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Archive TitlesThere’s now no doubt about it ...
the Security Excellence Awards have become THE big night of the security industry’s year.
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Archive TitlesThe bench test 2: Round the clock
Ikegami ICD–848P from GSLVersatile, high performance day/night camera
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ARCs directory part 2 :Role of ARC is crucial
Installers who choose to monitor have the competitive advantage in terms of reducing false alarms, reducing costs, improving business efficiency and increasing customer satisfaction levels.
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Archive TitlesTyneside set for £2bn boost as Gateshead tenants say yes to ALMO
housing in tyneside can expect investment of more than £2bn in the next 15 years.
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2nd opinion: Means to an end
We must concentrate on outcomes, not get bogged down in processes.
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Thanet deserves its rating (2)
I would be the first to accept that not everything is perfect in Thanet, but would argue that the Audit Commission saw real promise and an enthusiasm to deliver real sustainable improvements.The council will be letting a new partnering contract for responsive repairs at the beginning of the financial year. ...
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Archive TitlesThe bench test 1: Count us in
T4000 Tower Plus access control unit with RDREX, from IETIt means the door exit push is on the way out!
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Thames Gateway 'needs 90,000 homes to succeed'
The Thames Gateway will need 30,000 more homes than the government is planning if it is to be a community in its own right rather than just a satellite of London.
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Archive TitlesThe road to recovery
The Hull and East Riding market renewal pathfinder has just left the runway; South Yorkshire's is already in flight. But the neighbouring schemes have a lot in common. Elaine Knutt reports on how they are making partnerships work in challenging conditions
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Safety in numbers
The escalating cost of liability insurance is forcing the sector to look for alternatives. Despite a bad reputation, does the mutualised captive option offer a way out?
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Nuisance tenants are people too
I was disgusted by the way Adam Greenwood discussed the case of the tenant in "Can I get a witness?" (26 September, page 39).There was no discussion of the alternatives to eviction that might have helped Helen. Her neighbours and, it seems, Greenwood, didn't care what happened to her as ...
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Rebranding to nowhere
The rebranding of the sector: fantasy, wishful thinking or self-parody?The only thing that can lead a debate is success in the battle of ideas that social housing has been losing consistently. This rebranding will make no difference. The sector has had more visions than a prophet, more strategies than the ...
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Live-work schemes 'need pathfinder projects'
Ministers should consider setting up a pathfinder project to encourage live-work schemes, according to a report commissioned by the Housing Corporation.
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I like it the old-fashioned way
Re: “Global warming gives insurers cold feet on prefab homes” (26 September, page 13). At the Traditional Housing Bureau we have known for some time that off-site manufacturing fails the holistic sustainability test. Traditionally built housing remains the preferred choice for 80% of the house-buying population; clearly, insurers also prefer ...
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Social landlords make last stand to keep nuisance powers
the sector is running out of time to prevent important powers used by landlords to fight nuisance being removed in the Antisocial Behaviour Bill.
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How To … handle violence at work
Prepare workers for the risks and support them when there's an incident.
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Grant plans mean Wear Valley could keep homes
Wear Valley has become the first council to state publicly that it could retain ownership of its housing because of a government shake-up of management and maintenance grant
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Archive TitlesGovernance in the spotlight
As the dust settles after the Places for People board row, boards reconsider their role
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Archive TitlesGold star
Gold star: This under-fives centre in Walthamstow, northeast London, has been singled out by the government’s architecture watchdog as part of its guide Creating Excellent Buildings, published this week. Lloyd Park, designed by architect Cottrell & Vermeulen, was commended for securing funding while insisting on excellent design, one of the ...