All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 974
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Archive TitlesLong arm of the law
'The council owns the housing; the ALMO runs it.' If that's as far as your grasp of the legal meaning of arm's-length management goes, it's time for a slapped wrist
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It's ALMOmania
This week's issue is devoted to the biggest sensation to hit social housing in decades: arm's-length management organisations.
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Archive TitlesSalford's no-star ALMO demotes chief executive
Acting chief John Townsend pushed aside as Salford strives to meet funding deadline
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Alarm zone
South Wales police have purchased a Zone Alarm system for use at police protection units in high risk locations.
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Archive TitlesDetectors ahead
A look at some of the latest crop of smoke detection equipment available on the market
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IP - The Way Ahead
Like it or not, IP is with us big time, in the security and surveillance arena, says Mike Tennent of Tavcom who answers some of the most frequently asked questions from installers
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North-west board moves decency up its agenda
The North-west Regional Housing Board has moved the decent homes target up its list of funding priorities.
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Liverpool and Bradford race equality bodies face closure after funding slashed
Race equality councils in Liverpool and Bradford are facing closure due to lack of funding.
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Acquisition agreement
Dedicated Micros Group has agreed the terms of its planned acquisition of Total Entry Solutions Ltd, which designs and manufactures access control systems.
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Archive TitlesNHF and Peabody start hunt for McCarthy's replacements …
Shackleton and Hepworth lead race for federation job as McCarthy heads for ODPM
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… as sector new boy Carleton succeeds Steinberg at Corporation
Housing unknown John Carleton has been appointed to succeed Max Steinberg as northern director of investment and regeneration at the Housing Corporation.
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Archive TitlesHow to … draw up a service level agreement
Sooner or later, every ALMO needs to get its service targets in writing.
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Tenants appeal for £25m to bolster Islington transfer
Transfer of north London estate may fail if government does not provide extra funding
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Archive TitlesBradford & Bingley agrees £20.8m of loans
Bradford & Bingley has signed £20.8m of loans with two housing associations. St Vincent's Housing Association in Manchester has upped its loan facilities from £7m to £12m. The extra £5m will be used for development.
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2nd opinion: Tenants take control … or not
Democracy in ALMOs is a fine idea, says David Walker, but can it work?
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Archive TitlesThe bench test 2: Interface the future
4040 wireless control interface from FM ElectronicsA good concept at a decent price
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Archive TitlesThe bench test 1: Removing the mystery
SNC-RZ30 network camera from Sony Solves almost all the difficulties of IP
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ACT Meters Ltd
ACT Meters Ltd was formed in 1985 when Managing Director, David Grant came up with the idea of combining a radio link and a multimeter to enable remote circuit testing by one engineer. Incorporated into the design was a 'variable pitch tone generator' which enabled faults to be seen ...