All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 781
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Archive TitlesOutlining the future
Outlining the future: Thousands of delegates gathered in Harrogate this week for the 2004 Chartered Institute of Housing conference, the largest annual get-together in the housing calendar. About 320 exhibitors promoted, products and the latest innovations at the event. Last year’s exhibition attracted more than 3000 visitors.
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Neighbourhood renewal fund gets reprieve
Comprehensive spending review will extend £900m pot for deprived wards until 2008
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Let’s not forget our successes
Reading “The 50k eviction”, I had a lot of sympathy for Croydon Churches Housing Association (4 June, page 16). The courts have to be seen to be dealing with cases justly, and it can appear that defendants get more leeway than the landlord. Files can be mislaid, judges take different ...
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Sanctuary to split into five subsidiaries
Sanctuary Housing Association is to embark on a major restructuring programme that will see it split into five regional subsidiaries.
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Archive TitlesFirst fix on fire
EVERY BRANCH IN GARDINER Security's 50-strong network now offers a comprehensive range of first fix fire products at competitive prices, helping installers keep up-to-date with recent BS5839-1 legislation on fire detection and alarm systems."There are new requirements on design, installation, commissioning and maintenance, as well as false alarm management ...
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Norbain expands
NORBAIN IS PLANNING A new multi-million pound purpose-built warehouse at Ashton Moss, Lancashire, to accommodate its future expansion plans.
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Everything you need to know
SYSTEM SENSOR has published a free 24-page guide to conventional fire systems.
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What DVR?
The market place for digital video recorders is rapidly becoming crowded with a stream of new products coming onto the scene, many from Far Eastern manufacturers, some of whom have limited experience of CCTV. With so much choice, what are the issues installers should consider? Mark Pritchard of Norbain asked ...
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Archive TitlesDoctor in the houses
Doctor in the houses: Health minister David Lammy is to open this £9m development this month. The scheme in Tottenham, north London, includes 71 homes, three GP surgeries and housing for staff. The project – for Circle 33, the Bridge New Deal for Communities, Haringey council and primary care trust, ...
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'Wider police family' discussed
SITO (SECURITY INDUSTRY Training Organisation) has announce that Sir Ronnie Flanagan, Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, has agreed to be the key-note speaker at its National Training Conference 2004.
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Archive TitlesDimwits in view
From walking an 'invisible' dog to lying down in an oil spillage ... remote monitoring catches out the scams
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Lib Dems pledge to stop Newcastle regeneration plan
The multimillion-pound regeneration of Newcastle has been plunged into doubt by the council's new Liberal Democrat leaders.
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'Subbies' in demand
Plenty of work but not enough skilled engineers means bigger companies happier to use sub-contractors
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'Job for life' culture is dying, say finance departments
Nine out of 10 housing finance departments are seeing a move away from the "job for life" culture, a new survey has found.
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Football crazy
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTOR NEWEY & Eyre is adding to the current football fever by staging its own five-a-side tournament for branch staff, suppliers and customers across the UK, to coincide with Euro 2004.The tournament will be staged up and down the country in June and July from Scotland to the ...
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Country seats
Housing issues were massive vote-swingers in last week's local elections. We report on the most important results for the sector and what made waves at which ballot boxesLeedsLabour loses controlAlthough it is transforming the city’s image with award-winning urban regeneration including housing projects, Labour suffered from the party’s national problems ...
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How to … keep down the cost of sustainability
With enough forethought, green buildings need not break the bank.
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Archive TitlesSolihull: difficult corner
The Midlands town is regenerating its deprived northern wards with an ALMO at the helm
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Mains compliance points overlooked
I feel that I should write to highlight a few minor points that should have been mentioned by Gerald Honey in his article on Mains Compliance (April 04 edition) so that the industry gets it right first go.