All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 655
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Archive Titles"Value not price, careers not jobs"
Just under a year ago, Security Management Today quizzed BSIA chief executive David Dickinson on his perceptions of progress made to date by the Security Industry Authority (SIA). With SIA licensing of security officers now in its early stages, Brian Sims visits Security House for a prescient update on the ...
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James Butcher to cut staff as it moves to join group structure
James Butcher Housing Association is set to make redundancies after confirming it intends to join a group structure.
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South-east building frenzy will cause ‘massive rise in carbon emissions’
A parliamentary report has warned that the government’s plan to build 200,000 homes in the South-east will vastly increase emissions of greenhouse gases
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The BSIA: looking to ensure export is continually viable
THE BSIA HAS LONG BEEN LOBBYING Government regarding the proposed plans to axe funding for SME’s to export.
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BSIA catches out ‘phoney’ member guarding company
The Manchester TRADING STANDARDS SERVICE HAS successfully prosecuted a locally-based security guarding company for giving a false trade description following information supplied by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA).
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Hacas rebrands and branches out into regeneration
Newly rebranded housing consultancy Tribal HCH is taking on 20 new staff as it expands into regeneration.
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No boundaries, only horizons
In response to both the Private Security Industry Act 2001 and the Police Reform Act 2002, the Ramesses Group has designed a bespoke qualification which meets the needs of regulators, employers and employees working as part of the wider policing family. Frank Holland outlines the Community and Public Safety Award ...
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The big issue
2005 IS AN IMPORTANT year for intruder alarm installers, with BS 4737 (the standard governing intruder alarm installation) and other conflicting British Standards being superseded by European Standards, writes Steve Kimber. If UK installers aren’t working to PD6662 by October, they’ll not be able to issue certificates of compliance to ...
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Archive TitlesBehind closed doors...
IndigoVision’s VideoBridge IP technology is providing the backbone for an integrated CCTV system installed in a high security prison
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Archive TitlesBedfordshire open for business
Access controlBewator access control technology has been used to effect a major upgrade of security throughout the estate of the Bedfordshire Constabulary completed by Hitchin-based installer South East Security.The system is centrally controlled, covering control points at the Force’s headquarters and at a further 15 remote sites.The majority of the ...
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Collaborate to beat fraud
SIR – I WAS INTERESTED TO READ Michael Burling’s article in the January edition of Security Management Today (‘Show a little enterprise’, SMT, January 2005, pp32-33). I wholeheartedly agree with his sentiments. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is indeed advocating a new ‘fighting fraud in partnership’ policy, based on the ...
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Beachcomber
Teresa Martin (pictured) is one of four local artists selected to produce artworks for the 200-home Ropetackle scheme planned for Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex.
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Archive TitlesBanknote Watch International launched in Brussels
Forty five attendees from six different European nations were present at the recent Brussels launch of Banknote Watch International (BNWI).
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Yorkshire assembly to be reviewed
The Yorkshire & Humber Regional Assembly is set to carry out a review of its functions after several member councils recommended slashing the subscriptions they pay to the assembly by 50%.
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Report lists danger signs for areas in decay
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has produced a checklist of indicators that councils can use to identify a declining area and intervene before it reaches “tipping point”. Large sums of public money could be saved if councils were able to tackle problems in an area before it begins to ...
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The heir may not be as apparent as you think
Think carefully before awarding a secure tenancy succession to live-in partners. They don’t necessarily have a superior claim over other relatives
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Home Office launches pilots to tackle antisocial families
The government has launched the first of a series of pilots targeting antisocial families.
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We’ll not be among the breed that dies
SIR – I READ WITH MUCH INTEREST THE LEAD News Update item in Security Management Today’s December edition (‘UK security contractors will “transform or die”’, p8) and Security Industry Authority (SIA) chief executive John Saunders’ comments therein.Those comments presuppose that all security companies, large or small, have operated in a ...