All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1047
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bird in the hand
Bird in the hand: Residents at Arena Housing Association, Liverpool, took their first steps into the art world by unveiling this exhibition of paper animals. The foyer residents were inspired by Suki Chan (right), artist in residence at the Turnpike Gallery in Wigan, as part of a project called Stampede. ...
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Biometrics: Biometrics: how secure are they?
Post-September 11, security professionals have been desperate to tighten security for both their company's premises and their data networks. Many have been considering the use of biometric technologies, but any talk of measuring biometrics is not concerned with the precision of zero or one, but rather about statistical sensitivities. Steve ...
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Housing benefit staff to be offered specialist NVQ
Housing and council tax benefits qualification should reduce the need for agency staff
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New standard for banknote theft deterrent systems
A Publicly Available Specification (PAS 40) FOR banknote theft deterrent systems is now available from the British Standards Institution (BSI). This represents the first UK standard for security systems that protect cash by degrading it with smoke or dye, thereby enabling stolen money to be identified.
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Making BAM work for you
Modern technology is providing today's blue chip organisations with the thrilling opportunity to inject a revolutionary and unprecedented level of sophistication and control into their business analysis and planning. As Paul Adams suggests, adopting the concept of Business Activity Monitoring can enhance your own managerial status and, every bit as ...
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Stock market turmoil hits charity balance sheets
Many forced to cut costs to offset ailing investments and rising insurance premiums
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Archive TitlesBabar scoops Securicor Officer Award
A Tesco security officer who has challenged over 400 suspected shoplifters since he began working at the superstore’s Hayes outlet in January 2001 has been named Securicor’s Security Officer of the Year for 2002.Former Pakistani Under-19s cricketer Ali Babar – who overseas a team of three officers at the ...
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CCTV - Baxall asks “Howzat?”
A CCTV system complete with Baxall’s ZMX CT10 multiplexer has been installed by Blick at Gloucestershire County Cricket Club’s HQ
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Kent to ask for more government cash for Communities Plan
Kent council is holding an enquiry to work out how much money it will demand from the government to pay for the infrastructure needed to deliver the Communities Plan.
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Flurry of applications as change to right-to-buy discount delayed
Councils given more time to consider possible objections to reduction of discounts
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No alarms, no surprises
Your article (21 February 2003, page 7) highlights that councils have been allowed to build 7000 homes a year funded through local authority social housing grant. Should we be surprised by this latest cut? Undoubtedly, something will be put in its place, but it will probably be less than is ...
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Easington aims for arm's-length management
Easington Council hopes to bounce back from a no-star Audit Commission rating by pursuing an arm's-length management option for its 11,500 homes.
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Archive TitlesFinance firms warned to guard against “IT terror”
Dealing with terrorist attacks and IT breaches were the key areas covered by a Reliance seminar held at Deutsche Bank’s London HQ
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Landlords' fight against drugs goes high-tech
Social housing providers are enlisting satellite and internet tracking technology in the fight against drugs, crime and antisocial behaviour.
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ALMOs gain favour after decent homes report
More councils are considering setting up arm’s-length management organisations in the wake of a government report on the decent homes target.
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ADP funds at risk as majority of associations fail to reach required environmental standard
most housing associations will have to raise the environmental standards of their construction projects in order to get approved development programme funding next month.
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Archive TitlesEU Court ruling acts as wake up call to end users
CCTV end users should review their Data Protection policies “as a matter of urgency” following the latest European Court ruling
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Green light for Glasgow transfer as association acts to avoid tax
Glasgow Housing Association applies for charitable status to reduce corporation tax
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Archive TitlesAccess control: Qualifying for secure access
A comprehensive security upgrade has been designed and installed by Pearl Fire and Security for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's hq in London's Piccadilly. Security Management Today reviews an installation where bespoke access control has freed up security officers for important tasks aside from the need to man the main ...