All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 899
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Removing the make-up
In April 2002, Security Management Today welcomed the introduction of 'A Contract of Substance' – a laudable and much-needed project conceived by a band of clients and service providers whose commitment to ramping up standards in the manned security sector was obvious to all.
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Archive TitlesLet's be having you
The deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police is determined to get housing providers on side in the fight against antisocial behaviour. Sir Ian Blair told Saba Salman about his radical ideas for community policing.
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Yorkshire social landlord to manufacture US-style prefabs
B&N set to import homes from USA before setting up its own factory
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Included
Included: R&B star MC Creed (second from left) launched a social inclusion scheme for young black men in London last Wednesday. Club 500 will provide mediation services for teenagers at risk of homelessness or school exclusion. Creed is pictured with young people from hostels managed by supported housing provider Step ...
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An ideal scenario?
Sir – I have every sympathy with TPS Consult director Chris Bowes' article 'Bomb shell' (SMT, November 2003, pp18-21), but feel that he's adopted a rather idealistic approach to matters.
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Here's an idea
Open a model home to the public to show the benefits of energy efficiency
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Where's your head at, Whitehall?
The government's attempts to speed up the planning system are so muddled, they may actually make things worse. There must be another way
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Archive TitlesGuard right
What buyers of 'security' – in other words manned guarding – really need is a benchmark document offering them practical advice as to how they might obtain best value when procuring the service. In a timely move, The Security Institute has now produced an excellent document for clients. We ...
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Archive TitlesWho got that job?
Ellen Bennett meets Pam O'Brien, floating support worker at Nottingham council
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Peterborough transfer gets 'yes' vote
Peterborough council is to transfer its 10,195 homes to a new housing association.
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Government gets set to launch low-tax trusts
The government is poised to launch low-tax property trusts to fund key worker housing.
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Joint ventures can be fun
… if you follow the rules. Know your partner, know what you want and know what will happen if it all goes wrong – and you should have a marriage made in heaven
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Working together is the way forward
Sir – my team and I read with interest Peter French’s Letter to the Editor entitled ‘Steps in the wrong direction’ (SMT, November 2003, p15) in which he refers to several points I’ve made – or not, as the case may be – in recent articles submitted for your monthly ...
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Opinion: The forgotten issue
Andy Love MP on overcrowding, a problem that must be solved if we truly want decent homes
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FCO shares risk information
Information on security and political risks around the globe is now more accessible to British businesses and multinationals operating in the UK thanks to the latest Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) initiative.
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My father’s house
My father’s house: Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor (pictured) launched a homelessness charity on Thursday with Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams. The charity was formed after the merger of the Catholic Housing Aid Society and the Churches National Housing Coalition. At the launch, held at the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields ...
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The not-so-dynamic duo
Like many crime-fighting double acts, the new partnerships being formed by police and housing officers to tackle antisocial behaviour are not always best of friends. Seasoned law enforcers don't always take kindly to fresh-faced rookies of a more liberal persuasion stepping on to their patch. And many housing folk may ...
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SIA secures financial support for door supervisor training
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) have agreed funding support for door supervisors who engage with the newly-approved door supervisor training programme.
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Archive TitlesRichard Evans, managing director, The Watch Security
This month, Terry talks to The Watch Security's managing director Richard Evans.