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Consortium wins Welsh Government funding to retrofit 1,300 homes

|Date: 6 November, 2020

Consortium wins Welsh Government funding to retrofit 1,300 homes

A major consortium including half of the social landlords in Wales has won £7m Welsh Government funding t ...

A major consortium including half of the social landlords in Wales has won £7m Welsh Government funding to deliver an optimised retrofit programme across more than 1,300 Welsh homes. The collaboration ...

6 November, 2020
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Social housing sector to set Wales on the path to decarbonise thousands of homes

|Date: 6 November, 2020

Social housing sector to set Wales on the path to decarbonise thousands of homes

The Welsh Government has given the green light and a further £10m to a major new programme that will tran ...

The Welsh Government has given the green light and a further £10m to a major new programme that will transform social housing across Wales, boost the economy and open the door to a new Welsh industry. ...

6 November, 2020
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Leading Scottish IoT innovator iOpt shortlisted for award

|Date: 5 November, 2020

Leading Scottish IoT innovator iOpt shortlisted for award

iOpt, which provides remote access monitoring services to social housing providers, has been shortlisted ...

iOpt, which provides remote access monitoring services to social housing providers, has been shortlisted for the IoT Global Awards 2020. One of just six companies shortlisted, iOpt is the only Scottis ...

5 November, 2020
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Drayton | Helping Solihull Community Housing enhance it’s heating efficiencies

|Date: 4 November, 2020

Drayton | Helping Solihull Community Housing enhance it’s heating efficiencies

Since it’s introduction, Boiler Plus signalled a major change in the way housing associations address the ...

Since it’s introduction, Boiler Plus signalled a major change in the way housing associations address the energy efficiency of heating systems. One such housing association in the Midlands has investe ...

4 November, 2020
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New council homes raise the bar for sustainability and fire safety

|Date: 28 October, 2020

New council homes raise the bar for sustainability and fire safety

A new modular council development in Newhaven, East Sussex, is being hailed as a ‘game changer’ for socia ...

A new modular council development in Newhaven, East Sussex, is being hailed as a ‘game changer’ for social housing and a window on the future of residential schemes. The entire development consists of ...

28 October, 2020
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Elta Fans | Condensation: A critical concern in social housing

|Date: 27 October, 2020

Elta Fans | Condensation: A critical concern in social housing

Condensation is an issue that anyone involved with housing management, maintenance and building will be a ...

Condensation is an issue that anyone involved with housing management, maintenance and building will be all too familiar with, as a number of long-term factors ensure it remains a critical issue. Howe ...

27 October, 2020
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Glidevale Protect | Permanent ventilation in social housing

|Date: 20 October, 2020

Glidevale Protect | Permanent ventilation in social housing

Damp, condensation and mould can be perennial challenges in social housing. The associated risks to occup ...

Damp, condensation and mould can be perennial challenges in social housing. The associated risks to occupants’ health are well documented. Eliminating the problem clearly pays dividends in terms of ha ...

20 October, 2020
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Modular council housing scheme completes in Lincolnshire

|Date: 15 October, 2020

Modular council housing scheme completes in Lincolnshire

Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed works on an innovative modular housing scheme in Grantham ...

Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed works on an innovative modular housing scheme in Grantham, which is the first of its kind in the region. Delivered for South Kesteven District Council, ...

15 October, 2020
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Topping out ceremony on Powys social housing development

|Date: 15 October, 2020

Topping out ceremony on Powys social housing development

Building firm J.G. Hale Construction has been joined by members of Powys Council at a topping out ceremon ...

Building firm J.G. Hale Construction has been joined by members of Powys Council at a topping out ceremony, placing the final tile on the last roof of a 32-unit development on the council’s land north ...

15 October, 2020
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Distinction Doors | Specifying composite doors for social housing

|Date: 12 October, 2020

Distinction Doors | Specifying composite doors for social housing

Chantel Roach, Sales and Marketing Director for Distinction Doors, considers how the proven performance o ...

Chantel Roach, Sales and Marketing Director for Distinction Doors, considers how the proven performance of composite doors is making them an increasingly popular specification choice in the social hou ...

12 October, 2020
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