All Archive Titles articles – Page 830
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Croydon offices raise air quality
Workers in an office complex in Croydon, south London can breathe easier while users save energy after the installation of a new heat recovery system.
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Archive TitlesSummitSkills to aid productivity
The launch of employer-led Sector Skills Councils like SummitSkills will help the Government to achieve its aim to increase the UK's productivity and profitability across all sectors of the economy.
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ECA and NICEIC agree on Qualified Supervisors card
The electrical industry’s main member association and consumer protection body have joined forces to launch a pan-industry Qualified Supervisors card scheme.
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Construction Act to be reviewed
Sir Michael Latham has been appointed to review Part II of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (The Construction Act). The appointment follows the Government's budget commitment to review the adjudication and payment provisions in the Act following concerns expressed in the industry about unreasonable delays in payment.
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SEC survey reveals wide retentions abuse
A report from the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group shows that many local authorities are still misusing retention monies.
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48-hour week opt out backed by Lords
The campaign to retain Britain’s opt out of the 48-hour working week has been boosted after a Lords committee concluded it was “one of the best ways” to preserve the country’s competitiveness.
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LG aims for No 1 spot
South Korean air conditioning giant LG is to aggressively market its products in the UK in a bid to grow its share of this lucrative sector.
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Think Tank
Can an assured tenant's son succeed to her tenancy?One of my association's assured tenants died recently and her adult son has applied to succeed to the tenancy. Our standard assured tenancy agreement says a relative can succeed to the tenancy and that this is done by way of an assignment ...
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Sapa to Transform in UK
Last year's acquisition of Belgium-based Remi-Claeys by Sapa AB is set to impact heavily on Sapa Building Systems' business in the UK.
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Archive TitlesThe welsh problem
Last month's transfer no vote left Wrexham with a £247m bill to bring its homes up to the Welsh housing quality standard. Chloe Stothart reports on the council's next move and how the national anti-transfer campaign will affect other local authorities
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Public & private
Adrian Carter has some pointers for housing associations considering mergers
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Pilks Trading Statement
In a Trading Statement, Pilkington Glass Group Chief Exec Stuart Chambers reported that Building Products markets remain generally weak, with the exception of the UK and Australia. 'Efficiency improvements and cost savings continue to mitigate the impact of weak markets, though price pressures will result in operating profit for the ...
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Archive TitlesPEEK-A-BOO!
PEEK-A-BOO! Six-year-old Lauren Perry works on a stencil during the Big Picture event organised by Testway Housing for residents in Andover, Hampshire. With Test Valley Council and Hampshire County Council, the housing association organised a number of Easter events, including a rock school and a theatre workship.
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Archive TitlesTake my partners
Re: "Can we supersize that?" and "If you can't beat them, join together" (HT 8 April, pages 5 and 16). I concur with much of what Denise Chevin and Barbara Thorndick say and share many of Thorndick's frustrations. However, I would like to point out that there are far more ...
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What to do when a tenant's in the money
The debate about whether to turf out tenants who could afford market rent is raging on the letters page. In the mean time, though, this is the legal position for RSLs
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LEEDS THE WAY
LEEDS THE WAY: Yorkshire Housing has unveiled plans for a £6.5m regeneration project in Leeds. The scheme of 54 flats for private sale and 25 for rent was designed by architect Cartwright Pickard and will be developed jointly with Urban Edge Group. The design won a Leeds Development Agency competition ...
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Are you involving young people?
People for Action is running a one-year project that aims to produce ideas on how to actively engage young tenants in the governance of housing associations. We are looking for examples of good practice.Governance is interpreted in its widest sense, including representation on a board, involvement in resident associations, planning ...
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Here's an idea
Teach teenagers why people become homeless so they can cope with housing problems
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We've heard the immigration myths, now let's hear the truth
A thin but steady trickle of letters lands on my desk accusing me (and, to be fair, all other politicians and members of the "liberal intelligentsia") of ducking the debate about race and immigration.
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Hardware Prices to Rise
Fabricators should expect to see prices rise in 2004 according to Securistyle, who like other window hardware manufacturers, has experienced hikes in the cost of raw materials over recent months and can no longer absorb the full impact.