Long COVID - lessons for local government employers
Sarah Gilzean explains why local government must set the standard for dealing with Long COVID in the workplace.
Innovative Highways Alliance brings benefits to roads & residents
20/07/2021 Kier and Shropshire Council appoint Multevo to form part of the Shropshire Highways Alliance to improve service delivery across the network following a series of successful trials. |
Thorn Lighting Isaro Pro luminaires provide the perfect solution for the Safer Streets Fund Initiative
15/07/2021 Isaro Pro LED luminaires from Thorn Lighting, a lighting brand of the Zumtobel Group, have been installed as part of an extensive replacement programme of over 157 street luminaires in the Salthouse Road area of Barrow-in-Furness. |
Essex County Council completes first stage of digital transformation journey
14/07/2021 Essex County Council has completed the first stage of a significant programme to redesign its online presence, aiming to improve its ability to deliver digital services to residents. |
St Helens MBC: Dream team looks to a bright future
12/07/2021 St Helens is reinventing itself with a new breed of council and radical projects that will revitalise the borough |
Essex County Council selects Telensa for the next stage of its smart streetlight project
21/06/2021 Telensa has been awarded a new contract by its long-standing customer, Essex Highways, to replace and upgrade the smart street lighting controls on 82,000 residential streetlights across the county. |
New Harold Wood Station plaza opens
21/06/2021 Harold Wood Station has had a complete overhaul of the look, feel, and safety of the station which includes the creation of a plaza with a new ramp providing step-free access, as well as stairs leading from Station Road to the ticket office and platforms. |
New open data portal presents a bigger picture of Stockport residents
11/06/2021 Stockport Council, in partnership with other organisations across Stockport, has developed a new open access data portal to share information and encourage the reuse of data for the benefit of people in Stockport. |
Wales delivers a first for technology-enabled care through Covid response
10/06/2021 West Wales has responded to growing pressures on the NHS and social care with new tech-enabled community support for older people and those with care or health needs at home – reducing social isolation and avoiding hundreds of ambulance callouts during the Covid-19 pandemic. |
New Otterbine restores fountain to former glory at Newquay Boating Lake
27/05/2021 After the installation of a new Otterbine, the fountain at the centre of Newquay’s Boating Lake has been restored to its former glory, providing a stunning centrepiece for the whole community to enjoy. |
How £1.3bn Metro tuned into digital radio comms
26/05/2021 The vision for the £1.3billion upgrade of the West Midlands Metro always included a new radio communications system which would bring the network into the digital age. |
SWARCO Traffic installs new speed warning signs for Angus Council
19/05/2021 A series of intelligent Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS), installed by SWARCO Traffic, is helping to keep drivers safe by warning them if they are driving too fast and advising them of the speed limits in place throughout the county of Angus in Scotland. |
Hunter Douglas Architectural supplies 17,000m2 of new ceiling for Rotterdam Ahoy
19/05/2021 As part of its major renovation programme, the Ahoy Convention Centre in Rotterdam has replaced its existing ceiling system with a new, innovative and sustainable range of applications developed by Hunter Douglas Architectural. |
Thorn ensures the perfect setting at Queens Quay and Titan Crane Basin
18/05/2021 Thorn Lighting has supplied its stylish, Dyana aluminium road lanterns for Queens Quay, one of the most significant regeneration projects in Clydebank, West Central Scotland. |
Traffic Management Contract secured in Thurrock
10/05/2021 Marlborough Highways has been awarded a two-year Contract with Thurrock Council which includes all aspects of Traffic Management. |
SWARCO and APT Skidata provide the technology solution for Wembley car parks
29/04/2021 SWARCO Traffic and APT Skidata have worked together in close partnership with Quintain, the development and asset management team behind Wembley Park, to support the upgrade of the stadium and surrounding area’s car park systems. |
Thorn’s Urba bollards lead the way at Coed Melyn Park
14/04/2021 Thorn’s Urba bollard in Warm White 3000K have provided a successful lighting upgrade for the pathway through Coed Melyn Park located. |
Panasonic Aquarea A2W Heat Pumps provide heating and hot water for new rural housing development
13/04/2021 A new housing development in the rural village of North Kelsey has been provided with renewable energy heating thanks to Panasonic’s Aquarea Mono-bloc air to water heat pumps. |
On-the-go Recycling Success by Leafield’s Cup Bins
09/04/2021 Leafield Environmental, a Wiltshire based company are proud to have designed and manufactured a cup recycling bin range to support many national coffee cup recycling schemes including the #LeedsByExample campaign run by Hubbub. |
Vent-Axia’s Datalogging Lo-Carbon Revive 7 Protects Landlord in Disrepair Case
29/03/2021 Lo-Carbon Revive 7 fans from leading British ventilation manufacturer, Vent-Axia, are proving crucial in a social housing disrepair case. |
Dedicated app simplifies parking permit renewals for Nottingham drivers
25/03/2021 Drivers in Nottingham can now buy and renew their parking permits through Nottingham City Council’s parking app – RHParking – following the ongoing development of the app by APT SKIDATA, one of the UK’s leading parking solutions providers. |
This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.
The March issue also takes a closer look at Blackburn with Darwen Council's first digital health hub to help people gain control over health and care services.
