All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 599
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Archive TitlesT3: closing the gaps in comms
RUSI and CitySafe are launching a joint venture – designated the T3 Network – to help bridge the communications gap that presently exists between Government agencies, emergency services and the business world.
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Archive TitlesSIA regulation and licensing: preparing for March 2006
The sheer scale of work needed behind the scenes to meet the Security Industry Authority’s March 2006 deadline for the licensing of officers has placed private sector contractors under enormous pressure. How are they faring? What are the major issues of concern? Security Management Today talks to First Security (Guards) ...
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BSIA Security Officer of the Year Awards 2005
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has announced the regional winners of its Security Officer of the Year Awards for 2005
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Your job and the law
Unison has won a test case against the NHS, believed to be worth up to £300m, on behalf of female workers at North Cumbria NHS Trust, raising the possibility of other equal pay cases hitting the NHS and local government.
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Take five
...top tips from a professional Mr Motivator that will jazz up your day job, from victory logs to phone virtue
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On the move
Paul CrawfordPaul Crawford (right) is Sovereign Housing Group’s new managing director. He has spent 11 years at the group, most recently as customer services director. Twynam Housing Association, a member of the Sovereign Group, has also recruited a new managing director, Marion Franks. Roz SpencerRoz Spencer has joined Network Housing ...
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Archive TitlesTurf war
A battle is fought over drugs in central Bristol. Nothing unusual there, except the opponents aren’t gangs of dealers – on one side are residents; on the other organisations committed to helping people kick their addictions. Kate Freeman walks the battlefield on Bristol’s toughest streets.
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Wanted: qualified staff
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” So says the opening words of a famous 19th-century novel. It happened to be one of the teasers in our inaugural QS Quiz last week, but also could have been written to sum up the present predicament of ...
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Archive TitlesOnwards and upwards…
The green shoots of growth in the capital’s office market herald a renewed sense of optimism in the industry, as developers are finally giving the go-ahead to ambitious new projects.
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An offer they can refuse and refuse and refuse
After two rejected offers and five years of right-to-buy appeals and complaints, a housing association ended up selling a property to its tenants at below market value
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On the money
The housing subsidy system is beyond repair. Let’s give councils freedom
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At a milestone
Next week’s election could mean either real progress or the end of the road for the regional agenda. Sarah Davis, policy officer at the Chartered Institute of Housing, maps out three very different scenarios
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Archive TitlesMeet the new recruits
Arts graduate Richard Hoffman turned down fine art placements in favour of quantity surveying. Is he typical of the new breed of professionals entering the sector? Graham Ridout discovers how firms are recruiting from other disciplines – and other countries – to plug the industry's staff shortage
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Lost in translation
Hysteria over the health risks posed by asbestos led to legislation in the workplace, but this doesn’t mean we should get rid of it completely, argues David Bucknall
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Not kitted out
Housing staff often have to learn on the job. But that can make work difficult or even dangerous. Alex Blyth equips you with the tools to find out whether you’re being properly trained.
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Archive TitlesHomeless kept out of stock transfer homes
Shelter to study claims that homeless are denied places on housing waiting lists
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Archive TitlesWho gets your vote?
From rural poverty and regeneration to recruitment and renovation, Roxane McMeeken uncovers the burning issues that will decide which box gets your tick come the election
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Redland freed from supervision to join Somer
Redland Housing Association has been released from Housing Corporation supervision.