09 February 2007

Selling Marketing

Birmingham City Council has decided to sell some of its shares in Marketing Birmingham.
The council’s cabinet voted last week to cut its shareholding in the company from 75% to 49% to remove it from direct political control.

Analysis

Highway Maintenance Budgets: The Long View

Mark Stevens, ADEPT, talks about local authority highway maintenance budgets, looking at how they have been impacted over the years by funding cuts.

Opinion

What does the Spending Review mean for London?

Following last week's 2025 Spending Review, Antonia Jennings, CEO at Centre for London, looks at what it means for the capital.

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New Products

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Case Studies

Acrospire Delivers PIR-Controlled Lighting at Ruislip Lido Car Park

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Acrospire Partners with Bath & North East Somerset Council to Illuminate Historic Film Location with LED Upgrade

Believ to install 22 charge points across Redcar and Cleveland

Acrospire Enhances Harlington Underpass with Energy-Saving Vandal-Resistant Lighting

Croydon Council selects integrated corporate GIS to improve efficiencies

Bath & North East Somerset Council Shines Light on Heritage Preservation with Acrospire's LED Upgrade

Company Anouncements

Vent-Axia Supports Net Zero Week

Housing without delay: removing one of the major obstacles

Lucy Zodion to Launch HAWK3 at ILP Lighting Live: The Next Generation of Digital Photocells

CU Phosco Named Sole UK Partner for Heper Amenity and Tunnel Lighting

Believ excels in environmental responsibility and worker satisfaction in B Corp certification

Matrix Workforce Management Solutions Appoints Andrew Curry as Client Engagement Director for Health and Social Care

Stepping up to help disabled social housing tenants

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