Developing a cohesive council workforce
With council workers, increasingly being asked to deliver more with less, Alexander Carlton discusses the role of technology in creating a cohesive workforce.
Duddeston apartments with energy efficiency ventilation systems
12/02/2020 Residents living in the refurbished ‘Boat Blocks’ high rise apartments in Duddeston, Birmingham, are reaping the benefits of new ventilation systems from EnviroVent as part of a major refurbishment project. |
Modular building methods deliver fast track community centre
10/02/2020 Basildon Council selected modular building methods to create a new community centre and preschool facility for the Nevendon area, successfully fast tracking a valuable community asset with a tight construction schedule spanning just eight months. |
Iconic London Council improves productivity with Mersive Solstice
06/02/2020 Mersive Technologies, a leader in wireless collaboration solutions, has announced that Southwark Council is sharing content wirelessly using Solstice at public and internal meetings. |
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council ‘Think Digital’ with Web GIS
29/01/2020 Cadcorp SIS WebMap selected for modernising access to council services. |
Local council Telford and Wrekin introduce StaySafe to their lone workers
09/12/2019 Telford and Wrekin Council has partnered with StaySafe to help keep their lone working employees safe |
Breathing Buildings
27/11/2019 Breathing Buildings has designed and delivered a low-energy ventilation system to a RIBA award-winning school in Southwark, London. |
Toro
27/11/2019 A demonstration of the Toro ProLine H800 for Haven Seashore Holiday Park was all it took to bring improvement to the grounds of the 57-acre site in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
Waltham Forest builds FORS Silver requirement into Draft Local Plan
17/10/2019 Waltham Forest has become the latest local authority wishing to specify FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, in its planning policy requirements. |
HooYu
25/09/2019 Oxford Investigation Service has partnered with HooYu to speed-up and enhance their investigations. |
Playinnovation Limited
13/09/2019 Playinnovation™ has joined forces with the Turbary Charity to create a new, modern and innovative sport and play area in the Hampshire town of Tadley. |
Gerflor Limited
14/08/2019 The ongoing need for building, extending and improving educational establishments is creating new opportunities for top class education flooring solutions says Navjot Dhillon, Marketing Manager, Gerflor Limited. |
Integrated Security Manufacturing
26/07/2019 Integrated Security Manufacturing has won a significant contract to install its new IP-based communications technology at 800 dwellings in the Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. |
BMI UK & Ireland
28/06/2019 Oakfield Academy in Frome has a total of 3,500m2 of new pitched and flat roofing that is now guaranteed for quality for 15-years and more, thanks to BMI UK & Ireland. |
BMI UK & Ireland
20/06/2019 Sympathetic locally-sourced materials, technical expertise and market-leading guarantees led Vale of Glamorgan Council to choose BMI Redland and BMI Icopal materials when re-roofing an early 20th century primary school. |
BMI UK & Ireland
18/06/2019 All of the roofs of Beckley Point in Plymouth are guaranteed for 20-years thanks to the specification and installation support service provided by BMI UK & Ireland. |
Cistermiser
17/06/2019 The washrooms in the prestigious new international headquarters of exams group Cambridge Assessment feature the latest infrared water management technology from Cistermiser. |
Toro
16/05/2019 East Devon District Council has recently invested in a third Toro Groundsmaster 360 after its previous two models purchased in 2015, have proved to be a huge success with the Council’s groundscare department. |
Crittall Windows
16/05/2019 Crittall Windows has been selected to manufacture and install replacement steel fenestration for one of London’s most iconic high-rise residential blocks. |
Safeguard Europe
14/05/2019 A raft of products from Safeguard Europe helped to restore a community centre in the Cumbrian village of Botcherby after damage caused by Storm Desmond. |
BMI
10/05/2019 BMI Icopal’s Parabit Holt Melt Duo has been applied to the concrete deck of a rooftop ‘multi-use games area’ or MUGA in South East London. |
This issue of Public Property examines how public sector organisations can unlock the hidden value in their land, and why a new approach to construction could help boost the outcomes of the Government’s One Public Estate programme.
The December issue also considers why learnings from ancient cities could provide the key to promoting wellbeing in the modern built environment. It also contains a case study on how the London Borough of Westminster has provided high quality care for the elderly alongside a block of luxury apartments.
