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ALMO federation demands access to social housing grant
Arm's-length management organisations must be granted access to social housing grant, ALMO supporters have demanded.
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What the sector said about cooper's speech
"I think she was excellent. She certainly scored full marks for being prepared to come to Harrogate so early on in what we hope will be a lengthy term in office.The focus on the economy, health and education were particularly welcome. I was also encouraged to here of her personal ...
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I'm a celebrity – get me to the heart of housing policy
I have not heard yet whether Beckingham Palace is up for sale, but I wonder which Spanish interior designer has drawn the short straw to fit out El Palacio de Beckham after the footballer's move to Real Madrid.
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Archive TitlesSupporting People gets £81m – but councils wanted more
Pipeline services will receive £29m this year and £52m in 2004
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Community finance needed to meet £500m demand for loans
Study says social housing tenants could transfer loans from non-mainstream lenders
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2nd opinion: Admit it, you're cheap
It doesn't have to mean nasty, says William Wiles
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13 Liverpool associations to carve up market renewal work
Landlords link up to boost efficiency and lead pathfinder work in Merseyside
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Archive TitlesProject of the year
WinnerLighthouse: Poole Arts Centre (Max Fordham LLP)Lighthouse is the UK's largest arts centre outside London. Built in 1970 it includes a 1400 seat concert hall with moveable floor; a 650-seat theatre; 110-seat cinema; art gallery; foyer and back-of-house spaces. The refurbishment challenge was to provide environmentally friendly heating and cooling. ...
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Archive TitlesMajor project of the year
WinnerCity of Manchester Stadium (Arup Associates)Judges admired the way in which this landmark project was handled. A once-in-a-lifetime project with an immovable deadline for completion – the Commonwealth Games. They also had the pressure of being under the media spotlight. This massive project included many innovative engineering techniques. Some of ...
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Winners list
Large consultancy of the year Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers Runners up Buro Happold, Curona Design, FaberMaunsell, Fulcrum Consulting, hurleypalmerflatt. Sponsored by Daikin Europe Consultancy of the year Rolton Group Runners up Atelier Ten, Beattie Flanigan & Partners, Sure Foundation ...
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Archive TitlesInnovation of the year
WinnerNuaire HoldingsNuaire's Sunwarm product combines the functions of solar warm air space heating, solar water heating, summer cooling and ventilation. Sunwarm uses air as the heat transfer mechanism to heat or cool and ventilate the building, and to pre-heat its hot water. Low wattage motors/dampers are used to maximise energy ...
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Archive TitlesHealth & safety initiative of the year
WinnerBalfour KilpatrickThe judges were impressed by Balfour Kilpatrick's broad-based approach to health and safety issues, delivered at a local level in conjunction with the unions. The results speak for themselves with an impressive and improving accident frequency ratio (down to 0·33 in 2002). Initiatives included safe working at heights training ...
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Archive TitlesEnvironmental initiative of the year
WinnerDurham County CouncilThis council has produced a guide to help the North East region move towards a more sustainable future. Produced by Durham County Council with its regional partners, Building in Sustainability: A guide to sustainable construction and development in the North East, is a 130 page document covering issues ...
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Engineers taking the lead
WinnerGifford Consulting EngineersGifford has been taking the lead in introducing sustainable building principles to a wide range of its clients under the concept of 'Commercial Green'. This is a design philosophy developed to put more good green principles into practice. Gifford has been making its ideas a reality by incorporating ...
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Archive TitlesMajor M&E contractor of the year
WinnerHaden YoungIn 1999, Haden Young developed a strategy for the new millennium that included a mission statement 'to be the best and most cost effective building services company in the UK'. The results speak for themselves; operating profit has improved each year since 1999, with 2002 seeing a figure of ...
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Archive TitlesM&E contractor of the year
WinnerE&B Engineering Services GroupThe judges felt that E&B put together a very good presentation. They were impressed by the pedigree of the work undertaken by E&B, particularly the Farringdon Road contract in London for Merrill Lynch. Turnover was up 43% to £10.8 million in 2002, with profits up 37% to ...
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Specialist contractor of the year
WinnerHall Fire ProtectionHall Fire Protection is one of the UK's leading independent specialist fire suppression/engineering businesses. The judges felt this an excellent overall presentation with good financial performance, excellent staff retention, IIP accreditation and analysis of customer feedback, all while looking to develop the business into new niche markets.Turnover climbed ...
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Archive TitlesLarge consultancy of the year
WinnerHoare Lea Consulting EngineersHoare Lea has enjoyed sustained growth for the past decade in terms of financial performance, market share and staff numbers. The consutlancy is committed to continuous improvement and believes that the root of improvement is the quality of its people and their professional development. Organic growth is ...
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Archive TitlesConsultancy of the year
WinnerRolton GroupThe quality of entries for this award was very high, but judges awarded Rolton Group first place because of its commitment to a professional way of working, and also to training staff. Rolton has many accreditations including IIP, ISO 9001 and 14001. It is also the first professional engineering ...
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Archive TitlesClient of the year
WinnerDurham County CouncilThis council has produced a guide to help the North East region move towards a more sustainable future. Produced by Durham County Council with its regional partners, Building in Sustainability: A guide to sustainable construction and development in the North East, is a 130 page document covering issues ...