All Archive Titles articles – Page 726
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Archive TitlesAccess to profit
The need for access control systems, sparked by the Disability Discrimination Act and growing interest from schools, is good news for installers
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Smart card technology set to drive access control growth
New smart card technology will boost demand in the access control sector across Europe, with a forecast annual growth rate of 7.6 per cent, according to a recent report.
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Archive TitlesThe bench test 2: Competent performer
Asset AST9024P day/night cameraCopes with low light
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Archive TitlesThe bench test 1: All in one
Sanyo VCC-XZ400P weatherproof day/night cameracuts installation time
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Archive TitlesNo way in
Human resources managers often bemoan the lack of talented people applying for jobs in the sector – only to reject highly-qualified candidates from other sectors. So why do they put up barriers that only hurt the housing world in the end?
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When doing the right thing is unpopular
A housing association came under pressure to evict a tenant charged with downloading child porn. But it did the right thing by not making an instant decision
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We wont rest on our morals
I was glad to see that William Sutton’s website was one of the more accessible in your recent review of sites (“Access Denied” 1 October).
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On the money
ODPM proposals on accounting for leaseholders’ money won’t work, says John Kettlewell
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Our not-so-great leaders
Managers of RSLs are out of touch with the real kingpins of the service: frontline workers
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High-flier
A young resident from Buntingford showed off his tricks at the new skate and BMX park on Norfolk Road playing fields, Buntingford.
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Heres an idea
Liven up a staff ‘age awareness week’ with personality profiling and a well-persons’ clinic
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Archive TitlesDo the rights thing by Gypsies
Do the rights thing by Gypsies Conservative MPs like shadow spokesperson for the environment Tim Yeo MP – who expressed his views recently in the Daily Mail and the Sunday Telegraph – want a review of the Human Rights Act because under this legislation Gypsies like those in Clearwater, ...
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Archive TitlesWho gets the job?
You’ve got an interview for the job of your dreams. You’re calm, collected and all set to impress them with your housing know-how – but could your clothes let you down? With the help of three housing workers modelling outfits put together by a panel of experts, Katie Puckett found ...
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Archive TitlesHeight of folly
A 20,000 tonne high-rise housing block was demolished on 26 September using 110 pounds of explosives, as part of a major regeneration of Dundee.
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How To... be first in line for promotion
Never assume you’re the automatic choice to succeed your boss
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Friendly face
A 17-stone, six-foot tall American covered from head to toe in tattoos, with studs on his face and ears, was drafted in by Testway Housing to persuade teenagers from Andover and Romsey in Hampshire that hate, violence and prejudice are not the answer.
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Good intentions are not enough
The ODPM is finally linking housing and planning in the regions but vital building blocks are missing. Housing providers need to stand up and shout about it
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Empty homes strategy is flawed, says MP
A London MP has criticised the new high-profile Empty Homes Strategy, saying it will not help solve the homelessness crisis in London.
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Eh? Maps not right
As an ex-board member of an RSL in the South-east, I was delighted to read that towns in the region will be getting the pathfinder treatment (8 October, page 7). But the pathfinders will get lost if they use your map. Dover and Thanet were exchanged on it, and Dover ...