All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 617
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Archive TitlesNumbers game
John Prescott wants to deliver an extra 10,000 affordable homes a year by 2008 – a feat he’s relying on section 106 to achieve. Planning experts Sarah Monk and Christine Whitehead aren’t convinced his gamble will pay off
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Archive TitlesTrouble on the forecourt
The British Oil Security Syndicate’s member organisations are working with police forces around the country to prevent drive-off theft from petrol stations. Mike Nevill investigates.
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Filling up security’s strategy vacuum
SIR – I was very pleased to read BSIA chief executive David Dickinson's response to my original Letter To The Editor in the January edition of Security Management Today (‘Commercial reality shouldn’t cloud the facts’, p13-15). The recognition David gives to the need for a Forum which is able to ...
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Eurosource: a plea for help
SIR – No doubt many of your readers watched the news reports detailing the tragic aftermath of the Tsunami following what was an horrific earthquake off the coast of Sumatra.
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Pilkingtons triple first: triple frameless glazing system in Londons west end
Pilkington’s Planar Triple frameless glazing system combines high levels of thermal efficiency and transparency in the building envelope. Its first significant application in London’s trendy High Street Kensington emphasises its external and internal advantages
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Archive TitlesPolice and private sector in ‘mixed economy’ drive
Britain’s police forces and the private security industry must embrace change and work together in a ‘mixed economy’ approach
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Don’t ignore those of us ‘on the ground’
SIR – I would very much like to enrol on the City & Guilds-accredited Level 3 Security Management (Supervisor) course number 1874. After contacting two of the UK's foremost training organisations via e-mail, and telephoning them in person, I don’t know what else I can do to find out!?
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ODPM hammers out Social Homebuy details
Government to lay out vision of simplified homeownership policies at launch today
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Archive TitlesA light in the dark
The number of young homeless women in Wales is rising at an alarming rate. But now a homelessness charity is providing women-only services that aim to give them not only somewhere safe to stay, but the skills they need to stay off the streets.
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East Thames scheme to tackle youth crime
A service to help young offenders escape a life of crime was launched last Tuesday at the House of Commons.
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Control Rooms: security’s heart
No matter how well trained and vigilant they may be, security officers – and, in particular, those tasked with lone working assignments – will always need the support of a dedicated Control Room. Margaret Wilson explains why it’s the duty of every contractor to offer such an essential lifeline for ...
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Contractors: it’s time for you to deliver!
SIR – After reading the transcript of your interview with BSIA chief executive David Dickinson in February’s Manned Security Solutions Supplement (‘Value not price, careers not jobs’, pp24-25) I felt quite put out, and decided to write to you as a result.
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Construction report flags leaner times starting now
Growth in UK construction will slow significantly this year after three very strong years, according to Experian’s latest construction forecasts. In 2004, construction growth was close to four per cent, outstripping GDP for the third year in succession. Strong performances in new housing and public non-residential were only partially offset ...
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No room for complacency
Days of angry deadlock in Parliament were finally brought to an end in mid-March when Tony Blair managed to push the Government’s Prevention of Terrorism Bill through the House of Commons and the Lords.
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Archive TitlesCMPI launches Total Workplace Management
Securex and its co-located events – FM Expo, Managing Health and Safety and Workspace – are to evolve into a single exhibition covering the built environment.
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Archive TitlesSIA licensing and regulation: the clients’ perspectives
The success or failure of Security Industry Authority licensing could well hinge on client buy-in to the idea. Will they be prepared to meet additional costs? How might they reassess security provision for the company should the need arise? Helen Owen reports on the ...
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Clapham tenants claim stock transfer vote was flawed
A group of tenants is to petition the deputy prime minister to re-run a stock transfer ballot they claim was conducted improperly.
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Two homes for the price of one: housing sector may be tempted by cheap Chinese takeaways
The housing sector could be able to build homes for just half of Prescott’s £60,000 target using prefabs imported from China
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KBE welcomes change of ownership
KBE, one of the international brands of profine International (along with Kömmerling and Trocal) welcomes the announcement that the transfer of ownership of HT Troplast AG to international private equity houses, The Carlyle Group and Advent International, has been successfully completed.