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Dispute adjudicator nominations help
In the event of a dispute that is referred to adjudication, ECA members should be aware that they are able to request that the ECA president nominates an adjudicator.
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NAPIT added to Part P list
The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers has been added to the list of scheme operators offering Competent Person schemes for contractors in respect of Part P.
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Archive TitlesLight from above
An illuminated interpretation of Paolo Uccello’s painting The Battle of San Romano has been created in St Andrew’s Church, Exeter using EncapSulite T5 Stick-Lites.
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Archive TitlesLord Chapple dies at 83
Lord Chapple of Hoxton, former leader of the electricians’ union, died on 20 October, aged 83.
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£20bn cost of asbestos
The cost of asbestos-related diseases in Britain could reach £20 billion over the next 30 years, according to the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries. But, while the west gears itself up for a deluge of insurance claims, more asbestos is being installed in Asia than was consumed in the USA ...
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Archive TitlesAs simple as 1,2,3
A common error is to assume that the number 3 that appears on the labels of mcbs means triple-pole device.
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Archive TitlesThe A team
They’re a crack team of accountants who storm a potential partner’s finance department to go through the books. Roxane McMeeken met London & Quadrant’s secret merger weapon.
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Think tank
If you have a housing problem, or a better answer, write to Think tank, Housing Today, 7th floor, Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9UY, Email HTletters@cmpinformation.com
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Archive TitlesSupporting People and the iceberg
I have many concerns about the introduction, ongoing administration and future funding of Supporting People.
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Queens Speech resonates for housing sector
Cracking down on antisocial behaviour was a key element of the Queen’s Speech this week, which covered many issues relevant for housing workers.
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Lamplugh Trust: RSLs must do more to keep staff safe from harm at work
Housing associations MUSt take steps to increase the safety of frontline staff, a personal safety consultant warned this week.
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Richard Kemp got it spot-on
I applaud Richard Kemp’s column on creating good neighbourhoods (5 November, page 18). I agree 100% with what he said.
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The GMB is wrong on transfer
As a former member of the GMB, I am saddened and disappointed by its attitude to transfer (“GMB threatens strike vote over stock transfer”, 12 November, page 8).
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Pier into the future
Plans for a major new development at Brighton Marina – featuring a striking 40-storey tower – were submitted to Brighton & Hove council on Monday by Brunswick Developments.
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Fit for life
The government is to be commended that its white paper, Choosing Health, acknowledges the contribution that housing, the street environment and feeling safe can make to people’s ability to make healthy choices.
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Equality, but not as you know it
There have been numerous articles in recent weeks about private developers getting Housing Corporation grant (19 November, pages 9 and 20).
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Archive TitlesPrescott to rethink ODPM definition of ‘homeless’
Deputy prime minister insists his review is not ‘a means of getting out of the problem’
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Soup run debate is welcome
Staff at Westminster Council are likely to come in for a bit of stick when they do the annual round of pre-Christmas drinks receptions and end-of-year parties.