All Archive Titles articles – Page 629
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Lack of central checks leave flats in danger of collapse
Almost 40 years after Ronan Point, thousands of flats have still to be tested for safety
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Archive TitlesThe Great Wall of CCTV
The Security Control Centre run by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council has been revamped thanks to the addition of JVC projectors
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Give the GLA control of capital’s housing funds, says commission
A government review of London’s political structure has concluded that the Greater London Authority should take over responsibility for funding the capital’s housing.
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Archive TitlesCaptured on camera
Not surprisingly, the impact of crime on profitability has resulted in retailers being at the forefront of CCTV applications and development. However, the best solutions can never be realised by merely applying technology for technology’s sake. Pauline Norstrom explains why.
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Partial stock transfer is a ‘risky business’
The pursuit of partial stock transfers to bring the most run-down estates up to the decent homes standard is “much more risky” than using large-scale transfers, the government has been told.
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Security and the Boardroom
Reputational risk is a huge concern for today’s FTSE-listed organisations, many of whom have only recently begun to realise that security is no longer the preserve of trained professionals – it is an equally important issue for the Board. Dr Edward Libbey reviews the reasons why everyone in the company ...
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Black history should mean more than slavery
Poor housing, bad parenting, negative street culture.
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Archive TitlesBig names impress at the ideal home show: Retailers’ new launches to entice home improvers
New driveways and flat roofing launches from Everest, and the Wickes ‘lifestyle’ stand were standouts at the Ideal Home Show last month, writes Dominic Bentham
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The Big Issue
RECENTLY PUBLISHED Home Office research entitled ‘Assessing the Impact of CCTV’ certainly provides much food for thought for all those involved in the surveillance sector, writes Adam Wiseberg.
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Keep your security officers up-to-date on Best Practice
The BSIA and SITO-sponsored web site www.securityhelpdesk.co.uk has been launched to serve as a valuable information source for security officers and teams such that they might keep up-to-date with the latest news on Best Practice initiatives, training and general trends across the industry. The site aims to provide online tips ...
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Councils to take housing benefit claims by telephone
New system aims to be more customer-friendly, but could increase processing times
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Archive TitlesSmall but beautifully marked
Glass Age reader and glass engraver Steve Hyams’ has taken curtain walling to a new and finely detailed dimension for this recently completed commission for a Manchester lighting company.
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Archive TitlesBack to his roots
The Northern Way’s new director Vince Taylor yearns to make the North as prosperous as the South. But, he tells Martin Hilditch in his first interview since his appointment, he would rather look to Europe for inspiration. Photographs by Mikael Gothage
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Dont hold back the Northern Way, says new director
The man charged with spearheading the revival of the North of England has warned housing associations and developers to ensure the Northern Way isn’t “held back by housing stock that is continually being outmoded”.
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Baby and the bath water syndrome...
SIR – FORGIVE ME FOR BEING SOMEWHAT cynical about The Security Watchdog’s apparent stance as the self-proclaimed arbiter for the security industry (‘Raising the bar beyond BS 7858’, Opinion, SMT, December 2004, p11).
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Support for conservation award
The Rooflight Company has added to its sponsorship of the conservation element of the RIBA Awards. Its increased commitment, to £10,000 per year, has enabled the introduction of RIBA Conservation Awards this year.
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Archive TitlesEmployment Award for Midlands contractor The Watch Security
THE WATCH SECURITY has scored what is believed to be a ‘first’ for a UK security company, having been nominated as one of three finalists in the Birmingham Coalition Awards (designed to acknowledge achievement and success in employment). The other finalists were the City’s National Health Trust and the West ...
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Jim Coulter to join board of the Audit Commission
The outgoing chief executive of the National Housing Federation is to join the board of the Audit Commission on 1 April.