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Duty holders now have nowhere to hide on public safety – Fire Aware

Growing fire safety leader Fire Aware says there is now nowhere to hide for the duty holders responsible for providing services and products to the built environment.

Fire Aware CEO Gavin Skelly declared: “We need to act quickly. Cultural change is starting to happen but not nearly fast enough, and as we

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What the rollout of 5G tells us about devolution

By Gráinne Gilmore, head of residential sector & head of research at Cluttons

Devolution is having a moment in the UK, with new PM Andy Burnham promising the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen”. He aims to shift authority away from Whitehall and transfer fiscal and operational control to regions

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WREKIN REPORT URGES IRONWORK OVERHAUL AS UK ROAD BACKLOG HITS RECORD HIGH

A NEW report about the challenges facing the UK’s deteriorating road network – as the repair bill reaches a record £18.62 billion – highlights the crucial role of ‘built to last’ highway ironwork.

Civil engineering solutions manufacturer Wrekin Products has produced the whitepaper taking a detailed look at the issues putting our

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Believ supports Ayrshire to drive EV uptake in Scotland with more than 600 new charging sockets 

EV charge point operator (CPO) Believ has partnered with East, North and South Ayrshire Councils to deliver more than 600 EV chargers at approximately 300 locations across Ayrshire in southwest Scotland. The rollout will support residents and visitors across the region, including those without access to a driveway or the means to privately

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Stannah delivers full lift replacement for contemporary public sector building

Endeavour House

Endeavour House, in Ipswich, Suffolk, has undergone a significant lift replacement, with the installation of five Stannah lifts designed to improve performance, reliability and overall user experience.

Home to a mix of municipal offices and meeting rooms, the five-storey public building serves as a meeting point for Suffolk County Council,

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We’re off – countdown begins to national water jetting show

The Water Jetting Association is to hold its next trade show at one of the UK’s premier sporting venues – giving companies involved in the water jetting industry the opportunity to meet and do business.

WJA Trade Show 2027 will take place at Newbury Racecourse on Friday 25th June 2027. It is

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Community event offered EV drivers complimentary charging while showcasing the borough’s growing rapid and ultra-rapid network 

Believ team on hand at Tower Hamlets

Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ marked World EV Day on the 9th September by offering free EV charging and information at Newby Place in Tower Hamlets to help showcase the benefits of transitioning to EVs. From 10am to 4pm, Believ engaged with the

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Sodexo awarded 8-year place on Government​​ Commercial Agency’s FM & Security framework

Leading food services and facilities management company Sodexo has been approved onto the Government Commercial Agency’s (GCS) new RM6378 Facilities Management & Security Services framework.

The national framework, which replaced both the RM6232 Facilities Management & Workplace Services and RM6257 Security – Physical, Technical & Support Services frameworks earlier this year,

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Believ begins delivery of its largest rapid and ultra-rapid EV charge point rollout in Tower Hamlets to support Council’s sustainable transport commitment

The first 17 chargers are now live in Electric Vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ and Tower Hamlets Council’s rollout of more than 70 chargers across 35 sites in the borough. 

The rollout is Believ’s largest rapid and ultra rapid charging deployment to date and will support residents and commuters travelling through the

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How Staffordshire and Wolverhampton are creating the UK’s next green growth zone

The impact of international events continues to be felt on local, national, and global economies, and residents and businesses need to be supported through challenging times.

To ensure that a more resilient, more dynamic and more productive economy is delivered, local authorities and Government must put foundations for future growth in place

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A damp social home with a solar panel is still a damp home

By Rory Evans, regional director, LHC Midlands and South East 

A solar panel can cut a bill. But what it can’t do is dry a wall, repair a roof or make a damp home healthy.

That is the tension social landlords face as they respond to the latest Government announcement on the

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Let’s work at this together, says Fire Aware

Growing fire safety organisation Fire Aware has reminded the public sector fire safety industry – “We’re all in this together so let’s collaborate.”

Fire Aware CEO Gavin Skelly gave the reminder of the importance of working closely in the supply chains in the post-Grenfell era as the legal process in the aftermath

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Believ’s Redcar and Cleveland EV  infrastructure rollout underway  

Charge point operator (CPO) Believ has commenced its rollout of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure across Redcar and Cleveland to help drivers in the area transition to EVs. This infrastructure will strengthen Redcar and Cleveland’s EV network, promote sustainable travel, and offer convenient charging for residents without driveways or home-charging options, as well as

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council Selects Unit4 ERPx and FP&A to Underpin Finance for the Future Transformation Programme

Embridge Consulting to replace outdated legacy applications with simplified redesign of financial operating model for reduced complexity and improved transparency

Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organisations, today announced that East Riding of Yorkshire Council will move to Unit4 ERPx, its next-generation, cloud-native Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Together with

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One in four council professionals not confident their authority will be viable on ‘Vesting Day’, poll reveals

ICS.AI poll reveals concerns over council viability and service disruption ahead of Local Government Reorganisation

Martin Neale

Council professionals involved in Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) are concerned about the impact of the programme on service delivery and the long-term viability of new authorities, according to polling conducted by public sector AI specialist

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Believ urges Government to maintain ZEV Mandate to protect UK investment and charging rollout

Believ has written to No.10 Downing Street urging Government to maintain the UK’s ZEV Mandate in its current form  Company warns that policy instability risks slowing private investment and delaying charger deployment, particularly outside major cities  Says long-term infrastructure pipeline depends on stable targets to unlock capital and support nationwide rollout

Believ, the electric vehicle (EV) charge point

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When Contractor Conduct Becomes a Council Responsibility

Councils Cannot Outsource Accountability: The Contractor Screening Lessons from Harrow

Susie Thomson

By Susie Thomson, Chair Elect of the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) and former founder of Security Watchdog

The Harrow Council enforcement incident that has recently attracted national media attention is deeply concerning, not only because of the behaviour captured

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Cultural change starts now, says Fire Aware

Gavin Skelly

Growing fire safety organisation Fire Aware has sent a stark message to those working across multiple sectors with decisions to make about fire safety – change needs to start now.

Fire Aware CEO Gavin Skelly made the call as the fire safety industry starts to understand the implications of the

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Why collaboration, not funding alone, will determine the success of ‘Experts at Hand’

By Emma Sanderson

Emma Sanderson

As educators, school leaders, SEND professionals and families, we need to understand what these reforms will mean for already overstretched budgets, pressure on EHCP thresholds, and how the system will ensure schools are equipped to meet these ambitions.  When the Government announced its plans for “Experts at

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Believ and UrbanChain partner to deliver traceable, locally matched renewable energy for EV charging network

Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ has partnered with UrbanChain, an AI-powered, licensed energy supplier, to power its UK charging network with traceable, locally matched renewable energy that bypasses the wholesale energy market to deliver stable energy prices.

This three-year extension builds upon an agreement first signed in 2025 and will

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