accurate housing performance measurement

Welsh Government’s new WHQS is to be applauded, but its modelling does not go far enough to end fuel pove ...

Welsh Government’s new WHQS is to be applauded, but its modelling does not go far enough to end fuel poverty. To prevent people from falling through the gaps, we must combine ambitious targets with mo ...

28 October, 2022
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Wates expands southern presence with new contracts valued at circa £33m

|Date: 27 October, 2022

Wates expands southern presence with new contracts valued at circa £33m

Leading social housing repairs and maintenance provider, Wates Living Space, has grown its southern prope ...

Leading social housing repairs and maintenance provider, Wates Living Space, has grown its southern property portfolio with three projects on behalf of Brent Council, St Mungo’s and mhs homes. The pro ...

27 October, 2022
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Getting to grips with new fire safety legislation

|Date: 19 October, 2022

Getting to grips with new fire safety legislation

Jan Taranczuk, Strategic Housing Advisor at fire suppression specialists Plumis, discusses what new fire ...

Jan Taranczuk, Strategic Housing Advisor at fire suppression specialists Plumis, discusses what new fire safety rules will mean for social landlords. New fire safety regulations are bringing in a raft ...

19 October, 2022
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Rotherham Council partners with Equans for key decarbonisation programme

|Date: 19 October, 2022

Rotherham Council partners with Equans for key decarbonisation programme

Equans will partner with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to deliver important decarbonisation meas ...

Equans will partner with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to deliver important decarbonisation measures across social housing stock in Maltby, a former mining town with some of the UK’s highest ...

19 October, 2022
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Mears appointed to South Cambridgeshire District Council repairs and maintenance service

|Date: 11 October, 2022

Mears appointed to South Cambridgeshire District Council repairs and maintenance service

South Cambridgeshire District Council has appointed Mears as its repairs and maintenance contractor with ...

South Cambridgeshire District Council has appointed Mears as its repairs and maintenance contractor with plans for a renewed and extended service, for the district’s 5,200 council homes. The contract, ...

11 October, 2022
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Study by VIVID and Aston University analyses importance of ‘multi-use’ homes and reveals implications for design, build and retrofitting

|Date: 5 October, 2022

Study by VIVID and Aston University analyses importance of ‘multi-use’ homes and reveals implications for design, build and retrofitting

Leading housing association, VIVID, is launching the findings of its research into the quality of housing ...

Leading housing association, VIVID, is launching the findings of its research into the quality of housing and neighbourhoods working with the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston Universit ...

5 October, 2022
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Polypipe Building Services launches guidance on drainage system best practice for public sector RMI projects

|Date: 4 October, 2022

Polypipe Building Services launches guidance on drainage system best practice for public sector RMI projects

With the launch of the Better Social Housing Review in June bringing an increased focus on the importance ...

With the launch of the Better Social Housing Review in June bringing an increased focus on the importance of refurbishing ageing public housing stock, Polypipe Building Services has announced the laun ...

4 October, 2022
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Green light for significant Rushey Mead social housing development

|Date: 4 October, 2022

Green light for significant Rushey Mead social housing development

The first phase of a new development designed to alleviate some of the pressure on Leicester’s social hou ...

The first phase of a new development designed to alleviate some of the pressure on Leicester’s social housing system has been granted approval by the city’s planning department. The Lanesborough Road ...

4 October, 2022
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Gas safety advice for Knowsley residents: Know the risks so you can stay safe this winter

|Date: 30 September, 2022

Gas safety advice for Knowsley residents: Know the risks so you can stay safe this winter

Property maintenance experts Liberty, which has its headquarters based in Knowsley, are working hard to r ...

Property maintenance experts Liberty, which has its headquarters based in Knowsley, are working hard to raise awareness in the local community about the importance of gas safety in the home. This come ...

30 September, 2022
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