All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 752
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Archive TitlesNew play space
New play space: Alexandra Bruton, aged 8, enjoys the new Harvey Park play area on the Longwood estate in Slough, Berkshire. The play area is part of the £30m regeneration of the estate being conducted by Countryside Properties with Parkside Housing Group. The project includes the refurbishment of 192 flats ...
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On the money
Carole Hicks explains what board members should be looking for in an RSL’s accounts
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Misguided measures
Like most people these days, Adam Greenwood has looked at only half the antisocial behaviour story – the second half (“A measured response”, 30 July, page 31).I take issue with the suggestion, often mooted, that social landlords are responsible for controlling antisocial behaviour. The only person responsible for antisocial behaviour ...
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The security managers of tomorrow
Effective, dynamic and flexible management. That’s what’s required in today’s corporate environment, where political and shareholder demands for ongoing success and increased profitability rule the roost. No surprise, then, that a good many organisations are revisiting the qualities they look for in a security manager to help them satisfy those ...
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Archive TitlesSenior management team for manned security
The senior management team for the UK manned security business is headed up by managing director David Beaton. Most recently, Beaton was the regional md for Securicor Security in the Americas region, where he assumed responsibility for the cash services business in the US and a number of interests across ...
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Archive TitlesMean machines
Tesco, Nissan and Easyjet all make big money – and they got where they are today by being super-efficient. So do they have anything to teach RSLs?
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Archive TitlesKeys for key workers
Keys for key workers: Agnes Williams (left), Tracey Warren (centre) and Dr Hez Mc’Obewa, all staff of Derby City Hospital, enjoy the view from the new key worker accommodation they’ve just moved into. The block of 45 flats was developed by Derwent Living, a subsidiary of Derwent Housing Association, and ...
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Archive TitlesIt's a London swing
It's a London swing: A fun day marked the official opening of a new play area on the Warner Road estate in Camberwell, south London, on 24 July.The project completes improvements to the 250-home estate that were agreed by residents and Southern Housing Group in 2003. Tenants, council representatives and ...
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Archive TitlesA piece of history
A piece of history: This totem pole celebrates the changes that have taken place at the Chattenden estate in Medway, Kent, and was the focus of the residents’ summer party last weekend. The Riverside Project, a charity, carved the pole from Thames driftwood. London & Quadrant Housing Association has spent ...
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Archive TitlesHandsworth
Handsworth: Demolition of a 15-home Victorian terrace has already begun to make way for this £3.5m crescent of 28 houses in the Handsworth area of Birmingham for Keynote Housing Group. Designed by architect Shillam and Smith, 15 of the homes will be for outright sale, with 13 for affordable rent. ...
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Archive TitlesGroundbreaking research project plans in place
An industry-wide research initiative that aims to shed new light on trends and customer perceptions is all set to begin.
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Archive TitlesLet me tell you how I got started
Joey Gardiner reports on how mentoring can be an efficient way to develop your staff
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Archive TitlesGood job
Good job: A west London housing association has launched a £97,000 scheme to help people with learning disabilities find work. Yarrow started its Employment Project last week to match job seekers with interested employers. The project builds on Yarrow’s experience of helping 19 service users into work, including David Evans ...
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Archive TitlesReady to go
Ready to go: Claire Turgoose (left), a neighbourhood housing manager with Midland Area Housing Association, and residents Venita Hepburn (centre) and Sangeeta Redgrave (right) oversee the start of redevelopment work on Westminster Road, Handsworth, in Birmingham.Some of the road’s large Victorian properties will be restored and others demolished to make ...
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Archive TitlesPolicing for industry: the future
In the ‘mixed economy’ of policing, the police and the private sector security companies are but two players. The provision of total security to society at large – and commerce and industry in general – is really about striking the right balance between all concerned. How might that be ...
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Make money from your learned friends
Lawyers don’t come cheap, but there are plenty of ways to get better value for money from them. The most important thing is to ask the right questions
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Archive TitlesStandard format
Standards are now so deeply entwined with nearly all aspects of working life in the security sector that most of us take them for granted without ever questioning where they come from. We plead for the industry to have a greater involvement in the matter.
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Archive TitlesKeeping an eye on fire
Adam Wiseberg reviews the critical role that the very latest remote monitoring and video smoke detection technologies can play in the ongoing protection of commercial, industrial and public sector buildings from both a security and fire prevention perspective.
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Hull repairs service is ‘one of England’s worst’
Audit Commission finds 16 serious failures as it gives maintenance zero stars