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Equans enlisted on £72m estate regeneration for Notting Hill Genesis

|Date: 14 August, 2023

Equans enlisted on £72m estate regeneration for Notting Hill Genesis

Energy and regeneration specialist, Equans has been appointed by Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) to undertake ...

Energy and regeneration specialist, Equans has been appointed by Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) to undertake a £72m upgrade and investment programme at the Paragon estate in Brentford. It means work can s ...

14 August, 2023
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Fire safety experts offered chance to protect public buildings

|Date: 12 July, 2023

Fire safety experts offered chance to protect public buildings

Fire safety businesses across Scotland are being offered the chance to bid for potential work worth up to ...

Fire safety businesses across Scotland are being offered the chance to bid for potential work worth up to £20m to support a wide range of public bodies. A leading Scottish procurement firm has invited ...

12 July, 2023
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Five years after Grenfell, work continues to make sure residents in tall buildings are safe

|Date: 14 June, 2022

Five years after Grenfell, work continues to make sure residents in tall buildings are safe

Five years on from the Grenfell disaster, Nottingham City Council is continuing to take action to support ...

Five years on from the Grenfell disaster, Nottingham City Council is continuing to take action to support residents living in tall and multi-occupied buildings in the city. The council is working with ...

14 June, 2022
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Andy Carter MP visits affordable homes scheme in Latchford

|Date: 25 October, 2021

Andy Carter MP visits affordable homes scheme in Latchford

Warrington South MP, Andy Carter, visits Weaver Vale Housing Trust’s development of 41 affordable homes t ...

Warrington South MP, Andy Carter, visits Weaver Vale Housing Trust’s development of 41 affordable homes to view progress in the transformation of the former derelict social club site at Latchford’s Ri ...

25 October, 2021
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Welcome changes to building regulations intensifies focus on performance of fire-resistant cables

|Date: 23 September, 2021

Welcome changes to building regulations intensifies focus on performance of fire-resistant cables

A leading manufacturer of Mineral Insulated Copper Cables is urging specifiers and designers to highly co ...

A leading manufacturer of Mineral Insulated Copper Cables is urging specifiers and designers to highly consider the stresses real-life fire scenarios have on fire-resistant cables, so they can choose ...

23 September, 2021
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Final high-rise fire safety works carried out on council blocks in Nottingham

|Date: 16 June, 2021

Final high-rise fire safety works carried out on council blocks in Nottingham

Work to enhance the safety of high-rise council apartment blocks in Nottingham is nearing completion, wit ...

Work to enhance the safety of high-rise council apartment blocks in Nottingham is nearing completion, with over 1,500 properties across the city installed with sprinklers. Following the devastating fi ...

16 June, 2021
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Sprinkler week: It’s time to rethink fire protection

|Date: 21 May, 2021

Sprinkler week: It’s time to rethink fire protection

Fire suppression specialist and BAFSA member Plumis is calling for those who have championed this year’s ...

Fire suppression specialist and BAFSA member Plumis is calling for those who have championed this year’s National Sprinkler Week (17th to 23rd May) to take a more forward-looking approach to ensuring ...

21 May, 2021
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More than 1,100 classrooms gutted by school blazes in five years

|Date: 11 March, 2021

More than 1,100 classrooms gutted by school blazes in five years

School fires have destroyed the equivalent of 1,100 classrooms in the last five years, new figures reveal ...

School fires have destroyed the equivalent of 1,100 classrooms in the last five years, new figures reveal. Fire crews have been called to tackle 2,300 school blazes in England, which completely gutted ...

11 March, 2021
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40 schools a month hit by fires in the last year, just 2% had sprinklers

|Date: 5 November, 2020

40 schools a month hit by fires in the last year, just 2% had sprinklers

A new study from Zurich Municipal reveals 480 primary and secondary schools endured fires in 2019, a stag ...

A new study from Zurich Municipal reveals 480 primary and secondary schools endured fires in 2019, a staggering 40 incidents every month. As a result, almost 20,000[i] school children have had their e ...

5 November, 2020
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Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

|Date: 2 April, 2020

Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps to further reform the building safety s ...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps to further reform the building safety system with the biggest changes in a generation to ensure residents are safe in their homes. New ...

2 April, 2020
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