All Archive Titles articles – Page 1245
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Manned security sector prospers despite threat of mass recession
Plimsoll Publishing surveys forecast 10,000 job losses across the UK security industry
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Local government: Kent decides
Kent County Council expects to outsource four property and facilities related business units by December
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Package deal
The Government's green paper on planning is likely to promise a repackaging of the system aimed at speeding up local authority planning processes.
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Health sector: Gleeson gleeful over health deal
Surrey Hampshire Borders NHS Trust has awarded a contract for a landmark PFI deal that will provide one of the first of 500 one-stop primary care health centres nationwide
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Quality control: Doing the integrity test
Partnerships with suppliers are increasingly popular, but how well do you know your suppliers? The Facilities Business examines supplier integrity and the steps you should take to ensure that this important business relationship runs smoothly
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The Post Office: Consignia shortlist nears
Bidders to run Consignia's 4.6m sq m UK property portfolio wait for decision
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Citywatch
The stockmarket continues resolutely to exceed the FT-SE 100 5,000 level. The oversold telecoms and dot.com stocks have enjoyed a major recovery, with the sector up more than 50 per cent since September. Outsourcing companies continue to offer a safe haven to investors given their long contract terms and assured ...
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'Chaos' warning over staff deal
Industry watchers say scheme to second NHS staff may prove unworkable
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Cerberus
Cerberus n.1. Greek mythology A three-headed dog who guarded the entrance to Hades2. A sop to Cerberus Bribe given to appease a potential threat
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EU directive set to change Cash-in-Transit industry
UK Cash-in-Transit companies will soon be subject to the terms of a new EU directive aimed at cutting down on money laundering scams
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Caught by the cage
With nearly 60% of all IT network break-ins occurring via stolen computers, there's never been a better time for security managers to review the specification of physical deterrents to theft.
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Corporate real estate: Telereal closes deal to manage BT properties
BT adds flexibility to its business with the £2.4bn sale of its estate
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Quicker by brick
How can you offer buyers individual design layouts and build a house shell in five days using brick and block technology? A German housebuilder knows how, as Karin Stockerl of SPRU (Science and Technology Policy Research) at the University of Sussex reports.
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Facilities futures: Brave new workplaces
If facilities management wants to be taken seriously as a profession, it needs to get away from its perceived role of cost cutting and engage with the bigger picture of what makes workplaces successful
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The Big Issue
PAS 38 – The Publicly-Available Specification (PAS) standard for the remote monitoring of detector-activated CCTV systems – will become a draft document for public comment in the New Year.
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Europe sets off on road to better energy efficiency
Facilities managers will be at the coalface when it comes to implementing a new EC directive. The Facilities Business reports on proposals to make buildings save serious amounts of energy
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Reliance sponsors Government-backed Community Merit Awards
Reliance security services is sponsoring the launch of the Government-led Youth Justice Board (YJB) Community Merit Awards scheme that's currently being piloted at selected high crime estates across London.
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The arrivals
Want to be in charge of your own destiny? Perhaps outsourcing is on the agenda for your department, and you and your in-house team are thinking of making a bid. Whatever the reason for starting a business in this sector, success will hinge on getting the management team right, sheer ...
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Arming officers: with knowledge
Statistics produced by the Health and Safety Executive suggest that violence against security officers is on the increase, but do renewed calls for arming officers with batons and pepper spray constitute the answer? Ian Bartrop suggests not, preferring the educational route to conflict resolution.
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The architects of security
With the threat to company security greater now than ever before, managers will need to seek objective advice on strategic planning – an investment that requires careful research. We examine ways in which security professionals might create a working environment that minimises risk and maximises corporate well-being.